The herald., 1898-10-20
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EK ECIiTTVE nERARTMENT


EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
wHEREAs.A AsAiHAATHaHi THE IEGiisEASTHkE fsIS j 80 OF
A., the state q calsCrnis; At its thirty thrty-sNsc e.
Of January, A. 3. 1891 two.thirds Of all the
members elected to each Of the two houses
Of said legislature voting in favor thereof,
ments to the Constitution Of the state Of
California, to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 49,
"a A resoution 70 propose to the people sn, Of Of
Constitution. in relation to revenue and
said section to read as follows:
ship, board d Of eduestiOn or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability IN
any manner or for any purpose exceed
ns IL any ysAs i for ns such Ses
assent OF two-thirds Of the qualified elss-
tors thereof. voting at an election to be
held for that Ios .nch
ness, provision shall be made for the COL
lection Of an annual tag sufficient 70 pay
the interest on such indebtedness as II falls
sinking fund for the payment Of the prin-
clpal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
e. er, oIn that the city W and County Of San Frsn-
cisco may al any time pay the unpaid claims
with Interest thereon for materials fur,
county county d Surinr RIM the forty-third and forty:
fourth fiscal years out Of the income and
revenue Of any succeeding year Or years;
or for amy work done
usson or for any material furnished for any
street. lane, alley court place OF :idewan. sr T.
or for the construction OF any sexer or
excepted from the provisions Of this sec
tlon; and in determining any claim per
mtted to be PAD BY shi, nniS ssctIo 10 x no Tsat
ner; and provided further. that the city OF
Vallejo, In 9olano 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, shail s SO de;
eide. Any Indebtedness or lila bi!ity incurred
tions hereinbefore recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Beipg Senate Constitutional Amendment
the state ese' Of Californaa an anne sndment to the
Constitution Of the state. by adding q new
section, to be known and designated - sec
thereof. providing FOR the framing by the
habitants Of counties, OF local county
government acts for their own government
The said proposed new section to read as
Section W. The inhabitants Of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government, relating to
sist.nt with and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of this state, by causing board
of fifteen freeholders, who have been, for
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors of such county, at any general or
special election, whose duty It shall be
within ninety days after such election, 20
prepare and propose county government
act for such county, which shall be signed
In duplicate by the members OF such board,
or majority OF them, and returned, one
or other legislative body of such county,
and the other copy to be sent to the re-
corder of deeds OF the county. Such
Sc eSnnh q two pap.rs
not two such papers. then in one only, for
at least twenty DAYS ana & Wien,n hi,a,t not iess
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
Of such county, at general or special elec.
tion, and II a majority of such 9valiaed
same. il shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
val, as whole, without power Of aItera-
maiority flod; II of the members elected to each
house, house Il shall be the county government
act Of such county. and shall IN such case
become the organic law tueTeOI anu SUPER
ssde any existing county government act,
and all amendments thereof, and all spe-
ciai laws Inconsistent with such county
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 its 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 notlcs there
of. The county government act 50 ratihed
may be amended at intervals OF not less
than two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted by the legislat tive authority OF
the county, TO the qualified electors thereof,
at a general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
PROPOSALS for twenty days In q newspaper
Of general circulation In such county. and
atffied by at least three-fifths of the quail
ficd electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
Annrnvot of the county RoNArn m ont nch