The herald., 1898-09-26
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

O4 Al q OE OALlEOHNlA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.
,,,,, SACRAMENTO. July 30, 1898.
WHEREAS. 1ha l;a.s. THE LEGIsLATURE OF
ond session, beginning on the fourth day
OF January. A. .. 1897, two-thirds Of all 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-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 1.)
-, A resolution to propose to the people OF
section eighteen of article eleven Of the
Constitution. in relation to revenue and
taxation, by which It is proposed to amend
said section to read as follows:
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 exceed
provided for 1t for such year. without the
assent Of two-thirds Of the qualified elec-
tors thereof, voting at an election to be
or at the time of Of incurring such Indebted
ness, provision shall be made for the col
lection of an annual tax sufficient TO pay
the interest on such Indebtedness as It falls
sinking fund for the payment OF the prin-
cipal thereof on or before maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Or. that the city and county Of San Fran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
with interest thereon for materials FUR,
county during the forty-third and forty
fourth fiscal years out Of the income and
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
street, lane, alley. court. place or sidewalk,
or for the construction OF any sewer or
IN said md harehV
excepted from the provisions of this sec
tion; and in determining any claim per
mitted to to be paid by this sec section no stat
ner; and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo, In Solano county, may pay Its ex-
lsting indebtedness incurred in the con-
thirds of the electors thereof, voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall SO de-
eide. Any Indebtedness or liability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
Amendment Number Two
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)
the state Of California an amendment to the
Constitution of the state, by adding new
section, to be known and designated as Sec
thereof, providing for the framing by the
nhabitant of counties, Of local county
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section IN Tho Inhabitants Of any
county may frame county government
act for their own government relating to
sistsnt with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this state, by causing board
of fifteen 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 It shall be
ninety p days aitex
act for such county, which shall be sign9d
in duplicate by the members Of such board.
Of and IF
or other Legislative body Of such county,
and the other copy to 'be sent to the re-
corder of deeds Of the county. Such
then be published in two papers Of general
circulation in such county, or II there be
not two such papers, then In one only, for
than thirty days after such publication it
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
Of such county, at q general or special elec,
on and i .S. 81 such nafafa ase
same, It shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for IT'S rejection or appro'
ya as whole without power OF a,tsra err
majority of the members elected to each
house, It shall be the county government
act of such county. and shall In such case
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sede any existing county government act
and all amendments thereof, and AL spe-
cial laws Inconsistent with such county
svssaf A copy Of sue such county government act
certified by the president Of the board OF
supervisors or other legislative body Of
Of such county, setting forth the submission
Of such county government act to the elsc.
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
the office Of the secretary vf state, the
other, after being recorded in the office
Of the recorder Of deeds in the county
All courts shall take judicial notice there
The county Act os 80 ratsd
than two years. by proposals therefor,
submitted by the legislative authority Of
the county to the qualified electors thereof,
at general OF special ELECTION held at least
forty days after the publication OF such
general circulat9m in sqSh 6; c;oVnnty vn and
ned electors voting thereon, and approved
BY the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act.