The herald., 1898-10-23
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice Of the vot-
ers. and may be voted on separately with
II shall be competent in all county gov
ernment acts framed under the authority
given BY this :sctSn to provass for sns .hs
the terms for which the several township
ana county officers. other than Judges OF
tne superior ;Ssrt shall be sctsa
number Of such officers; for the consolida-
tion or segregation Of offices; for the num-
Der Of deputies that each ofncsr en- snaii nave:
Of such deputies; for the manner IN which.
the times at which, and the terms for which
the members OF all boards Of eIection shail
government Of such boards. and Of their
and siSas al also - tns
by the people shall be conducted; and may
In addition determine the tests and condi-
tions upon which electors, political parties
primary election.
Whenever any county has. In the manner
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
have been approved BY the legislature az
aforesaid. the directions Of sections four
and Ave Of this article. providing for the
ments throughout the state. and likewise
pFoy!dns for s1s elsetSn ana com
sns act sSa p
ma tiers hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by. such county government act.
es sqSsf by he eaeep Sy
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified In the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. ~
A resolution proposing to the peopls Of
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state. by adding
sscto to Be and
by providing for the organization OF
court, to be known as the court Of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 5,1. 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 and character
be passed by the legislature, and its judg.
pent thereon shall be Anal. The terms OF
the court Of claims shall be held as follows:
the second Monday OF March;
In the city and county of San Francisco,
commencing on the second Monday in July.
In the city Of Sacramento. commencing
on the second Monday Of November Of each
year.
for, but shall receive their actual expenses,
to be paid out Of the general fund Of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Beins Assembly Constitutional Amend.
ment No. 49,
"A resolution to propose to the people Of
the Constitution Of the state. amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding q new section there
to, to be known as section number Ave ana
one-half, relating to consolidatsd city and
new section to read read as follows:
four and Ave Of this article shall Aot, 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 O charter under section eight OF
| this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Beins Senate c9%1stItstional %s ss, Amendment
A., the state of California an amendment Of
| SectlOn IlItceu anu seCtlOu Sl6teeU OF aTtIClo
| five of the Constitution of the state of Cali
fornia by which 1t ia proposed to amend
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 qualifications
| shall be the same. He shall be presiden {
OF the senate, but shall only have a casting
vote therein
Section 49, In case Of the Impeachment It
| OF the governor or his removal from office,
| death, inability to discharge the powers
and duties OF his office, resignation, or alb
| sence from the state. the powers and duties
Of the office shall dsvolve upon the llsutsn-
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
| 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 q vacancy In the office
Of governor for any Of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor