The herald., 1898-10-01
PROCLAMATION

, In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or propositioh
may be presented for the choice of the yot-
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent In all county goy-
ernment acts framed under the authority
given by this section. to provide for the
manner In which. the times at'whieh. and
the terms for which the several township
and county officers. other than juSgss Of
pointed; for their compensation: for the
number Of such officers; for the csnsolida-
ti0n 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 for which
the members OF al. boards OF election shall
be elected or appointed, and for the CON-
stitution. regulation. compensation and
government Of such boards. and OF th,ir
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be coAAucted; and ma
! In addition determine de tests and condt
tions upon which electors. politica! parties
primary election.
Whenever any county has, in the manner
county government act, and the same shall
have been approved by the Legislature az
aforesaid, the directions Of sections four
a Of m .yssm sTs p eoSn; foy
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
and the regulation q .S tarir
government act shall. as to any Of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
=. by uSh County s
enacted by the legislature. except BY
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified In the manner hereinabove se'
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 edding a
ssUos Vs S o. ses
by providing for the organization Of \
court, TO be known as the court Of claims:
The said proposed new section to read a.
Section 6M. The court Of claims shall
consist Of any three Judge. q ths Superior ~
herso aYie The court SUrs Of claims shsi have e1
elusive Jurisdiction to hear eno Determine
all claims Of every kind and character
be passed by the legislature. and its 1udg.
ment thereon shall be ANAL. The terms OF
the court Of claims shall be held a. follows:
the aa second sas nay Monday Z, s 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
The judges holding such term. 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
to provide the procedure thereof and to
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Beins Assembly Cogstitutional Hs !, Amend
the state OF California an amendment to
to. to be known as section number FIVE and
one-half. relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The % SAID proposed
Section 51a. The provisions, Of section
four and ave Of this article shall not, nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there,
county government, now existing or here
| after formed, which shall have become, OF
shall become organised under section seven
or secure a charter under section eight OF
! this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Beine Senate c9SstitStionai Me S, Amendment
the state Of California an amendment Of
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
fve Of the Constitution Of the state Of Call;
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 nanner ss the governor. and
| shall be the same. He shall be president
Of the senate, but shall only have casting
Gection 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 ab.
sence from the state, the power. and ,s.. dutiel
az ant t1s Governor % for the residue Of the term,
o ohouid uhdt the lieutenant governor be i'm.
d.DsS rsss9 ale Sufss. nE esS0m si pi:
| nfXce. or be absent from the state, the
president pro tempore of the senate maj - shsSi SI
nSfice Of governor shall be hiled at the next
General election. when members Of the leg
abiiity Of the lieutenant governor shall
cease In case Of a vacancy In the office
| ~ ~overnor for any of the reasons above
named. and neither the lieutenant governor