The herald., 1898-08-08
PROCLAMATION

approval Of the county government act.
In submittig any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice OF the yot-
ers, and may be voted on separately with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent In all county gov
ernment acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provide for the
the. terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than judges OF
the superior court. shall be elected or ap-
number of such officers; for ths consolida-
tion or segregation of offices; for the num-
Der Of deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the compensation payable to each
Of such deputies; for the manner. in which
the times In which, and the terms Tor which
the members Of all boards of election shall
be elected or appointed; and for the con,
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-
tions upon which electors, political parties
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
nave been approved by the legislature as
and ave of this article providing for the
uniformity of a system OF county govern
ments! throughout the state, and likewise
pr for hf ana
pensaton. shall not apply. Said county
government act shall, as to any of the
matters, hereinabove provided for and de-
ciared 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
a md rot IT, tta has hnvf
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. ~
A resolution proposing to the people Of
the state OF California an amendment to
new section, to be known and designated as
section five and one-half, article SIX, there
by providing for the organization of a
court, to be known as the court Of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 5h. 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 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
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
on the second Monday Of November Of I',sc each
year
The judges holding such term of court
shall receive. no extra compensation there
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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.
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
mentNo. 27)
A resolution to propose to the people of
the state of California an amendenlnt 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 governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section Sh. 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 a charter under section eight OF
this article.
Amendment Number Five
fBeinR 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 Call
fornia, by which it 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 term of office and his uuaIifcatinns
shall be the same. He shall be presidenf
Of the senate, but shall only have cast
ing vote therein.
Sect,on 49, In case of the impeachre,+
of the governor, or his removal from offics
death. inability to discharge the nowers
and duties of his office, reslgnat tion. or n h
sence from the state the powers and dutis.
of the office shall devove upon the lieutens
ant governor for the residue of the term
should the lieutenant governor be I'M,
peached, displaced, resign, die, or become
fncapable Of performing the duties ~ he
office. or be absent from the state tRa
nresident pro tempore Of the senate al s'1 II
ect "a governor until the vacancy in ~
office of governor shall be filled at The neyt
Seneral election when members of the Loo.
islature shall be chosen or until such die.
ability Of the lieutenant governor shall
cease. In case of vacancy In the office