Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-18
LEGAL.

receive the same compensation as pro-
yided by law for similar services and at
tendance upon the Assembly. The
amount of pay shall be certified by the
President OF the Convention, and shall
be paid by the Treasure of State, on the
warrant of the Controller, in the same
manner as members of the Legislature
are paid. It shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to attend said Convention at the
opening thereof, and to administer the
constitutional oath of Office to the dele
gates, and to preside at all meetings
thereof until 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
opening of the Convention and
call the roll of delegates.
All public officers, Boards and Comm: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
%he ata sha Se ise
the mem bers of said Convention with
stationery to the amount provided by
law for the legislature 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 It's members
shall be the judge Of the election anu
qualification ofits own members.
SEC. Q. A Journal OF the proceedings of
the said Convention shall be kept, and
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
The doors of the Convention shall be
kept open, except when the public well
fare shall require secresy. Every dele
gate to the Convention shall have the
like privileges from arrest and from civil
process as members of the Legislature
now have by law. For any speech or de-
bate in the Conventions, the delegates
shall not be questioned In any other
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 a committee
appointed to inquire into the facts alleg-
| ed as the ground of his expulsion shall
have been made. The Convention shall
have the power to punish as contempt
breach of his privileges, or of the privil-
| eges of its members. but such power shall
not be exercised except against persons
guilty OF one or more OF the following Of
| fenses:
First-The offense of arresting or SUBJ
| jecting q member or officer of tho Con-
vention to civil process, in violation of
his privilege from arrest as heretofore
Second-That of disorderly conduct In
| the immediate view and presence of the
Convention, and directly tending to in
terrupt its proceedings.
| malicious report of the proceedings of the
| Convention, or of the conduct of a MEM
ber in his delegated capacity.
Fourth-That OF refusing to attend or be
| r,nH xrrffrr nj haf he
| Convention or a committee to taxi testi-
mony in the proceeding of the Conven-
| tion.
Fifth-That of giving or offering bribe
to q member, or of ofattempting by menace
or any other corrupt means or device, di-
| rectly or indirectly, to control or infiu-
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 offi.
GERS, or any other person, by imprison'
ment, such imprisonment shall not eX'
tend beyond the session of the Convcn-
flee 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
and dollars. conditioned that he shall
faithfully perform the duties of his office
and account for all moneys which may
come into his hands bv viithe thereof.
| 0tC. nc SOUsbitutiOh ny
such Conventiod shall be submitted by
the Convention to the people for Jheil
adoption or rejection at a special election
to be held on the first Wednesday of May
eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and
every person hereby entitled to vote for
delegates may vote at that election, or
such adoption orrejection. In the election
district in which he shall then reside
ton shall be voted on MS whole. Nc
other question than The adoption or re-
lection of the proposed Constitution
shall be submitted to the people or voted
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
Convention shall prescribe the publica-
tion of said Constitution, and the notice
to be given of the election. The ballots OF
on them the words For the New Consti.
tution," or against the New Constitu'
tion," and all the provisions of law now
or at that time existing in regard to gen
election, except that the provisions Of the
first 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
direct, be certified to the Executive of the
State, who shall call to his assistan ce
the Controller, Treasurer and Secretary
Of State, and co npare the votes as certi-
fed to him. If, by such an examination,
it is ascertained that q majority OF the
whole number of votes cast at such ele.-
tlon be in favor of such new Constit
tion, the Executive of this State shall,
by his proclamation. declare such new
Constitution TO be the Constitution OF
the State of California, and that it will
take effect at such time as the said
Convention may have in its direc-
tion, by resolu ton, or in said Constftu-
ton itself, fixed. II said Convention fix
| no time for said Constitution to take ef-
feet, then 1t shall take effect Immediately
upon such proclamation being made.
| SEC. g. All willful and corrupt false
swearing In taking any of the oaths pre-
scribed by this act, or by the laws Of this
State made applica Bile to this act, or in
any other mode or form in carrying into
effect this act, shall be deemed perjury,
and shall be punished in the manner
now prescribed by law for willful and
corrupt perjury.
SEQ. 8. il shall be the duty of the sec-
retary Of S. ate to cause this act to be
| until the election of delegates herein
provided, iu not more than i've of the
public newspapers published In this
State-one of said publications 10 be in
some newspaper published in the city
| and county of Francisco, and one in the
| 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 Tu-
| same, and all other legal expenses in
| CURED in printing for the Convention,
| snail be audited by the Controller and
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 aud per-
formed at the State Printing Office.
SEC. IL. In case any vacancy occurs. by
reason OF the death, resignation, or other
wise, of any delegate elected to said Con
yention, the same shall be filled by the
Convention
SEC. u. The sum OF one hundred aud
hny thousand dollars, or so much there
OF as may be necessary, is hereby arpro-
prlated out of any money in the stale
Treasury, to pay the expenses OF the Con-
ven tion provided for in this act
SEC. I3. This act shnll take effect i'm
mediately
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