The herald., 1898-10-17
STATE OF CALIFORNIA.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT.

EXECUTIVE pEPARTMENT.
WHEREAS. THE LEGIstATURE OF
the state Of California, at Its thirty-sec-
ond session. beginning on the fourth Gay
members elected to each Of the two houses
Of said legislature voting In fsvo. thereof
proposed the following described amend.
ments to the Constitution OF the state or
California, to-wit:
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment 10
section eighteen of article eleven OF the
Constitution. in relation to revenue ana ana
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
ing in any year the income ana revenue
provided for 1t for such year. without the
tors thereof, voting at an election to be
held for that purpose, nor unless, before.
or at the time of incurring such indebteo-
ness, provision shal! De MAGE tor 'ne CIV CO...
the interest on such indebtedness as II rams
due, and also provision to constitute
sinking fund for the paymsntt tr,H OF tne uhch Ilin
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of contracting the same; provided. h0wev-
er. that the city and county OF San Iai,n- + ran
with interest thereon for materlais fur,
rished to and work done for said city ana
county during the forty.third and forty,
provided. provided u that any and ali claims for maxi
ing, repairing, lteriRg. or for any Work done
i:por or for any material furnshed Tor any
street, lane, alley. court. place or sidewalk.
or for the construction of any sewer or
sewers in said city and county are hereby
excepted from the provisions OF ,nIs see
lnit;ed to be paid by this section. no stat
ute OF limitations. shall apply in any man.
ner; and provided further. that the city OF
Vallejo in Solano county, may pay It's ex-
sting indebtedness incurred in the con-
struction Of its water works, whs ever two
thirds Of the electors thereof. voting at an
election held for that purpose, shall SO de,
ride. Any indebtedness or ability incurred
contrary to this provision, with the excep-
lions herelnbefore recited. shall be void.
Amendment Number Two
icing Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10)
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 and designated as sec
lion seven and one-half, article eleven
hereof. providing for the framing by the
government acts for their own government.
rhe said proposed new section TO read as
follows:
county may frame a county government
act for their own government, relating to
the matters hereinafter speched, and con-
sistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws OF this state, by causing board
of fifteen freeholders, who have been, for
at least five years. qualified electors OF
such county, to be elected by the qualified
Special election. WHOSE duty ii shall be
Within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose county goyernment
act, for such county. when shali De signed
or a majority Of tbs m, and returned, one
copy thereof to the board of supervisors
Or other legislative body of such county,
sorder snS s"V Of ' deeds of the county. Such
proposed county government act shall
then be published in two papers Of general
circulation IN such coun.y' n or ona IL f onere %, De
at least twenty days, ana WITHIN not less
man thirty days after such publication 1t
shall be submitted to me qualiiled electors
lion. and If majority Of sucn qualified
electors voting thereon shall ratify the
game, it shall thereafter be submitted to
Tho legislature for it's rejection or appro-
val as whole, without power of altera-
ton. or amendment, and II approved by
majority OF the members elected to each
rniIse il shall be the county government
act Of such county, and shall in such case
become the organic law thereof and super
seds any existing county government act.
and all amendments thereof, and all spe-
stal laws inconsistent with such county
government act.
A COPY Of such county government act,
certified by the president of the board Of
supervisors or other legislative body Of
,uch county, and authenticated by the seal
Of such county, setting forth the submission
tors and its ratification by them, shall be
made in duplicate and deposited, one in
other, after being recorded in the office
of the recorder Of deeds In the county,
Smong the archives Of the county.
Al courts shall take judicial notice there
of. The county government act go ra titled
nav be amended at intervals Of not less
than two years. by proposals therefor,
submitted by the legislative authority OF
lhe county, to the qualified electors thereof
at general or spec:sl ELECTION held at least
nrpyosa,s IGr,y as for twenty days in nevspaper @
81 general c!rcuaton in sy;s ssSh counsy and
fird electors voting thereon. and approved
By the legislature as herein provide for the
approval OF the county government act.