Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-08

FIfth-That cf giEing O. sHrr,ps,~ qpYs
to a member, di Of attempting by Iieiiate
or any other corrupt means or device, di-
rectly or Indirectly, to control or infiu-
ence Inember in giving. his, vote, or TO
prevent him from giving the same,
In all cases in which the Convention
shall punish any OF its mem bers, or olli-
GERS, or any other person, by imprison-
ment, such imprisonment snail not ex-
tend beyond the session OF the Conven-
ton. Every person appointed to the Of
fee OF Secretary of the Convention shall,
before he enters on the duties OF his 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 intp bis hands BY virtue thereof.
such Conventiod shall be submitted by
| the Convention TO the people for their
| adoption or rejection at especial election
| to be held on the first Wednesday. of May,
| eighteen hundred and seyenty-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,
| tiOn shall be voted on as a whole. No
-"astion than the adoption or re-
other .. -"nd Consultation
lection of the prop~---
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on at such election, any statute or law
| to tho contrary Notwithstanding. The
Conven ton shall prescribe the ppblica-
tlon, of said Constitution, and the notiee
| tickets shall have printed or written up
| on Them the words" For the New Consti-
tution," or against the New Constitu-
| ton Il, and all the provisions OF law now
or at that tiBte eXiSting in regard to gem
erai elections shalt be applicable to such
election, except that the provisions o. the
| first and second subdivisions OF section
| four Of this act shall also apply to said
election The canvassing anq returns si1 1i
| in such manner as the CONVENTION shall
| direct be certified TO the Executive OF the
| Atate, who shall call To his assistan GO
the Controller, Treasurer and secretary
of State, and co npar1 tha votes as cerll-
fed TO him. II, by such an eNaiaination,
| it is ascertalned that a majority or the
whole number of votes cast at such oiev-
| ti0n be in favor of such new Constitu-
| llon, the Executive of this State shall,
| byl'his pr0claAt alton. declare such new
Constitution to- be tho obstltution 81
the State Of California, ana that 1t Will
| thke effect at tsuch time as the said
Convention may have in IT'S diree-
ton itself, fixed. If said Convention fix
10 time }or said Constitution TO take ef-
feet, theh 1t shiill thke efioct jyI, nsediately
upon such proclamation being made,
SEC. IS. All willful and corrupt false
sweHring in taking any of the oaths pre-
State made Rppileahls 10 this act, or in
any other mode o., form IN carrying ,nto
| edeet this act, shall be deemed perjury,
now now ipafeseflbea ~ 'ta& rs Sillfal and
corrupt perjury.
SEC,9. ltshall be the duty OF the Sec
rotary of s ate to cause this act to be
published once month after its passage,
IntIl tho election of delegates herein
provided, IN not moro than five of the
PUBLIC neWspabefs published in this
Stato-one of said publications 10 be in
some newspaper published in the city
city OF Sacramento, and one in the coun-
ty of Los Angeles, and one In the county
of Nevada, and one in The county of 1'u-
lare; and the expense of publishing the
shn}e, and all other legal expenses in
CURED In pyinting for the Convention,
shall DO audited BY theiConMoller End
paid by the state Treasurer, according to
law.
SEC. 10. All the printing necessary for
the said Convention, under the provis-
ions OF this act, shall be done and per-
formed at the State Printing Office.
$40. ii. IL case any vacancy occurs, by
reason OF the death, resignation, or other
wise, of any delegate elected to said Con-
vention, the same shall be filled by the
Convention
SEC. l2. The sum Ct one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, or so much there
Of az inay be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out OF any money in The stale
vention provided for in this act
SEQ. 49, This act shall take effect I'M
mediately