Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-22
LEGAL.

receive the same compensation as pro-
vided by law Tor si,nilur services ana at
tendance upon HE Assembly. The
amount of pay shall h. certified by the
President OF the Convention, ant shall
be paid by the Tr' asurar of Statc, on the
warrant of the Controller, in the same
manner as III beers of The Legislature
are paid. Itshall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to attend said Convention at the
| opening thereof, and to administer the
constitutional oath of Office 10 the dele
gates, and to preside at all meetings
| thereof until President has been elected
and taken his scat, but the Governor
shall have neither the casting vote nor
any other vote therein. Tho secretary of
state. shall also attend at the
call the roll OF delegates
| All public officers, Boards and Comm s.
sions shall furnish such Convention with
all such Information, papers, Statements,
books or other public documents in their
possession AS the said Convention shall
| order or require for its use from time to
| time while in session. II shall be the
duty OF the Secretary of State TO furnish
| the members of said Convention with
stationery TO the amount provided by
| law for the lie ,isiature while in session,
and to the Convention such stationery,
manual, file boards and other like things
rs are furnished to the two Houses OF the
| Legislature. said Convention may adopt
such rules and regulations for its own
govern mcnt as majority of its members
| may ueItrlNllc, anu Sulu NODNGnllOD
shall be the judge of the election and
qualification ofits own members.
| SEC. 0. A journal! OF the proc ceilings OF
the said Convention shall be Kept, ana
shall, at the final adjournment thereof,
be filed in the office of the Secretary OF
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 wei.
fare shall require secresy. Every dele
gate to the Convention shall have the
process as 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 fol
disorderly behavior, by Imprisonment o'
otherwise: but no member shall be e&
PEELED until the report of committee
appointed to inquire into the facts al leg.
ed as the ground of his expulsion shall
have been made. The Convention shall
have the power TO punish as n contempt
; and by imprisonment or otherwise, {
breach Of his privileges, or of the privil'
J eyes of lis members, but such power shall
not be exercised eXeapt against persons
guilty Of one or more OF the following Of
lenses:
First-The offense of arresting or sub
jecting member or officer of the Con
} vention to civil process, in violation o
his privilege from arrest as heretofore
declared.
Secondhand of disorderly conduct II
f the immediate view and presence OF the
Convention, and directly tending to in
!; terrupt its proceedings.
Third-That ofpublishing any false ant
malicious report of the prOcse dings of thu
, Convention, or of the conduct OF mem
Der in his delegated capacity.
/ Fourth-That of refusing to attend or b.
3 examined, as n witness, eithe before th'
Convention or 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
{ Oil any other corrupt means or device, di
rectly or indirectly. to control or indu
3 ence a member in giving his vote, or L
prevent him from giving the same.
&; In all cases in which the Convention
: shall punish any OF its members, or Off
GERS, or any other person, by imprison
0 ment, such Imprisonment shall not eX
| tend beyond the session of the Conven
. ton. Every person appointed to the of
Y flee OF Secretary Offhe Convention shall
e before he enters on the duties of his Office
/ execute bond to the people OF the stat,
(; with such security as the CONTROLLER shall
l approve, in the penal sum of five thOus
: and dollars, conditioned that he shall
Y faithfully perform the duties of his Office
/ and account for all moneys which MAJ
G come into his hands by viItue thereof.
= SEC. !. The Constitution framed by
| such Conventiod shall be submitted b,
} the Convention to the people for thei
i, adoption or rejection at q special election
n to be held on the first Wednesday of May
q eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, ant
r every person hereby entitled to vote fol
! delegates may vote at that election, OIL
. such adoption or rejection, in the election
district in which he shall then reside
| and not elsewhere. The said Constltu
i ton shall be voted on as n whole. N,
/. | ut her Oupgtinn than The n1nntion n
= lection of the proposed Constitution
I shall be submitted to the people or votet
). on at such election, any statute or lay
!. Convention shall prescribe the publica
: ton of said Constitution, and the notice
q to be given Of the election. The ballots o
) 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 nov
q or at that time existing in regard to gen
, eral elections shall be applicable to sucl
election, except that the provisions of the
a first and second subdivisions OF section
! four Of this act shall also apply TO salt
l election. The canvassing and returns o
e the votes cast upon such question shall
, in such manner as the Convention shal
, direct, be certited TO the Executive Of tht
/ State, who shall call to his assistan c.
1 the Controller, Treasurer and Secretar!
: of state, and co npare the votes as certi
fed to him. II, by such an examination
A it is ascertained that II majority of til,
whole number of votes cast at such elev
tion be in favor of such new Constitu
ton, the Executive of this State shall
by his proclamation. declare such new
! Constitution to be the Constitution o
. the state of California, and that 1t viii
take effect at such time as the sale
, Convention may have in its drtc
ton, by resolution, or in said Constitu
ton itself, fixed. If said Convention fl,
. no time for said Constitution to take eff
feet, then it shall take effect Immediate,
, upon such proclamation being made.
SEC 8. All wllful and corrupt false
) swearing in taking any of the oathS pre-
scribed by this act, or by the laws OF thi!
State made applicable to this act, or ii
i any other mode or form in carrying into
, effect this act, shall be deemed perjury
: and shall be punished in the manuel
now prescribed by law for willful ano
corrupt perjury.
SEC. 8. ltshall be the duty OF the Sec
, rotary. OF S ate to cause this act TO bt
published once month after its passage
until the election of delegates herein
provided, iu not more than five of the
public newspapers published in this
State-one of said publications. 10 be ir
, some newspaper published in the city
/ and county of Francisco, and one in the
, city OF SACRAMENTO, and one in the coun'
~ of Los Angeles, and one in the county
. of Nevada, and one in the county of Tu'
, lare; and the expense of publishing the
same, and all other legal expenses in
. CURED in printing for the Conyention
i shall be audited by the Controller and
. paid by the State Treasurer, according tc
law.
SEC. 10. All the printing necessary fol
the said Convention, under the provis
r ions OF this act, shall be done aud per
formed at the state Printing Office.
SEC. ii. In case any vacancy occurs, by
, reason OF the death, resignation, or other
, vile, of any delegate elected to said Con
, vention, the same shall be filled by thu
Convention.
SEC. r. The sum of one hundred ant
of as may be necessary, is hereby appro
priated out OF any money in the Stat(
Treasury, to pay the expenses of the Con
vention provided for i'll this act.
SEC. 10. This act shall take eject i'm
mediately.