The herald., 1898-09-30
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEP ETMEN1

,,,,,, SACRAMENTO, July 80, 1Sss.
the state OF California. at its thirty-sec-
of January, A. D. 1887 two.thlrds of ali the
members elected to each Of the two houses
OF said legislature voting in favor thereof.
proposed the following described amend
ments to the Constitution of the state of
California, to-wt:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional amendment
No. AL
A resolution to propose to the people Of
section eighteen Of article eleven Of the
Constitution, in relation to revtnue and
taxation, taxa by which It is proposed to amend
secon S No pesa as fSows ety
ship, board of education or school district
shall incur any Indebtedness or liability In
any mariner or for any purposs exceed
provided for 1t for such year, without the
assent of two-thirds Of the qua! He'd elsc-
tors tssreof. voting at an election to be
or at the time Of 'incurriny such Indebted
ness, provision shall be made tot the col
lection Of an annual tax sufficie4t to pay
the interest on such indebtedness hs it falls
due, and also provision to Constitute a
sinking fund for the payment Of the pr!n-
opal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
e. ' that the City !1s and so coanty Of San Fran
cisco may al any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for.mate riais fur;
nished to and work done fer sa!d city and
fourth fiscal years out Of the Income and
revenue. of any succeeding year or years;
provided, that any and all claims for max
upon or for any material furnished for any
street. lane alley, court, place OF sidewalk,
or for the construction OF any sewer or
sewers in said city and county ere 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.
Vallejo, In Solano county. may pay its ex-
sting indebtedness incurred In the con-
structiol OF Its water works. whenever two
thirds Of the electors thereof, vStirg at = an
ide. Any indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tiors hereinbefore recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
(Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10)
A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state of California an amendn nent to the
Constitution of the state. by adding new
section, to be known and Designated a. sec
tion seven and one-haff. .attitle eleven
thereof, providing for the framing by the
nha abitants of counties, Of local county
government acts for their own government.
rhe said proposed new section 10 read as
follows:
Section ~ The inhabitants of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government. telating to
the matters hereinafter specified. and con-
sstent with and subject to the Constitution
ard 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
electors Of such county, at any general or
special election, whose duty Il shall be
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose county government
ac, for such county. which shall be signed
or or a majority Of them, and returned, one
copy thereof to the board OF supervisors
or other legislative body Of such county,
and the other copy to be sent to the re-
proposed county government act shal!
then be published In two papers Of general
circulation in such county. or II there be
not two such papers, tnen ,,,hi IN dne only' ior
than thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
Of such county, at a general or special eiec, !;
electors voting thereon shall ratlfy the
same. 1t shall Thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
@ Us mt"dmen whHs whoui nd OF ssya ey
majority of the members elected to each
house it shall be the county government
act of such county. and shall IN such case
sede any existing county government act.
and ali amendments thereof, and all spe-
cial laws inconsistent with such county
govern rnent 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 authenticate by the seal
of such county, setting forth the submission
Of such county gsvernment act to the he. elec, e.
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
the Office Of the secretary, secretary, Y1 state, TN, 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 50 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 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.