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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 edition. Excerpt: ...office on the first Monday in December of that year under the provisions of the "consolidation act." The officers whose terms are by this section required to commence in January succeeding their election, are not the county and municipal officers mentioned in section 5, article XI, and whose terms the legislature is expressly directed to fix. /; re Stuart, 53 Cal. 745. The section is referred to in Pcople v. Pendegast, 96 Cal. 291, to the effect that state senators are to be pired four years after their appointment. Pcople v. Ashburner, 55 Cal. 517. That a school teacher elected by a city board of education without any limitation as to time or duration of term is entitled to hold the position while competent and faithful, and can only be dismissed for violation of rules, incompetency or the like, is dissented to by Fox and lie Far land, JJ., as contrary to section 16, article XX, and to the entire spirit--" ' 1. v_+ . C'-ToiT. Henning's Const. (2nd od.) p. 417. Section 17. The time of service of all laborers or workmen or mechanies employed upon any public works of the state of California, or of any county, city and county, city, town, .district, township, or any other political subdivision thercof, whether said work is done by contract or otherwise, shall be limited and restricted to eight hours in any one calendar day, except in cases of extraordinary emergency cansed by fire, flood, or danger to life and property, or except to work upon public, military, or naval works or defenses in time of war, and the legislature shall provide by law that a stipulation to this effect shall be incorporated in all contracts for public work and prescribe proper penalties for the speedy and efficient enforcement of said law. Amendment adopted..."
