The herald., 1898-10-14
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposatloh
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 authorlty
given by this section. to provide for the
manner In which, the times at which, and
the. terms for which the several township
the superior court, shall be elected or APP
pointed: for their compensation; for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ber Of deputies that each officer shall have.
and for the compensation payable to each
Of such deputies: for the manner in which.
the times a which, and the terms for which
the members Of all boards of election shall
be elected or appointed, and for the con.
stitution. regulation, compensation and
clerks and attaches; also to prescribe the
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
by the people shall be conducted; ana may
in addition determine the tests ana conai-
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 shail
have been approved by the legislature as
aforesaid. the directions Of sections four
uniformity of 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
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature, except by
amendment first submitted to the electors
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
section five and 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 6h. 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
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
on the second Monday Of November Of each
year.
shall receive no extra compensa ton there
for, but shall receive their actual expenses,
to be paid out of the general fund of the
all laws necessary to organize such court,
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 ~ I'M ar. an amendment to
ticle 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:
four d and i've of this article shat, 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
shall become organized under section seven,
this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Being Senate c9nstitgtlonal Ts tS1 Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
A., the state of California an amendment of
section fifteen and Sectlon sixteen OF article
Ave of the Constitution of the state of Cali
fornia, by which 1t Is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section Is. 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
Section 16 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 alb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
| Of the office shall devolve upon the lieuten-
ant governor for the residue of the term,
or until the disability shall cease; and
should the lieutenant governor be Inn
| 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 Allied 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 vacancy In the ofice
| Of governor for any of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor