The herald., 1898-09-22
PROCLAMATION
In submitting any such county governmen

, 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 be competent In all county Coy
eminent acts framed under the authority
given by this section. to provide for the
the terms for which the several township
and county officers, ether than judges OF
the superior court shall be elected or ap-
number Of such officers; for the consolida-
ton or segregation Of offices: for the num-
Der of deputies that each officer shall have,
and for the compensation payable to each ;l
the times al which. and the terms for which
the members Of al! 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
in addition determine the tests and condi-
tons upon which electors. political parties
and organizations may participate In any
Whenever any county has. In the manner
and method herein pointed out. adopted any
county government act. and the same shall
aforesaid, the directions Of sections four
and five Of this article, providing for the
uniformity OF system of county govern
ments Throughout the state. and likewise
providing for the election and appointment
Of officers. and the regulation Of their COM
pensation, shall not apply. Said county
sSa and
clared by such county government act.
not be subject to any law or amendment
enacted by e ths ieg,s!atI1re !, , except BY
and ratified In the manner hereinabove set
forth.
Amendment Number Three
(Reinr Senate Constitutional Amendment
No. Az
A resolution PROPOSING to the people Of
the Constitution OF the state. by adding a
new section to be known and designated as
section five and one-half. article six there
by providing for the organization OF
court, to be known as the court OK claims
The said proposed new section to read as
follows
Section 5,a. The court of claims shall!
court, who may be requested by the gov
ernor to hold court at the regular terms
thereof. The court of claims shall! have ex-
all claims Of every kind and character
against the state, under such laws as may
be passed by the legislature. and It's judg.
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
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.
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
(Belng Assembly Constitutional Amend
ment No 27)
~, A resolution to propose to the people OF
the Constitution of the state. amending ar
ticle eleven, by adding a new section there
to. to be known as section number five and
county governments. The said proposed
new section to read as fellows:
Section ~ Ths s, provision, s OF section
shall any legislation passed pursuant there
to, apply to any consolidated city and
county government, now existing or here
after formed, which shall have become. or
shall become orga nized under section seven.
or secure charter under section eight Of
this article
Amendment Number Five
(Being Senate Constitutional Amendment
A resolution to propose to the people Of
the state of California an amendment Of
section fifteen ana SeCtloH SIXTEEN OIL aTllCle
five Of the Constitution of the state Of Cali
fornia, By which II 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, and
his term Of office and his Qualfcau ions
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 alb
sence from the state, the powers and duties
of the office shall devolve upon the lisuten-
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 vacancy In the office
Of governor for any. Of the reasons above
named, and neither the lieutenant governor
md the Great Seal of the State {