The San Francisco call., 1898-11-07
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EX XECIITIVE DEP A RTM MENT
EAEC U l V E Ob1Ah MGLN Ie
 SACRAMENTO. July 3oth, 1898.

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
 SACRAMENTO. July 3oth, 1898.
 WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State oi
 California, at it's thirty second session begin
 ming on the fourth day of January, A; D. 1887
 of the two houses of said Legislature voting
 in favor thereof, proposed the following. de
 scribed amendments to the Constitution Of the
 State of California. to-wit:
 AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE.
 CBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
 4L)
 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 taxatiSn; py 3 which 1t is proposed to amend said section to read as follows:
 Section 1S No county. city, town. township. board of education school district shall in- cur any indebtedness or liability in any man. ner for any purpose exceeding in any year such year. without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof. voting at an | election to be held for that purpose, nor un- | less before. or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of annual tax sufficient to pay l the interest on such indebtedness as 1t falls l due. and also provision to constitute sinking | on or before maturity which shall not exceed forty years from the time of contracting the same; provided, however, that the City and County of San Francisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims with interest thereon Tor materials furnished to and work done for said city and county during the forty-third and 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- pairing, altering or for any work done upon or for any material furnished for any street. lane. alley, court. place sidewalk, or for the con- struction of any sewer or sewers In sald city 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. Vallejo in Solano County, may pay US exlst- ing Indebtedness incurred in the construction of it's water works, whenever two-thirds of the electors thereof voting at an election held TOT Or ifah incurred contrary vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
 AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
 oBeing Senate Constitutional Amendment No
 A resolution proposing to the people. of the stitution of the State by adding new sec- tion, to be known and designated as section ytdine for the framing by the inhabitants of counties of local county government acts Tor their own government: The said proposed new
 Section 71z The inhabitants of any county own government relating to the matters here inafter specified, and consistent with and sub by causing board of fifteen freeholders, who have been. for at least five years. qualified qualified electors of such county, at any gen eral or special election. whose duty it shall be within ninety days after such election. 10 pre- pare and propose county government act for such county which shall be signed in dupii- cate by the members of such board, or a ma jortty of them, and returned, oSe copy thereof flo the Board of Supervisors other legisla- to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the county. Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers or gen eral circulation in such county, or if there be not two such papers. then in one only. Tor at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication 1t shall be. submitted to the qualified electors Of such a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same. 1t shall there after be submitted to the Legislature for it's reflection or approval, whole, without power of alteration or amendment and If ap, proyed by a majority of the members elected to each house, it shall be the county govern ment act of such county, and shall in such 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- fled by the President of the, Board of Super and authenticated by the seal of such county setting forth the submission of such county government act to the electors and its ratinca- f,on by them, shall be made in duplicate and deposited. one in the office of the Secretary or office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county among the archives of the ,o,o county .,o., The county government act so ratified may be amended, at intervals of not less tn than n two % legislative authority of the county. to the qualified electors thereof. at s general or spe. nublication of such proposals for twenty days in a newspaper of general circulation Tn such tbe oualified electors voting thereon. and ap- nroved 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 he voted on separately without prejudice to others. u ,..- .o,,o-, cent acts framed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in Svhjch the several township and county officers other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall tfon: for the number of such officers, for the Generalization or segregation of offices for the and for the compensation payable to each of such deputies, for the manner in which, which, the nambers of all boards of election shall be elected or appointed and for the constitution: eb Boards and of their clerks and attaches: also, to prescribe the manner and ,t method by S,nted: and may in addition determine the tests and conditions upon which electors. pc iitical parties and organlzatons may particl- nate in any primary election. Whenever any county has. in the manner county government act, and the same shall have been approved by the Legislature as s of this article providing for the uniformity of a system of county governments throughout tinn and appointment of officers. and the regu- iation of their compensation, shall not apply; | sa x county government act shall. as to any of sbs sssu matters hereinabove provided for and de ciared by such county government t act s not . De sba Legislature. except by amendment first suhrnItted to the electors and ratihed in the manner hereinabove set forth
 AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. yRa,np Senate Constitutional Amendment No. SA'e 44)
 A resolution proposing to the people of the rtata of California an amendment to the Con- sSt;tntion of tine State, by adding new section s ne kToyn and designated as section five and a1ehalf article six. thereby providing for the organization of court, to be known as the lion to read follows; Section 51s The Court of Claims shall con- .,et of any three Judges of the Superior Court | who may be requested by the Governor to hold co,rrt al 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 its judgment there9n shall l be final The terms lows: Tn 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. 1 {, In the city Of Sacramento. commencing on