The herald., 1898-09-12

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 goy-
ernnent acts framed under the authority
manner In which. the times at which. and
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than judges OF
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed; for their com mpensation; for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation Of offices; for the num-
and for the compensation payable to each
Of such deputies; for the manner in which,
the times at which, and the terms for which
BE- eecss6 Or apponted and for the
government Of such boards. and of their
clerks and attaches; also to prescribe the
by the peVple shall be conducted; and may
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 f1ve of this article, providing fer the
uniformity Of system of county govern
ments throughout the state, and likewise
Of Officers, and the regulation Of their COM
pensation, shall not apply. Said county
matters hereinab abovs provided for and de-
not be subject to any law or amendme mt
enacted BY the legislature, @ except BY
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 40
A resolution PROPOSING to the peopls Of
the state Of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state. by adding a
new section, to bs known and designated as
section Ave and one-half, article six, there
by providing for the organization Of q
court, to be known as the court Of claims
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 5M. The court of claims shall
consist Of any three judges Of the superior
ernor to hSld court at the regular terms
elusive. jurisdiction to hear and determine
against the state, under such laws as may
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 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. and to
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Az H., AND nI,,~~,he~ Eou~
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
"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 q new sectioa there,
one-half. relating to consolidated city and
new section to read as follows:
four and five of this article shall not. nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to. apply to any consolidated city and
shall become organised under section seven,
or secure charter under section eight of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 3S).
A resolution to propose to the people of
the state OF CalTOFnla an amenQmenl OF
section fifteen and section sixteen OF article
Ave Of the Constitution Of the state Of Call
fornia, by which 1t is proposed TO amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 16. 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
vote therein.
Section is. 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 abb
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 i'm
peached, displaced, resign, die or becoma
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 filled at the next
general election, when members of the leg
is1Ature 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