The herald., 1898-10-01
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIyE REPAYMENT:
r,,,r, sAG5IRsA14MENT0, 5Is14S July 80, 1883
the state of California. at its thlrty-sec-
ond session, beginning on the fourth day
Of January, A. u. 1897, two-thirds of all the
members elected to each of the two houses
proposed the following described amend
ments to the Constitution Of the state Of
California. to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of Of
section eighteen of article eleven Of the
Constitution, in relation to revenue and
ss taxation; by which It Is proposed to amend
Section 49, No county. city. town. town.
ship, board of education or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability In
any manner or for any purpose ,o excesdo
provided for 1t for such year. without the
assent Of two-thirds Of the qualified elsc-
tors thereof, voting at an election to be
or at the time of lncurring such indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
due, and also provision to constitute. a
sinking fund for the payment Of the prin-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
or, that the city and county of San Fran
cisco may a any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materlais fur,
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 az claims ior max AK
ing, repairing, altering, or for any Work done
upon or for any material furnished Tor any
street, lane, alley, court, place or sidewalk,
or for the construction Of any sewer or
excepted from the provisions Of this sec
lion; and in determining any claim per-
mitted to be paid by this section. no stat
ute OF sna apptS m tha h ciiv Of
Vallejo. IN solano county. may pay its ex-
isting 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 liza bility incurred
contrary to this provision. with the excep-
tions hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
being 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 new
section, to be known and designated as sec
ton 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
follows:
county may frame county government
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
of fifteen freeholders. who have been, for
at least five years. qualified electors OF
such county, to be elected by the quaiineo
electors of such county, at any general or
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose county goyernment
act for such county, which shall be signed
III 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.
eorder core re Of ia" deeds '' of the county. such
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
Of such G0uFfty at az or Reca asd
electors voting thereon shall ratlfy the
same, 1t shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
tioa, no o. or am.ndmemt nsi % and Il spproved BY
majority of the members elected to each
house, it shall be the county government
act OF sucn county, ana SHalI IN SuCH cdse
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
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 it's 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 20 ratified
may be amended at intervals Of not less
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 newspaper
of general circulation in such county, and
ratified by at least three-f1fths Of the quali-
fed electors voting thereon. and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county koXernment act