The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 27, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, 00 CRAFS | IN TROUBLE Two Vessels That Will Never Return Here. AUSTRALIA SAILS FOR HONO- LULU ON TEE FIRST. Numerous Place Hunters After the| Positions of Attorney and Chief | ‘Wharfinger to the Hars bor Commission. _Two old-time § in trouble In Aus Francisco ralian wat essels are The bark Leon while on her way from New- astle, N. S. W,, to Honolulu sprang a had to put o Whanga: n New Z in nd, in distress, barken Monitor sprang a In Sya harbor and sank at An mooring. attempt was made to s decks were awash at hi The Leon is an old-timer, bufit at Sestri Pone time she was owned by and was Moore her un her Leon 2 cargo of | General James Longstreet, of Gainesville, Ga., arrived in this city loaded coal last evening with his wife, and regi d at the Palace. The general, has now who was lately appointed United States Railroad Commissioner by Deen sold as ! oa har- | President McKinley to succeed General Wade Hampton of South box to J. J. Carolina, is making his first official visit to this coast. The main pur- ang Qe d port of his presence here is to make the annual pection for the e g Government of the Ceptral Pacific lines in California, Utah and Ne- =3 vada. He has already made ‘considerable progress in his investiga- tions, and expects to be occupied for three or four days in this city, and from here he will go north. He expects to be finished with his was bullt at E task by October 1, and he will make a report to the Secretary of the so she has “1 really have nothing to I cifi Pacific has settled its dues. tions so far, to my immediate General Long: and still gives ev’ 1tions to the Governmen c is the only road which comes now that they upany’s At > as a trans s, has jus the Gov- un on_the reet, despite his ence of the powe < here This is not the fi: has been an ac- | ngers ow- e to dent Garfield. who made } District of Georg preme attorney er vacant, ter of ally Postmas the Port and neis rades. The general was he has made | to Miss Ellen Dortch, who at that 5 ship cs n_and e a vigorous ca {of rian, and who m owner in the port, and all of them -woul v the pa: State. Although the al w and won her, and the In the general's party anders, M GENERAL LONGSTREET IN THE CITY. Iroad Commissioner He Will Inspect Central Pacifiq Lines. Interior, to whom he is directly subject. ay except that I am making an official examination of the bonded and landed railroads which are under ob- he said last night. As to the particulars of my investiga- I must remaln silent, iperfor they will no doubt be made public.” which made him one of the first Confederate generals of the civil war. st time he has held public office. Minister to Turkey by President Hayes, and was recalled by Presi- m United States Marshal for the Northern a, where he is a power, regardle e uisd an i Rg cLaL He has also been Postmaster of Gain. of Tirey L. Ford | to Stonewall Jackson, he was the Gene P George W rior on the Confederate side. yeneral Grant made him Surveyor of had moved, just after General Lee had advis site the troubles brought on him by his the terms of surrender. T prompt espousal of reconstruction, remained in the South, where he hbors, and is always sure of the faithful Jove of his army com- married about a year ago in a romantic manner age of a bill allowing women to hold certain offic s just three times her age he wooed ere married at the Governor's mansion. are Colonel C. C. . J. H. Hunt and Miss M. A. Sanders, all residents of D e o e e e S R S SR o = “The Central Pa- under that category, as the Union but after I have made my returns years, is remarkably vigorous, ful qualities of mind and body He was appointed of political lines. ville. His people say that next most daring and persistent war- New Orleans, to which place he -:d the acceptance of General enjo Longstreet has always the personal respect of his time was Assistant State Libra- 1ign during the Legislature for s in the Sanders and wife, Mrs. M. B e R e e S R D R e e JUDGES REFUSE 10 TRY A CASE that at no n the roof comes of Police Judges are some- cult to compre- urred yesterday d a great deal of unfavorable way! pecul! ¥ and_had After b comment. et 1o When the case of Attorney E. M| he Puget So Com charged with petty larceny by amer Stick trick and device in obtaining po on of and cashing a recefpt for $50 bail put up by Peter Cunningham, the s called in Judge Joachim- Sé€! 1 sterday morning, Attorney J. E. Wilson, on behalf of Comyns, submitted an affidavit by Comyns to the effect that he could not get a fair trial by the Judge, and demanding a change of Prosecuting Attorney Graham , but the Judge said he had no r desire to try the case, and request. 1d Comyns went before Judge sked him to try the red, and later ex- mo the 10th. r westward, 1u ong ends ¢ for some tim f the wreck 1to be a raft w ghted a irned o ante Wilson Conlan, and Comyns but he de he Jower th deck). a and now one d that he was to be called as a wit- | n. by Comyns, and couid not, there- | to the quantities of small| fore, as a Judge. Besides; Cunning- y0d afloat, we were under the | ham has been convicted and sentenced by | that there had been ex- | him on the charge of vagraney, and it ds were lost was | nection with that case that s was arrested. | Judge Mogan was then approached by | Wilson and Com: , but he refused to| have anything to do with the case, on the IMMING BATHS. | ians recommend the Crystal warm sea | ub and swimming baths, North Beach. | | would put the case on his calendar for ground that he was kept busy every day from 10 till late in the afternoon with other cases, and, besides, he did not pro- »se that his court should be made a umping ground by the police. When a star” case came up the police took it to another court, as, for instance, the Bot- kin case, Judge Joachimsen having been nt for, although he was holding court all that afternoon. Judge Low is on his vacation, and Wil- son and Comyns had to fall back upon the Justices of tne Peace. They went to Groezinger, and he at once consented to try the scase. They returned to Judge Joachimsen, who positively declined to allow Groezinger to sit in his court. The Judge had, however, discovered mean- time that Judge Hunt had rendered a de- cision in the case of Pardini, asking for a change of venue from the late Judge Campbell's court, that there was nothing in the statutes compelling a Police Judge to assign a case to another department. He therefore informed Wilson and Comyns that he would ignore the affida- vit asking for a change of venue, and trial to-day. Captain Seymour is taking a keen in- terest in the Comyns case, as he Is de- termined to protect prisoners as far as he can against being imposed on by attor- He was very much chagrined at | the stand taken by the Police Judges, as he had hoped they would have been only too anxious to ald him In his work of purificatior A e Golden Rod and Brown Such are the shades of Town Talk's mid- summer number, out this week, with a beau- tiful portrait of Annis Montague Turner on the title page. The editorlals are timely and in- teresting, the Republican platform being dfs- sected with care and its weaknesses exposed. The Saunterer has some good stories, and the various departments are readable above the average. WILL NEVER RETURN TO E MDOWELL'S - CREW BLAM Inquest on the Death of Mrs. Paxton. TH TESTIMONY IS CONFLICTING WITNESSES SAY THE LAUNCH CHANGED HER COURSE. This Is Denied by Her Officers and ‘the Jury Censured the Crew of the Government Boat. Coroner W. J. Hawkins held an in- quest yesterday on the body of Mrs. Flora L. Paxton, who lost her life in the colli- sion between the General McDowell and the Scandia’'s launch last week. The jury, after listening to the evidence, brought in a verdict of drowning, due to the care- lessness of the officers of the General Mc- Dowell. Several witnesses were called, and the testimony throughout was conflieting. All those who were aboard the launch and would acknowledge that they did not lose their heads Insisted that she never changed her course, while the officers and crew of the McDowell anu eyewitnesses of the collision declared that the launch was clear of the McDowell, but changed her course. Captain Hart of the Scandia, one of the passengers on the launch, testified as fol- low: ‘When we left the wharf we blew one long whistle, according to regulations, and just as we were about clearing the head of the wharf we saw the McDowell ‘bearing_ toward us and about 100 yards away. We again blew one whistle, signi- fying that we were entiled to the right of way, and she answered. We were going ahead full speed and did our best to get out of the way, but the McDowell over- took us, struck us on the port heim and turned us over."” A. J. Thompson, third officer of the at the time, gave testimony corroborating that of Captain Hart. He acknowledged, however, that when the vessels were about 30 feet apart he saw that a collision was inevitable and put his helm to port. He does not consider that this threw the launch out of her course, but thinks that she might have been thrown out some by the wash from the larger boat. Don- ald Hillman, engineer of the launch; John Daly, fireman, and Quartermaster Sca- rinf all testified that the launch went stralght on her course without slowing down. g The testimony of Mate Grimm, who was in charge of the McDowell, put the mat- ter in an entirely different light. *“We had been over to Angel Island pumping water,” he said, “and when we were about 500 feet from Pacific-street wharf 1 heard the launch whistle. I answered and slowed down, hnd then signaled the engineer to stop and reverse, as our swing carrying us in too close. The launch was so far ahead that I could see day- light between her stern and our bow, and she had plenty of time to get out of the way. The people aboard her suddenly seemed to get rattled and changed her course, turning In_shore. We were car- ried up to her and struck her starboard quarter. We could starboard side if she was ahead of us and had she not changed her course the accident would not have happened. Mem- bers of the crew of the tugboat testified that they did not see the accident, but that they knew the McDowell had slowed gowtn, stopped, reversed and lowered a oat. John Lindsay, a soldier stationed at Al- catraz, who stood in the bow of the Mc- Doweli at the time of the accident, cor- roborated Mate Grimm's testimony in every particular, as did Peter Brown and H. P. Huggard, who. witnessed the acci- dent from the end of Pier 9. INTERSTATE CLUB HAS WON' ITS SUIT A DECISION IN ITS FAVOR IS HANDED DOWN. Dissatisfiea Members of the Cours- ing Organization Cannot ¥orm a Rival Corporation and Usurp Its Name. A decision In the actlon of the Interstate Coursing Club of California against Dom- inick Shannon, John Grace, P. J. Reiily, Michael Treanor, James Dean, T. Mc- Hugh, James Grace and L. H. Brown, Secretary of State, in which the plaintiff sought to restrain the defendants from usurping and infringing upon its corpor- ate title, was handed down by Judge Sea- well yesterday. The court ordered that judgment be entered against the defend- issuance by the Secretary of State of a certificate of incorporation under the name, “‘Interstate Coursing Club of Cali- fornia. Not long ago the defendants were con- nected with the plaintiff corporation in varlous capacities. Differences of opin- resulted In the defendants withdrawing from the organization and establishing a similar one of thelr own. of the Interstate Coursing Club of Califor- nia were flled, In which the defendants appeared as directors. Sult for an in- ,}unctmn by the directors of the original nterstate Coursing Club of California was filed and a temporary writ was fs- sued. The plaintiff alleged that the de- fendants had conspired together to de- prive the plaintiff of the good will and reputation of the club name, and it was for that purpose that the articles of in- corporation were flied. Defendants made answer and the suit was a hotly con tested one, and resulted yesterday in victory for the gll—lntlfl. The suit filed by the trustees of the vic- torious _corporation against the same to the property and assets of the Inter- dered dismissed. This disposes of the entire litigation, and unless the defendants appeal from the decision the plaintifft will enter into the peaceful pursuit of the sport for whlcfi it was organized. * A Quiet Sunday Can be enjoyed reading the San Francisco News Letter. . THIS PORT. The barkentine Monitor and bark Leon have both been sold for a song in Australia. The Monitor sprang a leak at her moorings in Sydney harbor and sank. The Leon sprang a leak while on her way from Newcastle, N. 8. W., to Honolulu and ..ad to put into Whangaroa, New Zealand, in distress. Both vessels will be used in the Australian coasting trade if they can be repaired. } 4 THE AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB'S CLASSIFICATION An official communication has been ad- dregsed by A. P. Vredenburgh to the secretary of the San Francisco Kennel Club as follows: The classification as laid down by the A. K. C. is naming the classes that a show can open, and defining same, If opened, but the opening of any of the classes is not compul- sory. The A. K. C. says the following classes may be provided by dog show committees. It Boex mot say -must” or “shall” but simply may. Therefore a show has the matter of class- es solely within its own control, and If it so elects, can give a show with only open classes. It can provide one, two, three, four or five classes, or selected breeds. Tt is foolish for a show, because it has the right to do 8o, to open fuli classification for all breeds. Such a plan Is never attempted outside of Californta. New York, the most im- portant show In the country, never attempts to glve all classes in the less important breeds. This letter is timely, and if the advice therein contained be followed by the Pa- cific Coast clubs an era of renewed pros- pfiruy may be confidently awaiting them. The report of the late convention, to- gether with a representation by the mi- nority, was forwarded to the American Kennel Club on Saturday. It may be stated that only the latter will be con- sidered by the American Kennel Club, as all the rules were violated by those who voted in_the majority. The American Kennel Club allows no one to represent more than one club, or to cast more than one vote. H. T. Payne voted twice SATURDAY, Scandla, who was in charge of the launch | not have struck her | ants and an order issue restraining the | fon regarding certain matters, however, | In January of | the present year artfcles of incorporation | named defendants to establish the title state Coursing Club of California was or- | AUGUST 27, 1898. 9 over, debarred from participation by rea- son of disqualification. The Pacific Mastiff Club wHl hold its regular monthly meeting at 8 o’clock this evening at 405 Powell street. Emmet V. Sullivan has lost his fox terrier, Menio Creek, the highest priced dog of his breed ever brought out here. It is supposed that the dog strayed from the house of a friend of his owner. Mr. Sullivan is much distressed at his loss and offers a substantial reward for the recovery. The reason of False Flatterer’s poor running of late became apparent on ex- amination of the dog’s tail. The bone was decayed and George Bell suc- cessfully lmgula(ed six inches. Flat- terer is now doing well, and as soon as the wound is healed and he has under- gone some training his owner expects him to outdo all previous performances. The match with Connemara will be re- newed and heavy odds laid on Flat- terer. Al Byler has entirely broken up his Cocker spaniel kennels and has presented H. H. Carlton with Oakside Duchess and three pups. Mr. Carlton's Trilby has thrown six pups, two black and four red, 80 that gentleman may be said to be “long” on_ Cockers at present. Mrs. J. P. Norman’s mastiff bitch, Lola, is the proud and happy mother of four sons and three daughters. More addi- tions to the canine population are ex- pected this week in the collig and St. Bernard breeds. P AproFos of the holy breed, the Oakland Kennel' Club has about decided to aban- don the show projected for next month. It is proposed instead to hold a show here in December, for St. Bernards and collies. A large try will be called out if the plan be eXecuted, and there |is every prospect. of its resulting in a finan- cial ‘success. & —_————— In the Divorce Courts. Hattie B. Marston has been granted a divorce from Alvin M. Marston on the ground of willful neglect. Margaret Mar- ADVERTISEMENTS. MEYERS & CO. I you want to be cured or strengthened consult Dr. Meyers & Co. 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Real estate owned by company..... $200,000 00 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company ... 1,043,895 00 | Amount of loans secured by pledge | ~of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as colls 5,000 00 | Cash in company’'s otfice. 5,187 46 Cash in banks 6Ls74 23 Interest due @ all | “stocks and loans 750 { Premiums in due 146,275 73 | Bills receivable, not matured, taken for fire and marine risks. 22,015 54 Total assets - 484,685 51 LIABILITIES. | Losses adjusted and unpaid. .. 861958 Tosses in process of adjustment or In suspense 108,350 96 Louses sesisted, inciuding expenses.. 40,039 84 | Gross premiums on fire risks runc hing one year or less, $53,927 96 | reinsurance 50 per cen 267,453 98 Gross premiums on fire s Aing fore than one yoar, $663,667 & relnsurance pro l‘fllfl.n- 831,287 34 Gross premiums on mari Tand havigation risks, $58,793 19; re- insurance 100 per cent. . $8,793 19 Amount reclaimable by the insured licles. 93150 | “on perpetual fire insurance pol All other demands against the com- pany .. Total liabilities . INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums Net cash actually receive $743,615 82 | “rine premiums. .. 139,300 17 Received for interest and ends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other source: 40,854 17 Received for rents 16,937 52 Taxes refunded .. 4765 44 Total income ©eveen 345,478 12 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for fire losses $306,427 95 Net amount .paid for marine los 6,978 08 Dividends to stockholders.. 20,000 00 Pald or allowed for commission or brokerage .. .. 167,33 54 Pald for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc. 105,111 39 Paid for State, national and local taxes ... 14,820 38 All other payments and expenditures. 92144 31 Total expenditures .. Losses incurred during the year, Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. [Premiums. Net amount of risks writ- ten during the year... Net amount of risks ex-| pired during the year. Net amount in farce cember 31, 1867. $127,628,414| $964,565 83 139,076,041 1,067,056 69 203,370,608/ 1,199,630 43 Marine Risks. |Premlums. Risks and Premiums. Net amount of risks writ- ten during the year... Net amount of risks ex-| $44,503,809( $154,600 80 pired during the year...| 43,631,356 128,314 47 Net amount in force De-| cember 31, 1897 2,755,211 88,783 19 MASON A. STONE, President. WALTER B. WARD, Assistant Secretary. Bubctm:'lhtd mdl;".mrn to etore me this Jist day of January, 3 WM. B. STUYVESANT, Notary Public. DAVIS & HENRY, AGENTS FOR CALIFORNIA, 215 Sansome St., San Francisco. Telephone Main 1100. | ers & Co.. They will not only make you sound | extracting free $s00up | and John E. Doak three times at the convention, and the former was, more- | cruelty have been filed by Angelo Ser- vente against Mary Servente, Irene §. ABSOLUTE bear signature PRINTED CN to take as sugar. Q CARTERS ITTLE IVER PILLS. SEE GENUINE WRAPPER | WaviOvEL GENUINE Very small and as easy FOR HEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSHESS. FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. FOR SALLOW SKIN. FOR THE COMPLEXION Akl | Purety Vegetabie, shall was granted a divorce from Frank ECDWIeS against John C. Cowles and Ela- Marshall on the ground of extreme cruel- | nor E. Livingstone against George F. ty. Suits for divorce on the ground of | Livingstone. ADVERTISEMENTS. SECURITY. Genuine CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS must of Brent Good, RED PAPER. SEE GENUINE WRAPPER MUST HAVE SIONATURE. ot STATE OF CALIFORNIA, | EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, | SACRAMENTO, July 30th, 1838. | WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of | California, at its thirty-second session begin- ning on the fourth day of January, A. R 1 | two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses of said Legislature voting | in favor thereof, proposed the following de- scribed amendments to the Constitution of the State of Callfornia, to-wit: | AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. | (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 41) A 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 which it is proposed to amend sald section to read as follows: Section 18. No county, city, town, township, board of educatlon or school district shall in- | cur any indebtedness or liability in any man- ner or for any furvnse exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for it for | such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, DOF un- less before, or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the Interest on such indebtedness as it falls | due, and also provision to constitute a sinking | fund for the payment of the principal thereof | 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 Franeisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims. with interest thereon for materials furnished to and work done for sald city and count$ during the forty-third and forty-fourth fiscal years. out of the income 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 cxcepted from the pro- vislons of this section; and in determining any claim permitted to be pald 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-thirds of th2( electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted- ness or labllity incurred contrary to this pro- Vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10.) A resolution proposing to the people of the State of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State, by adding a new sec- tion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro- viding for the framing by the inhabitants of counties of local county government acts for their own government. The sald proposed new sectlon to_read as follows: Sectlon 7. The inhabitants of any county may frame a county government act for their own government, relating to the matters here- inafter specified, and consistent with and sub- ect to the Constitution and laws of this State, ¥ causing a board of fifteen freeholders, Who have been, for at least five years, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the gualified electors of such county, at any gen- eral or speciai 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 dupli- cate by the members of such board, or & ma- Jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof %o the Board of Supervisors or other legisia- tive body of such ccunty, and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the county. Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers of gen- eral circulation In such county, or if there be not two such papers, then {n cne only, for at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the quelified electors of such county, at a general or special election, and it a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same, it shall there- after be submitted to the Legislature for its Tejection or approval, as a whole, without power of alteration or amendment, and if ap- proved by 2 majority of the members elected o each house, it shall be the county govern- ment_act of such county, and shali in such case become the organic law thereof and super- sede any existing county government act, and all amendments thereof, and all special ‘laws {nconsistent with such county government act A copy of such county government act, certi- fled by the President of the Board of Super- visors or other legislative body of such county, and authenticated by the seal of such county, fetting forth the submission of such county government act to the electors, and its ratifica- fon by them, shall be made in duplicate and depostted, oné in the office of the Secretary of State, the other, after belng recorded In the office’ of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, among the archives of the county. Al courts shall take judicial notice thereof. The county government act so ratified may be amended, at Intervals of not less than two ears, by proposals therefor, submitted by the egislative authority of the county, to the Qualified electors thercof, at a general or spe- Slal election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty days o a newspaper of general circulation in such county, and ratifled by at least three-fifths of {he "qualified electors voting thereon, and ap- foved by the Legislature as herein provided Fol' the approval of the county government act. In submitting eny such county government act any alternative article or proposition may be resented for the choice of the voters, and may P Voted on separately without prejudice to others. Tt shall be competent in all county govern- ment acts framed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in Which, the times at which, and the terms for which’ the several township and county officers “ther than Judges of the Superior Court, shall e elected or appointed; for thelr compensa- flon; for the number of such officers, for. the Consolidation or segregation of offices, for the Pumber of deputies that eachofficer stiall have, And for the compensation pavable to each of Such _deputies, for the manner in which, the fimes in which. and the terms for which the embers of all boards of election shall be Teeted or appointed and for the constitution, Tegulation, “compensation and overnment of Fogh boards, and of their clerks and attaches: lso. to prescribe the manner and method by Which all elections by the people shall be con- Jacted: and may in addition determine the fois and conditions upon which electors, po- fival parties and organizations may partici- pate in any primary election. Whenever any county has, in the manner and ‘method herein pointed out. adopted any Ainty government act, and the same shail Fave “been approved by the Legisiature as Moresald, the direction of sections four and five of this article providing for the uniformity Of ‘a system of county governments throughout fhe State, and likewise providing for the elec- tlon and appointment of officers. and the remu- tation of their compensation, shall not apply. Haid county government act shall. as to any of tho matters herelnabove provided for and de- PROCLAMATION. the second Monday of Novembes T of each The Judges holding such term of court shail oy '® _No extra compensation therefor, but shall recelve their actual expenses, to be pald QUE of the general fund of the State treasury. tflle egislature shall enact all laws necessary LoaorEanize such court. to provids the pro- S5%re thereot and to carry out the provisions AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. (Being Assembly Gomstitutional - Amendment No. 37.) A resolution to propose to the le of State of California an flmendmenmp:he Cz:- stitution of the State, amending article eleven, v adding a new section thereto, to be known as section number flve and one-half, relating to consolidated city and county governments. The sald proposed new section to read as follows: Section §%. The provisions of sections four and five of this article shall not, nor shall any legislation passed pursuant thereto, apply to any consolidated city and county governmenf flow existing or hereafter formed, ‘which shal have become, or shall become, organized under en, or secure Sfotlon Seyen. or secure a chafter under section AMENDMENT NUME (Being Aseembly Constitutichal No. 36.) A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment of section fifteen and section sixteen of article five of the C'unsukuuun of the State of California, by which it is proposed to amend said sections to read as follow Section 15, A Lieutenant Governor shall bs elected at the same time and place and in the same manner as the Governor, and his term of office and his qualifications shall be the same. He shall be president of the Senate, but shall only have a casting vote therein. Section 16. In case of the Impeachment of {he Geovernor, or his removal from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and dutles o his office, resignation or absence from the State, the powers and dutles of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term, or until the disabllity sha.i cease. And should the Lieutenant Governor be impeached, displaced, resign, die or become In- capable of performing the dutes of his office, or be absent from the State, the president pro tempore of the Senate shall act as Governor un- til the vacancy In the office of Governor shall be filled at the next general election when members of the Legislaiure shall be chosen, or until such disability of the Lieutenant Gov- ernor shall cease. In case of @ vacancy In the office of Governor for any of the reasons above named, and neither the Lieutenant Governor nor the president pro tempore of the Senate shall succeed to the powers and dutles of Gov- ernor, then the powers and dutles of such of- fice shall devolve upon the speaker of the As- sembly, until the office of Governor shall be filled at such general election. AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. (Betng Assembly Constitutional Amendment o. 38. A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section six, article nine of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to grammar schools, by which it is proposed to amend sald section to read as Tollows: Section 6. The public school system shall in- clude primary and grammar schools, and such high schools, evening schools, normal schools and technical schools as may be established by the Legislature or by municipal or district authority, but the entire revenue derived from the State school fund and the State school tax shall be applied exclusively to the support of primary and grammar schools. ~Grammar schools shall Include schools organized in & school district, or unlon of ~school districts, having more than one thousand inhabitants, in which a course of study shall be taught which will prepare puplls to enter the agricultural, mining or scientific department of the Univer- sity of California. AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. (Being Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 34.) A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section two of article four of the Constitution, in rela- tion to sessions of the Leglslature, by which It is_proposed to amend said section to read as follows: Section 2. The sessions of the Legislature shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the electlon of its members, and shall be biennial unless the Governor shall in the interim convene the Legislature by proc- lamation. The Legislature shall then remain In session for twenty-five days, after which it must adjourn to some date not less than thirty nor_more than sixty days from the time of ad- journment. If the two houses fall to agres upon a time at which they will resume their session, the Governor shail, by proclamation, fix a_date for such reconvening, which shall bé within the limits above prescribed. -Upon re- assembling the Legislature shall complete its session. No pay shall be allowed to members for a longer perlod than seventy-five days, and no bill shall be introduced in either house ex- cept at the first twenty-five days of the sesslon, without the consent of three-fourths of the members_thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, Pursuant to the provi- stons ot the Constitution, and an act of the Legislature of the State of Callfornia, entitied “An act to provide for the submission of pro- gosed amendmenta fo the Constitution of the §late of California, to the qualified electors fom their approval,” approved March T, A. D. 1883, the above-described proposed amehdments are hereby published and advertised to be voted upon, by ballot, by the quaiified electors of tha State, at the election to be held throughout this State on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, A. D. 1888, The satd proposed amendments are to be sep« arately voted upon in manner and form as fol- ows: Each ballot used at such election must con- tain_written or printed thereon the following words, whereupon the voter may express his cholce’ as provided by law: Amendment Number One, being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 41 (Gxempting certain claime against the ity and County of San Francieco, and the existing indebtedness of the City of Vallejo for the construction of its water works from the provisions of the Constitution requiring such claims to be paid from the income and reve- nues of the year in which they were incurred). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Two, being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10 (providing for framing local county government acts by inhabitants of counties for their government). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Three, being Sen- ate Constitutional Amendment No. 44 (providing for the creation of a Court of Claims to determine claims agalnst the State, and to consist of three Superior Judges designated by the Governor to serve without extra compensation). For the Amendment? Amendment Number *Four, bels FIVE. Amendment No Yes No Yes Na by such county government act. not be :L!b'j'tdcl (yo any law or amendment enacted by he Legislature. except by ~amendment first A tmitted to the electors and ratified in the manner herelnabove set forth. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. (Belng Senate Constl!.\:t)ionl Amendment No. A resolution proposing to the people of the. State of Californta an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State. by adding a new section, 1o be known and designated as section five and one-half, article six. thereby providing for the Orsanization of a Court. to be known as the otrt of Claims. The satd proposed new sec- tion to read as follows: ectlon §%. The Court of Claims shall con- gist of any three Judges of the Superior Court, Hho may be requested by the Governor to_hold “ourt at the regular terms thersof. The Court of Claims shall have exclusive jurisdiction to Bear and determine all claims of every kind and character against the Etate, under such laws as may be passed by the Leglslature, and ifs judgment thereon shiall be firal, The ferms of the Court of Claims shall be held as fol- lows In the CH of Los Angeles, commenets e oo Wonduy at Masthy Soace ob In the City and County of San Franclsco, commencing on the second Mfl‘hdly in Jui; ind *In the City of Sacramento, commencing No. and_countles, organized or to be or- ganized, or holding a charter un- der the Constitution, from certain leg- islation In relation to counties). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Five, being As- sembly _ Constitutional Amendment No. 3¢ (relating to office of Governor, providing for succession thereto in certain cases and removing disability of Lieutenant Governor from holding other office during term). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Six, belng Assem- bly Constitutional Amendment No. 38 (relating to and deflning Grammar Schools). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Seven, belng As- sembly Constitutional | Amendment No. 34 (providing for adjournment o Legislature for not less than thi nor more than sixty days during eacl session). For the Amendment? Witness my hand and the Great Seal of State of Calitornla, ‘the ‘day and year Berel first above written. JAMES H. BUDD, Governor. Attest: L. H. BROWN, Secretary of State. [SEAL] 3 No Yes No Yes No As- sembly Constitutional Amendment (exempting consolidated cities Yes No