The herald., 1898-09-11
PROCLAMATION

! In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers. and may be voted on separately with
out prejuChce to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov-
ernment acts framed under the authority
gwen by this section, to provide for the
manner In which, the times at which, and
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than judges of
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed; for their compensation; for the
number of such officers: for the consolda-
ton or segregation of offices; for the num-
Der of deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the compensation payable to each
Of such deputies; for the manner in VIII htch.
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-
stttution, regulation, compensation and
government of such boards, and of their
clerks and attaches; also to prescribe the
manner and method by wbich all elections
by the people shall be conducted; and may
| In addition dstermine the tests and condi-
tions upon which electors, political parties
and organizations may participate In any
primary election.
Whenever any county has. in the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act, and the same shall
have been approved by the legislature as
aforesaid, the directions of sections four
uniformity Of system Of county govern
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
OIL UIIlCeTS, anu tnS TeBuldllOH Ol luelr COH-
government act shall. as TO any of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by. such county government act,
not be subject to any law or amendme 1t
enacted by the legislature, except by
| amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified in the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 44)
A resolution PROPOSING to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state. by adding a
section five and one-half, article SIX, there
by providing for the organization of a
court, to be known as the court of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 5k. The court of claims shall
consist Of any three judges of the superior
court, who may be requested by. the gov
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
elusive. jurisdiction to hear and determine
all claims of every kind and character
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 be held as follows:
In the city of Los Angeles commencing on
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 compensation there
for, but shall receive their actual expenses
! to be paid out Of the general fund of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
all laws necessary to organize such court
to provide the procedure thereof, and to
carry out the provisions of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 2L)
A resolution TO propose to the people OF
the state of California an amendment to
| ticle eleven, by adding new section there
| to, to be known as section number five and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The 7, said proposed
Section 5h. The provisions. of section
four and five of this article shall not. nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there,
county government. now existing or here
after formed, which shall have become, OF
| shall become organized under section seven
or secure charter under section eight OF
| this article.
Amendment Number Five
| (Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
| No. 36).
A resolution to propose to the people OF
| the state of California an amendment OF
section fifteen and section sixteen. of article
| nVe OF the constitution OF the STATE OIL Call
fornia, by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 10. A lieutenant governor sha
| be elected at the same time and place and
| in the same manner as the governor, and
| his term of office and his quaificat tions
| shall be the same. He shall be president
of the senate, but shall only have casting
| vote therein.
{, Section 16. In case of the Impeachment
| 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 apd dutie.
| of the office shall devolve upon the leuten
| ant governor for the residue of this term
or until the disability shall cease; ant
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
peached, displaced, resign. die or becom.
incapable Of performing the duties of his
office. or be absent from the state, the
president pro tempore Of the senate. shal
| act as governor untu the vacancy in the
office Of governor shall be filled at the next
| general election, when members of the leg
| islature shall be chosen, or until such dis.
| ability of the lieutenant governor shal
cease. In case Of a vacancy in the offics
| of governor for any of the reasons above
} named, and neither the lieutenant governor