The herald., 1898-10-24
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
SACRAMENTO, July 30, 189

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sACRAMENTo, July 80; 1888; -,
WNCREAS, THE LEGISLATURE OF
the state of California, at its thirty-sec-
Of January. A. b. 1897, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each Of the two houses
Of sAid legislature voting In favor thereof
metts to the the Constitution Of the state Of
California, to-wit:
Amendment Number One
fB'ias Senate c99stitptHional %s tYH Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people o.
the state Of CALIFORNIA an amenametnt amend * 70
Constitution, in relation to revenue and
taxation, by which 1t Is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
ship. board ID of I eduoation % or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability in
any manner or for any purpose exceed
ing d a1y for It Tor e such Sea Without
assent of two-thirds Of the qualified elsc-
tors thereof. voting at an election 70 De
held for that purpose nor 9nless h neiors.
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection of an annual tax sufficient to pay py
the interest on such Indebtedness as II rams
due, and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the payment OF the prin-
cipal thereof ON or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
er, that the city and county OF san Fran-
cisco may. at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materla,s iuf,
nished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty-third and forty,
fourth fiscal years out OF the income an0
revenue. Of any succeeding year or years;
ing, repairing, altering, or for any work done
upon or for any material furnished for any
street, lane. alley, court. place or sioewaik,
or for the construction OF any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions OF this sec
tion; and in determining any, claim per-
n.e %ttsa ef o es Ra sSa appy in any man
ner: and provided further, that the city of
Vallejo, In Solano county, may pay IT'S ex-
istlng indebtedness inc1rrea IN Ine &c, Coz n
thirds of the electors thereof voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall SO de,
eide. Any indebtedness or putty incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tlons hsreinbefors recited, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Beins senats Constitutional Amendment
A resolution proposing to the people of
the state of California an amendment to the
Constitution of the state, by adding new
sS,Gn on Seven to be snd aes
thereof providing for the framing by the
inhabitants of counties, of local county
government acts for their own government.
Section M Tho Inhabitants Of any
county may frame county. goyernmeh t
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistsnt with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this state, by causing board
at at least" least five years, qualified electors Of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors of such county, at any general or
special davs ater chs
prepare and propose q county government
act for such county, which shall be signed
in duplicate by the members Of such board,
or a majority OF them, and returned, one
copy thereof to the board of supervisors
or other legislative body of such county
and the other copy to be sent to the re-
pGIsl proposed county government act shall
then be published in two papers of general
circulation in such county, or II there be
att at least aM twenty days. and within not less
shall shall be submitted TO the qualified electors
Of such county at general or special etec; ;;
electors voting thereon shall ratlfy the
same, 1t shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for It's rejection or appro-
ton, or amendment, and il approved by a
majority of the members elected to each
house, it shall be the county government
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act
and all amendments thereof, and all spe-
cial laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
A copy of such county government act
certified by the president Of the board OF
superyIsors or other lsgsatdIye body Of
OF such county setting forth the Submission
Of such county government act to the cleo
tors and its ratification by them, shall be
made In duplicate and deposited, one IN
the office OF the secretary. uf state, the
other, after being recorded In the office
Of the recorder Of d; dssds ;ss in the county
Xii courts shall take judicial notice there
Of The county goy.sr,nm,.nt act - 50 ratified
than two years, by proposals therefor
submitted by the legislative authority OF
fhe county, to the qualified electors thereof
at genefal or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
Of general circulation in such such county. and
Ned electors voting thereon, and approved
by the Legislature as herein provided for the
approval OF the county government act