The herald., 1898-09-16

, 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 prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent In all county goy-
eminent acts framed under the authority
given 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, ether than judges Of
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed: for their compensation; for the
number OF such officers; for the consolida-
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 which.
the times at which. and the terms for which
the members of al! boards Of election shall
be elected or appointed. and for the con-
| stitution. regulation, compensation and
government Of such boards. and of their
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be coAancted; and may
/ In addition determine the tests and cond-
lions upon which electors. political parties
and organizations may participate In any
primary election.
Whenever any county has, in the manner
county government act, and the same shall
have been approved by the legislature as
aforesaid, the directions of sections four
and five Of this article, providing for the
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
VI OlllCerS, anu the regulation OIL tNelT COIu-
pensation. shall not apply. Said county
government act shall, as to any of the
| matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clare ID by such county act
anne ndment first submitted to the electors
and ratified In the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 40
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 5h. 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
A resolution to propose to the people OF
IT, state OF Ga If m an Amendment to
tiele ELEVEN by adding new new sectlon there
to. to be known as section number FIVE and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
Section tn rena as ns a
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, or
| 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 Oh the CONSTITUTION OF tne STATE OIL Call
fornla. BY which 1t is proposed to amend
| said sections to read as follows:
| Section To- lieutenant governor shall
be elected at the same time and place and
in the same manner as the governor, and
his term of office and his Qualificat tons
shall be the same. He shall be president
of the senate. but shall only have casting
vote therein.
Section 16. In case of the impea chime mt
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 devolve 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
peached. displaced, resign, die or become
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
isature 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
md tho Great Seal Of tho State ,