The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-26
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.,
SACRAMENTO, July both. 1888.
WHEREAS, The Legislature. of the State OF
California, at its thirty-seeond session Deg Sd1
two-thirds of all the members elected to each
of the two houses Of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof, proposed the following de-
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
resolution to propose to the people of the
State of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven of the Constltu-
which 1t is proposed to amend said section 10
read as follows.
Section IS; No county. city. town, township.
any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
such year, without the assent of two-thirds
of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor ur,
Indebtedness provision shall be made Tor the
collection of an annual tax sufficient TO pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as 1t falls
due, and also provision to constitute 2 SINKING s
fund for the payment of the principal thereoi
forty years from the time of contracting the
same; provided, however. that the City and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done for SAID
city and county during the forty.third ana
forty-fourth fiscal years, out OF the income and
vided, that any and all claims for making, re-
pairing. altering or for any work done upon or
for any material furnished for any street lane,
alley. court, place or sidewalk or for the con
struction of any sewer sewers in said city
visions of this section; and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
ne sr;' and provided further, that the City OF
Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay It's exist
ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction ion
electors thereof voting at an election held Tor
that purpose shall 30 decide Any indebted
or liability incurred contrary to this pro
vision with the exception hereinbefore recited,
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, by adding new sec
seven and one-half article eleven thereof. pro-
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows:
Section ~. The Inhabitants OF any county
may frame county government act for their
government, relating to the matters mere
matter specified and consistent with and sub
ject to the Constitution and laws Of this State,
by causing board Of fifteen freeholders. who
have been. for at least five years. qualified
electors of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county, at any gen
eral OF special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
pare and propose county government act for
such county, which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board or ma
jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors or other ieglsla-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers of gen
ea o acb papers then in one only for at
least twenty days, and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
county. at a general or special election and II
majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection approval, as whole, without
power Of alteration or amendment and II ap,
to each house. it shall be the county govern
ment act of such county. and shall In such
sede any existing county government act and
all amendments thereof. and all special laws
4 copy Of such county government act, certi-
fed by the President of the Board OF Super
bs tSe eay Of s sns e eount
setting forth the submission of such county
government act to the electors. and its ratiica-
deposited, one in the office of the Secretary of
state, the other. after being. recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
among the archives of the county.
All courts shall take judicial notice thereof.
The county government act 80 ratined may be
Years by proposals therefor, submitted by the
legislative authority of the county, to the
eial election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
In ee EN- "a IN en-
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
FOR the approval of the county government act.
In submitting any such county government act
any alternative article or proposition may be
presented for the choice of the voters, and may
ba voted on separately without prejudice to
others.
ment acts framed under the authority given by
this section to provide for the manner in
which. the times at which. and the terms for
which the several township and county officers
other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall
he elected or appointed; for their connpensa-
consolidation or segregation of offices, for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the os ia. n 10 @he
1 mebe rs Of ali boards Of election shall be
elected or appointed and for the constitution,
REGULATION, compensation and government of
such boards, and of their, clerks and attaches;
wbicb ali elections by the people shall be con-
ducted and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors. po-
iitical parties and organizations may partici-
Whenever any county has. in the manner
ana method herein pointed out. adopted any
county government act. and the same shall
have been approved by the Legislature as
Ave Of this article providing for the uniformity
of system Of county governments throughout
the state, and likewise providing for the cleo
tion and appointment Of officers. and the regu-
iation OF their compensation, shall not apply.
Said county government act shall as to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
e sne nv such county government act not be
subject to any law or amendment enacted by
the Legislature except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
fF,eing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
44)
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state OF California an amendment to the Con-
stit,,tton of the State. by adding new section
20 he known and designated as section five and
one.half article six thereby providing for the
oanizatfon of a court to be known as the
Court OF Claims. The said proposed new Sec
ton to read follows:
Section 5lb The Court OF Claims shall con-
sist of any three Judges of the Superior Court.
who NAV be requested by the Governor to hold
court at the regular terms thereof The Court
of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to
hear and determine all claims of every kind
and character against the State, under such
laws as may be passed by the Legislature. and
its Judgment thereon shall be final The terms
OF the Court of Claims shall be held as fol-
lows:
In the City of Los Angeles, commencing on
the second Monday of March;
In the City and County of San Francisco.
commencing on the second Monday in July.
and
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