The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-04
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO. July S0th. 1888
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State OF
| California at its thirtysecond session begin
two,tHirds of ali 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 Oh the
State OF California. to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
a resolution to propose to the people Oh ihe
State of California amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu-
ton, in relation to revenue and taxation py
which 1t is proposed to amend said section 10
read as follows:
Section IS. No county. city town. TOWNSHIP Up
any Indebtedness or liability In any man
for any purpose exceeding In any year
the income and revenue provided for II 1or
such year. without the assent Of two-thiros
Of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
election to be held for that purpose. nor un-
less before. or at the time of mourning such
indebt edness, provision shall be MADE Ior the
collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as. IT falls
due, and also provision to constitute a sinklhs
fund for the payment Of the pfinGiPa pat eEceed
forty years from the time of contracting tne
same; provided. however, that the CITY ana
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done FOR said
city ard county during the forty-thlrd ano
forty-fourth fiscal years, out OF the income and
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro-
vided, that any and all claims for MAKING re-
pairing. altering or for any work done upon OF
for any material furnished for any street, lane'
alley. court, place or sidewalk or for the con
struction of any sewer or sewers In salo CITY
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions OF this section and in determining any
claim permitted to be paid by this section, no
statute of limitations shall apply in any man
ner; and provided further. that the City OF
Vallejo, in Solano County, may pay its exist
ing indebtedness incurred in the construction
of its water works, whenever two-thirds or the
electors thereof voting at an election held for
hat hall 80
liability incurred contrary TO this pro
vision. with the exception hereinbefore reciteo'
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
100
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment the Con-
ton to to be known and designated as section
viding for the framing by the inhabitants Of
counties of local county government = acts for
section to read as follows:
Section TN The Inhabitants of any county
own government. relating to the matters here
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
by causing board OF fifteen freeholders, who
have been. for at least five years, quahnsd
quaiified electors Of such county. at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty II snail De
within ninety days after such election: 10 pre-
pare and propose county government act 1or
such county which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members OF such board. or ma.
jorty of them, and returned. one copy tnereol
to the Board OF Supervisors or other legisla-
tive body Of such county, and the other copy
to be sent to the Recorder OF Deeds OF the
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers OF gen
eral circulation in such county. or II there be
not two such papers then in one only. for at
least twenty days. and within not less than
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of such
county. at a general or special lection ana II
q majority of such qualified -lectors voting
oh u ratify the = shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for Its
rejection or approval as whole. without
proved by q majority OF the members elected
to each house. it shall be the county govern
ment act OF such county, and shall In such
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act, and
inconssten with such county government act.
copy of such county government act, certi-
visors or other legislative body OF such county.
and authenticated by the seal OF such county.
setting forth tfe e and its
ton by them, shall be made In duplicate and
deposited in the te office OF se IN tS of
office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
among the archives Of the ,t county -
The county government act so ratified may be
amended. at intervals Of not less than two
legislative authority of the county, to the
qualified electors thereof, at general or spe
duplication of such proposals for twenty days
n a newspaper of general circulation in such
the oualifed electors voting thereon and APP
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
Tor 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
be 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
other than Judges Of the Superior Court shall
be elected appointed: for their compensa-
ton; for the number OF such officers, for the
number of deputios that each officer shall have
and for the compensation payable to each OF
times in which. and the terms for which the
members Of all boards of election shall be
elected appointed and for the constitution,
such boards. and Of their clerks and attaches:
which all elections by the people shall be con- w
Quoted and may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors. po-
litical parties and organizations may partici-
pate in any primary election.
Whenever any county has. In the manner
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 lkewisenprovlding for the cleo
ton and appointment of officers and the regu-
lation OF their compensation, shall not apply
Said county government act shall as to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by 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
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
44.)
resolution proposing to the people OF the
State of California amendment to the Con-
stitution of the State, by adding new section.
to be known and designated as section five and
one-h half. article six. thereby providing for the
organization of court, to be known as the
Court u Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
Section 5A The Court of Claims shall con-
sist of any three Judges of the Superior Court.
who may 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 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
In the City of Sacramento. commencing on
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