The herald., 1898-09-14
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
ExIECUT!yE REPAYMENT:
wHEREAssA sAGTFAMENT9 THh IE IVY arI,sI 20 lsss S
the state Of California. at its thrty-sec-
omd session. beginning on the fourth day
Of January, A. y. 1897, two-thirds of ali the
of said legislature voting in favor thereof.
proposed the following described amend
ments to the Constitution OF the etats Of
California. to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment
resolution - No; ocn2 ~ % ~. .on,. =.
the ss9e of to
section eighteen Of article eleven OF the
Constitution, in relation to revenue and
taxaation; ..sa by which Il is proposed to amend
SAID section TO read as follows:
ship, board Of education or school district
shall incur any Indebtedness or liability in
ing in any year the income and revenue
assent Of two-thirds Of the aualified elsc-
tor: thereof. voting at an election to be
held Tor that purpose. nor unless, before
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 fails
due, and also provision to constitute a
sinking fund for the payment Of the pr!n-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of contracting the same; provided. howev-
er, that the city and county Of San Fran
CISCO may al any time pay the unpaid claims
with inteA'st thereon for materials fur,
county during the forty-th!rd 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.
OF for the construction si Of any sever y sl.tl or
excepted from the provisions of this sec
ttoa: and In determining any claim per
mitted 70 be paid by this section, no stat
ner: and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo. In Solano county. may pay Its ex-
sting indebtedness incurred In the con-
thrSs ~ he eseters votns an
election held for that purpose, shall so de-
eide. Any Indebtedness or liza bility incurred
contrary 70 this provision, with the excep-
tlons hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
tBeins Senate coSsti,Stional Ss ,1 Amendment
A resolution proposing to the people OF
Constitution OF the state, by adding new
section, to be known and designated as sec
tion seven and one-half, article eleven
lnha bitants 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 a county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
and laws Of this state, by causing board
Of fifteen freeholders, who have been. for
at least five years, Qualihed electors OF
such county, to be elected by the qualified
at nf
special election, whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election. to
prepare and propose county goyernment
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 oody OF na sufn ffHpahry fHe
corder Of deeds OF the county. such
proposed county government act shall
then be published In two papers OF genera. "a
not two such papers. then In one only. for
at least twenty days. and within not less
than thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted 70 .ms auaee neca feciers sec
ton, and II a majority OF such qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratlfy the
same shall thsrsafer rs9scon Pc s%omtsgd nj 10
ton. or amendment, and II approved by a
majority Of the members elected to each
act Of such county, and shall In such case
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act.
and ali amendments thereof, and AL spe-
ciaI laws Inconsistent with such county
government act.
A copy Of such county government act.
certified by the presidsnt 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 elsc-
tors and its ratification by them, shall be
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
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; her
Of The county government act so ratified
may be amended at intervals of not less
than two years. by proposals therefor:
the county, to the aualifsd electors RS thereof
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-fifths Of the quail;
fed electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act.