The herald., 1898-09-12
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT


WHEREAS. THE LEdIsLATURE OF
the state Of California, at its thirty-sec-
Of January A. y iss .0ofth Of ali qa
members elected to each Of the two houses
OF said legislature voting In favor thereof
proposed the following described amend
California. to-wit:
Amendment Number One
being Senate Constltutional Amendment
"A resolution to propose to the people of
the state Of California an amendment TO
section eighteen Of article eleven Of the
said section to read as follows:
Section 1s. No county city. town. town
ship, board Of educatioE or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability In
any manner or for any purpose exceed
ing IN any year the income and revenue
provided for It for such year. without the
tors thereof. voting at an election to be
hold for that purpose. nor unless, before,
or at the time of incurrlng such indebted
ness. ness. PROVISION shall be made for the col
the interest on such Indebtedness as it falls
due. and also provision to constitute a
sinking fund for the payment of the prin-
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of contracting the same; provided, howev-
er, that the city and county of San Fran
S may At {beTsopp pay o1 the
nished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty-third and forty
fourth FISCAL years out of the income and
revenue OF any succeeding year or years;
provided, that any and all claims for max
ing, repairing, altering. or for any work done
upon Or for any material furnished for any
or for the construction Of any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions OF this Sec
ton; and in Determining any claim per
ute Of limitations shall apply in any man
neri and provided further, that the city Of
vallejo, in Solano county. may pay its ex-
lsting Indebtedness incurred In the oon-
structlon Of its water works, whenever two
thirds of the electors thereof, voting at an
elsction held for that purpose, shall so de-
-ide. Any indebtedness or ability incurred
contrary to this provision. with the excsp-
tions hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
A resolution proposing to the people of
the state OF California an amendment to the
Constitution of the state. by adding new
section. to be known and designated as sec
tion seven and one-half. article eleven
thereof. providing for the framing by the
inhabitants of counties, of local county
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section W. The Inhabitants Of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government relating to
sistsnt with and subject to the Constitution
and laws OF this state, by causing board
Of fifteen freeholders, who have been, for
at least five years. qualified electors oi :
electors Of such county. at any. general or
special election. whose duty It shall be
within ninety days after such election, to
tr act for such I 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-
corder of deeds of the county. Such
proposed county government act shall
circulation in such county, or II there 3
not two such papers, then In one only, fol
at least twenty days. and within not les:
than thirty days after such application !!
Of such county, at general or special elec.
tion, and If majority Of suoh qualified
electors voting, thereon shall ratlfy thu
the % legislature for its rejection or sppro
ton, Or amendment, and II approved BY {
majority Of the members elected to eact
act Of such county. and shall in such cast
become the organic law thereof and super
ssde any existing county government act
and all amendments thereof. and al spe
cial laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
A copy Of such county government act
certified by the president of the board o.
supervisors or other legislative body o,
suoh county. and authenticated by the sea
Of such county government act to the slsc.
tors and its ratification by them, shall he
made in duplicate and deposited, one IN
the office Of the secretary Of state, the
other. after being recorded in the oface
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
than two years. by proposals therefor
the county, to the qualified electors thereof
at general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days in newspape!
Of general circulation In such county. and
ratified by at least three-fifths Of the quail:
fled electors voting thereon. and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval OF the county government act