The herald., 1898-10-22

| In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
| may be presented for the choice OF the vot-
ers. and may he voted on separately with
| out prejudice to others
| 1t shall be competent In all county gov
ernment acts framed under the authority
given by this section, TO provide for the
the terms IS for "fi Which e the s several sownsnp
and county officers, other than judges OF
| the superior court. shall be elected or ap-
humber humber Of such off,cers: for the consolids-
! tion or segregation OF offices; for the num-
ber OF deputies that each officer shall have.
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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 condt-
tons 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 a system Of county govern
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
Of officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensation. shall not apply. Said county
government act shall. as to any OF the
cared by such county government act.
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except by
and ratified in the manner hereinabove sst
forth
Amendment Number Three
being 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 =
new section. to be 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.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 5h. The court of claims shall
consist Of any three Judges Of The superior S
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
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 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.
In the city Of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday Of November OF each
year.
The judges holding such terms of court
shall receive no extra compensation thero-
for, but shall receive their actual expenses,
to be paid out OF the general fund Of tho
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. S7.)
A resolution TO to propose to the people Of
the Constitution Of the state. Amending ar
ticie eleven. by adding q new section there.
to, to be known as section number five and
county governments The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section ~. The provisions q section
four and five % Of M this article shall not. nor
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 a charter under section eight Of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Beins Senate cGHstitutional Ms sv1 Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment Of
section nrteen ana section sixteen OF article
five of the Constitution Of the state of Cali
fornia, by which 1t 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
81 Section 1s. In case of the impea achment
of the governor, or his removal from office.
death, inability to discharge the powers
and duties Of his office, resignation, or abb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
Of the office shall devolve upon the llsuten-
ant governor for the residue Of the term,
or until the disability shall cease: and
should the Lieutenant governor be Inn
peached, displaced. resign, die or become
incapable Of performing the duties Of his
office, or be absent from the state, tho
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
isiature 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
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