CONCURRENT AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS AND CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. CHAPTER 1. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 1-Relative to inaugural ceremonies. [Filed with Secretary of State, January 11, 1911.] tee on inaugural Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That a Commitcommittee of three members of the senate be appointed to confer with a committee of four from the assembly, to make ceremonies arrangements for the inaugural ceremonies, said committee to be appointed by the president of the senate and the speaker of the assembly, respectively, and to have full power to act in the premises. Any expense to be paid equally by the senate and assembly out of their several contingent funds, and not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of five hundred dollars. CHAPTER 2. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 2-Approving a certain amendment to the charter of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, voted for and ratified by the electors of said city and county of San Francisco, at a general municipal election held therein on the fifteenth day of November, 1910. Amend San Fran charter. [Filed with Secretary of State January 11, 1911.] WHEREAS, The city and county of San Francisco, State of California, contains a population of over four hundred and six- ments to teen thousand inhabitants, and has been ever since the eighth cisco day of January, in the year one thousand nine hundred, and is now organized and acting under a freeholders' charter, adopted under and by virtue of section eight of article eleven of the constitution of the State of California, which charter was duly ratified by the qualified electors of said city and county at an election held for that purpose on the twenty-sixth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and approved by the legislature of the State of California on the twenty-sixth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and ninety-nine (statutes of 1899, page 241), and which charter was not amended within an interval of two years immediately prior to the fifteenth day of November, one thousand nine hundred and ten; and WHEREAS, The legislative authority of said city and county, Bonds for exposition Golden Gate Park tion. namely the board of supervisors thereof, duly proposed to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, thirty-eight certain amendments to the charter of said city and county of San Francisco by the submission of thirty-eight proposals, entitled, as follows, to wit: Charter Amendment No. 1, entitled: "Describing and setting and using forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of for exposi- said city and county by amending section 9 of article XII, section 1 of article XIV, subdivision 6 of section 1 of chapter III of article VII, adding a new section to article XVI to be designated section 29a, and adding a new section to chapter III of article VI, to be designated section 20, of said charter, relating to the issuance of bonds in aid of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, consenting to the use of a portion of Golden Gate Park and certain vacant school lots, and temporarily closing certain streets for exposition purposes." Public library trustees. Rate of taxation. Acquisition of public utilities. Official advertising. Initiative, referendum Charter Amendment No. 2, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 1 of chapter VII of article VII thereof, relating to the board of trustees of the public library and reading rooms. Charter Amendment No. 3, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county, by amending sections 11 and 13 of chapter 1 of article III thereof, relating to the rate of taxation." Charter Amendment No. 4, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending the preamble, sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, renumbering section 11 as section 8 and adding four new sections, to be numbered sections 11, 17, 18 and 19, to article XII, relating to the acquisition of public utilities and the issuance and sale of bonds therefor.' Charter Amendment No. 5, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 2 of chapter III of article II and sections 13 and 19 of chapter I of article II thereof, relating to official advertising.' Charter Amendment No. 6, entitled: "Describing and setting and recall. forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding three new chapters to article XI thereof, and repealing sections 20, 21 and 23 of chapter I of article II, relating to the initiative, referendum and recall." Charter Amendment No. 7, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 5 of chapter I of Elections. designa article XI and chapter II of article XI, relating to elections, the direct nomination of candidates and the Australian ballot. Charter Amendment No. 8, entitled: "Describing and setting Political forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county tion. of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending paragraph (i) of section 6 of chapter II of article XI thereof, which, if approved, will take the place of said paragraph as set forth in charter amendment No. 7, and provides that no political designation shall be printed in connection with the name of a candidate for office." Charter Amendment No. 9, entitled: "Describing and setting Terms of forth an amendment to the charter of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, by adding a new section to article XVI thereof, to be numbered section 38a, relating to the terms of officers." officers. Charter Amendment No. 10, entitled: "Describing and set- Absence of ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and officers. county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 3 of article XVI thereof, relating to the absence of officers from the State." Charter Amendment No. 11, entitled: "Describing and set- Tunnels. ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding a new chapter to article VI, to be designated chapter VIII, relating to the construction of tunnels, subways and viaducts under accepted or unaccepted streets.' Charter Amendment No. 12, entitled: "Describing and set- Tunnels. ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding a new chapter to article VI thereof, to be designated chapter VIII, relating to the construction of tunnels, subways and viaducts." streets. Charter Amendment No. 13, entitled: "Describing and set- Improveting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and ment of county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending sections 8, 27 and 30 of chapter II of article VI, relating to improvements of streets when of more than local benefit, the change or correction of alignment of streets or substitution of a street, and the construction of sewers in streets." streets. Charter Amendment No. 14, entitled: "Describing and set- Repairing ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 5 of article I and section 16 of chapter II of article VI thereof, relating to the method of repairing unaccepted streets and the liability of the city and county and its officers for damages resulting from defects in public streets." ment of Charter Amendment No. 15, entitled: "Describing and set- Improveting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and streets. county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding a new section to Free employment bureau. Museum in chapter II of article VI to be designated section 33 thereof, relating to the method of improvement of streets, the construction of tunnels, etc., and that assessments may be made payable in installments." Charter Amendment No. 16, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding a new paragraph to section 1 of chapter II of article II thereof, relating to the establishment of a free employment bureau.' Charter Amendment No. 17, entitled: "Describing and setGate Park. ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section 12 of article XIV, granting permission to the Academy of Sciences to erect and maintain a museum in Golden Gate park." Employees of fire de Charter Amendment No. 18, entitled: "Describing and setpartment. ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 6 of chapter I of article IX thereof, relating to the age limit of certain employees of the fire department. Franchises railways. Charter Amendment No. 19, entitled: "Describing and setfor street ting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by adding three new sections to chapter II of article III thereof to be numbered sections 7a, 7b and 7c, relating to the conditions upon which franchises for street railways may be granted, to wit: The right of the city to purchase same, fixing the hours and wages of employees and providing for the forfeiture of franchise for a violation of conditions." Granting franchises. Playgrounds. Maintenance of parks. Charter Amendment No. 20, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 6 of chapter II of article II thereof, and adding a new section thereto, to be numbered section 6a, relating to the manner of granting franchises." Charter Amendment No. 21, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 2, repealing section 10 of article XIVa, and adding three new sections thereto, to be numbered sections 10, 11, and 12, relating to the maintenance of playgrounds." Charter Amendment No. 22, entitled: "Describing and setting forth a proposal to the qualified electors of the city and county of San Francisco, State of California, to amend the charter of said city and county by amending section 11 of article XIV thereof, relating to the expenditure of taxes levied for the maintenance of parks." |