Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1878-05-26
LEGAL.

per day, ana the Doork eepers, FACES.
Sergeant-at-Arms and assistants shall
receive the same compensation MS pro-
vided by law for Similar services ana at
upon the Assembly. The
Of pay shall ba certified by the
President of the Convention, and shall
be paid by the Tr, asuror of state, on the
warrant of the Controller, in the same
manner as mem bers OF The Legislature
are paid. Itshnil 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 seat, but the Governor
shall have neither the casting vote nor
any other vote therein. The secretary of
state shall also attend at the
opening of the Convention and
call the roll of delegates
All public officers, Boards and Commas
slons shall furnish such Convention with
all such Information. papers, statemenr',
books or other public documents in their
possession as the said Convention shall
order or require rits use from time to
time while in session. IL shall be the
the memb ers 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
govern ment rs majority of It's members
may determine, and said Convention
shall be the Judge OF the election and
qualification of its own members.
SEC. 0. A journal OF the proc ceilings 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
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 rs 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 It's memb ers, and
10 punish it's members and officers for
disorderly behavior, by Imprisonment or
otherwise: but no member shall be eS-
PEELED until the report of n committee
appointed to inquire into the facts alieg-
ed as the ground of his expulsion shall
have been made. The Convention shall
have the power TO punish as a contempt
and by Imprisonment or otherwise, q
breach OF his privileges, or of the privil-
eyes OF its members, but such power shall
not be exercised except against persons
guilty OF one or more OF the following Of
lenses:
First-The ofrense of arresting or sub
Jecting Der or officer OF the Con-
veption to civil process, in violation Of
his privilege from arrest as heretofore
declared.
Second-That of dlsorderly conduct in
the immediate view and presence OF the
Convention, and directly tending to in
terrupt Its proceedings.
Third-That publishing any false and
malicious report of the proceedings of the
Convention, or OF the conduct of II mem
Der in his delegated capacity.
Fourth-That of refusing TO attend or be
examined, as n witness, either before The
Convention or Il committee TO take tcSti-
mony in the proceeding of the Conven-
ton.
Fifth-That Of giving or offering a bride
to II member, or of attem pting by menace
or any other corrupt means or device, d.
rectly or indirectly, TO control or iniiu-
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 its members, or OH
GERS, or any other person, by imprison-
mcnt, such imprisonment shall not eX-
tend beyond the session of the Conven-
ton. Every person appointed to the Of
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
approve, in the penal sum of five thous-
and dollars, conditioned that he shall
faithfully perform the duties of his Office
and account for ali moneys which may
come into his hands by viitue thereof.
SEC. J. 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 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 orrejection, in the election
district in which he shall then reside,
and not elsewhere. The said Constitu-
ton shall be voted on as whole. No
othor question than The adoption or re-
lection of the proposed Constitution
shall be submitted TO the people or voted
on at such election, any statute or law
to the contrary Notwithstanding. The
Convention 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 Const!-
tuition" or Against the New Constitu-
tion," and all the provisions of law now
or at that time existing in regard to gen.
cral 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 TO said
election. The canvassing and returns of
the votes cast upon such question shall,
I
direct, be certified TO the Executive of the
State, who shall call to his assstan &c
The Controller, Treasurer and Secretary
OF state, and co npare the votes as certi-
fed TO him. If, by such an examination,
il Is ascertained that 81 majority OF the
whole number of votes cast at such ele.-
ton be in favor of such new Constitu-
ton, the Executive of this State shall,
by his proclamation. declare such new
TO be the Constitution of
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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. 8. All wlllful and corrupt false
swearing in taking any of the oaths pre-
cribed by this act, or by the laws OF this
State made applicable 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. 8. Ii shall be the duty OF the Sec
rotary or $ ate to cause this act to be
published once o. month after its passage,
lntil the election of delegates herein
provided, fu not more than five of the
public newspapers published in tins
5tate-one of said publications TO be in
and county of Francisco, and one in the
,ity OF Sacramento, and one in the coun-
~ of Los Angeles, and one in the county
Of Nevada, and one in the county of Tu- |
are; and the expense of publishing the |
tame, and all other legal expenses in
,urred in printing for the Convention, |
hall be audited by the Controller and |
MD nv the state Trepsurer, according to |
SEC. 10. All the printing necessary for |
he said Convention, under the provis-
ons OF this act, shall be done aud per- |
ormed Mt the State Printing Office.
SEC. ii. In case any vacancy occurs, by |
eason Of the death, resignation, or other
Vie, of any delegate elected to said Con-
yention, the same shall be filed by the |
SEC. r. The sum of one hundred and |
fifty thousand dollars, or so much there
# as may be necessary, is hereby appro-
,riated out OF any money in the Stale |
treasury, to pay the expenses Of the Con-
-ention provided for in this act.
SEC. lS. This act shall take effect inn
nediately.