Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-05-31
LEGAL.


longer than three days at one time. The
Secretary shall receive eight dollars per
day, and his assistants each six dollars
per day, and the Doorkeepers, Pages.
ant-at-Arms and assistants shall
receive the same com pensation ms pro-
vided by law for similar services ana at
tendance upon The Assem- bly,. The
amount of pay shall bo certified by the
President of the Convention, end shall
be paid by the Tr, asurer OFF tate, on the
warrant of the Controller. in the same
manner as members OF the legislature
are paid. 1t shall 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 a President has been elected
and taken his seat, but the Governor
shall have neither the casting vote nor
state shall also attend at the
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, 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. 1t shall be the
duty Of the Secretary of State 10 furnish
stationery 10 the amount provided by
law for the Le2is lature while in session,
ana 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 It's own members.
SEC. O. 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 oi
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
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 d E.
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 its 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 alleg.
ed us the ground of his expulsion shall
have been made. The Convention shall
have the power TO punish as n contempt
breach OF his privileges, or of the prlvil-
eyes of its members, but such powershall
not be exercised except against persons
guilty of one or more of the following Of
lenses:
First--The oflense of arresting or sub
jecting a member or officer OF the Con-
ventiun to civil process, in violation of
his privilege from arrest as heretofore
declared.
Secondhand of dsorderly conduct in
ha inn, pI ilf Ia vii nd nf ha
Convention, and directly tending to in
terrupt its proceedings.
Thrd-That of publishing 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 he
examined, as witness, either before The
Convention ora committee to take testi-
mony in the proceeding of the Conven-
tIon.
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 influ-
ence member in giving his vote, or TO
prevent him from giving the same.
In all cases in which the Convention
shall punish any OF its members, or OH.
GERS, or any other person, by imprison-
ment, such imprisonment shall not eX-
tend beyond the session of the Conven-
ton. Every person appointed to the Of
flee OF Secretary fine 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 into his hands by virtue thereof.
SEC. l. The Constitution framed by
such Conventiod shall be submitted by
the Convention to the people for uheir
adoption or rejection ut 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, on
such adoption orrejectlon. in the election
district in which he shall then reside,
and not elsewhere. The said Constitu-
ton shall be voted on as whole. No
other question than The adoption or re-
shall be submitted TO the people or voted
on at such election, any statute or law
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
C0nVen ton shall prescribe the publica-
ton 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 gen.
eral elections shall be applicable to such
election, except that the provisions Of the
first and second subdivlSio nS 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 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. II, by such an examination,
it is ascertained that a majority of the
whole mum Der of votes cast at such ele.-
ton be in favor of such new Constitu-
ton, the Executive of this Slate shall,
by his proclamation. declare such new
Constitution TO be the Constitution of
the State of California, and that IL 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 Convention fix
no time for said Constitution TO take eff
feet, then it shall take effect Immediately
upon such proclamation being made.
SEC. g. All willful and corrupt false
swearing N 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.
SEC. o. Ii shall be the duty Of the Sec
retary of S ate to cause this act to be
published once q month after its passage,
until the election of delegates herein
III not more than five of the
public newspapers published in tins
Statc-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-
lare; and the expense of publishing the
same, and all other legal expenses in
Cured in printing for Tho Convention,
shall be audited by the Controller and
paid by the State Treasurer, according to
law.
sac. 10. All the printing necessary for
the said Convention, under the provis-
ions of this act, shall be done aud per-
formed ut the state Printing Office.
SEC. II. In 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
SEC. IL. The sum Il one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, or SO much there
of as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out OF any money in the State
Treasury, to pay the expenses OF the Con-
vention provided for in this act.
SIC. %. This act shall take effect i'm
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