The herald., 1898-10-11
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
may be presented for the choice Of the vot-
ers, and may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to Others
1t shall be competent in all county gov
ernmeDt 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, other than judges OF
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed: for their compensa tion; for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation Of offices; for the num-
ber 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 al! boards of election shall
be elected or appointed. and for the con.
government 81 such boards. and Of their
clerks and attaches; also 70 prescribe the
manner and method by which all ELECTIONS
N addtRen s Rend determ,ne ne sSe tests ana cond
tions 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 Legislature as
aforesaid, the directions Of sections four
and five Of this article, providing for the
uniformity of system Of county govern
ments throughout the state. and likewise
q oeers M and III The se o q HSeir
pensatlon, shall not apply. Said county
government act shall as to any OF the
clared by such county government act,
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature, except by
and ratified in the manner hereinabo Set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
being Senate cGHstituti0nal ms tI Amendment
A resolution prcposing to the people of
the state OF California an amendment to
the Constitution OF the state by adding a
section five and ne-half, article SIX, there
by providing for the organization OF
court. to be known as the court OF claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 61a. The court Of claims shall!
consist Of any three judges Of the superior
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction to hear and determine
against the state, under such laws IS may
be passed by the legislature, and its judg.
ment thereon shall be Anal. The terms Of
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.
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
all laws necessary to organize such court
to provide the procedure thereof and to
carry out the provisions of this section.
Amendment Number Four
Belng Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 27)
~, A resolution cu TO propose to the people Of
the state OF California II .I an Amendment to
ticle eleven. by adding a new section there.
to, to be known as section number five and
one-half. relating to consolidated city and
county The said
Section 51a. The provisions Of section
four and five Of this article shall not, nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant 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 a charter under section eight Of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
being Senate c9Hstit.tional t.t Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people of
the state Of California an amendment Of
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
five Of the Constitution Of the state Of Cali
fornia, by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section IL. 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 16. In case Of the impeac chime MT
Of the governor, or his removal from office
death, inability, to discharge the powers
and duties Of his office, resignation, or a b.
sance from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the Iieuten-
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 becom 9
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
islature shall be chosen, or until such dis
ability of the lieutenant governor shall
cease. In case of vacancy in the office
Of governor for any of the reasons above
named land neither the lieutenant governor