The herald., 1898-09-10
PROCLAMATION

/, In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
ers. and p nav be- voted d." on o sensrstsiy with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county goy-
given by this section, to provide for the
manner In which, the times at which, and
the terms for which the several township
ana eouny e aan aees
pointed; for their compensation; for the
number Of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or Segregation o. othcss; for the PUN nam
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 elected or appointed. and for the con.
stituton. regulation. compensation and
government Of such boards. and Of their
clerks and attaches; also to prescribe the
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be conducted; and may
In addition determine the tests and condi-
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
uniformity Of system Of county govern
ments throughout the state, and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
and anal the ao snax q sss is
government act SHALL as to any Of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by such county government act.
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except by
amendment first submitted to the electors
and ratified In the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 40
A resolution proposing 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 e-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
Section 5,k. The court Of claims shall
consist of any three judges Of the superior
court. who may be requested by. the gov
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 1udg::
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.
The judges holding such terms of court
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.
(Belng Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No. 27)
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state, amending ar
tes S BY adding new section thsr
one-half. relating to consolidated city and
county governments. The said proposed
now section to read as follows:
four and Ave Of this article shall not. nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there.
to, apply to any consolidated city. and
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 Constitutional Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
five Of the Constitution of the state of Cali
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 manner as the governor, and
his tenn of office and his qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be president
of the senate, but shall only have casting
vote therein.
Section &c. 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
Peaohed, d:placsd, resign. DIG ,s or beeom me-
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 a vacancy In the office
Of governor for any Of the reasons above
named, and neither the Lieutenant governor