Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-23
LEGAL.


day, and his assistants each Six dollars
per day, and the Doork eepers, FACES
ana assistants shall
receive the same compensation MS pro-
vided by law ior sl,uilar services am at
tendance upon The Assembly. The
amount of pay shall b. certified by the
President OF the Convention, and Shall
be paid by the fr asurer of state, on the
warrant OF the Controller, in the same
manner ms members of the Legislature
are paid. Itshall be the duty of the Gov
ernor TO attend said Convention at the
opening thereof, and 10 administer the
constitutional oath OF ONCE TO the dele
gates, and to preside at all meetings
thereof until a President has been elected
and taken his seat, but the Governor
shall have neither the casting vote nor
any other vote therein. The secretary of
state shall also attend at the
call the roll OF delegates
All public officers, Boards and Com IN S.
sions shall furnish such Convention with
All such Information, papers, statement,
BOOKS or other public documents In their
possession as the said Convention shall
order or require for its use from time to
lime while in session. IL shall be the
duty OF The Secretary of State to furnish
the mem bers of said Convention with
stationery 10 the amount provided by
law. for he lie .islature while in session,
and to the Convention such stationery,
manual, file boards and other like things
as are furnished to the two Houses OF the
Legislature. said Convention may adopt
such rules and regulations for its own
government as majority of its members
may determine, and said Convention
shall be The Judge OF the election and
qualification Oft own members.
SEC. 0. A journal Of the proc ceilings of
the said Convention shall be kept, and
shall at the final adjournment thereof,
be MED In the Office of the Secretary oil
State, and the Constitution agreed to by
the Convention shall be recorded in his
office. A majority of the Convention
shall constitute quorum to do business.
The doors of the Convention shall be
kept open, except when the public well
iafe snail require secresy. Every dele
gate to the Convention shall have the
ike privileges from arrest and from civil
process rs members of the Legislature
now have by law. For any speech or de-
bate in the Convention, the delegates
shall not be questioned in any other
place. The Convention shall have the
power to eXpel any of its members, and
TO punish It's members and officers for
disorderly behavior, by Imprisonment or
otherwise: but no member shall be ex-
PEELED until the report of q committee
appointed to inquire into the facts alieg-
have been made. The Convention shall
have the power to punish as q contempt
and by imprisonment or otherwise, a
breach of his privileges, or of the priyil-
not be exercised except against persons
guilty Of one or more of the following of
lenses:
tirst-The olfense of arYestng or sub.
jecting member or officer OF the Con-
vention to civil process, in violation OF
his privilege from arrest as heretofore
declared.
Second-That of disorderly conduct in
the immediate view and presence OF the
Convention, and directly tending to in.
Third-That ofpublishing any false and
malicious report of the proceedings of the
Convention, or OF the conduct Of u mem.
Der in his delegated capacity.
Fourth--That of refusing to attend or be
examined, as a witness, either before the
Convention or a committee to take testi.
mony in the proceeding of the Conven.
ton.
Fifth-That Of giving or offering bride
to member, or ofattempting by menace
or any other corrupt means or device, di.
rectly or indirectly, to control or intlu-
ence a member in giving his vote, or 10
prevent him from giving the same.
In all cases in which the Convention
shall punish any OF its members, or 9th.
GERS, or any other person, by imprson.
ment, such imprisonment shall not eX-
tend beyond the session of the Conyen-
ton. Every person appointed to the Of
flee OF Secretary of The Convention shall,
before he enters on the duties of ais office
execute bond to the people OF the State
with such security as the Controller shall
approve, in the penal sum of five thouS-
and dollars, conditioned that he shall
faithfully perform the duties of his office
and account for all moneys which may
come into his hands by iitue thereof.
SEC. J. The Constitution framed by
such ConventiOd shall be submitted by
the Convention to the people for theil
adoption or rejection at a special election
to be held on the first Wednesday of May,
eighteen hundred and seven.y-nine, and
every person hereby entitled to vote for
delegates may vote at that election, on
such adoption or rejection. in the election
district in which he shall then reside,
and not elsewhere. The said Constitu-
ton Shall be voted on rs a whole. No
other question than the adoption or re.
lection of the proposed Constitution
shall be su omitted 10 the people or voted
on at such election, any statute or law
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
Convention shall prescribe the publica-
tion of said Constitution, and the notice
70 be gwen OF The election. The ballots or
tickets shall have printed or written up
on Them The words " For the New Consti-
tuition" or against the New Constitu-
tion,' and all the provisions of law new
or at that time existing in regard to gen.
eral elections shall be applicable to such
election, except that the provisions OF the
hr,t and second subdivisions of section
four Of this act shall also apply to said
election. The canvassing and returns of
The votes cast upon such question shall,
IN such manner as the Convention shall
direct, be certified to the EXecu i've of the
state, who shall call to his assistan ce
the Controller, Treasurer and Secretary
OF state, ana co npare the votes as certi-
fed to him. If, by such an examination,
1t Is ascertained that n majority OF the
whole numb Der of votes cast at such ele.-
ton be in favor of such new Constitu-
ZION, the Executive of this State shall,
by MS proclamation. declare such new
constitution to be the Constitution Of
the state of California. and that 1t will
lake effect at such Time as the said
Convention may have in its direc-
tion, by resol ton, or in said Consiitu-
zion itself, fixed. II said Convention fix
no time for said Constitution TO take eff
feet, then it shall take effect Immediately
Gpon such proclamation being made
SEC. s. All willful and corrupt false
swearing In taking any of the oaths pre-
sc'ibed by this act, or by the laws OF This
state made applicable to this act, or in
any other mode or form in carrying into
fleet TIL act, shall be deemed perjury,
and shall be punished in the man ser
now prescribed by law for willful and
corrupt perjury.
SEC. 9. lJshall be the duty OF the Sec
-elary or ate to cause this act TO be
published once q month after its passage,
anu The election of delegates herein
provided, III not more than five of the
public newspapers published in this
State-one of said publications to be in
ONE newspaper published in the city
md county of Francisco, and one in the
,ity of Sacramento, and one in the cOun-
y OF Los Angeles, and one in the county
IF Nevada, and one in the county of Tu- |
are; and the expense of publishing the |
'ame, and all other legal expenses in |
,ufred in printing for the Convention, |
nall be audited by the Controller and |
1aid by the State Treasurer, according TO |
aW.
SIC. 10. All the printing necessary for |
ne said Convention, under the provis- |
ons of this act, shall be done and per- |
orm ed at the State Printing Office
SEC. ii: In case any vacancy occurs, by |
eason of the death, resignation, or OF her |
wise, OF any delegate elected to said Con- |
,ention, the same shall be filed by the |
SEC. IL. The sum OF one hundred and |
ny thousand dollars, or so much there |
as may be necessary, is hereby appro- |
rlated out OF any money in the State |
'reasury, to pay the expenses of the Con. |
ntion provided for in this act
SIC. l3. This act shall take effect i'm