The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-04
eTATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

eTATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
sACRAMENTo. July both. 1885,
WHEREAS, The LEGISLATURE OF the state ate, OF OF
California at Its a " ss7
two-thirds of all the members elected TO eacn
Of the two houses OF said Legsf[afuTe votih a
scribed amendments to the Constitution or the
State of California. to-wit;
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California an amendment to section
tion in relation to revenue and taxation by
which 1t is proposed to amend SAID section 20
Section IS No county city, town, township
board of education or school district snal m
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided Ior y LOT
such year %ishons the assem- Voting at an
election to be held for that purpose nor un-
less before or at the time OF incuIFins SUI tf
indebtedness, provision shall be mace ior tne
collection OF annual tax sufficient TO pay
the interest on such indebtedness as " ialls
due, and also provision to constitute SINKING
fund for the payment of the principal tnereoI
before maturity. which shall not exceed
forty years from the time OF conLrac I'm. .r
same: provided, however. that the CITY ana
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
the unpaid claims with interest therson los
materials furnished to and work done Tor saia
city and county during the forty,third ana
forty-fourth fiscal years, out Of the income ana
revenue OF any succeeding year or years; pro-
vided, that any and all claims for making, re-
Tor any material furnished for any street, lane,
alley. court place 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
statute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further. that the CITY OF
in ae i}ndebtedness incurred in the Construction
of its water works, whenever two-thirds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election held for
hat shall decide. Any 1nOeDlSu-
or liability incurred contrary 70 TINS ,95
shall be void
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
Gseing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
rsso,,,.,on proposing to the people of the
State OF California an amendment to the Con
stitution of the State. by adding new sec,
seven and one-haIf, article eleven thereof pro-
viding for the framing by the inhabitants OF
their own government: The said proposed new
section to read as follows: .o,,,,t,,
may frame a county governments act for their Their
own government, relating to the matters mere
ina fter specified. and consistent with ana SUD-
ject to the Constitution and laws Of this state.
by causing board Of fifteen freenoiders. Mno
have been. for at least five years. quai1ned
electors OF such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors of such county. at any gen
eral or special election. whose duty IL snalI De
within ninety days after such election, to pre-
pare and propose county government act . Ior
cate by the members of such board. or a ma.
FORTY of them, and returned, one copy mercer
TO the Board of Supervisors or other leg1sla-
live body OF such county and the other copy
10 be sent to the Recorder of Deeds OF the
shall then be published IN two papers of gen
eral circulation in such county, or If there be
h Ieast wv twenty DAYS. and within not less than
thirty days after such publication IT snall De
submitted to the qualified electors OF such
county. at a general or special election, and If
a majority of such qualified electors voting
aftar he submitted to the Legislature for its
rejection or approval, as a. whole, without
power of alteration or amendment, and II ap,
proved Nv a majority of the members elected
to each house it shall be the county govern
case become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act, and
inconsistent with such county government act.
copy OF such county goyernment aef, certi-
Visors or other Legislative body of such county.
and authenticated by the seal of such county,
setting forth the submission of such county
govsrnnent act to the electors, and its ratifica-
fion by them, shall be made In duplicate and
sets the other after being recorded in the
nfSce of the Recorder of Deeds in the county,
th TSa aR Se notice thereof
The county government act SO ratned may De
amended at tber Of n0 submitted by the
legislative authority or the county, TO the
qualified electors tors IN eost d FORTY ays after the
nnhlication of such proposals for twenty days
in newspaper OF general circuiaslon n suc 81
tba ayyaiiaed electors voting thereon and APP
proved by the Legislatnrs as neTern @
In submitting any such county government aSt
ag 5Ees OF OF Teers ana Ds
be voted on separately without prejudice TO
others. a., ,u eorn+v governs
,,ant acts framed under the authority given by
this section to provide for the ~. manner amer ~, IN
whieh the several township and county ofncers
other than Judges OF the Superior Court, snail
t pe for the number of such officers, for the
Consolidation or segregation OF oifces, ior the
nrs for the Compensation payable to each of
such deputies, for the manner IN which which me me
times s III NJ of ali boards of election shall be
n1ected or appointed and for the constitution:
TesSid taords and OF their clerks and attaches;
s sIso to prescribe the manner and method by
which which an ana may in addition determine the
tests and conditions upon which electors. Pc
iitical parties and ORGANIZATIONS may partici-
nate in any primary election :, a.,
~ method herein pointed out, adopted. any
county eDG government act, and the same shall
have been approved by the Legisiature as
aioresa IBIS article providing for the uniformity
~ a system of county governments tnrougnout
the s,a S nno.ntment Of officers. and the regu-
iation OF their COMPENSATION, snaii not appiy;;
said coun,y ihereinabove provided for and de-
Jared by such county government act, no, se
fanf 70
81 es,sslsfiIre except by amendment first
.,,tSraitted to the electors and ratified IN the
manner hereinabove set forth.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
n,s,nr senate Constitutional Amendment No.
Sbeins AL
resolution proposing to the people of the
Gee oS California an amendment to the Con-
S,i9,,tion Of the State by adding new section,
81 -, noyyn and designated section five and
oHneshaif article six. thereby providing for the
o o.eo aization of a court, TO be known as the
Sa,,rt az Claims. The said proposed new sec
tion to read as follows:
s.aetian bL The Court of Claims shall con-
sist Of any three Judges Of the Superior Court;
who NAV be requested by the Governor TO hold
mnu az the regular terms thereof The Court
o. Claims shall have exclusive Jurisdiction to
Iaar and determine all claims of every kind
snd character against the State. under such
Jaws as may be passed by the Legislature, and
lie judgement thereon shall be final The terms
Of the Court OF Claims shall be held fol-
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.
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