The herald., 1898-09-16
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

SACRAMENTO, July 80, 1898.
WHEREAS. THE LEGIsLATURE OF
ord the ss: state Of at rs
OF January, A. D. 1897, two-thirds Of all the
members elected to each Of the two houses
OF said tiegsatlIs Voting in favor thereof
| ments to the Constitution Of the state of
California. to-wt:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. A.
"A resolution to propose to the people Of
section eighteen of article eleven Of the
Constitution. In relation 10 revenue and
t taxa by which It is proposed to amend
Section IL. No county, city, town, town
| ship, board Of education or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability In
any MARINER or for any purpose exceed
Ing in any year the income and revenue
provided for It 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 incurring such Indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as it falls
| due, and also provision to constitute a
| sinking fund for the payment of the prip-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
of contracting the same; provided. howev-
er, that the city and county of San Fran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
nished to and Work done aof 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;
ing, repairing, altering. or for any Work done
| upon or for any material furnished for any
street. lane, alley. court place or sidewalk.
| sewers In said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions of this sec
zion; and in determining any. claim per-
| mitted to be paid by this section, no stat
ute Of limitations shall apply in any man
ner; and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo, IN solano county. may pay its 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 lila bility incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tons hereirbefore 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 a 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:
Section ~. The inhabitants Of any
county may frame county government
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
slstsnt 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
prepare and propose county government
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 be 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
shall be submitted to the auaiified electors
o su' and II at ady al sueR
electors voting thereon shall ratify the
| same, 1t shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for It's rejection or appro-
ton. or amendment, and If approved by a
| majority of the members elected to each
house, it shall be the county government
become the organic law thereof and super
| sede 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 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 eiec-
tors. and its ratification by them, shall be
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 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 lenst 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
Witness my hand
year herein first above 7
L. n. BROW
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