The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-03
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

SACRAMENIOr July 5Utn, 1888.
WHEREAS, The Legislature of the State of
California, at it's thirty second session begin
ming on the fourth day of January. A. d. 1891.
two-thrds of all the members elected to each
of the two houses OF said Legislature voting
in favor thereof. proposed the following de-
scribed amendments to the Constitution OF the
State of California, to-wit:
AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No
A resolution to propose to the people OF the
State of California an amendment to section
eighteen of article eleven OF the Constitu-
tion in relation to revenue and taxation, by
which il is proposed TO amend said section to
read as follows:
Section IS. No county city, town. township.
board of education school district shall in
cur any indebtedness liability in any man
ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year
the income and revenue provided for 1t for
such year, without the assent Of two-thirds
OF the qualified electors thereof. voting at an
election to be held for that purpose, nor IN
Indebtedness. provision shall be made for the
collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
The interest on such Indebtedness as 1t falls
fund for the payment OF the principal thereof
on or before maturity. which shall not exceed
forty years from the time OF contracting the
same; provided, however, that the City and
County of San Francisco may at any time pay
materials furnished to and work done for said
city and county during the forty-third and
revenue of any succeeding year or years; pro-
vided that any and all claims for making. re-
for any material furnished for any street, lane,
alley. court, place or sidewalk, or for the con-
and county are hereby excepted from the pro-
visions of this section; and in determining any
statute Of Apply in sny
ner; and provided further. that the City Of
MsSd IT may he pay M
of it's water works, whenever two-thirds OF the
electors thereof voting at an election held for
ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro-
vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited.
shall be void.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment No.
A resolution proposing to the people of the
State of California an amendment to the Con-
ton to be known and designated as section
seven and one-half, article eleven thereof. pro-
counties of local county government acts for
their own government; The said proposed new
section to read as follows
Section ~ The Inhabitants of any county
may frame county government act for their
matter specified and consistent with and sub
tect to the Constitution and laws of this State,
causing paea for at least e qad
electors of such county, to be elected by the
qualified electors OF such county IT,. at !, any gen.
within ninety days after such election. to pre-
pare and propose county government act for
such county which shall be signed in dupli-
cate by the members of such board. or a ma
jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof
to the Board of Supervisors other legisla-
tive body of such county, and the other copy
TO be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the
county Such proposed county government act
shall then be published in two papers OF gem
eraI circulation in such county. or IL there be
NOT two such papers, then in only. for at
least twenty days. and within not less than
thirty days after such publication 1t shall be
subr9itted to the qualified electors of such
county at general special election, and II
a majority Of such qualified electors voting
thereon shall ratify the same ii shall there
after be submitted 10 the Legislature for its
rejection or approval. as a whole. without
nower of alteration amendment and II APP
proved by a majority of the members elected
to each house. It shall be the county govern
ment act Of such county. and shall In such
sede any existing county government act. and
all amendments thereof, and all special laws
Inconsistent with such county government act
copy of such county government act certi-
6ed by the President OF the Board Of Super