The record-union., 1898-11-07
Amendment Number Two.

being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)
"A resolution proposing to the people OF
the State of California an amendment 10
the Constitution of the State, by ADDING a
new section, to be known and designated
as Section Seven and one-half, Article
Eleven thereof, providing for the framing aiming
county government Acts for their own
government. The said proposed new sec
tio e t9 read a. as follows ell :,,,..,+s % anv
county may frame county government
Act for their own government, relau d on 10
sistent With and sub et to- the Gonstitu-
ton and laws of this State, by causing
board Of fifteen freeholders, who have
electors of such county, to be elected by
the qualified electors of such county, al
f bs be- RsG p,eefS anys te
such election to prepare and propose a
county government Act for such county,
members of such board, or a majority OF
them, and returned, one copy thefeof TO
the Board Of Supervisors or other IegiSia -
tive body of such county, and the otner
copy to be sent to the recorder of deeds
Of the county. Such proposed county gov,
two papers of general circulation in such
county, or if there be not two such pa
pers. then In one only, for at least twenty n1;s
| after such publication it shall be submit
| ted to the qualified electors of such coun-
ty, at a general or Special election and II
! q majority of such qualified electors vot-
ing thereon shall ratify the same 1t shall
| thereafter be submitted to- the Legislature
| for it's rejection or approval, as whole,
without power of alteration or. amend
ment. and if approved by a majority Of
shall be the county government Act of
such county, and shall in such case be-
s se an rae e4isting county government Act,
and all amendments thereof, and all sps-
cial laws inconsistent with 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 sub
mission of such county government Act to
the electors. ard 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 of
ty among the archives of the county.
| All courts shall take judicial notice
thereof The county government Act SO
| not less than two, years, by proposals
| therefor, submitted by the legislative au-
electors thereof. at a general or special
| election held at least forty days after the
publication Of such proposals for twenty
| ton in such county. and ratified by at
| least three-fifths of the qualified electors
Legislature as herein provided for the APP
prevail of the county government Act In
submitting any such county government
may be presented for the choice of the
voters and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to Others:
1t shall he competent in all county gov
eminent Acts framed under the authority
given by this section to provide for the
manner in which, the times at which, and
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than Judges of
aCpointed; for their compensation; Cor
| the number of such officers, for the con-
solidation or segregation OF offices. for the
number of deputies that each officer shall
have and for the compensation payable
to each Of such deputies, for the manner
in which, the times in which, and the
boards Of election shall be elected or op-
pointed; and for the constitution regula-
tion compensation and government of
such boards, and of their clerks and at
method by which all elections by the peo-
ple shall be conducted: and may in addi-
ton determine the tests and conditions
upon which electors, political parties and
mary election.
ner and method herein pointed out, adopt
| ed any county government Act, and the
| same shall have been approved by the
| legislature as aforesaid the directions OF
Sections Four and Five of this article,
az county governments throughout the
State, and likewise providing for the cleo
| ton and appointment of officers, and the
regulation Of their compensation. shall
| shall as to any of the matters herein
| above provided for and declared by such
| county government Act, not be subject to
and law or amendment enacted by the
| LEGISLATURE except by amendment first
| submitted to the electors and ratified in
| the manner hereinabove set forth.