The herald., 1898-09-14
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice OF the yot-
ers, and may be voted on separaSsly with
1t shall be competent in all county goy-
ernment acts framed under the authority
Py t1i Se Se to s eSr
the terms for which the several township
and county officers. other than judges Of
the superior court. shall be elected or aP-
point ed; for their compensation; for the
number Of such officers; for the consolida-
tion or segregation of offices; for the num-
ber Of deputies that each officer shall have,
Of such deputies: for the manner In which.
the times at which, and the terms for which
the members Of all boards Of election shall
be elected or appointed. and for the con.
government of such boards. and Of their
clerks and attaches; also to .prescribe the
manner mt ana method by wnicn aD elections G !;
In addition determine the tests and condi-
tions upon which electors. political parties
and organizations may participate In any
Whenever any county has. in,the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act, and the same shall
Aforesaid. the directions Of sections four
and five Of this article, providing for the
uniformity of system Of county govern
Of Officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensation. shall not apply. Said county
act shall to ;ny Of
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except by
and ratified In the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. ~
A resolution prc2os,nx to the people Of
the state OF California an amendment to
new section, to BIZ known and designated as
section five and one-half. article SIX, there
by providing for the organization Of q
court, to be known as the court OF claims.
follows:
Section .5,s. The court Of claims shall!
consist Of any three judges Of the superior
ernor to hold h, court At the regular terms
elusive Jurisdiction to hear and determine
against the state, under such laws as may
be passed by the legislature. and its judg.
ment thereon shall be final. The terms OF
the court Of claims shall p. held a: 1oliows
the second Monday OF March;
In the city and county Of San Francisco.
commencing on the second Monday In July,
and
In the city of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday Of November Of each
year.
shall receive no extra compensa ton there
for, but shall receive their actual expenses.
to be paid out of the general fund of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
to provide the procedure thereof, and to
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(BeIng Assembly Constitutional Amend
the state OF California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state, amending ar
to, to be known as section number fivs and
One-ha!f, relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The said proposed
new so,es section to r read l;o as follows: ,.,,,
four and five Of this article shall not, nor
shall any lsgisla ton passed pursuant there
to, apply to any consolidated city and
after formed, which shall have become, or
shall become organized under section seven,
or secure a charter under section eight OF
this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Being Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
A resolution to propose TO the people Oh
the state Of California an amendment Of
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
five Of the Constitution Of the state of Cali
fornia by which It Is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 16. A Lieutenant governor shall
be elected at the same time and place and
In the same manner az the governor, and
his term OF office and his qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be president
Of the senate. but shall only have casting
vote therein.
Section 49, In case Of the impea chment
Of the governor, or his removal from office.
death, inability to discharge the powers
and duties of his office, resignation, or alb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
Of the office shall devolvo upon the lieuten-
ant governor for the residue Of ths term,
or until the disability shall cease; and
should the lieutenant governor be I'M
psached, displaced, resign, die or becoms
Incapable Of performing the duties Of his
office, or be absent from the state, the
president pro tempore Of the senate shall
act as governor Until the vacancy In the
office Of governor shall be filled at the next
general election, when members Of the leg
isla ture shall be chosen, or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shall
cease. In case Of a vacancy In the office
Of governor for any of the reasons above
named and neither the lieutenant governor