The herald., 1898-09-26

, 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
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county goy-
ernment acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provide for the
manner In which, the times at which. and
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than Judges Of
pointed; for their compensation: for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ton Or seg.ssation Of ofhcss: Of for & the num-
and for the compensation payable to each
Of such deputies; for the manner IN which.
at N ras i9 ~hsh
be elected or appointed, and for the con-
stitution, 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 sAs tests and conai- m
and organizations may participate In any
primary election.
Whenever any county has. in the manner
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
proy!ding for the election and appointment
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government act shall, al to any Of Tie
| matters hereinabove provided for and de-
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 c9nstitutional Amendment
"A resolution proposing to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment to
the Constitution Of tho state. by adding a
section five 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
| follows:
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 shal! have ex-
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
| In the city Of Los Angeles comm sncing on
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
Ths judges holding such terms Of court
shall receive no extra compensatfo 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 organise such court,
| to provide the procedure thereof, and to
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Being 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 new section there
to, to be known as section number fivs and
ba sad
Section 6h. The provisions. Of section
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
or secure charter under section eight OF
this article.
Amendment Number Five
Bstns Senate cq2stlssti0nal Ns' sss: Amendment
a resolution to propose to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment Of
five of the Constitution Of the state of Cali
fornia, BY which 1t Is 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 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 ob-
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 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 vacancy In the office
of governor for any Of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor