The herald., 1898-09-29
PROCLAMATION

, In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
ers, and may be 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 provids for the
manner In which. the times at which, and
the. terms for which the several township
| and county officers, ether than judges OF
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
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 at which. and the terms for which
the members of al! boards Of election shall
be elected or appointed, and for the con.
government Of such boards, and Of their
clerks and attaches; also 10 prescribe the
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
/ In addition determine the tests and condi-
! tions upon which electors, political parties
and organizations may participate In any
| Whenever any county has. In the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
county government act, and the same shall
aforesaid. the directions Of sections four
and five Of this article. providing for the
| uniformity Of system OF county govern
providing for the election and appointment
Of Officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensa,ion. shall not apply SAID c9u1tsy tty
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
cared by such county government act.
not be subject to any or snesot mt
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified in the manner hereinabove set
| forth.
| Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
A resolution prsSo.inkS 90: In 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
| section five and one-half article six, there
| by providing for the organisation Of
court. to be known as the court Of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
| Section 5h. 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 Lar ana !, 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
The Judges holding such terms OF court
shall receive no extra compensat ion there
| for, but shall receive their actual expenses,
TO be paid out Of the general fund M Of ths
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)
rssolut9n d to propose to the people
| the Constitution Of the state, amending ar
ticle eleven. by adding new section there,
| to, to be known as section number hvs and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
a1a Of mi! shs al
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 a charter under section eight of
| this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Beins Senate consttgtional % sy1 Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of Of
| the state OF California an amendment OF
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
five Of the Constitution Of the state OF Cali,
| lorna, by Wnicn II is proposed 10 ameNO
said sections to read as follows:
Section 15. 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 Qualificat tons
shall be the same. He shall be president
of the senate, but shall only have casting
| vote therein.
Section 16. In case Of the impea chment
Of the govHrnor, 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 governorsfor the residue Of the term,
or until the disability shall cease; and
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
peached, displaced, resign, die or become
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 filed at the next
general election, when members Of the leg
islature shall be chosen, or until such dis
ability of the Lieutenant governor shall
cease In case Of a vacancy In the office
of governor for any Of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor
and the Great Seal of tho State {
written.