The San Francisco call., 1898-10-06

ar twos+birds of all the members elected to each | of the two houses of said Legislature voting | in favor thereof proposed the following de l scribed amendments to the Constitution Of the ! State Of California, to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 l Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No 1 41)
 A resolution to propose to the people Of the l State of California amendment to section 1 tion, in relation 10 revenue and taxation, by which 1t Is proposed to amend said secllon u ] Section Is No county city town, township. | board of education school district snail ln- cur any indebtedness or liability In any man man ner for any purpose exceeding lh any SEa1 S l the income and revenue provided TOT II I9E l such year, without the assent or tWo-tnlrus .. @ 1 Of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor un- i less before, or the time of incurring suen | indebtedness, provision shall be nade Tor @ taie | collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay l the interest on such indebtedness as II ia-is | fund for the payment of the principal thereof | on or before maturity, which shall not e1ceSo same: provided however. that the City and l County of San Francisco may at any tune pay ! the unpaid claims with interest thereon 1oE ! materials furnished to and work done Tor sald 1 city and county during the forty-tnlFo anu | fortv-fourth fiscal years out of the income and l revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro vided that any and ali claims for IIlaENhg, Ee- ! nairirs altering or for any work done upon or l for any material furnished for any street, lane' alley court. place or sidewalk, or TOT the c9n- 3 struction of any sewer or sewers @ m sS1a he n io sti F E+b4s section and in determining any i claim permitted to be paid by this sectlon, L no p 1 sta<ute of limitations shall apply in any man. ner; and provided further, that the City or Vallejo in Solano County may pay its i exis.- i of its water works whenever two-thirds Of the electors thereof voting at an election held Ier ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro vision with the exception hereinpelore Eecileo' shall be void
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 Amendment NO. 1 1o)
 resolution proposing to the people or the the l State of California an amendment to the Con ] stitution of the State by adding a new sec ton to be known and designated as section ] yJ6Snq for me framing by the inhabitants of counties of local county government acSs ,a to5 their own government: The said proposed ne" section 10 read as follows:
 Section 7Ik The inhabitants of any county may frame county government act TOT & tneIr avT1 Government relating to the matters here ] matter specified. and consistent with anu SUD bv causing board of fifteen freeholders, who ! have been for at least five years, auaIlnssoo o eIeer9rsa os electors of such county at any gen 1 eraI or special election, whose duty It snSiI oe within ninety days after such elsctlon. . so te- | such county. which shall be signed In duph- cate by the members of such board, S or ,Saraaf ma tority of them. and returned one eopy 1,G tnssgo- 1 tc the Board of Supervisors or other Ieglsla- tive body Of such county. and the oiner c9Ps 3ps 10 be sent the Recorder Of Deeos oa Ins s county Such proposed county government ac' shall then be published in two papers .. SCI. t eraI circulation in such county or IT theIe s os not two such papers. then in one onIy & TOT 2, as least twenty days and within not less |, than a | thirty days after such puoication lI snAiI Ds ! sIrhrnfrtpd to the qualified electors or such county at a general or special election ana !. rateritv of such qualified electors voting thereon shall rstify the same. it shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for lts ncvsr of alteration or amendment, and If ap- nroyed by a majority of the members eiecteo D DDa1e act of such county and shall in such csee become the organic law thereoI ana super sede any existing county government act, and f7consfstent with such county government act eaA A hy the President of the Board of Super vjsors or other legislative body of such county HS is,,thsnticated by the seal of such county, sa4,t1g forth the submission of such county soIrarT7,ent act 10 the electors, and It's ratinca ton by them shall be ade s a ih desPes5e seEs,sr anf % state. the other. after being recorded in tne oface of the Recorder of Deeds in the county
 Ali courts shall take judicial notice thereof rr5a county government act 50 ratlheo may os sEz1dsi at intervals of not less than tye wears bv proposals therefor. submitted by tnf legislative authority of the county, to tn' ccia1 election held at least forty days after th' 1T1hiiratIou of such proposals for twenty oayi in new7PsPstt Is PgstiSed G by sIeast three-fifths q
 ths qualified electors voting thereon and ap-
 lay .ba snproval of the county government act ! 4c submitting any such county government ac
 siteTEays M . aI5 cboioe of the voters and maj
 ba voted on separately without prejuoiee t' others -. ,- .,, oor,.v vovs-n 1 -,snt acts framed under the authority given ?,
 sst .hIs +bs times at which. and the terms fo [ ,rEirh ths several township and county oinceI
 other than Judges 9L tse suPeTl0s sur .sr i lion. Tor the number of such officers Ter ID
 oonsoIiaatio! or sssTsssslsnb s lsb oe.r eli hae snd for the compensation payable to each Q
 such dsputss for the rs ts15 0r 1 wf Wdh ts ] ,ns11bers of all boards of election snail D
 elected appointed and TOT me 2
 s1Sb boards and of their clerks and attaches
 also 10 prescribe the Tnanner and method ?, s,,ctas. and may h addition determine th } | tsets and conditions upon which electors. p iitical parties and organizations may PaFtici p-sS yyfaperer any county has. in the name ! s 1e+hod herein pointed cut. adopted an,
 sISntT ana Ts.,T gvernnient act and the same shal . | have been approved by the Leslslsture a
 os tSis articie providing for the uniforInit . nS a s~stern of county governments throughou
 the state. ,,tnoent Ss1e of officers and the regu isifen of their c0mpensation, shall not apply
 Said county fo.-sInaF5ve provided for and as
 ciarsd hy such county government ac1. not D
 sss3grSs ss-ss,stiirs s except by amendment frs s,,Sr19ttea to fhe electors and r7tined ID n
 manner hereinaeore set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
 fee,ns Senate Constitutional Amendment NJ '0e--@ Al
 resolutiou proposing 10 the people Of h c.e,s o. California amendment te the Con .atso1 os the State. by adding new sectior
 se ha k-own and designated as section five an
 sn-sbe1T article six thereby providing for th
 SS-gsnI-atfon Of a court. 70 De known n
 S,-r+ of Claims. The said proposed sex
 uen us.t3on tG 5l The Court of Claims shall cor ,ss+ nS any three Ju6ges os the Superior Cour
 Sxho may be reaueztsd by the Governor to hol
 r-r,,rt at tse regular terms thereof The Coul
 os claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction hear and determine all claims of every kin
 and character against the State. under sue
 laws as may be passed by the Legislature. e1 lis Judgment thereon shall be final The term Of the Court of Claims shall be held as fol iowss
 In the City Of Les Angeles. commencing c the second Monday Of March.
 l h the City and County ot San Franciscs
 eornrnencing on the second Acntay h Jufl