The herald., 1898-10-09
PROCI
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
CxECUT!yE DEPARTMENT.

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SACRAMENTO, July 80. 1895
WHEREAS. THE LEGIsLATURE OF
the state OF California. at Its thrty-sec.
ord session. beginning on the fourth day
OF January. A. y. 1897. two-thirds Of ali tht
members elected to each Of the two house!
proposed the following s described ss 1ii amend
ments to the Constitution OF the state Of
California. to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Beins Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Az
"A resolution to propose to the people Of
section eighteen of article eleven Of the
Constitution. in relation to revenue ano
taxation. by which It is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
Section Is. No county, city, town, town.
ship. board OF education or school district
shall incur any Indebtedness or liability In
any manner or for any purpose exceed
provided for it for such year, without thu
assent of two-thirds Of the qualified elec.
tors thereof. voting at an election to b
held for that purpose. nor unless. before
ness. provision shall be made for the col
Lection OF an annual tax sufficient TO pay
the interest on such indebtedness as 1t fails
sinking fund for the payment Of the prtn-
c!pal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of contracting the same; provided. howev'
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materials fur:
nished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty::third and forty;
fourth fiscal years out OF the income and
revenue Of any succeeding year or years;
provided, that any and all claims for max
upon 1e Or for any matsro furnished for any
street, lane, alley, court, place or sidewalk.
or for the construction OF any sewer or
sewers IN said city and county are hereby
don; and In determining any claim per
mitted to be paid BY this section. no stat
ute Of limitations shall apply In any man
Vallejo, In Solano county. may pay Its ex-
sting indebtedness incurred in the con-
struction Of its water works, whenever two
election held for that purpose, shall so de,
tide. Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tons hereinbefore recited, shall DO void.
Amendment Number Two
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)
A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state OF California a n amendment to the
Cons ;itution of the state, by adding new
section. to be known and designated as sec
ton seven and one-half, article eleven
thereof, providing for the framing by the
u
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section tn. 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
Of fifteen freeholdsrs, who have been. fol
at least Ave years. qualified electors OF
such county. to be elected by the qualified
special election. who's. duty It shall be
within ninety days after such election. to
prepare and propose county Eoyernmen!
act for such county, which shall be signed
In duplicate by the members Of such board
or a majority OF them. and returned. one
copy thereof to the board OF supervisors
or other legislative body Of such county
corder of deeds of the county Such
proposed county government act shall!
then be published In two papers Of general
circulation In such county. or II there bs
at least twenty days. and within not less
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
ton, and il a majority Of such qualified
same, 1t shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for rs rejection or or aprro-
ton, or amendment and II approved by 9
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 and super
sede any existing county government act
and all amendments thereof, and AL spe-
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 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 notice there
Of The county government act so ratified
may be amended at intervals of not less
than two years. by proposals therefor.
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-ffths Of the quail
fled electors voting thereon. and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval of the county government act.