The herald., 1898-10-05
Amendment Number Two
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)

(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. l0.)
A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state of California IN amendment to the
Constitution of the state, by adding new
section, to be known ana designated as sec
tion seven ard 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 reaQ as
Section 7la. The inhabitants of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter specified, and con-
s.stent with and subject tc the Constitution
and laws of this state, by causing board
at leas, five years. qualified electors OF
such county, to be elected by the qualined
electors of such county, at any general or
special election, whose duty II sha! 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, ana returi.sa; o..e
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 snail
then be published in two papers of genera!
circulation in such county, or II there oe
| not two such papers, then IN one only lor
at least twenty days, and within not less
than thirty days after such publication II
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
| of such county, at Il general or spGcld! eitc-
| tion, and If a majority of such Qualllieu
| electors voting thereon shall rat.fy the
same il shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
| val as u whole, without power OF altera-
! tion, or amendment, and If approved by q
! majority Of the members elected to each
/ house it shall be the county government mt
act of such county, and shall IN su h case
! become the organic law thereof ana super
/ sede any existing county government act
and all amendments thereof, and al spe-
! cal laws Inconsistent with such county
/ government act.
A copy of such county government act
certified by the president Of the board OF
supcrvisors or other legislative body OF
such county, and authenticated by the sea-
of such county, setting forth the submission
Of such county government; act to the elsc-
tors and its ratification by them, shall be
| made in duplicate and deposited one II
| 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 ratihet
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 leas
forty days after the publication of sucf
proposals for twenty days III a newspaper
of general circulation in such county, am
ratified by at least threP-ffths OF the quail
fed electors voting thereon, and approved
BY the legislature as herein provided for tht
approval OF the county government aco