The herald., 1898-10-13

, In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or propostioU,n s '.o,a
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent In all county gov-
ernment acts framed under the authority
given BY this section. to provlds 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 compensation for tue
number OF such officers; for the consolida-
Der Of deputies that each officer shall have.
and for the compensation payable TO each
Of such deputies: for the manner IN which.
the members Of al. boards Of election shall
be elected or appointed. and for the con:
stitution. regulation. compensation and
clerks and attaches; also TO prescribe the
manner and method by which all elections
by the people shall be conducted; and may
tions upon which electors, political parties
and organizations may participate In any
primary election.
Whsnsvsr any county has. In the manner
county government act. and the same shall
have been approved by the lesis,sture as
sforesaid. the directions Of sections feur
uniformity Of system Of county govern
msnts throughout the state, and likewise
proy!ding for the election and appointmen
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pensation. shall not apply. Said county
government act shall. as to any Of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
noa 3. sSbct 10 sny aw or
enacted by the legislature. except by
amendment nrst submitted to the electors
forth.
Amendment Number Three
being Senate c9nstitMutional Ms Amendment
A resolution prcposins to the people Of
the state OF California an amendment to
section Ave and one-half. articls SIX. there
by providing for the organization Of
court, to be known as the court OF claims.
The said proposed new section to read a.
Section 81. 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 stats. under such laws as may
be passed by the legislature. and its judg-
ment thereon shall be f1nal. 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 compensat ton 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.
Amendment Number Four
ment No. N)
A resolution to propose to the people Of
ths state Oh Gai,fornia ~ m an amsndment to
ticIe M ~ eleven by adding new new seetion s there r
to. to be known as section number five and
onehaf, relating to corsodatsd Ts. aa city and
new section to read as follows:
Section ~. The provisions Of section
four and five Of this article shall not, nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there:
county government. now existing or here
after formed, which shall have become, or
shall become organized under section seven,
or secure charter under section eight Of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
(Bsins Senate CONSTITUTIONAL Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment Of
section fifteen and section sixteen Of article
nVe OF the COnstitutlon or the state OF Cali
fornia, by which 1t 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 casting
vote therein.
Section 16 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 alb
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 become
incapable Of performing the duties Of his
office, or be absent from the state the
president pro tsmpore of the senate shall
act as governor until the vacancy in the
office of governor shall be fllled 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, and neither the lieutenant governor
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