The herald., 1898-11-02
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
SACR MENTO Tulv 40 1899

WHEREAS, THE LEGIsLATURE OF
the state Of California at Its thirty-sec-
| ond session, beginning on the fourth DAY
members elected ct to to's each Of the two houses
of said legislature voting In favor thereof
proposed the following described amend.
ments to the Constitution of the state OF
California, to-wt
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment to
section eighteen of article eleven Of the
y' taxation, by which h i It is proposed to amend
Section IS. No county, city, town. town,
shalt incur incur any IN Indebtedness or liability in
any manner or for any purpose exceed.
ing in any year the income and revenue
g. fHr :uSa 81 Ike aussa xnspt
tors thereof. voting at an election to be
held for that purpose. nor unless. before.
at the time Of be
lection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as 1t falls
an9 asS or fSe Of III. pr
c!pal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
ths ss~ o San
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with Interest thereon for materials fur.
nished to and WORK dore rs fOE ssd nG G't rtv ano
fourth fiscal years out Of the income and
revenue Of any succeeding year or years;
provided, that any and al claims & for max, "a !.
upon or for any material furnished for any
street. lane. alley, court. place or sidewalk.
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
mitted to be pad by this section. no stat
ner; and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo, In 6olano county, may pay It's ex-
listing indebtedness incurred In the con-
struction Of its water works, whenever two
thirds Of the electors thereof, voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall SO de-
eide. Any indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the exoep-
tions hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Be.ng Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)
A resolution proposing to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment to the
Constitution Of the state, by adding a new
section to be known ana ric
thereof, providing for the framing by the
inhabitants Of counties, Of local county
government acts for their own government
Section ~ The inhabitants of any
county may frame county government
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
slstent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of this state. by causing board
at least five years, qualified electors Of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors Of such county, at any general or
Within ninety days after such election, to
act for such county, which shall be signed
in duplicate by the members Of such board,
copy thereof to the board Of supervisors
or other legislative body Of such county,
and. the other copy to 20 sent to the re-
proposed county government act shall
then be published In two papers Of general
circulation In such county, or II there be
at least twenty days, and within not less
than thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
ton, and il a majority Of such qualified
electors voting. thereon shall ratlfy the
same. it shall thsreafter ,.,sl be submitted to
the isgsahhrs iOr w,thou eewsr OF OF aPpro
ton, or amendment, and If approved by a
majority of the members elected to each
house, 1t 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-
government act.
A copy Of such county government act,
certified by the president of the board Of
supervisors or other legislative body Of
such county, and authenticated by the seal
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 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 there
of. The county government act so ratified
may be amended at intervals of not less
than two years, by proposals therefor.
submitted by the legislative authority OF
the county, to the qualified electors thereof,
at a general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days in newspaper
Of general circulation in such county. and
ratlfied by at least three-fifths of the uuali-
fed electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act.