The herald., 1898-11-07
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
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WHEREAS, THE LEGlSLATURE Of
the state of California. at its thirty-sec-
ond session, beginning on the fourth day
Of January, A. D. 1897, two-thirds OF all the
members elected to each of the two houses
proposed the following described amend.
ments to the Constitution of the state OF
California, to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Al
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
taxation. by which It is proposed to amend
SAID sestSn o to read as fOGws otv sown
ship, board of education OF school district
shall incur any Indebtedness or liability IN
any manner or for any purpose excssn
ing In any year the income and reveaue
provided for it for such year, without me
assent of two-thirds of the qualified elsc-
tors thereof, voting at an election TO pe
or at the time of incurring such indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection Of an annual tax suffcienA 70 pay
the interest on such indebtedness as 1t falls
due. and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the payment OF the prin-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, Whicn
shall not exceed forty years from the time
er, that the city and county of San Fran
cisco may At any time pay the unpaid claims
shed Th to an worE Done for said city
county during the forty-third and forty
fourth fiscal years out OF the income ano
revenue Of any succsedlng year 81 for yeurs ma
ing, repairing. altering. or for any Work done
upon or for any material furnished for any
street, lane, alley, court, place or sidewaik.
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions Of this Sec
ton; and in determining any claim per
r. hi mn ct OF
ute ute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further, that the city of
Vallejo, In Solano county. may pay It's ex-
lsting indebtedness lncarred IN me .n con-
thirds of the electors thereof. voting at an
election held for that purpose, shal so de,
eide. Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision. with the excep-
tlons hereinbefore rectted, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)
the state of California an amendment to the
Constitution of the state. by adding new
section. to be known and designated az assoc sec,
thereof, providing for the framing by the
inhabitants of counties, Of local county
government acts for their own government.
fhe said proposed new section to read as
Section IN. The inhabitants Of any
county may frame a county government
act for their own government, relating to
sistsnt 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 ns Gays
act for such county, which shall be signed
in duplicate by the members Of such board
OF nosra ana of
or other legislative body Of such county
and the other copy to be sent to the re-
corder of deeds Of tho county. Such
then be published In two papers Of general
circulation in such county. or II there be
not two such papers. then In one only. for
than nth thirty days after such pgbiIcat tion it
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of such county, at general or special elec,
ton and if majority Of such dqqalissd led
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
val, as a whole, without power of altera-
majority of the members elected to each
house, 1t shall be the county government
act Of such county. and shall In such case
become the organic law thereof ro ana super 9.
and ali amendments thereof. and all sps.
cial 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 elec-
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.
Ali courts shall take judicial notice there
Of The county government act 80 ratified
may be amended at intervals of not less
than two years. by proposals therefor,
Submitted by the legislative authority OF
ths county, to the qualified electors thereof
al a 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 uuali-
fied electors voting thereon. and approved
BY the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act.