The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-27

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
OF its water works. whenever two-thirds Of the
electors thereof voting at an election held for
pr aSy Contrary 70 this
vision, with the exception hereinbefore reciteo
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment to the Con
ton to be known and designated section
seven and one-half. article eleven thereof, pro-
vidng for the framing by the inhabitants of
counties of local county government acts for
their own government. The said proposed new
section to read as follows:
Section Tx. The Inhabitants of any county
may frame county government act for their
own government, relating TO the matters here
matter specified, and consistent with and sub
ject to the Constitution and laws of this state,
by causing a board of fifteen freeholders who
electors of such county. to be elected by the
qualified electors OF such county, at any gen
eral or special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
pare and propose county government act Tor
such county which shall be signed In dupn-
jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof
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, Tor at
least twenty days, and within not . less than an
submitted to the qualified electors OF such
county, at general or special election, and If
majority of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
power OF alteration or amendment, and If ap-
proved by majority of the members elected
to each house, 1t 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
all amendments thereof, and all special laws
Inconsistent with such county government act.
copy of such county government act. certi-
fed by the President of the Board of Super
visors or other legislative body of such county.
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
setting forth the submission Of such ,.l county
ton by them. shall be made In duplicate and
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.
The county government act so ratified may be
amended at intervals of not less than two.
years. by proposals therefor, submitted by the
qualified electors thereof, at a general or spe-
ciai election held at least forty days after the
in a newspaper of general circulation in such
county, and ratified by at least three-fifths of
the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap
nroved by the Legislature herein provided
ffnr The approval of the county government act.
In any snin ay be-
presented for the choice of the voters. and may
be voted separately without prejudice to
Tt It shall be competent in all county govern
ment acts framed under the authority given by
which. the times at which. and the terms for
which the several township and county officers
other than or for their
ton: for the number of such officers, for the
consolidation or segregation OF offices, for the
nnr,ber of deputies that each officer shall have.
and for the compensation payable to each Of
such deputies, for the manner in which. the
mambers of ali boards of election shall be
elected or appointed and for the constitution.
an5 o them and
also to prescribe the manner and method by
which all elections by tie people . shall be con- on
tests and conditions upon which electors. po-
iitical parties and organizations may partici-
pate in any any COUNTY has in the
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act and me same snail
aSoresaid the direction of sections four and
1--WE Of this article providing for the uniformity
the State. and likewise providing for the cleo
ton and appointment of officers: and the regu-
iat,on OF their compensation, shall not apply:
SajS county government act shall. as to any of
the matters hereinabove provided for and de-
,,,ect y 70 any law or amendment enacted by
the Legislature, except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratified in the
manner hereinabov set forth
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
40
A resolution proposing to the people of the
state of California an amendment to the Con-
stIt,,tion OF the State, by adding new section
to be known and designated as section five and
one-half, article six thereby providing for the
oreanization of court. to be known as the
Court Of Claims The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
section 81. 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
IT'S 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