The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-10
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

GAECUTlNE DEPARTMENT,
SACRAMENTO, July 80, 1898.
WHEREAS, THE LEGISLATURE OF
the state Of California, at Its thirty-sec-
o ond session oggn ,sa1 on the fourth day
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 stats Of
California, tO-wlt:
Amendment Number One
(Beins Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
No. 4.)
the state Of California an amendment to
section eighteen Of article eleven of the
Constitution. in relation to revenue and
said section to read as follows:
Section H. No county, city, town, town
ship; board OF education or school district
any manner or for any purpose excesd-
ing In any year the income and revenue
provided for 1t for such year. without the
'ssent OF two-thirds Of the qualified elsc-
:ors thereof, voting at on election to De
acid for that purpose, nor unless, before,
,r at the time of incurring such indebted
ness. provision shall be made for the col
the interest on such indebtedness as It falls
due, and also provision to constitute. a
sinking fund for the payment OF the pr!n-
hall not exceed forty years from, the time
II contracting the same; provided. howev-
CT. that the city and county Of San Fran
cisco may at any time pay the unpaid claims
rished to and work done for said city and
county during the forty-third and forty
fourth fiscal years out Of the income and
provided, that any and ali claims for maxi
lpon or for any material furnished for any
'r FOR the construction Of any sewer Of
7swers IN said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions Of this sec
len; and IN deter m any claim per
tie Of limitations shall apply in any man
lerr; and provided further, that the city Of
Vallejo. 10 Solano county, may pay Its ex-
.truction OF its water works, when ever two
birds of the electors thereof, voting at an
Lection held for that purpose, shall so de-
,ontrary to this provision, with the excep-
lions hereinbefore rec!ted, shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 1o.)
A resolution proposing to the people of
he state of California An amendment to the
Constitution Of the state, by adding new
section, to be known and designated as sec
tion seven and one-half, article eleven
hereof. providing for the framing by the
Inhabitants of counties. of local county
government acts for their own government.
ne saio pOPoseo He" SectAoH " Ieau as
Section ~ The habitants of any
county may frame a county government
.ct for their own g9ysrnment relating to
sstent with and subject to the Constitution
md laws Of this state, by causing board
IF 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
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose county government
act for such county, which shall be signed
n duplicate by the members OF such board.
or a majority of them, and returned. one
Or other legislative body of such county,
and the other copy to be sent to the re-
corder Of deeds of the county. Such
Sc sSH q papers o az
circulation in such county, or II shsre be
rot two such papers. then In one nv. for
at least twenty days, and within ncS less
than thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
Of such county, at a general or special cleo.
ton, and If a majority of such qualified
same. ii shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for its rejection or appro-
val, as whole. without power OF altera-
ton. or amendment. and If approved by a
majority of the members elected to each
house, 1t shall be the county government
act of such county, and shall IN such case
become the organic law thereon ana super
sede any existing county government act.
and all amendments thereof. and AL spe-
cial laws Inconsistent with such county
government act.
A copy, of such county goyeInment act,
supervisors or other legislative body Of
such county: and authenticated by the seal
Of such county government act to the cleo
tors and 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 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 auaIified electors thereof,
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days in 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