The herald., 1898-10-19
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or propoAtlon
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. and
the terms for which the several township
the superior court, shall be elected Or ap-
pointed: for their compensation; for tine
number Of such officers; for the consoltda-
ton or segregation OF Offices; for the num-
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 E % ior whien cf,
be elected or appointed and Tor the con,
stitution. regulation, compensation and
government OF such boards, and OF their
clerks and attaches: also 10 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
county government act. and the same shall
have been approved by the legislature as
aforesaid, the directions OF sections -FOUR
and s Of M ths .ys: S5: p greyaag sSSns 1oy Tn:
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
Of OFFICERS. and the regulation q their com
government act shall, as to any Of the
matters hereinabove 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
BeIng Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. ~ !,
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 a
court, to be known as the court Of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 5k. The court Of claims shall
consist Of any three Judges Of the superior
court who may be requested by the gov
thereof The The court oe Of claims .a have e1
elusive. Jurisdiction to hear and determine
all claims Of every kind and character
against the STATE unds. such lay; az "a as may
ment thereon shall be nnal. The terms Of
the court Of claims shall be held as follows:
In the city Of Los Angeles commencing on
In the city and county Of San Francisco.
commencing on the second Monday ln July,
and
on the second Monday CT November Of each
The judges holding such terms Of court
shall receive no extra Compensation there
to be paid out Of the general fund of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
all laws necessary to organize such court.
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 37.)
the state Of California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state, amending ar
to, to be known as section number FIVE and
one-haf, relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The said proposed
neT sscon sfes0a The o, section
four and five Of this article shall not. nor
shall any legislation passed pursusnt 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,
or secure charter under section eight Of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Being Senate cGHstitytional Ns sY, Amendment
"A resOlutlOn 10 propose 10 the people OF
the state of California an amendment Of
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
Ave Of the Constitution of the state of Cali
fornia, by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 49, 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 a casting
vote therein.
Section I6. 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 ob-
sence from the state, the powers and duties
Of the office shall devolve upon the lisuten-
ant governor for the residue Of tbs term,
or until the disability shall cease; and
should the lieutenant governor be Inn
peached, displaced resign, die or becoms
Incapable of performing the duties of his
office, or be absent from the state. the
president pro tempore OF the senate shall
office of governor shall be hlled at the next
general election. when members Of the leg
islature shall be chosen. or until yuch dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shall
Of governor for any Of the reasons above
| named, and neither the lieutenant governor