The herald., 1898-09-15

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 gov
eminent 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 ss county officers, ether than judges Of
pointed; for their compensation; for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ton Or ses,ssatlson Of ofiiess; for the num
and for the compensation payable TO each
Of such deputies, for the manner in which.
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:
sttution. regulation, compensation and
government Of such boards. and of their
clerks and attaches; also 10 prescribe the
manner and method by which all elections
BY the people shall be conducted; and may
/ In addition determine the tests and condi-
tons upon which electors, political parties
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
@ % q s s are df eoany 10y
ments throughout the state, and like wise
providing for the election and appointment
Of officers, and the regulation Of their com.
government act shall, as TO any Of the
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
elared by such county government act,
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
Mo. 44.)
A resolution processing to the people Of
the state Of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, by adding a
new section, to BIT known and designated as
by providing for the organization Of a
court, to be known as the court OF claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
Section 51s 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
against the state, under such laws as may
be passed by the legislature, and Its judg-
ment thereon shall be final. 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,
and
In the city of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday of November Of each
year
The judges holding such terms q 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.
Amendment Number Four
ment No. 27.)
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state or California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state, amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding new section there
to. to be known as section number five and
one-half. relating to consolidated city and
county IN rsnd The said
Section s1s. The provisions Of section
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
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 36).
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 1t Is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section L. 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 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 alb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the lisuten-
ant governor for the residue Of the term
or until the disability shall cease: and
should the lieutenant governor be I'M
d;paGstd Gess9i s DIE a or bee0m
Office; or be absent from the state. the
act as governor until the vacancy in the
office Of governor shall be Allied 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