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An Act, concerning Roads and Highways.


I'm .dct to amend an act entitled ain .4ct con-
cerning Roads and Highuays," passed .4pril
2SM, 1855.
The people of the State of California repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as fol-
lows
SEC. l. Section sixth of said act is hereby
amended so as to read follows: Section g.
The Board of Supervisors shall have power to levy
road tax on all able bodied men between the
ages of twenty-one and fifty years, which shall
not exceed four dollars per annum, and property
tax which shall not exceed five cents on each one
hundred 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
far rs relates to the road tax, shall not apply to
any of the Incorporated cities of this State: Pro
vded. further. that any person liable to pay road
tax as herein provided may, at his option, pay
the same in labor on the road, under the direction
of the overseer, at the rate of two dollars per
day.
SEC. 2. Section tenth of said act is hereby a.
mended so as to read as follows: Section TO-
Each Road Overseer shall report to the Board of
Supervisors quarterly the amount of money col
lected and paid out by him, and to whom and for
what paid; the number of days he himself has
been in actual service and also a list of delin-
quents; and the said overseer shall make an afi-
davit before Justice of the Peace. or some other
oflcer qualified to administer oaths that the said
report and delinquent list are correct to the best
cf his knowledge and belief; and any person re-
fusing or neglecting to pay the road tax required
by this act to the overseer within three days after
the said tax shall have been demanded in writing
of him by such overseer, shall be considered de-
linquent, and the overseer shall proceed to levy
and sell. at public vendue, to the highest bidder
after giving public notice as required by law on
sales under execution, the property of such de,
linquents, or so much thereof as shall be necessa
ry to satisfy such delinquent road tax and costs
of making such sale.
SEC. 8. Section eleventh of said act is hereby
amended to read as follows: Section l.
The overseers shall each receive for their services
while in actual employment. such compensation
a. shall be allowed by the Board of Supervisors
not to exceed six dollars per day. Approved
April 10Th, 1856.
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JEFFERSONIAN DEMOCRATIC CLUB. NO. l
SECRET RAvINE.
G.. C.. Newman. President.
John Holder. Tice Presidents.
John I. Kincade,
C.M Mckinney.
II. G. Hart, Secretary.
OPHIRyILLE DEMOCRATIC CLUB NO. 2.
OPHIR.
Henry NJ. Lindsey President.
ID. 7. Huston, Vice President.
ii. W. Starr, Secretary.
GOLD HILL DEMOCRATIC CLUB. NO.3.
GOLD HILL.
DR.. j. A. Hill. President.
Benjamin Stnson, Geo. Aldridge, Pice Presidents
George Blan, Secretary
j. W. Spann, Corresponding Secretary.
Emanuel Mandel, Treasurer.
AUBURN UNION GUARD. NO.
Col c. w. Langdon, President
Edwd. G. Smith, Tice President.
NJ. 2. II. Love, Secretary.
Finance Committee.
Robert Gordon, B. f. Myres, and B. Goodkind
IOWA HILL DEMOCRATIC CLUB. NO. 5.
Iowa HILL.
Charles Watt, President.
Jas. n. Makins. Tice President.
Charles Scarborough, Secretary.
BEAL'S BAR DEMOCRATIC CLUB. No. 6.
S. G.. Elliott, President.
l.. A. Kline, Fice President
W. Warren Secretary.
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2-1- Notice should always be given of removal.
5. The courts have decided that refusing to take
a paper or periodical from the office, removing
and leaving it uncalled for, is prima facie evil
dence of intentional fraud.
Ely- Postmasters would oblige, by strict full
filment of the regulations requiring them to mott
fy Publishers, once in three months of papers not
taken from their Office by subscribers.
gEfs- Under the law of Congress papers are not
charged postage in the county in which they are
published.
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MosT UNJUsT-One of the strange tea-
lures in the opposition of the law and order
papers, is their fierce denunciations of all for
eign born citizens who sympathise and act
with the Vigilance Committee. We give be-
low a small specimen of the style in which
this bitterness exhibits itself, together with Il
portion of the pungent comments upon the
same of the True Californian. The extracts
are from the Columbia Gazette.
To show how utterly devoid of all truth
are the communications referred to, we quote
a single paragraphs:
again: Is it compatible with the patriotic
pride or policy of American citizens, to see
1900 armed Foreigners wrest the reins of
Government from the hands of the native
born citizens, by ytolence -detying our Laws,
and trampling under foot our Constitu
1ion?"
The idea of there being 2.2O0 foreigners in
the ranks of the Vigilance Committee is too
absurd for a moments thought. But the
Gazette merely intended to follow in the wake
of the Herald and Sun who have sought to
impress upon the citizens Of the interior that
viz IoN vi tlic COIHlllllUcc NdS III tHc lldiluS
of the foreign born, and that native Amer
lean were coerced fy them into line of ac-
ton which they would not otherwise pursue.
This, we need not assert, is equally imaginary
with the exaggerated estimate of the number
who have enrolled themselves in the Com
mttee.
The French and Germans have, to a man,
acted from the beginning merely as an execu
tive arm fthe Committee They have neither
sought nor desired any pre-eminence in the
advising councils have taken no active part
IN determining what ought or ought not to be
done, and have contented themselves with
aiding in carrying out the measures proposed
and agreed on by others. But the Gazette
does not stop with its ISLANDERS on foreigners;
1t seeks to awaken a religious and sectarlan
controversy, and bedaubs its columns with
the foul slime of such articles as that headed
Getting Clouay.' In the article the writer
opens a ridiculous cannonade upon the He
hrews resident in this city, and spouts forth
the following choice specimen Of Billingsgate
and sacrilege:
And the worst of al.-the worSti-only
see standing before YOU those circumeised He
bretcs whose foretathers, in Vigilance form
actually crucited JESUIT CHRISTI
Shame upon the hands, Pagan or Christian
infidel or atheist, that could have penned so
shocking and indecent a paragraph.
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DR. L. j. CZAPKAY, late in the ungarian
~ Revolutionary War, chief physician to the
10th Regiment of Honveds, chief surgeon to the
military hospital fPesth, Hungary and late Lee
turer on Diseases of Urinary Organs and Diseases
of Women and Children. would most respectfully
inform the public of California that he has open
ed an institute for the of chronic diseases of
the Lungs, Liver, Kidneys. Digestive and Genital
Organs and all Private Diseases, viz: Syphilitc
Ulcers, Gonorrhea, Gleet, Structure, Seminal
Weakness. and all the horrd consequences OF
self-abuse; and he hopes that his long experience
and successful practice of many years will insure
him share of public patronage. By the practice
of many years in Europe and the United States,
and during the Hungarian war and campai gns, he
is enabled to apply the most efficient and sue
cessful remedies against diseases of all kinds. He
uses no mercury-charges moderate-treats his
patients in correct and honorable way-and
has references of unquesionable veracity from
men of known respectability and high standing in
society. All parties consulting him. by letter
or otherwise, will receive the best and gentlest
treatment and implicit secresy.
DR. l.. J. CZAPKAY is daily receiving appli-
cations from every part Of this State and from
Oregon and Washington Territories, for treatment
of every form of disease, and there is not one who
will cCme forward and express dissatisfaction; on
the contrary the Doctor is in daily receipt of let
ters expressive of gratitude and thankfulness,
some of which are published below by permission.
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GRASS VALLEY, JUNE Sd, 1855,


nE.fR SIR:-The last medicine you sent me
~ has done the business. | perfectly
well, and wish to give my testimony to the pub
lie in favor of you skill | was troubled with a
complication of diseases brought on by that de-
stroying habit selEpolution, and complaints
caught by connection with bad persons of the op-
pOste sex. | had been treated by some of the
best physicians well as those Xuacks who infest
the state, and by them all given up as incurable
but being advised by friend who had been bene-
fitted by your scentf treatment to call upon you
did so, and feel grateful to him for the intorma-
ton, but still more thankful to you for the care
adm good advice you gave me. as well as the eff
cacious medicines You prescribed. If any of the
afflicted should this be that it is vOlun-
tary offering in gratitude for the blessings of
hoalth received from you, and also giveh with
fervent wish that it may be of service to those
suffering as did; and may God bless you in your
effort to lessen the sufferngs of the humany fam
ily and may all good citizens assist you to drive
from the community those teaches that prey upon
the public by false preensions of eminence in the
medical world.
Yours eternally,
JOHN BURGESS.
To DR.. j. c. Young, San Francisco
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PLACERvILLE, May 2S, 1855

DR.J.C. YOUNG: DEAR SIR-Words cannot ex-
IL press the gratitude feel is due to you for the
benefit have received from your truly lnvaluabie
course of treatment of my case while prescribing
for me. l think | cannot justify myself without
giving this small token of my thanktulness and
esteem. for you have been the means OF sdrng
nv life, and restoring to me that health whlch
had SO long despared of again enjoying. l had
for a long time tour yearsO been troubled WIN
that most dreadful scourge of young people, SEM
inal weakness or nocturnal emmisslons, which 50
weakened me, both body aud mind. that L was
obliged to give up mining altogether. consult
ed one of the best ply sicians $50 caled) In the
mountain districts, and after careful examln-
alton of my case, ne gave Inc medicines. con-
timed under his treatment for three months
without receiving any benefit, in fact grew worse
from week to week until at last got discouraged
and asked him for his opinion. | told him not to
fear to tell me the whole truth, for should rath
er know the worst at once, than to live IN sus-
pense. | had lost about thirty pounds OF hesh,
and knew that he at least could not cure me, and
as was then going on. death must soon count me
asIone of its victims. This physician then told
me that nv case was ncurable; that had better
not take any more medicines. He said was in a
decline which was fast tending to pulmonary con-
sumption.
then despaircd of obtaining any relief, and
saw that unless something done to mitigate
the complaint that | should be numbered with the
dead or what is worse, be ravng maniac Hap
pening to see one of your books, the Pocket rs
culapius, made up my mind at once to call and
consult you with the determination of trying
once more to get relief if you would undertake
the case Oh how thankful am for that deter
mination. | commenced taking the medicines
prescribed by you. and | am now, through their
healing powers. restored to perfect health shall
not fail to recommend you to any of my friends
that require assistance, for man that can cure
a case as bad as mine was, can cure every disease
that flesh is heir to. if there is life enough left in
! the system to build upon.
Receive my most sincere and heartfelt thanks
and esteem S. W. REIGI1LEA.
iulyl4my
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STOCKTON. Nav "a. 1885

DEAR SR--Having entirely recovered from my
sickness, avail myself Of this opportunity to re-
turn my thankful Acknowledgements for the relief
that you have given me. When | think of the
distressing bodily weakness under which | have
suffered, and the nervousness, headache fearful
ness want of confidence, dizziness, restlessness,
weakness in the limbs loss of memory, confusion
Of ideas dislike for society, nocturnal emissions.
and many other symptoms, which had made my
life miserable; can hardly express the gratitude
feel, for my existence had become a burthen to
me- and nothing afforded the least satisfaction,
whilst now feel perfectly well and can enjoy life
to my entire satisfaction Knowing that there are
many afflicted as l have been, you have my per-
mission to make use Of this letter you think
proper Believe me gratefully yours,
NJ. MICHELS.
To DR.. j. l.. CzAPKAY, San Francisco.
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PORTLAND, Oregon, May Is, 1855.

DIR. CzAPKAY-SIR-Y Y our medicine has been
taken according to directions. l feel little weak
YETI in every other way am almost entirely re-
covered, and think in short time shall be as
well ever. Everybody that knows me is won
derng what made such q change, for some friends
thought had consumption. and Others said ! was
going crazy. Well, | don't know but they were
both right, as l felt good deal both ways, and
thought if did'n die soon l would like to. am
not troubled any more with emissions. and the
pain in my head and back, and the weakness in
my limbs have left me- and so has the dizziness,
tmidity and the wish always to be alone. l am
not afraid to go in company and am not so easily
scared as used to be, when any little thing would
set me Trembling. l have been at work this week,
which is the first have done for six months, and
the thought of it don't discourage like it used
to. Indeed, feel like another man, and it is all
owing to your medicine and advice. You may
publish this if you want to-.
Yours &c, JOSEPH RATH.
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Sonora. Nav 3Oth. 1853.

tNDNOhA, May 0OlL. 1000
DR. YOUNG-I am the happcst man in this
~ country and yet. only three months since,
had despaircd of ever being a well man. You
will recolcct that in March / called upon you,
discouraged and almost broken down man. afct-
ed with a complaint brought on by masturbation
and aggravated by the remains of an ill-treated
venereal disease, so depleted that | could do no
work and had no wish to live. Away from friends
and home my suferings were intolerable. AS
last release | called to you, and your cncour-
aging adv ice gave me some hope although it was
small at that time. At any rate determined to
try, for had every thing to gain and nothing to
lose in the way Of health; for die | must as ] then
was. Now mark the change-from day to day
grew gradually better, until now enjoy perfect
health-and although | am not so strong /
could wish, yet am gaining strength every day
| can do now my days work in the mines with
most of them. | Introduce to your favorable
consideration the bearer of this note; he is trou-
bed in the same way although not so bad as was
Cure him as you have me and he will thank you
fervently as | do. and let me tell you that the
blessings of an honest man is worth more than
dozen fees. Give my respects to Little & Co.,
and say to them that | send my thanks for the
able way they prepared the medicines you pre-
scribed. Dear doctor, | have written this letter
with the expectation that you will publish it, for
it will meet the eye of some suffering fellowmor-
taland that he will follow advice and consult you
at once, thereby freeing himself from his dire cal
amity. Respectfully your humble patient
juyl4my WIN. J. BITMAN
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COIONA June 1st. 1855

COLOMA June lst, 1898.
nR. J. C. YOUNG: DEAR SGR-It is with feel
~ ings more easily felt than described, that
pen this letter, informing you OF my entire recov-
cry from that dreadful scourge, seminal weakness.
By application to your book you will find my
name and case Only two short months since,
when applied to you, | could scarcely walk,
so weak was my whole system. Debiitated end
melancholy | wished for death. | had tried sew
eral pretended physicians but daily grew worse.
By chance | came across one Of your valuable
medical works which, upon reading. instlled
new hopes into my detected mind, and | resolved
to try once more. and thank God for that resolves
| am now a well man. rejoicing in perfect health
and daily growing stronger Dear doctor, | shall
not fail to tell all my friends of your skill, and
if you wish you may publish this letter. / shall
stop at Coloma short time and then away to my
claim. Enclosed please find twenty-five dollars
as a remembrance | will send you good spec
linen soon. Yours as long as life lasts.
CHAS. f. WATSON.
P S.-Dcar Dr., if you publish the above please
add this as p. S.:-Takc my advice, all young
men. if YOU require medical assistance. no matter
what your case may be. 90 to Dr. J. c. Young, and
you can rely upon a perfect cure-and not do as
| did run to every doctor without knowing
whether he was good or bad. DR.. Young cured
me, and wish every one afflicted to receive the
benefit of his scientific skill. CHAs. F. W.
DIR. 1OUNG'S office is at the corner of Mont
gomery and California streets. over Wells. Fargo
4 Co.'S Express office, San Francisco. july 14my
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MEDICAL.

of them. Doctor will send one to you that look $
to me as though he needed a physician. 1t shall
not be fault if any one dies for want OF medical
treatment. will do l can to keep the afflicted
away from those pests of society, ycept profess
sors and high sounding titled men, who, II the
focts were known, are men who cleft their coun-
try for their countrys good" Publish this letter
doctor, if you wish, and hope some OF those that
humbugged me may see it and sleep bad Tor one
night. Truly yours: ,oN
GEO DAVIDSON.
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DO CTOR II EINIMAN,
PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGE

San Francisco.
nR. NJ HERMANN HAS REMOVED HIS
~ Medical Office to the corner of Jackson and
Montgomery streets, San Francisco, over the bank
ing house of Lucas. Turner & Co., and will there
always be ready for consultation from o'clock
in the morning to O'Clock in the evening.
Dr. Heinimann, who has practised medicine in
California with great since 1S49, and dur
ing his stay of five years in the mining districts,
has earned lasting reputation as an excellent
The Placer herald., 1856-07-19

CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
Joseph Walkup, Chairman, Plains.
b. +. Myres. Secretary, ......,. Auburn.
II. Fitzsimmons, Treasurer, ......., Auburn.
Is. X. Davis, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. .Ophr.
A. P. X. Stafford, ,................... Yankee Jim.
J. A. Hill, Gold Hill.
E. L. Bradley, ev,..... Dutch Flat.
Thomas woods, .......... .Rattlesnake bar.
Charles King. Birds Flat.
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NO THE AFFLICTED.-Readt the following
l. recommendatory letters and then Judge be-
tween Dr. Young and those vampires that malign
his motives Avoid such men you would
pestience for there is death in their treatment
All afflicted with disease Of private any other
nature should call upon DR.. J. c. Young and
they would then avoid imposition and assist the
Doctor in his herculean labor of suppressing
quackery and empyricism. DR.. 1oung's charges
are moderate and within the reach of the most
humble
The Placer herald., 1856-07-19
MARYsvILLE, JUNE 10th, 1855.

nR. j. c. YOUUG, Dear Sir: Please send me
~ some of the medicine you prescribed in my
case. have friend here who is troubled in eX-
actly the same way that l was He has nightly
emissions, ringing noise in the head weak back
and loss of memory, and is generally debi itated;
he is discouraged and has not confidence enough
to enable hm to call and see you. told him how
was, and my friends all said l was In consump-
tion, and the doctors up here gave me up and ad-
vised me to go home to die, but instead of going
home called upon you, and here am as we'll as
any of them, and likely to live long time yet,
with strength enough to work with the strongest
The Placer herald., 1856-07-19
PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.

Hon. J. E. Hale, County Judge.
Wm. T. Henson, Sheriff.
A. S. Grant. County Clerk.
J. r. Crandall, Treasurer.
N. Z. Mills. District Attorney.
A. S. Smith, Assessor.
Thos. A. Young, Surveyor.
J. r. Gwynn, Public Administrator.
J. L. Finley, Coroner.
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MAR1posA DEMOCRAT. We have received
the first number of this paper, published by
David b. Milne and Warren Barr. 1t presents
a handsome typographical appearance, and is
well filled with advertisements.
The Placer herald., 1856-07-19
JOSEPH RATH.
SONORA, May 2S, 1855.

o0N0KA, May 20, 1000.
DR.. L. J. CZAPKAY- DEAR SIR very much re-
gret that had not called upon you sooner for |
had been suffering many months, during which
time l passed a miserable existence When
called upon you few weeks since, had but lit
tie hope of being so speedily recovered. l cannot
depict the suffering of mind which l endured
whilst my bodily infrmties made me burthen
to my friends. The confusion in my brain, timd
ity the nervousness when would get the least
excited or alarmed, the love of solitude the want
of appetite and weakness generally, but particu-
larly of my limbs, have all disappeared, as have
the nocturnal emissions, and the remains of an
old disease that my folly brought on me. For all
this feel truly thankful, for to your medicines
and advice am indebted for the restoration of my
hsAlth If yon think any ons would be benefited
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New DIGGISGs IN SHASTA CoUNrY-New
diggins, which pay from five to ten dollars
per dav to the hand, have been discovered
upon Browns Creek, some u miles from
Knobs Gulch. One hundred men were at
work
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DRIVATE MEDICAL AND SURGICAL IN
Il STITUTE.-Dr. L. j. Czapkay has opened his
Institute for the cure of all forms of private dis
ease - such as Syphilis GonorhGa Nocturnal
Emissions. and all the consequences of selt-abuse,
In the first stages of Syphlitic or GonorrhGal
diseases, he guarantees a cure in few days, with
out inconvenience to the patient. or hndrance to
his business. When a patient, by neglect or i'm
proper treatment, has developed the secondary
symptoms of syphilis, such as buboes or painful
swelings on the groins. ulcers in the throat or
nose which if not checked destroy the soft parts
and cause the bones to mortify, separate and come
away leaving the sufferer an object hideous to
behold; or when splotches and pimples break out
upon the skin, or when he has painful swellngs
upon the bones, or when his constitution is in
ured to predispose to consumption or other
constitutional disease, the Doctor guarantees a
cure or arks no compensation.
In RHEUMATISM. chronic or acute; in DYS-
EMERY or DIARRHQA, he has safe and efiec
tual remedies. For the treatment of the conse
quences of selfabuse. such as nocturnal emissions,
nervousness timidity, headache pains in the back
and limbs with general weakness, loss Of appe-
tite, loss of memory. injury to the sight. restless
ness, confusion of ideas. dislike for society and a
feeling of WEAKNESS of life; with the nervous sys-
tenn so eXcitable that light noises shock startle
the patient, making his existence miserable. For
the above malades the Doctor will guarantee a
cure or ask no compensation. He can be consult
ed free of charge and invites all to call as it will
cost them nothing. and may be much to their adj
vantage. His offices are Nos. 3 and 4 ArmOry
Hall. corner of Sacramento and Montgomery SITS.
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

J. w. Chinn, Dotan's Bar, 1st District.
VIM E. Miller Auburn, I'd -
Wm A. Rogers Dutch Flat. Sd %
VIM D. Lawrence Birds Flat, 4th -
d. J. Baker, Todd's Valley, 9TH 9
The Board meet on the first Mond"y Ia + ebrua-
rv Nav Aurnst ana november.