The herald., 1898-09-23
PROCLAMATION

, 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 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. ether than judges Of
pointed: for their compensation; for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
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
be elected or appointed, and for the con-
stitution. regulation. compensatory and
government OF such boards, and Of their
clerks and attaches; also 20 prescribe the
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be cohtucted; and may
In addition determine the tests and condi-
lions upon which electors. political parties
and organizations may participate III any
primary election.
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act, and the same shall
have been approved by the Legislature as
@ of h ibs of ssGoq sr f9S
uniformity OF system Of county govern
ments throughout the state. and likewise
proy:ding for the election and appointment
Of officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensaton, shall not apply. SAID county
government act SHALL as to any of the
| matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by such county government act,
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except by
| amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified in the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate C9nsttutional Amendment
A resolution PROPOSING to the people Of
the state of California an amendment TO
new section, to be known and designated as
section five and half. article six, there
by providing for the organization CT
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 5,a. The court of claims shall!
court, who VI n" may be requested by the gov
error to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shal! 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 s shall be ina Tne terms o.
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 compensat ton there
for, but shall receive their actual expenses.
TO be paid out Of the general fund of this
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. 20
Of an
the Constitution Of the state. amending ar
tcle eleven, by adding new section there.
to- to be known as section sdt number iivs and d
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section ~ Ths PROVISIONS s,s 81 section
shall any legislation passed pursuant there,
to, apply to any consolidated city. and
county government, now existing or here
| shall become organized under sc elton 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
five of the Constitution OF the state OF Call
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 raanner 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 a casting
| vote therein.
Section 10. 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 abb
| sance 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
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