The herald., 1898-11-06
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice Of the vot-
srs, and may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov
ernnent acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provids for the
manner in which. the times at which, and
the terms for which the several township
ana ss county officers, other than judges OF
pointed: for their compensation: for the
number of such officers: for the consolida-
ton or segIe.stion Of ofhoss for thH nun num
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 OF appointed. and for the con-
stitution. regulation. compensation and
government of such boards, and Of their
clerks and attaches; also to prescribe the
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
by the people shall be conducted; and may
in addition determine the tests and condi-
tions upon which electors. political Harties
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
unformty u a " Of Hs systsm A q eoanty govern M
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
pensation, shall not apply. Said county
government act shall, as to any Of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clarsd I'd by such county act
enacted by the legislature. except by
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified in the manner hereinabove sst
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Beins Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. ~
A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state Of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state. by adding a
new section, to be known and designat ted as
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 w. 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 tho 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 g
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 tho
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. 81
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state OF California an amendment to
tice eleven, by adding new section there
to, to be known as section number five and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
new section to read as follows:
Section 5h. The provisions Of section
four and five of this article shalt not. nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to, apply to any consolidated city and
county government, now existing or here
after formed. which shall have become, or
or secure a charter under section eight of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
being Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
No. 3S).
resolution to propose to the people of
,, the state of California an amendment of
section fifteen and section sixteep 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 15 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 16. In case of the Impeachment t
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 isuten-
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
islature 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