Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-06-01
LEGAL.

secretary snaIl IecelVe elSut uoliurs per
day, and his assistants each six dollars
per day, and the Doorkoepers, Pages,
Sergeant-at-Arms and assistants shall
receive tho same compensation as pro-
vided by law for similar services ana at
tendance upon ihe assembly, The
amount of pay shall b. C, rtiiled by, the
President OF the Conyemtiub, ana shall
be paid by the Tr asurer OF tate, on the
warrant of the Controller, in the same
manner as mem bers of tho Legislature
are paid. 1t shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor to attend said Convention Mt the
opening thereof, and TO administer the
constitutional oath of Office othe 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
state shall also attend at the
call the roll OF delegates
All public officers, Boards and Comm: IS
sions shall furnish such Convention with
ali 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
time while la session. IL shall be the
duty Of the Secretary of State TO furnish
the mem bers of said Convention with
stationery to tho amount provided by
law for the LEGISLATURE while in session,
and to the Convention such stationery,
manual, file boards and other like things
rs areJiirnished to the two Houses of the
legislature. Said Convention may adopt
such rules and regulations for It's own
government as a majority its members
may determine, and said Convention
shall be The judge OF the election ana
qualification of It's own members.
SEC 0. A journal OF the proc eedings Of
the said Convention shall be Kept, ana
shall, at the final adjournment thereof,
be flled in the Office of the Secretary OF
State, and the Constitution agreed to by
n, ~. 4.,
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
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 Convention, the delegates
shall not be questioned in any other
place. The Convention shall have the
power to eXpel any of its mem bers, 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 o contempt
and by Imprisonment or otherwise, n
breach OF his privileges, or of the privil-
eyes of its members, butsuch power shall
not be exercised except against persons
guilty Of one or more of the following Of
lenses:
tirst-The offense of arreStins or SUBJ
jecting member or officer OF the Con-
ventiun to civil process, in violation OF
his privilege FROM arrest us heretofore
declared. b.
the immediate view and presence of the
Convention, and directly tending to in
terrupt its proceedings. o. 49,. ..-..
Third-That publishing any false and
malicious report of the proceedings of the
Convention, or of the conduct of u men,
Der in his delegated capacity. Zoo.
Fourth-That of refusing to attend or be
examined, as q witness, either before The
Convention or u com mittee to take testi-
mony in the proceeding of the Conven-
ton.
Fifth-That OF giving or Offering bride
to mem Der, or ofaitem pting by menace
or any other corrupt means or device, di
rectly or indirectly. to control or infiu-
ence member in giving his vote, or 10
prevent him from giving the same.
In all cases in which the Convention
shall punish any OF It's members, or OH
GERS, or any other person, by imprisoh-
ment, such Imprisonment snail not eX-
tend beyond the session of the Conven-
tion. Every person appointed to the Of
flee OF Secretary of The Convention shall
before he enters on the duties of his office,
execute a bond to the people OF the State
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 virtue thereof.
. SEC.1 The Constitution framed by
such Conventiod shall be submitted by
the Convention to the people for their
adoption or rejection at a special election
to be held on tue first "wednesday OF May,
eighteen hundred and saventy-nine, and
a w
delegates may vote at thst election, on
such adoption orrcjectioH, int election
district in which he shall Then reside,
and not elsewhere. The said Constitn-
ton shall be voted on as ~ whole. No
other question than The adoption or re-
lection of the proposed Constitution
shall be submitted 10 the people orvoted
on at such election, any statute or law
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
Conven ton shall prescribe the publica-
tlon of said Constitution, and the notice
to be given 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 now
or at that time existing in regard to gem
eral elections shall be applicable to such
election, except that the provisions OF the
first and second subdivisions OF section
four of this act shall also apply 10 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 Executive of the
State, who shall call to. his assstan ce
the Controller, Treasurer and Secretary
ofState, and co npare the votes as certi-
fed to him. II, by such an examination,
ii is ascertained that a majority of the
whole number of votes cast at such eleo-
ton 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 of
the State of'California, and that 1t will
take effect at such time as the said
Convention may have in its direc-
ton, by resolution, or in said Constitu-
ton itself, fixed. If said Conven ton fix
no time for said Constitution TO take eff
feet, Then 1t shall take effect Immediately
SEC. 8. 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 man ner
now prescribed by law fof willml and
corrupt perjury.
SIC. .. IL shall be the duty of the Sec-
rotary Of S ate to, cause this act to be \
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 in
III lhc 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-
lare; and the expense of publishing the
same, and all other legal expenses in
CURED in printing for the Convention,
shall 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. ii. In caseany vacancy occurs, by |
reason Of the death, resignation, or other |
wise, ofapy delegate elected to said Con- |
vention, the same shall be filled by the |
teT ''.F
SEC. IL. The sum one hundred and |
1ffy thousand dollars, or so much there |
Of as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out OF any money in the Stare
treasury, to pay the expenses of the Con- |
Vention provided for in this act.
SIC. IL. This act shall take effect inn
nediately. '"- '-'