The herald., 1898-09-08

In submitting any SUCH county goVeTHMeHt IL
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
manner in which. the times at which, ana
the terms for which the several township
and county officers. other than Judges Of
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
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 10 sach
OF such deputies; for the manner In which.
the times al which, and the terms for which
the members of all boards OF election shall
be elected or appointed. and for the con,
stitutlon. regulation. compensatory 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 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 legis ature 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 likewise
providing for the election and appointment
Oh OHlCeTS, anu the VI tueAE COIh-
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 hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Belng Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 44)
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
by providing for the organization OF 4
court, to be known as the court of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 51s. 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
elusive jurisdiction to hear and Determine
all claims of every kind and character
against the state, under such laws as may
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
on the second Monday OF November of each
year.
The judges holding such terms of court
shall receive no extra compensation there
for, but shall receive their actual expenses
to be paid out Of the general fund of the
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. 27)
A resolution to propose to the people OF
the state of California an amendment &c
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
new section to read as follows:
Section 5ks The provisions q section
four and five of this article shall not, MOI
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, ol
shall become organized under section seven
this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Being Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
No. 36).
A resolution to propose to the people ol
the state of California an amendment o1
section fifteen and section sixteen 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 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 1G 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
sence from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devove upon the lisuten
ant governor for the residue of ths term
or until the disability shall cease; ant
should the lieutenant governor be i'm.
peached, displaced, resign: die or becom:
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 shal
cease In case of a vacancy in the offics
of governor for any of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor