shall mark a cross (thus X) opposite the words "The new county of Riverside - No" in the manner now required by law. Said election shall be conducted, said tickets printed, prepared, and the votes counted in every respect, except as in this act otherwise provided, in accordance with the general law for the election of state, county, and township officers. If at said election two thirds of the votes cast on the question of the organization of said county government shall be "The new county of Riverside - Yes," then the said territory hereinabove described shall be and become the organized county of Riverside from and after the day upon which the returns of said election shall be ascertained and declared by the said board of commissioners.

SEC. 6. At the election provided for in section five of this act there shall be chosen by the qualified electors of said county of Riverside one judge of the superior court of said county, whose salary shall be four thousand dollars per annum, payable at the same time and in the same manner as salaries of the judges of the superior courts of the several counties of the state are now paid; also one district attorney, one county clerk, one county recorder, one auditor, one sheriff, one tax collector, one county treasurer, one county assessor, one county superintendent of public schools, one county surveyor, one county coroner, and one public administrator. There shall be chosen at such election one supervisor for each supervisorial district in said county; provided, that all duly elected and qualified supervisors of the counties of San Diego and San Bernardino who, at the taking effect of this act, are residents of the county of Riverside shall hold their offices for the full term for which they were elected, upon having duly qualified as supervisors of the county of Riverside for the respective districts in which they reside, as said districts are organized by the action of the board of commissioners provided for in this act. There shall be chosen at said election two justices of the peace and two constables for each of said townships; provided, that all justices of the peace and constables acting as such at the passage of this act, residents of the county of Riverside, shall hold their offices for the full term for which they were elected or appointed, upon having qualified as justices of the peace or constables of the county of Riverside for the respective townships in which they severally reside, as said townships are organized by the action of the board of commissioners provided for in this act. There shall be chosen at said election three school trustees for each school district; provided, that all school trustees acting as such at the time of the passage of this act, residents of the county of Riverside, shall hold their offices for the time for which they were elected, upon having duly qualified as school trustees in the county of Riverside, for the respective districts in which they severally reside, as said districts are organized by the action of the board of commissioners provided for in this act. All the officers elected at said election, or who qualify or are appointed under the provisions of this act, shall enter, immediately after their qualification, upon the discharge of the duties of their respective offices;

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and all the officers elected at said election or appointed under
this act shall hold their offices until the time provided by gen-
eral law for the election and qualification of such officers of
this state, and until their successors are elected and qualified.
At said election there shall also be submitted to the qualified
electors the question of the location of the county seat for the
said county of Riverside; and the place, town, or city in said
County receiving the highest number of votes for county seat
of said county shall be declared by the commissioners to be,
and the same shall be, the county seat of the said county of
Riverside. It shall be the duty of the said commissioners to
make ample provision, in the preparation and printing of the
ticket to be used at said election, for the expression of said
electors of said county as to the location and designation of the
said county seat for said county.

SEC. 7. All qualified electors of this state who have been residents and efectors of said territory of the county of Riverside for ninety days preceding the election provided for in this act shall be qualified to vote at said election. The great registers of San Bernardino and San Diego counties used at the general election held in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-two in the territory of the new created county of Riverside shall be prima facie evidence of the qualifications of the electors. The county clerks of San Bernardino and San Diego counties are hereby directed to furnish the commissioners of the county of Riverside a certificate, under seal, showing the additional names of voters on the great registers of San Bernardino and San Diego counties registered as residing within the territory forming the county of Riverside since the last great registers of San Bernardino and San Diego counties were printed; and the certificates of the county clerks of said counties, under seal, showing the registration of any qualified voter who resides in the territory forming the county of Riverside up to the date of election, shall entitle the holder thereof, if otherwise qualified by law, to vote at said election. It shall be the duty of the board of supervisors of the county of Riverside, whose election is by this act provided for, to meet at the county seat of the county of Riverside on the first Monday of the month subsequent to their election, and, having duly qualified, shall organize by the election of one of their number as chairman. Said board shall allow such remuneration to the commissioners, and officers acting for said board of commissioners, as it may think just and proper, not exceeding five dollars per day each; provided, claims are presented therefor in the manner now required by law. Said board shall appoint two freeholders, residents of the county of Riverside, to act as commissioners, whose duty it shall be to meet at the city of San Bernardino, California, within twenty days from the time of their appointment, a like number of commissioners, who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of San Bernardino County, and one commissioner, to be appointed by the governor of the state of California. Such coramissioners shall then jointly organize as a board, by electing from their number a chairman and secretary. A majority

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of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum of said board for the transaction of business. Should any vacancy occur in said board of commissioners by death, resignation, or otherwise, the office so vacated shall be filled by the appointing power which made the original appointment. Any of said commissioners shall have the power to compel, by a citation or subpoena signed by him, the attendance of such persons and the production of such bocks and papers before said board of commissioners as he may require in performing the duties imposed by this act. It shall be the duty of the sheriff of the counties of San Bernardino and Riverside to execute, in their respective counties, all lawful orders and citations of any of said commissioners, and for any services performed the sheriff shall be allowed the same fees as are allowed for like services in civil cases, and all witnesses attending before said board of commissioners shall be entitled to the same compensation and mileage as is allowed to witnesses in civil cases; provided, that no witness shall be excused from attendance at the time and place mentioned in said order or citation by reason of the failure of the officer making service thereof to tender to said witness his fee in advance. Said board of commissioners shall, immediately after its organization, ascertain the indebtedness of San Bernardino County existing at the time this act takes effect, and also the total value of all property at that time belonging to the said county of San Bernardino. They shall ascertain the assessed value of all property in San Bernardino County as it stood before this act takes effect, according to the assessment made for San Bernardino County in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-two, also the assessed value under the same assessment of all property in the territory hereby set apart from San Bernardino County and embraced in the county of Riverside. They shall then find the difference between the amount of indebtedness of San Bernardino County and the value of the property belonging to San Bernardino County at the time this act takes effect; and if such indebtedness exceeds the value of such property belonging to San Bernardino County, the county of Riverside shall pay San Bernardino County a due proportion thereof, to be determined as follows: As said assessed value of the property in San Bernardino County is to the said assessed value of the property in the territory by this act set apart from San Bernardino County, so is the amount of said excess to the amount to be paid by the county of Riverside to San Bernardino County. Said board of commissioners shall then certify forthwith to the respective boards of supervisors of said counties of San Bernardino and Riverside the amount constituting the due proportion of said excess payable by the county of Riverside, also the value of any property belonging to San Bernardino County at the time this act takes effect which is situated in the county of Riverside. The sum of said ascertained value of said last-mentioned property, added to the ascertained proportion of said excess which the county of Riverside is to pay to the county of San Bernardino, shall be an indebtedness from the county of Riverside to the county of San Bernardino. Said property,

situated as aforesaid in the county of Riverside, shall, upon settlement therefor as provided in this act, become the property of the county of Riverside, and San Bernardino County shall pay the entire indebtedness of San Bernardino County; provided, the county of Riverside pays to the county of San Bernardino as herein designated any proportion thereof that may be found properly to be payable by the county of Riverside. In case said board of commissioners shall find that the value of the property belonging to said San Bernardino County at the time this act takes effect exceeds the indebtedness of said San Bernardino County, the excess shall be apportioned between said counties of San Bernardino and Riverside in the proportions aforesaid; and if the portion of said excess payable to the county of Riverside does not exceed the value of said property belonging to San Bernardino County, and situate in the county of Riverside as aforesaid, said portion of said excess shall be deducted from the value of said property situate in the county of Riverside as last aforesaid, and the balance, after deducting said portion of such excess, shall be certified as aforesaid to the said board of supervisors, and shall be an indebtedness from the county of Riverside to the county of San Bernardino; but if said portion of such excess is greater than the value of said property situate in the county of Riverside as aforesaid belonging to San Bernardino County, the value of said property last aforesaid shall be deducted from said portion of such excess, and the balance shall be certified as aforesaid to said boards of supervisors, and shall be an indebtedness from San Bernardino County to the county of Riverside, and said San Bernardino County shall pay the same. If, upon the settlement between the counties of San Bernardino and Riverside, as herein provided for, said county of Riverside shall be found to be indebted to San Bernardino County, the money necessary to pay said indebtedness shall be raised by a tax levied upon the property contained in the county of Riverside, and the county of Riverside shall pay the same.

SEC. 9. Said board shall also appoint two freeholders, residents of the county of Riverside, to act as commissioners, whose duty it shall be to meet at the city of San Diego, California, within twenty days from the time of their appointment, a like number of commissioners, who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors of San Diego County, and one commissioner, to be appointed by the governor of the state of California. Such commissioners shall then jointly organize a board, by electing from their number a chairman and secretary. A majority of said commissioners shall constitute a quorum of said board for the transaction of business. Should any vacancy occur in said board of commissioners by death, resignation, or otherwise, the office so vacated shall be filled by the appointing power which made the original appointment. Any of said commissioners shall have the power to compel, by a citation or subpena signed by him, the attendance of such persons and the production of such books and papers before said board of commissioners as he may require in performing the duties imposed

by this act; and it shall be the duty of the sheriffs of the counties of San Diego and Riverside to execute in their respective counties all lawful orders and citations of any of said commissioners; and for any services performed, the sheriff shall be allowed the same fees as are allowed for like services in civil cases; and all witnesses attending before the said board of commissioners shall be entitled to the same compensation and mileage as is allowed to witnesses in civil cases; provided, that no witness shall be excused from attendance at the time and place mentioned in said order or citation by reason of the failure of the officer making service thereof to tender said witness his fees in advance. Said board of commissioners shall, immediately after its organization, ascertain the indebtedness of San Diego County existing at the time this act takes effect, and also the total value of all property at that time belonging to said county of San Diego. They shall ascertain the assessed value of all property in San Diego County, as it stood before this act takes effect, according to the assessment made for San Diego County in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-two; also, the assessed value, under the same assessment, of all property in the territory hereby set apart from San Diego County and embraced in the county of Riverside. They shall find the difference between the amount of the indebtedness of San Diego County and the value of the property belonging to San Diego County at the time this act takes effect, and if such indebtedness exceeds 'the value of such property belonging to San Diego County, the county of Riverside shall pay San Diego County a due proportion thereof, to be determined as follows: As said assessed value of the property of San Diego County is to the said assessed value of the property in the territory by this act set apart from San Diego County, so is the amount of said excess to the amount to be paid by the county of Riverside to the county of San Diego. Said board of commissioners shall then certify forthwith to the respective boards of supervisors of said counties of San Diego and Riverside the amount constituting the due proportion of said excess payable by the county of Riverside; also, the value of any property belonging to San Diego County at the time this act takes effect which is situated in the county of Riverside. The sum of said ascertained value of said last-mentioned property, added to the ascertained proportion of said excess which the county of Riverside is to pay to San Diego County, shall be an indebtedness from the county of Riverside to the county of San Diego. Said property, situated as aforesaid in the county of Riverside, shall, upon settlement therefor as provided in this act, become the property of the county of Riverside, and San Diego County shall pay the entire indebtedness of San Diego County; provided, the county of Riverside pays to San Diego County, as herein designated, any proportion thereof that may be found properly to be payable by the county of Riverside. In case said board of commissioners shall find that the value of the property belonging to the said San Diego County at the_time this act takes effect exceeds the indebtedness of San Diego