The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-10-29
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers, and may be voted on separatsly with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov
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, other than judges OF
the superior court. shall be elected or app
pointed; for their compensation: for the
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 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 and method by which all elections
in addition determine the tests and rondi-
tons 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
and five Of this article, providing for the
uniformity of system OF county govern
ments throughout the state. and like wise
Of officers. and the regulation of their COM
pensation. shall not apply. Said county
government act shall, as to any or the
clared by such county government act,
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except by
anne ndment first submitted to the electors
and ratified In the manner hereinabovs 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
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 81. The court Of claims shall
court. who may be requested BY the gov
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
clpsiys 5urisdiction to hear and dstsrm,ns
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 comm encng on
the second Monday of March;
In the city and county Of San Francisco,
commencing on the second Monday in July,
In the city Of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday of November OF each
The judges holding such terms Of court
shall receive no extra compensation there
for but shall receive their actual expenses,
to be paid out q the general fund Of the
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. 49,
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the Constitution of the state, amending ar
ticle eleven by adding new section there
to, to be known as section number five and
county governments. The said proposed
Section s Ths provisions ,s q section
shall any legislation passed pursusnt there
to, apply TO any consolidated city and
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
fornia. by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 10. A 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 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 impeachment
of the governor, or his removal from office,
death inability to discharge the powers
and duties OF his office, resignation, or q b.
sence from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the lieuten-
ant governor for the residue of the 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 temporee 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