The herald., 1898-10-05

In submitting any such county government |
act any alternative article or propos...U,n
may be presented for the choice OF the NY
ers. and may be voted on separately Will
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent In all county GOV
ernment acts framed under the authorisy
given by this section, to provids Tor ths
manner In which, the times at which, ana
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 consoiida-
ton or segregation OF offices; FOR the num-
ber of deputies that each officer shall nave,
and for the compensation payable to eacn
of such deputies: for the manner IN which,
the times at which. and the terms Tor which
the members Of al! boards Of election shan
be elected or appointed. and for the con,
stitu:ion. regulation, compensation ana
government of such boards, ana OF their
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
by the people shall be coAtucted; and may
III addition determine the tests and condi-
tons upon which electors. polit!ca! parties
and organizations may participate III any
primary election.
Whenever any county has. In the manner
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
county government act. and ths Same shall
have been approved by the leg stature as
aforesaid, the directions Of sections four
40 five of this article. providing Ior the
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointmen
Of officers. and the regulation Of their com
pensation, shall not apply. Said county
government act shall. as TO any Of the
matters herelnabove provided for and de-
clared by such county government, act,
enacted by the legislature. except by
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified in the manner hereinaoove SET
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
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 ana one-half, article SIX. there
by providing for the organization OF
court to be known as the court OF claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 5,.. The court Of claims shall.
consist Of any three judges OF the Superior
court, who may be requested by the GOV
ernor to mold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court Of claims shat have ex-
elusive jurisdiction to hear ana determine
all claims Of every kind and character
against the stats, under such laws as may
be passed by the legislature, and It's judg.
ment thereon shall be final. The terms OF
the court Of claims shall be held Is 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. mmencing
on the second Monday Of November Of each
year.
The judges holding such terms ot court
shall receive no extra compensation there
for, but shall receive their actual expenses,
10 be paid out of the general fund Of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
to provide the procedure thereof, and to
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
msnt No. 27.)
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, amending ar
tice eleven, by adding new section there
to- 10 be known as section number five and
one-half, relating to consolidated city and
county governments The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section 5la. The provisions OF section
four ard five Of this article shall not, nor
snail any legislation passed pursuant there
to, apply to any consolidated city ana
after formed, which shall have become. or
shall become organized under section seven.
or secure L 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 artic.e
| five Of the Constitution of the state of Cali.
| fornia BY which it is proposed to amend
| said sections to read as follows:
| Section 10. A lieutenant governor shail
! be elected at the same time and place ano
| 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 lG 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 40,
s7nce from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the lisuten
ant governor for the residue Of the term
| or until the disability shall cease; ano
should the lieutenant governor be I'M
Incapable of performing the duties OF ~
office, or be absent from the state, tne
president pro tsmpore of the senate sh2l
act as governor until the vacancy. In TN
office OF governor shall be filled at the mex
general election, when T.,smbers of the reg
islature shall be chosen. or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shai
cease In case of a vacancy In the ofno'
of governor for any of the reasons abov'
named, and neither the lieutenant governor
md the Great Seal of the State