222 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. 
SCHEDULE. 
Sec. 1. All rights, prosecutions, claims and contracts, as well of individuals 
as of bodies corporate, and all laws in force at the time of the adoption of this 
constitution, and not inconsistent therewith, until altered or repealed by the 
Legislature, shall continue as if the same had not been adopted. 
Sec. 2. The Legislature shall provide for the removal of all causes which 
may be pending when this constitution goes into effect, to courts created by 
the same. 
Sec. 3. In order that no inconvenience may result to the public service, 
from the taking effect of this constitution, no office shall be superseded there¬ 
by, nor the laws relative to the duties of the several offices be changed, until 
the entering into office of the new officers to be appointed under this constitution. 
Sec. 4. The provisions of this constitution concerning the term of residence 
necessary to enable persons to hold certain offices therein mentioned, shall 
not be held to apply to officers chosen by the people at the first election, or 
by the Legislature at its first session. 
Sec. 5. Every citizen of California, declared a legal voter by this constitu¬ 
tion, and every citizen of the United States, a resident of this State on the 
day of election, shall be entitled to vote at the first general election under 
this constitution, and on the question of the adoption thereof. 
Sec. 6. This constitution shall be submitted to the people, for their ratifica¬ 
tion or rejection, at the general election to be held on Tuesday, the thirteenth 
day of November next. The executive of the existing government of Cali¬ 
fornia is hereby requested to issue a proclamation to the people, directing the 
Prefects of the several districts, or in case of vacancy, the Sub-Prefects, or 
senior Judge of First Instance, to cause such election to be held, on the day 
aforesaid, in their respective districts. The election shall be conducted in the 
manner which was prescribed for the election of delegates to this convention, 
except that the Prefect, Sub-Prefect, or senior Judge of First Instance order¬ 
ing such election in each district, shall have power to designate any additional 
number of places for opening the polls, and that, in every place of holding the 
election, a regular poll-list shall be kept by the judges and inspectors of election. 
It shall also be the duty of these judges and inspectors of election, on the day 
aforesaid, to receive the votes of the electors qualified to vote at such election. 
Each voter shall express his opinion, by depositing in the ballot-box a ticket, 
whereon shall be written, or printed, “For the Constitution,” or “Against the 
Constitution,” or some such words as will distinctly convey the intention of 
the voter. These Judges and Inspectors shall also receive the votes for the 
several officers to be voted for at the said election, as herein provided. At 
the close of the election, the judges and inspectors shall carefully count each 
ballot, and forthwith make duplicate returns thereof to the Prefect, Sub-Pre¬ 
fect, or senior Judge of First Instance, as the case may be, of their respective 
districts; and said Prefect, Sub-Prefect, or senior Judge of First Instance, shall 
transmit one of the same, by the most safe and rapid conveyance, to thp Secre¬ 
tary of State. Upon the receipt of said returns, or on the tenth day of December 
next, if the returns be not sooner received, it shall be the duty of a board of 
canvassers, to consist of the Secretary of State, one of the Judges of the Su- 
