The herald., 1898-10-03
PROCLAMATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

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WHEREAS. As?fSAn11aHi fAE IHolsEA4F4AE fal4 y 1S'o Or
the state Of California. at its thirty-sec-
ond session. beginning on the fourth day
members elected 10 each Of the two houses
Of said legislaturs voting In favor thereof,
proposed the following described amend
ments 20 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
the state Of California an amendment to
section eighteen Of article eleven of the
Constitution. IN relation to revenue and
said section to read as foiiows: ~
Section 49, No county. city, town, town
ship, beard Of sdueat!os or school district
any msnner 5r Tor any purposs sxcs.d-
provided Tor 1t for such year. without the
Sons St S tns an seeon ts
or at the time Of incurxlng such Indebted
I.a,,,.p Iness. provision shall Be mads Tor the col
the Interest on such ind ebtedaess a. it fails
due. and ais2 provision TO constitute =
SINKING tuno Tor the payment or the prln-
shall not exceed forty years from thu time
Of contracting the same; provided, howev-
ct. that the city and county Of Sap Fran
with interest thereon Tor materials fur
nished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty.third and forty.
fevsfh nssa M year, out o. tns inc1ms ana
provided, that any and ali claims for max
ing. repairing, altering, OF for any work done
Or Tor the the eonsttSctios @ Sff's Of any y a sewsr o.
excepted from the provisions o{ this Sec
m psa ss III. saz s,% No !'s
ute Of limitations shall apply In any man
nsr: and provided further. that the city Of
v,allsjo i so!sno county: may PAX It. es-
etructfon offts water works. whenever two
thirds Of the electors thereof, voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall 80 de:
contrary to this provision. with the excsp-
tions hereinbefcrs recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
A resolution, proposing to the people Of
the state OF California an amen4mAnt to the
Constitution Of the state. by adding new
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 IN The inhabitants Of any
county ~ nay frame county
the matters hereinafter specified, and opn-
sistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of this state, by causing board
at least stivs years. qualified electors Of
such county, to be elected by the qualified
electors Of such county ct any. general OF
MRisSin nnssy days wn1ss sftsr .ush ess
act for such county. which shall be signed
in duplicate by the msmbsrl Of such board.
copy thereof to the board Of supervisors
and tho other copy to be sent 70 the r.
q county sc
then be published in two papers Of general
circulation in such county. or II there be
not two such papers, then tS,s IN enc only Tor
shall be submitted to the qualihed electors
Of such county, at general or special elec::
sscoa. seo and vdns i snsfsoS .a. 3 1as sss
same, II shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
sa ys % Sr rnSs ~n0n snd 81 s:5. y
majority Of the members elected to each
house, It shall be the county goverpment
act Of such county, and shall In such case
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act.
and an amendments thereof. and ~ spe-
eial laws incensistsnt with such county
s1H'osei copy q assh sach county government pct,
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 flec-
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
the offoe Of the secretary vf state, the
othsr, after being recorded h. the offloe
Of the recorder o. deeds In the county.
among the archives Of the county.
All courts shall take judicial notics there
Of. The county government act 80 ratified
submitted by the legislative authority Of
the county, to the qualified electors thereof,
at general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days in a Newspaper
Of general circulation in such county and
ratified by at least three-fifths OF the quali- ;
ned electors voting thereon. and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act