The record-union., 1892-11-07
Amendment Number Five.
iSenate Constitutional Amendment No<14A


tSenate Constitutional Amendment No<1
ARTICLE XI.
section s. ANY city containing popula.
tion of more than three thousand Ave hun
ured lnhapltantS, may frame a charter for lis
own government, consistent with and subiect
10 the Constitution and laws of this State NV
causing board OF fifteen freeholders, who
snall nave been for at least five Years qualified
electors thereof, TO be elected by the
qualined voters of said city at any general
~ spgGIa1 Lpitb1p 9ligceion' whose duty it shall
tion, 10 prepare and propose a charter
Tor Such ciV, which shall be signed in dupli-
cate, by the members of such Board, or a ma
lority OF them, and returned one copy to the
Mayor thereof. or other chief executive officer
OF sueh city, and the other TO the Recorder of
the county such proposed charter shall then
be pubIished In two daily newspapers of gen
eraI circulation in such CITY, 10y at lea ST twenty
DAYS and the trst publication snail 0e made
Mlthln twenty days after the completion of
the cnarter; provided, that in ci lies CONTAINING
population OF not more than ten thousand
lnh4otSaats IS snch proposed charter shall be
puolisneu IN one such daily newspaper; and
within not less than thirty days alter snch
publication II shall be submitted to the gunIi-
ned electors OF such city at q general or
special election, and If a majority Of such
qualified electors voting thereat shall rafjr,-
the SitnIe' II shall thereafter be submitted to
the Legislature for its approval or reiection
as whole, without power OF alterafiop or
amendment. Such approval may be made
by concurrent resolution, and If approved hS,
a majority vote on the members e.ected 10
each house, IL shall become the charter of SrcL
city, or II sucn city be consolidated with n
county, then of such city and county and
shall become tue organic law thereof ana Su-
perseGe any existing charter and all amend
nents thereof and all laws inconsistent with
such charter A copy of such charter. certi
fed by the Mayor, or chief executive officer
and authenticated by the-seaI OF such citv'
setting forth the submission of such Charter
10 the electors and its ratification by them
shall after the approval of such charter by
the legislature, be made, in duplicate
and deposited, one in the once OF
the Secretary of State, and the other
after being recorded in SAID Re
corder's once, shall be deposited in the arch-
ives OF the city and thereafter all Courts shall
take judicial notice of said charter. Inc
charter. so ratified, may be amended at inter-
Vals OF not less than two years by proposals
therefor, submitted by the legislative author
tty of the city TO the qualified electors thereof
al a general or special election, held at least
torty days after the publication OF such pro-
posals for twenty days in daily newspaper
OF general circulation in such city, ana rati-
electors voting thereat, and approved by the
Aeglslature. as herein provided for the ap-
proFai OF the charter. In submitting any
such cnarter, or amendments thereto, any al
NrnAtlNe article or proposition may be pre-
sehteo Ior the choice of the voters and may
others.
Now, there1ore, pursuant to the provisions
oi the constitution. and an Act OF the Legisa-
lule emitted AN Act TO provide for the 81 b.
mission OF certain proposed amendments 10
the constitution of the State Of California To
Tue quaHneu electors for their approval ap-
proved March z, A. D. 1883, viz: ssSection i
Whenever the Legislature shall propose anv
amendment or amendments to the Constitu.