The herald., 1898-09-07
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
E@sExEcnT1yE sxcRI MhREP RREPARTMENT; T;;I1 E ;raa
wHEREAs. THE IEGiisEATERE NNHi fuif II ssSe; Or
| the state OF California, at its thirty-sec-
OF ono l. session, beginning on the fourth day
members elected to each Of the two houses
OF said legislature voting in favor thereof
proposed the following. described amend
California, to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. AZ
"A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state. Of California an amendment to
section eighteen of article eleven Of the
| taxation, by which 1t is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
Section 1S No county, city, town. town
shalt incur any m sSrGH or abity
any manner or for any purpose exceed
Ing in any year the income and revenue
provided for it for such year, without the
tors thereof, voting at an election to be
held for that purpose. nor unless, before,
or at the time Of incurring such indebted
lection Of an annual tax sufficient to pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as 1t falls
due, and also provision to constitute a
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of contracting the same; provided. howev-
hn at s s ans my unpsd sa
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 maxi
Ing. repairing, altering. or for any work done
street. lane, alley, court, place or sidewalk,
or for the construction OF any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
tion; and in determining any. claim per-
mitted to be paid by this section, no stat
ute Of limitations shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo, In Solano county. may pay its ex-
isting indebtedness incurred In the con-
struction Of its water works. whenever two
thirds Of the electors thereof, voting at an
eide. Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tions hereinbefors recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10)
A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state Of California an amendment to the
Constitution 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
lnudDlldIUt6 Ol cOuIttleS, VI lOCdl COuulS
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
county may frame a county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
sistsnt with and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of this state, by causing board
Of fifteen freeholders. who have been. for
at least five years, qualified electors OF
such county, to be elected by the qualified
special election. whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to
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
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
I9tIw not two such papers, @ then in one only. for
than thirty days after such publication it
shall be submitted to the qualihed e electors sI
tion, and II majority OF such qualified
electors voting. thereon shall ratify the
same. it shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for Its rejection or appro-
val. as whole, without power Of altera-
majority of the members elected to each
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 gevernment act to the eIac- e
made in duplicate and deposited, one In
the office Of the secretary vf state, the
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 a 90 ratified
submitted BY the iegislatiye at aushosity Of
at a general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
Of general circulation in such county. and
fled electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the