The herald., 1898-11-08
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
HXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
NJ T,xI1, 1oaQ

0TAIE OF FCAIltOHNlAs
HXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
SACRAMENTO, July 80. 1883.
the state of California. At Its thirty-sec-
Of January, A. b. 1897. 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. ~
A resolution to propose to the people OF o.
the state Of California an amendment ~ 70
section eighteen of article eleven OF the
Constitution. in relation to revenue ana
taxation, by which it is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
ship, board Of education or school district
shall incur any indebtedness or liability IN
any manner or for any purpose exceea-
provided for it for such year. without he
assent Of two-thirds of the Qualined eisc
tors thereof. voting At an election to be
or at the time Of incurrlng such indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection Of an annual tax sufficient 20 pay
due, and also provision to con.tituts a
sinking fund for the payment OF the prin-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, wnlcn
shall not exceed forty years S.d ttSm hewsv
er that the City and county of San Fran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
ha Nth it and TosE DONE t0f for s.d city
county during the forty.third and forty,
fourth fiscal years out of the income ana
Of any snd ali claims
g repairing or TOR anK wofn for
street, lane. alley. court, place OF sidewaiK.
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions OF this sec
tion; and in determining any claim per
ute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further. that the city OF
Vallejo, in Solano county, may pay its ex-
struction Of its water works. whenever tive.
thirds of the electors thereof. voting At an
election held for that purpose, shall 30 de:
eide Any or 1th fhe
tions herelnbefore recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
tBsins Senate coHstitHtionai tu Amendment
A resolution proposing to the people Of
the state of California IN amendment to the
Constitution Of the state. by adding new
% lion seven G and one-half. article eleven
thereof, providing for the framing By the
Inhabitants of counties, Of local county
government acts for the;r own government.
Section w. The Inhabitants Of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistent 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 Qualined
electors of such county. at any general or
special election. whose s,sr auty .st.o cnSia pc Pc
prepare and propose county government
act for such county, which shall be signed
in duplicate by the members I Of .u.a such noard.
copy thereof to the board of supervisors
or other legislative body OF such county.
and the other copy to pc sent to the re-
proposed county government act shall
then be published in two papers Of general
circulation In such county, or II there he
at least twenty days, and within not less
than thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
tic ton, and If a majority Of such qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratify the
same. 1T shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for ITS 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 all spe-
claI 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 cleo
tors and it's 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.
An courts shall take judicial notice there
Of. The county government act so ratified
thai, two years, by proposals therefor,
submitted BY the legislative authority Of
at general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
Of general circulation in such county, and
ratified by at least 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