The herald., 1898-10-31

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 bs competent in all county gov.
ernment acts framed under the authority
given by this section. TO provids for the
manner In which, the times at which, ana
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than judges or
the superior court. shall be elected or ap-
pointed; for their compensation: for the
ton or segregation of offices; for the num-
ber of deputies 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-
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 cosAucted: ana may
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
have been approved by the Legislature as
and five OF this article. providing for the
uniformity Of system OF county govern
ments throughout the state, and likewise
of and III the ssesT q
pensation. shall not apply. Said county
government act shall. as to any or the
matters herelnabove provided for and de-
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
(Bsins Senate cGNSstitatI0nal Ns' W9 Amendment
the state OF California an amendment to
the Constitution Of the state. by adding a
section ffve and one-half. article six, there
by providing for the organisation Of q
court, to be known as the court OF claims
The said proposed new section to read as
Section .bh. The court Of claims shall
consist OF any three judges Of the superior
SoId court az the resSar
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 1udg-
ment thereon shall be ANAL. 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
In the city of Sacramento, commencing
on the second Monday Of November Of each
year.
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
ment No. ~.
A resolution TO- to propose to tho people Of
the Constitution OF the state, amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding q new section there
to, to be known as section number five and
ons-half. relating to consolidated city and
new section TO read as follows:
Section 81. The provisions Of section
four and five of this article shalt ,0t, 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
(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
nve Of the Constitution of the state Of Cali
fornia, by which 1t is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section 15. 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 quaiifcxtions
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 abb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
Of the office shall dsvolve upon the lieuten-
or until the disability shall cease; and
should the lieutenant governor be Inn
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
act as governor until the vacancy, in the
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