The herald., 1898-10-23
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
CACR MENT0 IulY 20 1HQ

EAECUI1NE Il OEfA6I i MEM.
SACRAMENTO, July 80, 1885,
WHEREAS. THE LEGIsLATURE OF
the state of California. at its thirty-sec.
ond session begi1nnng on tne tooftG ~ a das
members elected to each OF the two houses
of said legislature voting In favor thereof
proposed the following, described ameno:
ments to the Constitution or the stare OF
California. to-wit:
Amendment Number One
tBeins Senate cGHstitHYt9ional ms H'9 Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of Of
the state OF California an amen0metnt aeao ,to 70
shen en- 1eaon Of a5ese 10
said said section to read as follows:
se SoarS s of Nc or school
shall incur any indebtedness or liability IN
any manner or for any purpose ,. exeesu.
Ing IN any year the income % and itbevt .evefS iSe
assent Of two-thirds Of the quaiihed eisc
tors thereof, voting at an election 70 pc
held for that puFpOss nor unlssi Sncn
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such indebtedness as ~ taiis
due, and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the payment OF the prinr-
cipal thereof on or before maturity. when
shall not exceed forty years fI9m me time
of contracting the same; provlde&a, e. n1Wev- %eV-
er, that the city and county OF san Fran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon Tor ma.eiaIs ed ats tur and
county during the forty-third and forty,
fourth fiscal years out OF the income ana
revenue of any succeeding year Or fof YEARS ymaS
Ing, repairing, altering. or for any work TX done
upon or for any material furnished Tor any
street lane alley court Place or sewsr Or
Excepted except j. from the provisions Of this sec
ton and In determining sany,on any claim pef
ute lt.'ef Of limitations in shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further. that the city OF
Vallejo, in Solano county. may pay IT'S ex-
struction Of its water works, whsnever two
thirds of the electors thereof voting at an
election held for that purpose snall 80 oe,
eide. Any Indebtedness or bility incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
lions hereinbefore recited, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Being Senate CoSstitStional Hs tS Amendment
A resolution proposing to the people Of
the state of California an amendment TO the
Constitution Of the state, by adding IN "a new new
Ion seven and one-ha!f, article eleven
hereof, providing for the framing by the
inhabitants OF counties, OF local county
The said proposed new section to read as
Section Section ~. The inhabitants Of any
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
oFI of tifteen freeholders, who have been. for
at least five years, qualified electors OF
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors Of such county a. any genera haiI Se Se
within ninety days after such election, 70
prepare and propose county government
act for such county, when snai M Cs s9mep rd
or majority of them. and returned. one
COPY thereof to the board Of supervisors
or other legislative BODY OF . such n county. GOV ~
corder of deeds Of the county. such @
proposed county government act shali
then be published In two papers OF general
f.,t'is NOT two such papers then in one only for
at least twenty days. and within not less
than thirty days after such publication II
of such county. at general or special elec.
tion, and if a majority OF such 9ualineo
electors voting thereon shall ratity the
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
tian xai; O. or amendment, and If approved by 2
hn,se. It shall be the county government
act of such county, and shall in such case
hecome the organic law thereof and super
sede an any thsreof and al
ciai laws Inconsistent with such county
government act.
certifed by the president Of the board oi
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 elec.
tors and its ratification by them, shall be
made in duplicate and deposited, one In
the office Of the secretary relcl of II state, tie
~ The recorder OF deeds in the county
among the archives Of the county;
| of The county government act SO ratified
may be amended at intervals n.anaIs, OF not les:
snhmitted by the legislative authority OF
the county, to the qualified electors thereof
at general or special ELECTION held at leas
PROPOSALS for twenty days in newspaper
| Of general circulation in such county. and
! ratified by at least three-fifths of the quail
| fied electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided FOR thu
| approval Of the county government act