The herald., 1898-11-06
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..
WHEREAS. THE LEGIsLATuRE OF
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
of said legislature voting IN favos tnersoI,
ments to the Constitution of tho state OF
California, to-wit:
Amendment Number One
tBeins Senate c9nstitptiOnal Amendment
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 proposed to amend
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 excssa-
ing in any year the income and reveaue
provided for it for such year. without ne
assent Of two-thirds Of the qualified elsc-
held for that purpose, nor unless, before,
or at the time OF ineurring such indebtsa
ness, provision shall be made for tins col
the interest on such Indebtedness as 1t falls
due, and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the payment OF the prln-
ClDal tlereOI on OF pclOIc ho iuAiNy AtSa'
shall not exceed forty years from ths time
Of contracting the same; provided, howev-
er, that the city and county OF san ran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materials fur,
nished to and work done for said city ana
county during the forty-third and torty
revenue of any succeeding year or years;
provided, that any and all claims for max
ing, repairing, altering, or for any Work Done
upon or for any material furnished for any
cfr allpV court. place or elQeWa4k,
or for the construction OF any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereny
ton; 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-
listing indebtedness incurred In the CON
struction Of its water works. whe never two
thirds Of the electors tnereoi: v1nE O. az an an
eide Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
tions hereinbefore recited, shall be void
Amendment Number Two
(Beiux Senate Constitutional Amendment
No 1O.)
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
inhabitants of counties. of local county
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 7a The inhabitants of any
county may frame q county government
act for their own government, relating to
sistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this state, by causing board
Of ffteen 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 1t shall be
within ninety days after sucn election. 10
act for such county which shall pc signed
in duplicate by the members of such board.
or majority Of them hosrd ana # os
or other legislative body of such county,
and the other copy to be sent to the re-
corder Of deeds OF the county sct sne shs
Then be published in two papers Of general
circulation in such county, or If there be
not two such papers, then n,n, IN one only f for
thau thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
of such county at general or special , elec, !,
linn and II a 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 a whole, without power of aitsra-
ton. or amendment and If approved by a
majority of the members elected to each
house, it shall be the county government
become the organic law thereof and super
sede any existing county government act.
and all amendments thereof, and all spe-
cial laws inconsistent with such county
government act
copy of such county government act.
certified by the president of the board Of
s1peryisors 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 byhsIl them shall be be
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
submitted by the legislative authority of
the county to the qualified electors thereof,
at a general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days in q newspaper
Of general circulation In such county, and
ratified by at least three-fifths of the quail
fed electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval of the county government act.