The herald., 1898-09-19
PROCLAMATION

In submitting any such county government
act any alternative article or proposition
may be, presented for the choice Of the vot-
out prejudice to others.
1t shall be competent in all county goy-
ernment acts framed under the authority
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-
point ed; for their compensation; for the
number of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation Of offices; for the num-
and for the compensation payable to each
of such deputies; for the manner in which,
the times al 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
government OF such boards, and Of their
Gsas ana and m.Sos Sy 'V Ws ns
BY the people shall be conducted; and may
in addition determine tAe tests and condi-
tions upon which electors, political parties
primary election.
Whenever any county has, In the manner
and method herein pointed out, adopted any
have been approved by the legislature as
aforesaid, the directions Of sections four
and five OF this article. providing for the
ments throughout the state, and likewise
Of officers, and the regulation Of their COM
n1 act a4s sSa P to sn4 any ofu
matters hereinabove provided for and de-
clared by such county government act,
enacted BY the legislature, except by
amendment first submitted to the electors
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. A.
A resolution proposing to the people of
the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state, by adding
new section, to BIT known and designated as
by providing for the organisation 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
court, who may be requested by the gov
to aG S aams he
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 it's 5udg-
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
In the city and county of San Francisco,
commencing on the second Monday In July,
and
Ill tAS City VI 6dCTdWtutO,
on the second Monday Of November Of each
year.
The judges holding such terms Of court
for. but shall receive their actuaf S expenses, e
to be paid out OF the general fund of the
state treasury. The legislature shall enact
al laws necessary to organize such court
carry out the provisions Of this section.
Amendment Number Four
(Being Assembly Constitutional Amend
"A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state OF California an amendment to
the Constitution of the state, amending ar
to- 70 s Ss Known as seeon numSsr vs and
one-half. relating to consolidatsd city and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as f9llows: ..,
four and five OF this article shall not, nor
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to, apply to any consolidated city and
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. 3e).
hs stse of an
section fifteen and section sixteen of article
hve of the Constitution Of the state of Call
fornia, by which 1t 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 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 tho 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 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 a vacancy in the office
Of governor for any Of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor
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