The San Francisco call., 1898-09-10
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
 EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
 SACRAMENTO, July 3Oth, lSsS
 WHEREAS. The Legislature of the State of California, at it's thrty-se second session begin sd ping on the fourth day of January A; p p dsS Ssi; in ravor thereof, proposed the following. de de scribed amendments to the Constitution or the State of California, to-wtt:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 H)
 resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu- tion, in relation to revenue and taxation by read as follows
 Section 1s No county city. town. township. a cur any indebtedness liability in any man ner or for any purpose exceeding In any year the income and revenue provided for for it ,f9g for of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay due and also provision to constitute sinking fund for the payment of the principal tnereoi forty years from the time of contracting the game; provided, however, that the City ana County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon Tor materials furnished to and work done Tor said city ard county during the forty.third ana ~|>-~ revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro- vided, that any and all claims for making, re- for any material furnished for any street. lane. alley court, place or sidewalk. or for the con structon of any sewer or sewers & in sa,a h ro ety visions of this section; and in determining any claim permitted to be paid by this section, no 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-thrds of the electors thereof voting at an election neld TOT that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted a vision, with the exception hereinpetore recileo' shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 (Beine Senate Constitutional Amendment No. A resolution proposing to the people of thu the stitution tt.H on of the State, by adding a sec tion to be known and designated as section seven and one-half. article eleven thereo,, pro, Q, counties of local county government acts Il TOT their own government; a,;o1 The said proposed ne" Section 7b 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, have been, for at least five years, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the eral or special election whose duty it shall be within ninety days after such election to pre- pare and propose county government act for such county, which shall be signed in dupl- cate by the members of such board, or ma jority of them and returned one copy thereof to the Board of Supervisors or other leglsla- tive body of such county, and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds Of the sSa ten Se in two papers of eral circulation in such county, or if there be not two such papers then th h one o an ss, TOT aan thirty days after such publication 1t shall be submitted to the oualifed electors of such al ala md a majority of such qualified electors. voting thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there rejection or approval. as whole. without power of alteration or amendment and 1T ap- proved by a 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 ali amendments thereof and all special laws inconsistent with such county government act. ned p' by the President of the Board of Super visors or other legislative body of such county. est,ns snd 9erth the Submission of such county government act to the electors. and its ratifica- ton by them. shall be % made e. in 1h duplicate and i'd State the other, after being recorded in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, among the archives of the county.
 Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof. The county government act so ratified may be years by proposals therefor. submitted by the legislative authority of the county. to the suae eeeton Sed at least forty after the publication of such proposals for twenty days in newspaper 2f general circuation @ af, an such h the o,,alihed electors voting thereon and ap- nroyed by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act. Tn submitting any such county government act any alternative article or proposition may be presented for the choice or the voters. ana may others. ,ad ,pde he pfy hv this section to provide for the manner in which. the times at which. and the terms for ~thsr than @ Judges of the Superior Court shall he elected or appointed: for their compensa- ton for the CT of ocs for the number of deputies that each officer shall have. and for the. compensation payable to ,a each . of times in which and the terms for which the members of all boards of election shall be aIscted ar appointed and for the constitution, rsgI,iation compensation and government of such boards and of their clerks and attaches; whicb al elections by the people shall be ducted: and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon whlen e4 electors Pa nate in any primary election
 p' Whenever any county has. in the manner county government act. and the same shall have been approved by the Legislature as 1ve of this article providing for the uniformity of system of county governments throughout <ro tinr and appointment of officers. and the regu- iation of their compensation. shall not apply; thas matters hereinabove provided for and de- ciared by such county government act. not be subject to any law or amendment enacted by by submitted to the electors and ratified in the manner hereinabove set forth.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
 Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 A)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State, by adding new section fo he known and designated as section five and e-hnlf article six. thereby providing for the orranization of court to be known as the Court of Claims. The said proposed new sec ton to read as follews:'
 Section 5H 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 as may be passed by the Legislature. and