The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-09-05
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

Executive DEPARTMENT.
| SACRAMENTO. July 30th. 1898.
| WHEREAS The Legislature of the State OF
! California, at its thirty-second session begin
! ming on the fourth dey OF January, A. d. 1887.
| of the two houses of said Legislature voting
in favor thereof. proposed the following. de-
scrbed amendments to the Constitution OF The
State Of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
| Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
Al
| A resolution to propose to the people OF the
eighteen of article eleven Of the Constitu-
| ton, in relation to revenue and taxation. by
which it is proposed to amend said section to
read follows:
Section 49, No county, city. town. township
board of education school district shall in
cur any Indebtedness or liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for 1t for
such year. without the assent of two-thirds
Of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an
, election to be held for that purpose nor s un
Indebtedness, provision shall be made for the
collection of ain annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as IT fails
due. and also provision to constitute sinking
fund for the payment Of the principal thereof
forty years from the time Of contracting the
Rame; provided, however. that the City and
the unpaid claims with interest thereon for
materials furnished to and work done Tor SAID
S fSuhy a during the & AND 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 or
for any material furnished for any street. lane,
alley, court, place or sidewalk or for the con-
struction OF any sewer or sewers In SAID 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-thiros OF tne
electors thereof voting at election held for
shall decide. ANY Indebted
ness liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision. with the exception hereinbefore recited'
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
100
resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment the Con-
stitution OF the State. by adding new sec
ton to be snow9 and as sec1 r
yiding for the framing by the inhabitants of
counties Of local county government acts for
section to read as follows:
Section III. The inhabitants of any county
may frame q county government act for their
own government, relating to the matters here
matter specified and consistent with and sub
feet to the Constitution and laws of this state,
by causing board of fifteen freeholders, who
have been. for at least five years. qualified
qualified electors of such county, at any gen.
eral special election, whose duty 1t shall be
pare and propose a county government act for
such county, which shall be signed In dupl-
cate by the members or SOCn BOARD, or a ma
tority of them. and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors other legisla-
tive body Of such h county and the other c9 3
county. Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers Of. of gen,
not two such papers then In one only. for 9, at
least twenty days and within not less ho 5ha an
submitted to the qualified electors of such
county at or sPesdi e eco2a S Snd
thereon shall ratify the same, 1t shall there
after be submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection or approval, as a whole. without
power of alteration or amendment, ana II ap,
proved by a majority. Of the members elected
ment act of such county, and shall in such |
case become the organic law thereof and super !
s sfi amendments thereof. and ali 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. |
aHa forth the Submission Of such county
government act TO the electors, and its ratihca-
DEPOSITED, one in the office of the Secretary Of
State. the other, after being recorded in the |
M courts sns sSa take ndca notice
am anne at intervals Of not less than two
years by proposals therefor. submitted by the
ouaiifed electors thereof. at a general or spe-
cial election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty days
in a newspaper of general circulation in such
county. and ratified by at least three-fifths of
proved by the Legislature as herein provided
for the approval of the county government act.
In eh article or propeson may act
presented for the choice of the voters and may
be voted on separately without prejudice to
TT II shall be competent in all county govern
ment acts framed under the authority given by
which the times ut which. and the terms for
Tridu Of hall
he elected appointed; for their compensa-
ton; for the number OF such officers. for the
number of deputies that each officer shall have |
and for the compensation payable to each of
e,,ch deputies. for the manner in which, the
times in which. and the terms for which the
members of all boards of. election shall be
resniation. compensation and government of
such boards and OF their clerks and attaches;
which ali elections by the people shall be con-
Quoted; and may in addition determine the
iitical parties and organizations may partfci-
pate in any primary election
ana method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act and the same shall |
have been the direction of secens POUR
five of this article providing for the uniformity
Of system Of county st IS
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 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.
Al
A resolution proposing to the people Of the
State of California an amendment to the Con-
sttution of the State. by adding new section
to be known and designated section five and |
one-half, article six. thereby providing for the
organization of court, to be known as the
Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
Section 5h. sThe 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 Cour.
of Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction Is |
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. |
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