The Trinity journal., 1856-05-03

AN Act CoNcrRNING Courts OF JUSTICE
AND JUDICIAL OFFICERs-A bill for an act
to amend an act entitled "an act concerning
the courts Of justice of this State and judicial
officers" passed May 10Th, 1858
The people of the State of California, rep
resented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section |. Section CT of an act entitled
act concerning courts of justice in this State
and judicicial officers, passed May 18th,
1858, is amended so as to read as follows:
"Section g. Justices courts shall have ju-
risdicton of the following actions and pro-
ceedngs: First of an action arising on
contracts for the recovery of money only, if
the sum claimed, exclusive of interest, does
not exceed two hundred dollars. Second, OF
an action for damages for injury to the per-
son, or for taking or OBTAINING personal
property, if the damages claimed do not eX-
ceed two hundred dollars. Third, of an aC
tion for fine, penalty or forfeiture, not eX-
ceeding two hundred dollars, given by stat
ute or the ordinance of an incorporated city.
Fourth, of an action upon bond conditioned
for the payment of money, not exceeding
two hundred dollars, though the penalty eX-
ceed that sum-the judgment to be given for
the sum actually due. When the payments
are to be made by installmcnts, an action
may be brought for each installment, as it
becomes due. Fifth, of an action upon
surety bond or undertaking taken by them,
though the penalty exceed, if the amount
does not exceed, two hundred dollars Sixth,
OF an action for the foreclosure of any mort
gage or the enforcement of any lien on real
OF personal property, when the debt secured
does not exceed, exclusive of interest, two
hundred dollars. Seventh, of an action to
recover the possession of personal property.
when the value of such property does not
exceed two hundred dollars. Eighth to
take and enter Judgment on the confession
OF defendant, when the amount confessed
does not exceed two hundred dollars Ninth
OF an action for torcibe or unlawful entry
upon, or iorclDle or unlawful detention of
lands tenementS or other possessions. Tenth
OF an action to determine the right to a
mining claim and for damages for injury
to the same when the damages claimed do
not exceed two hundred dollars. Eleventh.
OF proceedings respecting yagrants aud Dis
orderly persons."n---> >-~---------'-
Section g Sec G8 of said act is amended
so as to read as follows: "Section s. The
jurispiction conferred by the last section
shall not extend, however, First, to a civil
action in which the title to real property
shall come in question. Second, nor to an
action or proceeding against ships, vessels or
boats, or against the owners or masters
thereof when the suit or proceeding is for
the recovery of seaman's wages for a voyage
performed in whole or i'll part, without the
waters of this State"
Approved April 10th, 1856
AN ACT CONCERNING ROADS AND HIGH
wAYs.--An act to amend an act entitled
"An act concerning Roads and Highways"
passed April 2Sth, 1885.
The people of the State of California rep
resented i'll Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section l. Section sixth of said act is
hereby amended so as to read as folloWs-
'Scctlon &, The Board Of Supervisors shall
have power to levy a road tax on all able
bodied men between the ages Of tWCntyonc
and fifty years, which shall not exceed four
dollars per annum, and a property tax which
shall not exceed five cents on each one hun
dred dollars for road purposes, to be levied
and collected at the same time and in the
same manner as other property taxes are
collected Provided, that the provisions Of
this section SO iar as it relates to the road
tax, Shall not apply to amy Of the iucorpo-
rated cities of this State: Provided further
that any person liable to pay road tax as
herein provided may at his option, pay the
in Iob bor tbo 4
ton Of the overseer, at the rate Of two dol
lars per day.
Section 2 Section tenth of said act is
hereby amended SO as TO read rs follows
"SectiOn 10, Each road overseer shall report
to the Board of Supervisors quarterly the
amount of money collected and paid out by
him, and to whom, and for what paid; the
number of days he himself has been i'll actual
service, and also a list of delnquents; and
the said OverSeer shall make an affidavit be-
fore Justice of the Peace, or some other
officer qualified to administer oaths that the
said report and delinquent list are correct to
the best Of his knowledge and belief; and
any person refusing or neglecting TO pay the
road tax required by this act to the over
seer, within three days after the said tax
shall have been demanded in writing Of him
by such oyerseer shall be considered de-
linquent, and the oyerseer shall proceed to
levy and SELL at public vendue, to the high
est bidder, after giving public notice as re-
pired by law on sales under execution the
property of such delinquents, or so much
thereof as shall be necessary to satisfy such
delinquent road tax, and costs of making
such sale.
Section 3. Section eleventh of said act is
hereoy mere amended SO as to read as follows