The herald., 1898-10-27

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
Il shall be competent in all county gov
ernment acts framed under the authority
given by this section, to provide Tor the
manner in which. the times at which, ana
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, other than judges Of
the superior court, shall be elected or APP
pointeu; for their compensation: for the
number OF such Officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation of offices; for the num-
Der OF deputies that each ofncer sha!! nave,
and for the compensation payable TO eaeh
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. compensatory and
government of such boards. and of their
clerks and attaches; also to prescribe the
manner and method by which all elections
n 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 ths same shail
have been approved by the Legislature as
aforesaid, the directions OF sections four
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 amy law or amendment
enacted by the legislature. except By
and ratified in the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. 40
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 as
section five and one-half. artlcis SIX, there
by providing for the organization of q
court to be known as the court of claims.
The said proposed new section to read as
follows:
Section 5k. The court Of claims shall
consist Of any three Judges OF Of the Superior sS
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall have ex-
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 Its judg-
ment thereon shall be final. The terms Of
the court of claims shall be held as follows:
In the city of Los AngeIes 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.
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 ena ct
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. 80
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 a new section the re-
to. TO be known as section number Ave and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as follows:
Section IT. Ths provisions Of section
four and yi Of this artGle sha o
to, apply 10 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 charter under section eight Of
this article.
Amendment Number Five
Beins Senate cgIsttStional Ms sS, Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment Of
section n1teen ana section sixteen or artic. c
five of the Constitution of, The state of Cali
fornia by which II Is proposed to amend
said sections to read as follows:
Section Is. 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 impea chime Mt
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 s
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 becoms
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
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 offlcs
of governor for any of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor
md the Great Seal of the Sfsfe
,ritten.