The record-union., 1898-10-26
Amendment Number Two.
being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No 1O1

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 deslgna ;a1a
as Section Seven and one-half, Artlcie
Eleven thereof, providing for the framing
by the inhabitants Of counties sbe OF i oWn
government. The said proposed new sec
ton to read as follows:
Section IA The inhabitants OF any
county may frame a county government
Act for their own government. relating to
the matters hereinafter specified ana CON
sistent with, and subject to, the Constltu-
board of fifteen freeholders, VINO nave
been, for at least five years, quanneu
the oused 'e eIectors Of such County at
any general or special election, whose
duty it shall be within ninety days after
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 Thereon TO
the Board of Supervisors or other legiSla-
tive body of such county, and the other
of the county. Such proposed county gov
eminent Act shall then be published IN
two papers Of general circulation IN sueh
county. or if there be not two such pa
pers then In one only. for at least twenty
days, and within not less than thirty Gays
after such publication 1t shall be submit
ty. at general or special election, and if
majority of such qualified electors vot,
| thereafter be submitted to- the Legislature
| for it's rejection or approval, as whoie'
without power OF alteration at or to aeho Of
| the members elected to each house, "
shall be the county government Act OF
such county, and shall in such case be-
| come the organic law thereof and super
| sede any existing county government ACT,
and all amendments thereof and all spc-
ais low ipon CiCfa wi
government ACT.
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 sub
| mission of such county government Act to
| shall be made in duplicate and deposited.
one in the office of the Secretary. of State.
flee of the recorder of deeds in the coun-
| ty among the archives of the county.
An courts shall take judicial notice
not less than two. years, by proposals
| therefor, submitted by the legislative au-
| thority of the county, to the qualified
| electors thereof. at a general or special
election held at least forty days after the
| days in newspaper of general circula-
| ton in such county, and ratified by at
| least three-fifths of the qualified electors
Legislature as herein provided for the ap-
prevail of the county government Act. In
| submitting any such county government
| Act any alternative article or proposition
| may be presented for the choice of the
| voters, and may be voted on separately
without prejudice to others,
| 1t shall be 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
| the Superior Court, shall be elected or
| appointed; for their compensation; for
the number Of such officers. for the con-
! 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-
| ton, compensation and government of
| such boards, and Of their clerks and at
| taches; also, to precribe the manner and
| method by which all elections by the peo-
| pie shall be conducted: and may in addi-
upon which electors, political parties and
| organizations may participate in any pri-
| mary election.
| whenever any county has, in the man.
| 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 Eve OF this article.
| Of county governments throughout the
| State, and likewise providing for the cleo
| tfon and appointment of officers, and the
not apply. Said county government Act
| 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.