The herald., 1898-10-25
In submitting any such county goxernment

| In submitting any such county government
ACT any alternative article or proposition
may be presented for the choice of the vot-
ers, and may he voted on separately with
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county gov.
ernment acts framed under the aut uthority
given by this section. to provide for the
manner In which, the times at which, and
the terms for which the several township
the superior court, shall be elected or ap-
pointed: for their compensation; for the
| number of such officers; for the consoida-
! ton or segregation Of offices; for the num-
Der of depdtles that each officer shall have,
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 all 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 coRlucted; and may
IN addition determine the tests and rondi-
tons 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
have been approved by the legislature as
and five Of this article, providing for the
uniformity OF a system Of county govern
ments throughout the state. and likewise
Of officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensation, shall not apply. Said county
government act shall, as to any OF the
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
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 44.)
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 a.
section five ard 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 5M. The court of claims shall
consist of any three judges of the superior
court, who may be requested by the gov
erHor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
elusive jurisdiction to hear and determine
AL claims Of every kind and character
against the state. under such laws as may
be passed by the legislature, and Its judg-
the court of claims shall he held as follows:
In the city Of Los Ange.es 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
OI4 tic scNoHu Nhpuudy Va ANOVtHlDeE CI eaCn
year.
The judges holding such terms of court
shall receive no extra compensation 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
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
No
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding new section there
to, 10 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 5la. The provisions of section
four and five of this article shat, .,ot nor
shall any legislation passed pursusn MT there
to, apply TO any Consolidated city and
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
(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 ofartlcle
five of the Constitution of the state Of Gait
forna. by which it is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 10. a lieutenant governor shall
be elected at the same time and place and
In the same. manner as the governor, ard
his term of office and his qualifications
shall be the same. He shall be president
Of the senate, but shall only have a 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 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
should the lieutenant governor be i'm
peached, displaced, resign, die or become
Incapable of performing the duties of Ills
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 filed at the next
general election. when members of the leg
isature 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