The herald., 1898-10-15
STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT..

wr,rprA AGHAMENIH; THE InGsf fIIE AETIgRE n 20 OF
the state Of California. At Its thirty-see-
Of January, A. p. 1897, two.thirds Of all the
Of said Legislature voting in favor thereof.
msnts to The, Constitution Of the state Of
California, to-wit:'
Amendment Number One
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
the a Of state Of Cali al an amendment to
section eighteen Of article eleven OF the
Constitution p seIation to reysnue n and
said sectieh to read as follows:
Section IS No county. city, town, town.
ship. board Of education or school district
any manner or for any purpose exceed
provided for 1t for such year. without the
% tors thereof. voting At an election TO bs
held for that purpose. nor unless. cefors'
or at the time Of incurring such indeoted-
iesson s Y,s0s Of an annual % tax suffcient 70 pay
the interest on such indebtedness a. faiis
due. and also provision to constitute, .
epal spn shereof Ia on on Of befofe maturity, which
shall not exceed forty years from the time
Of contracting the same: provided, h9wey-
er that the city ana eoua,s ths nnnsid u claims
with interest thereon for materials fur:
nished to and work done for said city and
% during the dSs q he sna aSd
Providsd. prov that any and II claims for max
ns for dHns sns
or Tor the construction Of any sever Of
IN said city sna o. this
ton: and In determining any ctalm per
mttd 70 bs PAID BY shi, ,niw s:ctiOn no ssa,
ute Of lmitatons shan sppIS N ,na any ciiv Of
Vallejo, In solano county. may pay It's ex-
listing indebtedness incurred in the con-
struction Of its water works, whenever two
thirds of the electors thereof. voting At an
election held for that purpose, shall 80 de:
eide. Any Indebtedness or liza bility incurred
contrary TO this provision, with the excep-
tlons hereinbefore recited. shall be voio.
Amendment Number Two
(Beins Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 10.)
P59psSsns to esfPs tS. 3.
Constitution Of the state. Dy addinF M new new
ton seven and one-hatf. article eleven
thereof, providing for the framing by the
.nhabitants Of counties. Of local county
government acts for their own government.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section N. The inhabitants Of any
county may frame a county government
act for their own government. relating to
sistent Isl mt with and subject to the Constitution
and laws Of this state, by causing a board
Of fifteen fresholders, who have been. for
at least ye 3. be- the
electors of such county. at any general or
Special election. whose duty 1t shall be
within ninety days after such election, to
prepare and propose county government
sct for such county, which shall be signed
In duplicate by tho members Of such board.
or a majority OF them, and returned. one
or other legislative body Of such county.
ana the other copy to pc sent to the re-
oorder of deeds Of the county. Such
Ssy wo aft af
circulation In such county, or II there be
not two such papers, then In one only. for
at least twenty days. ana WITHIN not less y
shall be submitted to the qualified electors
Of such county, at general or special cleo:
ton and 4 mha50s1ty .h. 81 sucn a9aiSSa iSa
same, 1t shall thereafter be submitted to
the legislature for rs rejection or aPpro-
Val. as whole. without Power grrod OF aItsra. err
majority Of the members elected to each
house, It shall be the county government
act Of such county. and shall In such case
sede any existing county government act.
and ali amendments thereof. and all spe-
cial laws inconsistent with such county
COPY Of such county government act,
by the president Of the board OF
or other legislative body Of
such county, and authenticated by the seal
of such county. setting forth the submission
of such county government act to the eiec-
made in duplicate and deposited. one in
the office OF the secretary Of state. the
other. after being recorded In the office
~ the recorder Of deeds in the county,
monS the archives Of the county.
XII courts shall take judicial notice there
o1; %ax be- be amended At intervals Of not less less
smbm,ttsd % by the Legislative authority Of
the county, to the qualified electors thereof,
at general or special election held at least
forty days after the publication Of such
proposals for twenty days In q newspaper
Of General circulation in such county, and
ratified BY at least three-nfths Of the quail
fed electors voting thereon, and approved
by the legislature as herein provided for the
approval Of the county government act.
Witness my hand 1
year hsrsia first shove '
L. n. BROW