The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 3, 1898, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISC O CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3 i CON PAD FOR ADMISSION 0F A SLAVE GIAL Several Hundred Dol~ lars for.Her Release. TO ‘A CHINESE. INSPECTOR | INVESTIGATION INTO METHODS | OF “THE -~ BUREAU. Efforts: Made {o Smothier ‘the Facts | Brought Forth by Reputable | Caugasian-and’ Other Witnesses., of:the noted " Chinese ; ‘Wan, 4 good: deal | cated: to’‘the Tight. con- xr ‘mauner in which the u ‘has been -managed under | fth; and-it is ex- cent disclosures made that the: Sec: ary of| many days will’or- | 1 view of officfals, before. v investiggtion. Suey Wan. is, -and “has been for | un importer of Chinese girls into the' wife of Kwan | ier_of Little Pete, the | and - slave- was -cut down in the e by, thé bulleg of a d-Kwan Leung was left a: 5 Import ng Suey-- ¥ mad ance a' yeat-and made th s - for. importi a e | at from nd-sold ited ;. Uni peof ‘Fong. Siey. W of ‘thé Clitnese Bures strong. polftt- brought to beat.on 1o hush up the| y -have | rmuted-{ he d" fo be' re- escapé of the procuress. | pped out in-the Investi- | ng -Suey’ Wan episode 1t corruption exists in the | its record for the 1898 | consistent. with ite. hjstory im It ‘has been -shown.that | been-paid to secure tne admis- | “hinese : ‘slave women' .to- this ame cells in th »d former Chi ¢ pérson ble for the r es. been re than 4. .year ago -visited a Chj- chant:for the-purpose of Writ- {nsurance .poiicy- on his. store and: - personal. -property. - In- apol for: the -comparatively small- risk taking the Chingse.metchant- e hé having but a few days before been obliged to.pay:a bribé of. sey- ridred - dollars to .obtain .the :ad-| > to'this couritry.. Then | remarkable’ sfory: to taken “for safe- an - Missfont im- Tival here; pendin y- by ‘the bureau anc Collector. - He - was out of the lawyer’ to. see in the mat: to him that it sum—several hun- the. speedy -admis- merchaiit -agréed led, but with Ori- dernanded the pay- ney :agreed tor of..C e hi n_his Jawser's: offic ition to" see .axnd. overhear all- that : “without' being -seen. himself, ed hour & man ‘Whom the hant . knew to be a-Chinese tered” the office’ and.was in- ¢ the lawyer that the'morniéy was The y-the ‘sim dema; ition 1. distrust his wife: {s -eritfttled to “iCan't help It;”: returmed’ the inspectbr, Fou know- how: hoggish the old man 15.” The -money. was. paid to the .inspector without “ary further protest.-. : o Withizi - three-quarters -of an hour after the money wag patd in_the lawyer’s of. ficé 4 man ealléd at the Presbyteridn Mis. ston “in great haste and. breathless, and informed. “Miss. Cuilbertson, -the ‘matron, that the weman (naming the merchant's wife) had. been: discharged and that he had come to release her. The woman was accordingly . turned “over to him and was taken: to . the ‘homie -of her husband. Other :state erpoked re ¢. to. thé admi into this port by mieans ¥, were. - mentionied : in . which -old e worth about- $10. dplcce were -substituted for $2000 girls who had been ordered to be déported. thé: girls: rémaining - with their. masters-in the ‘Chinatown -alleys and-the: old. women: getting’ a_free ride home:. to China. S There 1s 1 interésting story: of ani.on tollowing .a Chinese -banguet-in_ whic member’ of- the-.buréau was the prom- figure:’ Fé:got-into - disfavor with ] hosts .by.-slipping away with gl “who- could . not_be everal Hours! search. incldent spoiled .the® digestion of the, ty...The. peculfar actions of ~certain ttorneys and brokers who frequent the bureau;- the. fast:that. transcripts, of ‘tés< ‘takén: by- the: burean “have: been geen’ in:possessfon. of. Clilnesein" 'Chin town, . the-capture -of. letters from. Chi- in “which. .they bod! " pustoms officials | testimany, n-expliined by v o of .. the -Special *Agent, b réfusés. to -divulge. and whi¢ n-in’infiecuous desuetude until 7-of :the shall :de- Vestigation. 3 mand an.{ Genuirie tortoise -.ell goods at about one-half ‘the ‘usual prices. Hair pins from 8 1-3¢ to. $3'50; -.combs, -'several styles, from 85c to $27 50; brushés from $6 76 t0-$10. “Sale " for this week. New- man & Levinson, See windows. —_——— , Internal Revenue Collections. The following are the internal Fevenile collections for. the month o, tobe: Lists, $6413 : friit spir. its, $37,182 15; $38.724 95 , $17.361,82; cigarettes, $1795 86; ‘snuff 75; tobacco, $389%0; “specials, $6411 01: playing cards, $70; mixed flour,.$8; im- orint stamps, $8459;. documentary stamps, "%76:‘35: proprietary, $11,724 73, total, 131 Kearny- stree B | | | | | 86 | up and THE SAPPHO TO THE An excursion party composed of nine men and women had a hard time of it on the launch Homer a few days ago. Something went wrong with the machinery, the boat sprang aleak, it came on to blow half a gale of wind and for four hours the party was making signals of dis- tress and sails out of the ladies’ skirts and the men’s coats. Haven ‘of the Sappho noticed their predicament, ana after some very clever seamanship -got the Homer in tow and took her into Oakland Creek. Captain KCURSIONISTS ON THE HOMER N DISTRESS {The Yacht Sappho to the Rescue. FAILED FARRAGUT AGAIN HER AIR PUMPS GAVE OUT AT A CRITICAL MOMENT. More Trouble for the Ship Republic. She Was Compelled to Put Into Sydney, N. S. W, Leaking. 3 odlers. should be .tenanted by. some. of - th ame kind. } ————— Hers:1s ‘one.of- the ;statements. made by | putab ite in | T el imsurance [ .The cleverest plece of seamanship seen on thé bay-in a long. time was the rescue, a few days dgo, of an excursion party on thé gasoline launch Homer by the crew of the-yacht.--Sappho. It was blowing a stropg. breeze, and over toward the Ala- meda ‘shore a heavy Sea was running. the Homier’s .party, consisting of nine men ard womeén, went out early in the | day and-started for home as soon as it | 1 Just when it was most wanted the steering gear got out of order and the launch began to leak. All kinds of - expedients were resorted to to make land. The ladles loaned their skirts to mzke salls and a tablecloth, with a red table napkin pinmed in the lower corner, was flown as a signal of distress. The .skirts’ were not strong enough to stand the breeze and had to be taken down to prévent being torn to pieces. Then the men tried making a mainsail by sewing their coats-together, but that Tag ohly served to keep the boat steady and-was not enough to get any headway _on-her.:In this. way four hours were ‘passed, and as during the whole of that time the ladies had been baling out the boat, ‘the joy they.felt when the Sappho came -bearing down-on them can be im- agin > : began,_to blow. ES of distréss while he was making for the safd the lawyer, :‘that's rather | Sappho's anchorage at Sausalito with all price, “especially since- my % ['sill set: The yacht's course was changed rid ahe bore down on -the shipwrecked excursionists. The. first line thrown from the:.Sappho the men on the launch failed to catch, owing to the manner in which ‘both boats were pitching. The yacht had therefore to- il away and make another | tack In order to try again. This time the irie'was c&ught and made fast. Then the Sappho-was headed for Oakland Creek, and in- half an hour the rescued party |.vas asliore. . Captain Haven did not wait ["for "thanks; but oon as he saw them | to.a place of safety put about and made for ‘home. | ".The torpedo-boat destroyer Farragut was out on her official trial trip yester- | day, and-for a time surpassed all expecta- tions.. Durliig her warming up she sped down the front like a deer, but [-when it ‘came to the actual test she set- tled down to work and reeled off the record-breaking knots with ease. On her | 1ast trial she made 3176-100 knots, while yesterday she made fully 32 knots for forty-two minutes, and then the air pumps got out of order and the trial had to be stopped. It was a great disappoint- | ment-to everybody on board, as the build- |"ers were confident. the test’ would go off | without a -hitch. The vessel was taken back: to the Union Iron Works and will | se, made ready for another trial in a few .days. . - There -was nearly a collision between the. Farragut and. ferry-boat Oakland, he latter did not figure on the speed of he former, and got in her way. In con- sequence the Farragut’s course had to be changed in order to avoid a disaster, | The bark Hayden Brown has been pur- chased by Captain Charles Nelson and |-will propably be put in the sugar trade. The bark came from the East here with w.party of Klondikers and made one trip to- St.” Michael. She is now on Puget Sound and will load coal at Departure Bay for this port. Captain Tyson, former- ly of the steamer Cleveland, has gone north to take command of the bark. The Oceanic Steamship Company’s mafl -|'steamer Mariposa will sail for Australia with every ounce of cargo she can carry and every passenger she can accommo- date, Turner patent bunks have been fitted up in the hallways for fifteen cabin Pusengers who can secure no other sleep- hg accommodation. These bunks can be fitted up at night in flve minutes and | taken down in less time than that in the ‘morning, : - - The ship Republic, from Newcastle, Australia, for Honolulu with a cargo o coal, has been compelled to put into Syd- <ne¥,- N. 8. W., leak ng. 'he Republic salled from Port Towns- end in November, 187, for Australia with a load of lumber, and three weeks later ut into-San Francisco in distress. She Kud been in a heavy storm and was leak- ing badly. The captain at first refused to .make for San Frapcisco, but as he found that the vessel made more water the more #ail was put on her, and the rudder head being damaged, he decided to put in here. Ladies’ taflor-made suits. Fur capes, oloakh, credit. M. Rothschild, 211 Sutter.st., r. & and 7. —————— The lazler & man is the harder it is to discourage him. e i et o e e e et e e e . She was thoroughly overhauled here, and started again for Australla, reaching Port Pirie in safety. She got into more trouble down there, and was finally sold to pay her debts. This is the first voyage she is m: g for her new owners. The sea otter hunting schooners Maksa- toff and Baranoff are expected here soon from Dutch Harbor. Since the passage of the law prohibiting sealing and other hunting from schooners the two vessels are of no further use in Bering Sea. 50 they are coming back to the home port. Captain Bertelson of the Alaska Commer- cial Company’s tug Sadie is bringing one of the schooners down and the mate of the Sadie will bring the other. The crews of the schooners were made up_{rom men picked up at Dutch Harbor and from the ortland before she sailed. The whaling bark Gayhead arrived from the Arctic yesterday with 5400 pounds of whalebone and 325 barrels of whale oil. On October 17 she spoke the whaling bark | Winthrop with two whales. The entire | fleet seems to h done well _this year, | and there will be rejoicing fn Whaletown therefore when the vessels get in. The transport Peru arrived from Manila early yesterday morning with fifteen sol- and sailors. She was sent to the ntine station, where she was thor- | v fumigated, and during the after- docked at’ the Mall Company’s | She will go back into the China she can be overhauied. y, a sallor on the American ship Dirigo, feil from aloft five days ago and broke both his arms. When the ship arrived the man was taken to the Harbor Recefving Hospital, where Dr. Green at- tended to his injuries. Rheumatism, kidney, liver diseases cured. Dr. Gordin, Sanitarium, 514 Pine, nr. Kearny, S.F. Cal. —_————— THE O'BRIEN A HELL SHIP.| | Warrants Issued Charging Her Offi- cers With Having Brutally Beaten Members of the Crew. The men of the American ship Edward | O'Brien, which arrived in port yesterday morning from Baltimore, tell a tale of suffering, hardship and abuse at the hands of the first and second officers. They assert that the O'Brien was what is commonly termed a *hell ship,” and that the officers did not have as much consideration for the men as they might have had for dogs. The belaying pin was used freely, and one of the men bas & broken nose, while others bear scars all over their s and bodies. ieft Baltimore ed this port, the voyage was one constant round of abuse and the saflors were kicked and cuffed on the slightest provocation, and often, the men say, without provocation at afl. Many hard_stories are told of Mate MeGinnis, one being that he attempted to kick a man off the mizzenmast. noon wharf. trade as_soon John Murr: Four of the crew, Richard Johnson Herman Maas, Steven Stevenson and August _Gert appeared before the United Sta istrict Attorney yester- day, and as a result warrants were swormn out ‘for the arrest of First Officer McGin- nis and Second Officer Crzemer. The men making the complaints are all clean, bright_looking men, and Maas has an honorable discharge ‘after ten years' ser- vice in the German navy. These com- plaints are getting quite common, and they all come from vessels of American registry. RILEY GRANNAN IS BACK AGAIN Riley Grannan, king plunger of the American turf, accompanifed by his wife, arrived here yesterday morning and regis- tered at the Palace. He passed the after- The fac-simile signature of “When Worn Out.” ADVERTIS: JORN PHILIP SOUSA writes: When worn out I find nothing so helpful as a glass of Vin Mari- ani. 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LEONARD CORNING of New York City writes in his book' “Brain Rest,” published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons : “Of all tonic preparations ever introduced to the notice” of thé profession Vin Mariani is undoubtedly the most potent for good in the treatment of exhaust- ive and irritative conditions of the central nervous system.” FROM THE SURGEON-IN-CHIEF OF | THE FRENCH ARMY: | During long, tedious marches our soldiers and offigers found in- stant refief from fatigue and hard- ships when using the marvelous |tonic Vin Mariani; it pre- vented fevers and sickness in the marshy and unhealthy territory. H. LIBERMANN, M. D,, Surgeon-in-Chief, French Army. MARCHING OF ENGLISH SOLDIERS. (Reprinted from the ‘“‘London Sketch."”) General Sir Evelyn Wood says; “Re- garding the infantry marching, it was the best seen during my command at Aldershot, orsince | was first stationed there 28 years ago. Many officers availed themselves of the tonic and re- constituent properties of the well-known Mariani Wine, the most cer tain as well as the most palatable method of inducing resistance to fatigue.” “TERRORS -OF LA GRIPPE.. From the Chicago *Medical Era.”* “Many patients - "recover “very slowly.. The lassitude and weak: ness - calls for. something ‘in "the nature “of a -tonic, and" for this purpose. |-am satisfied that [-have found a preparation that answers the purpose. I refer- to " Vin . Mariani.’* . 500 PROCLAMATION. STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SACRAMENTO, July 30th, 1838 WHEREAS, The Leglislature of the State of California, at its thirty-second session begin- ning on the fourth day of January, A. D, 1887, two-thirds of all the members elected to each of the two houses of sald Legislature voting in favor thereof, proposed the following de- scribed amendments to the Constitution of 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 eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu- tion, in relation to revenue and taxation, by which it 1s proposed to amend said section to read as follows: Section 18. No county, city, town, towns! board of education or school district shall in- cur any indebtedness or liability in any man- ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for 1t for such year, without the assent of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an election to be held for that purpose, nor um- 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 sume; ~ provided, however, County of San Francisco may at any time the unpaid claims with interest thereon for materials furnished to and work done for sald city and county during the forty-third and forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income and revenue of any cceeding year or years: pro- vided, that any and all claims for makt ring, altering or for any work done upon or or 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 excepted from the pro- visions of this sectio d in determining any claim permitted to be paid by pay this section, no statute of limitations shall Agply in un& man- ner; and provided further, that the City of Vailejo, In Solano County, may pay its exist- ing indebtedness incus in the construction of its water works, whenever two-thirds of the electors thereof voting at an election held for that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted- ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro- vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited, ehall be vold. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. (Being Senate Cnnl(ltul)lnnul Amendment No. 10. A resolution proposing to the people of the Sfate of California an amendment to the Cor stitution of the State, by adding a new s tion, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro- viding for the framing by the inhabitants of countles of local county government acts for their own government. The said proposed new section to read as follows: Section, Ti. The inhabitants of any county may frame & county government act for their own government, relating to the matters here- inafter specified, and consistent with and sub- ject to the Constitution and laws of this State, ing & of fifteen freeholders, who have been, for at least five years, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the qualified electors of such county, at any gen- eral or special election, whose duty it shall be within ninety davs after such election, to pre- re and propose a county government act for Bien ‘county, which shall be signed in dupll- cate by the members of such board, or a ma- jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof to the Board of Supervisors or other legisla- tive body of such county, and the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of .““Such proposed county government act shall then be published In two papers of gen- eral circulation In such county. or it thers be Dot two such papers, then in one only, for at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be subraitted to the qualified electors of such county, at a general or spectal election, and it a majority of such qualified electors voting thereon shall ratify the same, it shall there- after be submitted to tho Legislature for its Deeds of the noon at the Oakland track, but his opera~ | rejection or a 3 a whole, without tions there were very limited. It pem,-, power of -lu::lon 't;r n'rmfr?.&::::. .nd.fle::; Grannan's intention to remain here dur- | proved by a mejority, of the members d ing the racing season. $0 Sach oupsach county, and shell in. sueh ‘become the organic law thereof and super. e i ey St pp B B0 Yo o ET of | 8¢ ¥"tse Premdent ot the Board of Super- that the City and | | visors or other legislative body of such county, | and_authenticated by the seal of such county, | setting forth the submissfon of such county | government act to the electors, and its ratifica- | tion by them, shall be made In duplicate and deposited, one in the office of the Secretary of State, the other, after being recorded in the office’ of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, among the archives of the county. All courts shall take judicial notice thereof. The county government act o ratified may be amended, at intervals of not less than two Vears, by proposals therefor, submitted by the jegislative authority of the' county, to the qualified electors thereof, at a general or spe-. Cial election held at least forty days after the publication of such proposals for twenty days fn a newspaper of general circulation in such county, gnd ratified by at least three-fitths of the qualified electors voting thereon, and ap- | proved by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government t. In submitting any such county government act any alternative article or proposition may be presented for the choice of the voters, and may & “voted on separately without prejudice to | others. | It 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 other than Judges of the Superior Court, shall be elected or appointed; for their compensa- tlon; for the number of such officers, for the consolidation or segregation of offices, for the Zumber of deputles that eachofficer shall have, and for the compensation payable to each of | Buch - deputles, for the manner in which, the times in which, and the terms for which the members of ali boards of election shall be. elected or appointed and for the constitution, Fegulation, compensation and government of fuch boards, and of their clerks and attach | Rlso, to prescribe the manner and method by | Which all elections by the people shall be con- | ductea; and may In eddition determine the | tests and conditions upon which electors, litical parties and organizations may partici- | pate in any primary election. Whenever any county has, in the manner and method herein pointed out, adopted any county government mot, and the same shail have been approved by the Leislature as aforegald, the direction of sections four and five of this article providing for the uniformity of & system of county governments throughout the State, and likewise providing for the tion and appointment of officers, and the regu. Jation of their compensation, shall not apply. Sald county government act shall, as to any of the matters hereinabove provided for and-de- Slared by such county government act, not | Sibject to any law or amendment endcted by the Legislature, except by amendment sibmitted to the electors and ratified In the manner herefnabove ‘set forth. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. (Being Senate Comstitutional Amendmeat No, A resolution Droposing to the people of the State of Californis an amendment to the Con- Siitution of the State, by adding a new section, 15 D6 known and designated as section five an She-half, article six. thereby providing for the SPganization of & court, to be known as the Court of Claims. The sald proposed new sec- tion to read as follows: T%. The Court of Claims shall con- atb o ny three Judges of the Superior, Cours, #ho may be requested by the Governor to_ hol et at the regular terms thereof. The Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to O e determine all claims of every king and character against the State, under such fiws as may be passed by the Legislature, and its judgment thereon shall be final. The terms of ihe Court of Claims shall be held as fol- lows: Th the City of Los Angeles, commencing on the second Monday of March; In the City and County of San Franclsco, | commencing on the second Monday in July, n In the City of Sacramento, commencing on the second Monday of November of each year, | The Judges holding such term of court shali recelve no extra compensation therefor, but shall receive thelr actual expenses, to be paid out of the general fund of the State treasury. The Legislature shall enact all laws necessary to organize such court, to provide the pro- cedure thereof and to carry out the provisions of this section. AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. (Belng Assembly gwn:}!lt;monu Amendment 0. A resolution to propose to the State of California an amendmen! e or e ion” thercio 1o 56 agws a new 0 as section number five and one-half, rela to consolidated city and county governments. satd new section to read g ‘The provisions of sections and five nfihh article ehall no:‘ nor shall any legislation passed pursuant thereto, apply o PROCLAMATION. any consolidated city and county ‘government, now existing or hereafter formed, which shall bave become, or shall become, arganized under . section seven, or secure a charter under section elght of this article, . AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. (Belng Assembly Constitutional Amendment 0. 36.) 3 A resclution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment of section fifteen and sectfon sixteen of article five of the Constitfition of the State of California. = by which it is proposed to amend said sections to read as follows: Section 15. A Lfeutenant Governor shall be. elected at the same time and place and i the same manner as the Governor, and his term of office and his gualifications 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 the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and dutles|of his office, resignation or absence from the State, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for residue of the term, or until the disability shai cease. And should the Lieutenant Governor be impeached, displaced, resign, dle or become In- capable of performing the dutfes of his .office, OF be absent from -the State, the president pro tempore of the Senate shall dct as Governor un- til the vacancy in the office of Governof shall be filled at the next general election when members of the Legislature shall be chosen, until such- disability of the Licutenant Gov- _ernor shall cease. In case of a vacancy-in the office of Governor for any of the:reasons above named, and neither the Lieutenani Governot nor the presfdent pro tempore of the Senate shall succeed to the powers and duties of Gov- ernor, then the powers and duties 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. (Being Assembly gunsgt;monu Amendment A resolution to propose to the people of the State of Cdlifornia an_amendment to -section six, article nine of the Constitution of the. Stae of ‘California, relating to grammar schools, by. which it is proposed to amend said section’ to read as follows: ion 6. The public school system shall {n- clude primary and grammar schools, and such high schools,. evening schools, normtal schools and technical schools as may be established by the islature 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 crganized in a school _district, or union of school districts, having more than one thousand inhabitants, in which a course of study shall be taught which will prepare pupils to enter the agricultural, 1@ ing or scleritific department of the Univer- sy ot California. 2 R AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. (Belng Assembly gonxat;numu Amendment B 0. - 5o A resclution 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 Legislature, by which it posed to amend sald section to read as of the “Legislature o'clock meridian on the first Monday after the first day of January" next succeeding the election. of fts members, and shall be biennial unless ernor 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 thi nor more than sixty days from the time of ad- Jjournment. If the two nouses 1 to upon a.time at which they will resume their sesslon, the Governor shail, by proclamation, fix a date for such reconvening, which shall be within the limits above prescribed. -Upon re- Rasembling the Legislature shall complete ita sgession. No pay shall be allowed tc members for & longer perfod than seventy-five days, and no bill shall ‘be {ntroduced In either house ex: Sepat, fhe fral twenty-ive days of the sexsion, Rhout the consent of three-f i W THEREFORE, Pursuant o the provi D . 1t - stons of the Constitution, and an_act of tne Legisiature af the State of Californis, entitl “&h act to provide for the submission of amertdments to the Constitution of the Efate of California, to the qualified thelr approval.” pproved March . A. D the above-ds roposed amendments are T isod and Mhvestisc hereby. published and ndv Afnent & “""’Z: oy 2 ) m"m"‘:sg ; o ela th this State on ; TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, A. D. 188, The sald proposed amendments to araidiy ‘voted upon 15 anaer and Torm & Tor- ‘Each ballot used at such election must con- tain written or printed thereon the following N 2 words, wherenpon _the:‘voter- may choice as provided by law: Amendmerit Number.One, beingsSenate R L U B & ng cortaln claime 3 iy and Gounty of Sait Francieco, snd |- the existing indebtedness of the.City o ‘:; B3 express - his of Vallejo for the constriction’ of water works from the ‘provisions the Constitution requiring such clatms income and Teve. to be pald 1 e Tiien of the year. {n which they incurred). 3 B ng Senite Constitutional Amendment: No. 10 (providing .for framing local county: government acts by inhabitants:. of. countles for their government).: - - For the Amendment? ot Amendment Number Three, being’ Sen- ate Constitutienal ‘Amendment ~ Np. 44 (providing for the:creation: of'a Court of. Clajms fo determine “¢lalms |- agalnst the State, .and to: consist ot ‘thiree_Superior Judges designated: the Governor to_serve: without extra - ‘compenséation). - R For the. Amendment? Amendtment Number Four, bet sembly . .Constitutional '’Amendirent. No. W (exempting consolldated cities and vountles, organizéd or Y be-: ganized, or 'holding: 4. chirter " _der the Constitution, from certain’l islation In. relatfoni 'td. counties): _“Far.the Amendmient? : - . .- Amendmént Number . Five, “belrig’. As- sembly - Constifutiondl Amendmient: o.-36 (relating o office -of .Governor, providing for. sucéession thereo..in Certatn cases and removing- disability. of Lieutenant Governor holding other office during term): -. For the Amendment? .~ . Amendment Number Six, being: Assern- “bly Constitutional Amendment: No. 38 it d defining Gremmar' . Bchools). . o For the.Amendment 3 Amendment Number Seven, belng As- eembly . Constitutional = Amendment No. 54 (providing far adjournment of Legislature for not-less than thi nior more thap sixty days during eac! session). SHET ATE For the Amendment?. e Witiess my hand and the Great. Seal of tha State of California, the dag.end year herein first above written.” . % JAMES H. BUDD, Governor. [Ast;ou;‘ i-L. H. BROWN, Secretary of State. Al ; SR ; @ & gvocro.o.&o‘g.b 60060006 3 B PALAGE w8 SGRAND HOTELSS o e SAN “FRANCI 0 1400 Rooms—060 W o All. Under- One Managenient. 'm ;’l”nox‘!m mfi”‘u upward in. X a0 0 0 dence Solicited. a agogo‘nn‘oéoan,_o:ooo‘nflz MAKE PERFECT MEN / ST e viger ion. Brace up the system. 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