The record-union., 1898-10-22
Amendment Number Two.
(Being Senate constitutional Amendment
No. 100

(Being Senate constitutional Amendment
No. 10)
A resolution proposing to the people OF
the State of California an amendment 10
the Constitution of the State, by addlng
new section. to be known and designated
Eevsn seven erovnp ann for the framing
by the Inhabitants of counties or local
county government Acts for their own
government. The, said proposed new Sec
Section 71a. The inhabitants of any
county may frame a county government
the matters hereinafter specified, and CON
sistent with and subject to, the Const1tu-
bosrs ana Of LAYS OF this y Who have
been, for at least five years, qualinea
electors Of such county. to be elected by
any general or special election. whose
duty it shall be within ninety days after
such election to prepare and propose d
which shall be signed In duplicate by the
members of such board, or majority or
them ana returned one copy h tnereot In Iesisla' 10
tive body of such county, and the other
copy to be sent to the recorder of deeds
ernment Act shall then be published in
two papers of general circulation in such
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 Gay 8
after such publication 1T shall be submit
ty, at a general or special election. and il
majority Of such qualified electors vot-
ing thereon shall ratify the same 1t shail
| thereafter be submitted to- the Legislature
for its rejection or approval, as a whole,
without power of alteration amend
ment and If approved by ob majority b0rss Gf q
| shall be the county government Act OF
such county, and shall in such case be-
sede any existing county government Act
and all amendments thereof, and all spe-
cfal 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
such county, and authenticated by the
seal OF such county. setting forth the sub
mission of such county government Act to
shan s be made % in M dsplcate and deposited T
one in the office of the Secretary of State.
| the other after being recorded In the Of
ty, among the archives of the county
All courts shall take judicial notice
thersof The county m Act
therefor, submitted by the Legislative au--
electors thereof at a general or special
election held at least forty days after the
publication of such proposals for twenty
ton in such county, and ratified by at
least three-fifths of the qualified electors
Legislature as herein provided for the ap-
proval 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
ernment 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
nd mr.
| 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
terms for which the members of all
boards of election shall be elected or op-
pointed; and for the constitution, regula-
such 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-
| tjon determine the tests and conditions
| 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
| Sections Four and Five Of this article.
providing for the uniformity of system
| Of county governments throughout the
State, and likewise providing for the cleo
| regulation of their compensation. shall
| not apply Said county government Act
| shall. as to any of the matters herein
| county government Act, not be subject to
| and law or amendment enacted by the
| Legislature except by amendment first
| the manner hereinabove set forth.