The herald., 1898-10-08
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT

SACRAMENTO, July 80, 1888
the state Of California, at It's thrty-sec-
ord session. beginning on the fourth day
Of January, A. y. 1897, two-thlrds OF ali the
members elected to each Of the two houses
OF said legislature voting In favor thereof.
proposed the following. described amend
ments to the Constitution Of the stats Of
California. to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
hs % csofHha H an to ns RsSnss
Constitution. in relation to revenue and
iax5Stion by which It is proposed to amend
section lS. No county. city. town, town
ship, board OF education or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or Liability In
ing IN any year the income and revenue
provided for It for such year. without the
assent Of two-thirds Of the qualified elsc-
held for that purpose. nor unless. before.
or at the time of incurrng such Indebted
ness, provision shall be made Tor the COL
the interest on such indebtedness as it fails
due. and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the payment Of the prip-
s sacssa 15 ors 9sfSt: Sssra
Of contracting the same; provided, howev-
er. that the city and county Of San Fran
cisco ciseo may at any time pay the unpaid claims
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 wcrk 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
I~A- G>f~ NfatV
mitted to be paid by this section. no stat
ute Of limitatlo shall apply in any man.
nsr; and provided further. that the city OF
ya sSsns srrea %'y II pa Se rs een
struction Of rs water works, whenever two
thirds OF the electors thereof. voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall so de;
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tons hereinbefore recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Beins Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. l0.)
- A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state Of California an mendment to the
ssoon to ns and as
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.
Tho said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section ~ The inhabitants Of any
act for their own government. relating to
the matters hereinafter specified. and con-
sistent with and subject to the Constitution
Of nfteen fre.holders. who have been. for
at least five years, qualified electors OF
such county. to be elected by the qualified
electors Of such county. at any genera or
special election, whose duty 1t shall be
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,
or a majority Of them. and returned, one
copy thereof to the board of supervisors
or other legislative body of such county.
corder of deeds of the county. Such
proposed county government act shall
then be published in two papers OF general
not two such papers. then In one only. for
at least twenty days. and within not less
than thirty days after such publication II
shall be submitted to the qualineo electoIs
ton, and II majority Of such qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratlfy the
same, 1t shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
ton, uoi; o. or amsndment, and Il approved BY a
majority Of the members elected to each
house, it shall be the county government
act Of such county, and shall in such case
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act.
ana all amendments anu ssi SPc-
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
Of such county, setting forth the submission
Of such county government act to the he's elec. e
mado mad in in duplicate and deposited, one in
the office Of the secretary. vf 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.
may be amended at intervals of not less
than two years. by proposals therefor,
submitted by the legislative authority Of
ths county, to the qualified electors thereof,
at general or special election held at least least
proposals for twenty days in a newspaper
Of general circulation in ui such county. and
ratified by at least three-fifths OF the quail;
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act