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poses; and relating to the disposition of the rents received from public utilities and the keeping of accounts relative to such public utilities."

Charter Amendment No. 10, 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 to Chapter 2, Article II thereof, a new section to be known and numbered as Section "9," relating to the sale of lands by the City and County."

Charter Amendment No. 11, 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 repealing Section 20, Chapter III, Article VI of said Charter, and by adding a new Chapter to said Article of said Charter, to be known and designated as Chapter 6 thereof, all relating to the change or modification of street grades and the performance of street work in connection therewith."

Charter Amendment No. 12, 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 repealing Sections Nos. 1 to 19 inclusive of Chapter III of Article VI of said Charter and by adding new sections to said Chapter of said Article of said Charter, to be known and designated as Sections 1 to 19 inclusive thereof, all relating to the opening, extending, widening, straightening or closing up of streets and the performance of street work in connection therewith, and the condemnation and acquisition of land and property necessary therefor."

Charter Amendment No. 13, 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 Article 1 thereof, relating to the liability for damages of said City and County and its officials."

Charter Amendment No. 14, entitled "Describing and set

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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 subdivision 11 of Section 1 of Chapter III of Article VII thereof, relating to the leasing of real property of the School Department." Charter Amendment No. 15, 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 Subdivision 3 of Section 1, of Chapter II, of Article II thereof, relating to the powers of the Supervisors of said City and County to grant permits for spur or side tracks and running cars thereon on any public street or portion thereof within said City and County."

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 amending Section 2 of Chapter III of Article II thereof, relating to official advertising."

Charter Amendment No. 17, 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 subdivision 14, of Section 1, of Chapter II, of Article II thereof, relating to the regulation of telephone charges."

Charter Amendment No. 18, entitled "Describing and setting forth an amendment to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, by amending Section 1 of Article XIV thereof, and by adding thereto a new article, to be known and numbered as Article XIV-A, relating to children's playgrounds and public recreation centers outside of Golden Gate Park, and creating a Playground Commission."

Charter Amendment No. 19, 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 1 and

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2 of Article X thereof, relating to the Department of Public Health."

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 1 of Chapter V of Article VIII, and Section 1 of Chapter VI of Article VIII, thereof, relative to the salaries of members of the Police Department."

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 Sections 2 and 3 of Chapter IX, Article IX of the Charter of said City and County, relative to the salaries of the Chief and of the employees of the Department of Electricity." And

Whereas, Said twenty-one proposals aforementioned containing said proposed amendments to said Charter were, in accordance with the provisions of Section Eight of Article Eleven of the Constitution of the State of California, published for twenty days after their passage, in "The Evening Post," a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City and County of San Francisco, and the official newspaper of said City and County; and

Whereas, The said legislative authority of said City and County, did by Resolution No. 1308 (New Series) of the Board of Supervisors, passed September 16, 1907, instruct the Board of Election Commissioners of said City and County to place upon the ballot at a general municipal election to be held in said City and County of San Francisco on the Fifth day of November, One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven, the said twenty-one several proposals to amend the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco; and

Whereas, Said general municipal election was held in said City and County of San Francisco on the Fifth day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven, which day was more than forty days after said proposed amendments had been published for Twenty days in "The Evening Post" newspaper; and

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Whereas, On the Eleventh day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven and thereafter, at meetings duly convened in accordance with law, and the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco, the Board of Election Commissioners of the said City and County duly and regularly canvassed the returns of said general municipal election, and duly declared the results thereof, said Board being by law and the Charter authorized to conduct, manage and control the holding of elections and all matters pertaining to elections in said City and County; and

Whereas, At said general municipal election so held on the Fifth day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven, twenty of said proposed amendments were ratified by a majority of the electors voting thereon, and one of said. proposed amendments received less than a majority of the votes of said electors; and

Whereas, Thereafter, to wit, on the Fifteenth day of November One Thousand Nine Hundred and Seven, the said Board of Election Commissioners duly filed with the Board of Supervisors the "Official Statement of Votes polled at the General Municipal Election held in the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, on Tuesday, the Fifth day of November, A. D. 1907, for Charter Amendments and also filed a duplicate thereof in the Office of the Secretary of State of California; and

Whereas, The Governor of the State of California by virtue of the power and authority vested in him by Section Nine, Article Five of the Constitution of the State of California has convened the Legislature to meet and assemble in extraordinary session on Tuesday, the Nineteenth day of November, A. D. 1907, for the purpose among other things, of taking legislative action upon the four amendments to the Charter of the City and County of San Francisco hereinafter set forth; and

Whereas, The said four amendments so ratified by the Electors of the City and County of San Francisco at said General Municipal Election are now submitted to the Legislature of the State of California for approval or rejection as a

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whole without power of alteration or amendment, in accordance with Section Eight of Article Eleven of the Constitution of the State of California, and are in words and figures as follows, to wit:

That Section 10 of Article XII of the Charter be amended to read as follows:

Sec. 10. The bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall be of such form as the Supervisors in the ordinance calling the election therefor shall determine; but such bonds shall be payable, interest and principal, in gold coin of the United States. The interest on such bonds shall not exceed 5 per cent per annum, and they shall be redeemed at such times and in such amounts as the Supervisors shall determine, as set forth in the ordinance calling the special election; provided, that redemption of such bonds shall begin in not more than eighteen years and shall be completed in not more than seventy-five years from the date of the issue.

The bonds so issued shall be exempt from all taxation for municipal purposes and shall be issued in denominations of not less than ten dollars and not more than one thousand dollars, and preference in the sale and allotment thereof shall be given to subscribers for the smallest amounts and the lowest denominations.

The Supervisors shall fix the times and places at which the payment of interest or principal may be made.

Such bonds when issued may be sold by the Supervisors from time to time, as required, and in such quantities as they may determine. When such bonds are offered for sale they shall be advertised in the official paper and otherwise if so ordered by the Supervisors and sealed proposals for the purchase of the whole or any part thereof offered shall be opened at the time specified in such advertisements. All proposals for the purchase of such bonds shall be accompanied by a deposit of 5 per cent of the amount bid in lawful money of the United States or by a deposit of a certified check payable to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the City and County for a like sum, provided that no deposit need

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