The herald., 1898-10-24

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers, and may lie voted on separately with
out prejudice to others
IT snail 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
and county officers. other than judges OF
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed; for their compensation for the
! tion or segregation of offices; for the num-
Der Of deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the compensation payable to each
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 70 prescribe the
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
in addition determine the tests and sondi-
. tons 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 lesisilatur as
and five OF this article, providing for the
uniformity Of a system of county govern
ments throughout the state. and likewise
| Of officers, and the regula tion of their COM
pensation, 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
(Beng Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. A.
"A resolution proposing to the people OF
the state OF California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, by adding a
new section, to be known and designated as
section Ave and one-half article six, there
by providing for the organization OF a
The said proposed new section to read as
Section bM. The court of claims shall
court, who M may Be- requested by by thee gov ".
eHe Ss u4 ns rssd1hl have
elusive jurisdiction to hear and determine
against the state, under such laws as may
be passed by the eglsIatare aSd its dudg
the court of claims shall be held as follows:
In the city of Los Angeles commencing on
the second Monday ofMarch;
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
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, Hand to
carry out the provisions of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Beng Assembly Constitutional Amend.
| ment No. 80
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state OF California an amendment to
! the Constitution Of the state, amending ar
| ticle eleven, by adding new section Their
| to, TO be known as section number five and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section r. Fhs 1s,I provisions o. section
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
| to, apply TO any consolidated city and
county government, now existing or here
shall become organized under section seven
| or secure charter under section eight OF
| this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
| No. $50.
| A resolution to propose to the people OF
; the state of California an amendment OF
|
| Ave 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, ard
his term of office and hts qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be presidenl
Of the senate, but shall only have casting
| vote therein.
Section 16 In case of the impea chment
of the governor, or his removal from office
death, inability to discharge the powers
! and duties OF his office, resignation. or H.
! sence from the state, the powers and dutie,
Of the office shall devove upon the lisutan
ant governor for the residue Of this term
( or until the disability shall cease: ait
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
peached, displaced, resign die or beconi.
Incapable OF performing the duties of hi,
| offce or be absent from the state, The
president pro tempore of the senate shnl
act as governor until the vacancy in ths
| Office of governor shall be filled at the exi
| general election, when members of the leg.
| islature shall be. chosen, or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor sha,
| cease. In case Of a vacancy in the offic.
| Of governor for any Of the reasons abovf
named, and neither the Lieutenant governor
md the Great Seal OF the State