The record-union., 1898-11-08
Amendment Number Two.
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)

Bsing Senate Constitutional Amendment
"A resolution proposing to the people OF
the State OF California an amendment "
the Constitution Of the State. by adding g
new section. to be known and DESIGNATED asa
Eleven thereof, providing for the framing
county government Acts for their own own
government The said proposed new Sec
Section 71a. The inhabitants of any
county may frame a county government
Act for their own government, relatlng 70
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistent with. and subject to. the Cons.itu,
@ board o Of aMt fteen 'hs who have
electors OF such county. to be elected by
any general or special election, whose
duty II. shall be within ninety days after
such election to prepare and & propose oSntv q
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of such board, or a majority OF
the % Board ard of e supervisors 1 or % other iegisla-
tive body Of such county, and the other
copy to be sent to the recorder OF deeds
81 ernment me t Act shall hall then fl be published in
two papers Of general circulation in such
or in onS Se op opt at soe
days. and within not less than thirty Gays
after such publication it shall be submit
ty, at a general or special election, and IL
q majority of such qualified electors yot,
Ing aFsop BE- sha nY ss h
without power of alteration or amend.
the members elected to each house. It
shall be the county government Act or
1an and sha In s9ca and
Bede any existing county government Act.
and ell amendments thereof. and all spS-
cial laws inconsistent with such county,
A copy of such county government Act,
certified by the President of the Board Of
SUCH such count County, and "sl authenticated % ys by the 1
seal OF such county. setting forth the sub
mission of such county government Act to
one in the office of the Secretary OF State.
the o IN II the count
ty, among the archives of the county.
An courts shall take judicial notice
ratified may be amended, at. Intervals of
not less than two, years. by proposals
Of fba bK the o gs u
election held at least forty days after the
days. days II in .'a newspaper OF general circuia. &
ton In such county, and ratified by at
least three-fifths Of the qualified electors
Legislature as herein provided for the ap-
proval of the county government Act. In
submitting any sue such .,sa,a eosu,nty government
may be presented for the choice of the
voters, and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov
ernment Acts framed Under the authority
given by this section to provide for the
manner in which, the times at which, and
the terms for which the several township
and county officers. other % than Judges Of
appointed; for their compensation; for
the number of such officers, for the con-
number of deputies that each officer shall
have, and for the compensation payable
to each of such deputies, for the manner
terms for which the members of all
be ards Of election shall be elected or op-
pointed; and. for the constitution, regula-
ton, compensation and government Of
faches; also, to precribe the manner and
method by which all elections by the peo-
ple shall be conducted: and may in addi-
upon which electors, political parties and
ORGANIZATIONS may participate in any prt-
mary election.
whenever any county has, in the man.
ed any county government Act and the
same shall have been approved by the
Legislature as aforesaid, the directions of
providing for the uniformity of system
Of county governments throughout the
state. and likewise providing for the cleo
tion and appointment OF officers, and the
not apply. Said county government Act
shall as to any Of the matters herein
above provided for and declared by such
county government Act, not be subject to
and law or amendment enacted BY the
legislature except by amendment first
submitted to the electors and ratified in
the manner hereinabove set forth.