Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-05


years from the time Of contracting the same.
Any Indebtedness or liability incurred contra.
ry to this provision shall be void.
Amendments Number Three.
SENATE Constitutional Amendment No. Ill
ARrIcLEv.
Section 49, eutenant. Governor shall be
elected at The same time and place and in the
same manner as the Governor, and his term of
oce "a snS a. ms H S Se 81 ha
Senate, but shall have only casting vote there
in. He shall also, when the Senate is not in
session, visit all the State instit utions PRISONS
reformatory schools, asylums, and other insti-
tutiOns, supported in whole or In part by the
State, and make careful examinations of the
SUPPORT Of Il such institutions and for per permanent M
Improvements, have been expended, and re-
port the result OF his examinations 10 the Gov.
ernor, to the Legislature, and to any other
officer or Board of officers, that the Legislature
may direct; prouided that in case the office of
Lieutenant Governor becoming vacant, or in
the case of the functions of Governor devolv-
ing upon him, the President pro tenn of the
Senate, or his successor, shah perform the
duties and receive the enoluments of said
lieutenant Governor, during the term OF such
vacancy, or the time he is performing such
functions of Governor. The Legislature may
bylaw prescribe the time aud manner that such
examinations shall be made. If. during va
cancy in the office OF Governor. the Lieuten-
ant. Governor shall be impeached, displaced
resign, die, or becoue incapable OF performing
State, the President pro tenn of the Senate shall
act as Governor until the vacancy be filed or
disability shall cease. The Lieutenant.Gov-
ernor shall be disqualified from holding any
other Office except as specially provided in tlis
Constitution, during the term for whieh he
shall have been elected.
Section 10. Governor Lieutenant Governor
Secretary of State, Controller Treasurer, At
torney- General, Surveyor-Genersl, shall, at
stated TIMES during their continuance in office,
receive for their services compensation,
which shall not be increased or diminished
during the term. which compensation Is hereby
fixed for the following officers for the two terms
next ensuing the adoption of this Constitution,
as follows: Governor, six thousand $4,000,
dollars per annum: the Attorney y-GeneraI,
three thousand ($3, ,00O) dollars per annum; the
Secretary OF state, Controller, Treasurer, three
thousand (s3,00O) dollars each per annum;
surveyor. General three thousand IS 1000 dol
lars per annum; and for the following officer
for the fractional term and for the two terms
next ensuing the fourth day OF November. A.
ID. eighteen hundred and ninety two, as fol-
lows: Lieutenant-Governor, four thousand
t$4. .0O0) dollars per annum, and travelling ex-
penses when he may be employed in visiting
and examining State institutions. such COM
pensat.on to be in full for all services by them,
respectively, rendered, in any official capacity
or employment whatsoever, during their re-
spective terms of office; provided, hotpeper that
the Legislature, after the expiration OF their
terms hereinbefOre mentioned, may, by law,
diminish the compensation of any or all such
officers. but in no case shall have the power to
increase the sameabove the sums hereby fixed
its discretion, abo .ish the Office of Surveyor
G neral, and none of the officers hereinbefyre
named shall receive for their own use any fees
or perquisites for the performance Of any Of
fetal duty.
Amendment Number Four.
[Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. s.
ARTICLE w.
Section a. No bill making an appropriation
for money. except the general appropriation
bill, and the deficiency bill for the appropria
tim of eXCiuSiVely devoted to the
port of the General Government and state in
stitutions shall contain more than one apprO
priation, and that for single and certain pur-
pose, to be therein expressed. When the
deficiency bill is presented to the Governor, he
may object to one Or more items, while approv-
ing other portions OF the bill. No officer Of the
State shall have power to incur any deficiency
except in case of actual necessity and then
only upon the written authority, first obtained,
of the Governor, Secretary of State and Attor
ney-General. Any deficiency incurred in viola
tion of this provision shall be void, and the
Legislature shall not have the power to appro
pirate money to pay the same.
Amendment No. 8.
[senate Constitutional Amendment No. 14.l
ARTICLE XI.
Section 8. Any city containing population
of more than three thousand five hundred in
habitants, may frame charter for its own
government, consistent with and subject to the
a Board of fifteen FTeeholders, who shall have
been for at least five years qualified electors
tnereOI, 10 De eleCteu Dy tHe QuhIlueu VOtSrS OF
said city at any general or special election,
whose duty IL shall be, within ninety days after
such election, to prepare and propose charter
for such city, which shall be signed, in dupli-
cate, by the members of such board, or aSna-
jority of them, and returned, one copy to, the
Mayor thereof, or other chief executive officer
of such city, and the other to the Recorder of
the county. Such proposed charter shall then
be published in two daily newspapers of gener-
al circulation in such city, for at least twenty
days. and the first publication shall be made
within twautV 0ayS aftpr the 0mOlpfiOu of the
charter; provided. that in cities containing
population OF not n ore than ten thousand in
lished in one such daily newspaper; and within
not less than thirty days after such publication
it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of
said city at general or special election, and If
a majority of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratify the same it ehall thereafter
be submitted to the Legislature for its approval
or rejection as a whole, without power OF alter
alton or amendment Such approval may be
made by concurrentresolution, and If approved
by majority vote OF the members elected to
each house, it shall become the charter of such
city, or If such city be consolidated with
county, then of such city and county. and shall
become the organic law thereof. and supersede
thereof, and all laws inconsistent with such
charter. A copy of such charter, certified by
the Mayor, or chief executive officer, and au-
thenticated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, SHALL
after the approval of such charter by the Leg
lSlhture, De iilhue, III duplicate, anu uepOslteu,
one in the office of the Secretary of state, and
the other, after being recorded In said Record.
ers office, shall be deposited in the archives OF
the city. and thereafter all Courts shall take
judicial notice of said charter. The charter,
80 ratified, may be amended at Intervals OF not
less thsn two years by proposals therefor, SUB
nlitted by the legislative authority of the city
to the qualified electors thereof, at a general or
special election, held at least forty days after
the publication OF such proposals for twenty
days in daily newspaper of general circula-
ton in such city, and ratified by at least three
and approved by the Legislature, as herein pro-
vided for the approval Of the charter. In sub
mitting any such charter, or amendments
may be presented for the choice of the voters
and may be voted on separately without preJu-
dice TO others.