The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-08-03
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Az


the state of California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state, by adding
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 5,a 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
elusive jurisdiction to hear and determine
all claims of every kind and character
against the state, under such laws as may
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,
and
In the city of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday of November of each
year.
The judges holding such term 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.
(Betng Assembly constitutional Amend
mentNo. 10
A resolution to propose to the people of
the state of California an amendemnt 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 5h. The provisions of section
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. 30)
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 it Is proposed to amend
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
of the senate. but shall only have q cast
ing 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, reslgna ton, or alb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the ileuterl-
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 tempore of the senate shall
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