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AN ACT

To amend an act entitled ian Act to authorize
the formation of Corporations for the construc-
ton of Plank or Turnpike Roads, Passed May
18th. 1853.
The Peop1e Of tie State of California, rep
resented IN Senate and -1ssembly do enact
as .tollows::
SEC. 1. Section 18th of the Act Of which this is
amcndatory and supplementary, is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows All companies form
ed, or that may hereafter form and organize un-
der the provisions of this Act, shall have full
power to bridge any stream or river not gable
on their adopted route, and to determine all mat
ters touching the construction of their road, in
cluding the width, and the manner and style in
which the same may BE built. But provided, al
aDays. that such companies, as have already Or
ganized; or that may hereafter organize, under
the provisions of this act and the act of which
this is amcndatory, shall only be allowed to put
up and keep such toll-gates demand, collect and
receive such tolls may be fixed and prescribed
by the Board of Supervisors Of the county or coun
ties through which such road roads may pass.
Such gates and tolls to be fixed and prescribed by
such Board of Supervisors as aforesaid, from year
to year. find if any company or companies shall
violate the provisions of this act, by putting up
any toll gate or gates, or by collecting any toll
or tolls except as may be fixed and prescribed by
such Board Of Supervisors, as aforesaid such COM
pany companies shall forfeit all their corporate
rights in such road or roads, turnpike or turn
pixies, bridge or bridges, ferry ferries, to the
counties in which the same may be situate. Such
company or companies may be prosecuted for such
viola ton as aforesaid, before any Justice of the
Peace in any township through which such road
passes.
approved .April 2Sth, 1857.
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4 \ A(NT
AN ACT
Concerning county officers in the c

Concerning county officers in the County Of Placer.
The People Of the state of Caifornia, repre-
SeHied IN Senate ami .lsSem6iy, do enact as
foliDcs'
SEC. /. All County officers who shall hereafter
be elected in and for the county of Placer. except
those who shall be elected at the General Eec-
ton in the year one thousand eight hundred and
dftyeght, shall enter upon the discharge of the
duties OF their respective offices, on the first Mon
day of December next succeeding their election.
SEC 2. There shall be elected in and for the
county Of Plao er, at the next General Election in
the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty
eight, one Clerk, one Sheriff, one County Treasu-
rcr, one County Assessor, one Public Admnstra-
tor, one District Attorney, one County Surveyor,
and one Coroner, and shall enter upon the duties
OF Their respective offices at the expiration of the
terms OF their predecessors, and shall continue to
hold their olhces until the first Monday in Decem-
Der one thonsard eight hqndredAad sixty.
SEC j. The successors of the officers whose
terms OF Office is prescribed in the second Section
of this act shall be elected at the General Elcc-
tionin' the year one thousand eight hundred and
sixty, and at the general election every two years
thereafter.
Approved January 29th, 1857.
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AN ACT
Concerning County Warrants

toHtNih'hS NouH'y w
The People Of the state Of California, repre-
sented IN Senate and .Assemby, do enact as
foHows:
SEC l, The Auditor of every county may draw
warrants on the County Treasury for the payment
of all claims and demands, legally chargeabe
against the county, which are according to law
examined, settled, allowed, and ordered paid by
the Board of Supervisors of the county; and all
such warrants heretofore drawn by any County
Auditor for the payment of claims and demands
legally chargeabc against his county, after the
same were examined, settled, allowed, and order
ed paid, according to law, by the Board of Super
visors, are hereby legalized, and declared and
made valid and affective to all intents and pur-
poses, as If this Act had been in force at the time
said variants WERE isshed; -pf5rfafa; this Act
shall not be construed to- repeal 6rNchange the
provisions of ''an Act concerning the revenue of
Calaveras county," passed March. A. d. 1857; nor
shall any of the provisions of this Act be con-
strued to apply to the city and county of San
Francisco.
Aprrovcd April oath, 1857.
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NATURALIZATION. n

To obtain certificate of naturalization. appli-
cation must be made to the District Courts of this
State.
Any free white male person arriving in the
United States shall make his declaration of nten-
tion to become such citizen before the Clerk Of
said Court, two years before he shall be entitled
to the certificate; Provided. that it be has arrived
in The United States before he was eighteen years
of age such declaration may be made at the time
of applying for certificate of citizenship.
It is necessary in obtaining certificate OF natu-
raIization. to produce two citizens OF The United
States each of whom have been personally ac-
quanted with the applicant and who can testify
that he has resided in the United States for the
ial,term of five years aud in The State wIthln the
year last past That during All this time he has
behaved is a man Of good moral character at
tachsd-tc the principles'of the Constitution OF the
Uaited' States and well disposed TO the good order
AMI happiness Of the same.
In case it has been necessary for the applicant
to mike his declaration Of Intention he must pro
duce evidence Of that.
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AN ACT

Amendatory of, and supplemental to, an act en-
titled an act to provide for the protection Of
Foreigners, and to define their liabilities and y,
privileges, approved March 3Oth, 1858. ""O
The People Of the State of California. ren.
resented IN Senate and assembly do enact
as .tollovs:
Sec. l. The act entitled ian Act to provide for
the protection of foreigners, and to define the;,
liabilities and privileges" approved March 30th
1853, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 2. The second section of the said Act ;s
hereby amended so as to read as follows: Itsboi1
be the duty of the Controller of State, to procnro
a sufficient number of blank licenses, which shall
be substantially in the following form, and mum.
bered consecutively, and record thereof be FLED
in his office:
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AN AET


Amendatory of and supplementary to an Act en-
titled "An Act to authorize the Board of Super
visors OF Placer County to levy Special Tax"
approved March 11th, 1856.
The people of the State Of California represent
ed IN Senate and assembly, do enact as .toi-
.Lotcs:
Sec. |. Section second of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows Section I'd
The tax provided for in the first section of this
act, together with One-half Of all moneys receiv-
ed into the County Treasury for County purposes
from sale of Foreign Miners Licenses, shall be
set aside and kept as special fund, to be called
a Redemption Fund.-" and shall be held and dis
bursed as is hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the County Trea
surer to give thirty days notice, by publication
in some newspaper published at the County seat
that sealed proposals directed to him, for the sur
render of County Warrnts, will be received by him
up to the last day of the session of each regular
meeting Of the Board of Supervisors.
Sec. 3. On the last day of each regular meeting
of the Board of Supervisors, they, together with
the County Auditor and Treasurer shall attend
at the office of the latter and then and there open
all proposals. and accept the lowest bids for the
surrender of County Warrants, Provided that no
bid for more than the par value of said warrants,
or any bid unless accompanied by the warrants
proposed to be surrendered, shall be accepted.
Sec. 4. When any bids are accepted, the County
Auditor and County Treasurer shall each take a
description of the number and amount of warrants
to be redeemed specifying the amount to be paid
for each warrant, and make several record there
of in their respective offices, and thereupon the
Board of Supervisors shall make an order direct
ing the County Treasurer to purchase the war
rants designated in the accepted bids, and pay for
the same out of the Redemption Fund.- and the
warrants redeemed shall be cancelled as other
redeemed warrants, except that the County Trea-
surer shall write on the face of said warrants
purchased and the amount paid for the same, and
shall sign his name thereto, the order of the Board
of Supervisors directing the County Treasurer
to purchase said warrants, together with the re-
cord made by the County Auditor, shall be sutfi-
cient vouchers for the County Treasurer in the
settlement of his accounts, the bids being equal,
the preference shall be given to the smallest
amount of warrants, the bids and amounts of war
rants being equal each shall be accepted ''pro
rata" or as nearly so as possible, the County
Treasurer shall return all unaccepted bids, to-
! gether with the warrant therein contained, to the
owners on demand
Sec. 5. The County Treasurer shall keep
parate account under the head of Redemption
| Fund" of all monies received from the sources
specified in the first and second sections of this
act and the said monies shall never be used or
mixed with other funds.
Approved February 7th 1857.
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AN ACT

To amend IAN Act ctconcerning Marks and Brands"
passed May lst, 1851.
The People Of the State of California. repre-
Sented IN Senate and assembly do enact as
fOVO,oS;
SEC. l. Section three of said Act is hereby
amended So as to read as follows: Sec. 3. No
mark, brand or counter brand shall be considered
as lawful, if not recorded as specified in this Act
Sec. q Section nine, of said Act is hereby
repealed
Approved March 30th, 1857.
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PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.

Hon. j. E. Hale, County Judge.
Charles King, Sheriff
Tabb Mitchell County Clerk.
Philip Stoner, Treasurer.
Philip W. Thomas, District Attorney.
J. W. Spann, Assessor.
J. NJ. Gaunt Public Administrator.
Eugene A. Phelps, County Surveyor
II. NJ. House. Coroner
Percival C. Millette, Sup't of Common Schools
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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

f, w. sherman, lst District, Pine Grove.
W. R. X. Devane, I'd District Gold Hill.
John McNally, Sd District, lllnoistown.
John X Cate. 4th District, Iowa Hill.
William Duck. 5th District. Yankee Jims.
The Board meet on the first Monday in Februa-
Y, May. August and November.
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Every subsequent license after the first shall ho
dated from the expiration of the former license
issued by the Sheriff or his deputy to any foreign
miner who shall have been engaged in mini5n
from the expiration of such former license.
Sec. 3. The fourth section of said Act is boro
by repealed.
SEC 4. The fifth section of said act is herelz
amended as to read as follows: The Conn
troler of State shall fill the blanks for the conn
ties which have been left in The printed form. and
shall issue to the Recorder of each mining conn.
ty, such number of licenses may be required for
the use OF said county, taking receipt therefor
which receipt shall be recorded in a book provided
for that purpose, and shall charge the same against
said Recorder, and said Recorder shall execute
bond to the State, conditioned for the faithful
performance of all the duties required of him bv
this act, in the sum of ten thousand dollars to he
approved by the Governor and Comptroller. and
filed in the Office Of the Comptroller
SEC 5. The twelfth section of said act is here
by amended so as to read as follows: The Comm
troller of State shall as soon as practicable. com
pare the returns of the Sheriff with the report Of
the County recorder. and if there be any discre-
pancy in the statements, it shall be the duty of
the Comptroller to Immediately inform the Pro-
scouting Attorney of the county in which such
delinquent resides who shall commence suit
against such delinquent and his sureties forthwith
SEC. The fifteenth section of said act is here
py amended so to read as follows: 1t shall be
the duty of the different Sheriffs to return all nm
sold licenses to the County Recorder prior to the
10TH day of December of each year, and receive
new licenses. and the County Recorder shall i'm
mediately transmit to the Comptroller of State
said licenses. Such licenses. so returned, shall
be placed to the credit Of The different County
Recorders on the books Of the Comptroller. and
the licenses destroyed.
SEC. I. Immediately upon the passage of this
act, the Treasurer of State shall transfer to the
Comptroller of State all books and papers in his
office connected with the issuance of Foreign
Miners Licenses, and when entries have been
made on books containing other entries of the
business Of the Treasury Department, he shall de,
liver to the Comptroller certified copies of all such
entry respecting the issuance of Foreign Miners
Licenses. and it shall be the duty Of the Comp
roller of State to make the necessary settlements
with the different officers for licenses heretofore
issued.
SEC. g. 1t is hereby made the duty of the Trca-
surer of each county to which licenses have been
issued, to report to the Comptroller of State. on
the first Monday of August next, and on the first
Monday Of every third month thereafter, the
amount of money received by him on account of
Foreign Miners License.
Approved April 7th, 1857.
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Post-Offices in Placer County.

Auburn ............... 7 Ia(
Coon Creek, ..... .................
Dutch Flat, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
IlIlnOISlONI.
Iowa Hill,
I4lSUOll,
Mountain Springs, ................
Michigan Bluff
Nealsburg. ..................
Ophirville, 49,. ..................
Rattlesnake, ........ ...........
Secret Ravine, ......... ......
Todd's Valley, .-----...... .........
Yankee jim, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
bduldSCuS,
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DISTRICT COURT.

Hon. JoHN NJ HOWELL. Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in January, and
on the third Mondays in April, July and October.
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COURT OF SESSIONS.

Hon. JAMES H. HALE, Presiding Judge, f. l.
Frey and Rufus Smith, Associates
Meets on the second Monday of February, May
August and November.
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CQENTN COTRT

Hon. JAMES L. HALE. Judge.
Meets on the first Mondays in January, March
May, July. september and November
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PROBATE COURT.
JUSTICES COURT

Hon JAMES E. HALE Judge.
Meets on the fourth Monday inl each month.
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NJ 4 | LIS.

Arrivals and departures Of the Mails TO and
from Auburn:
Arrives from Sacramento at 2 o'clock. p NJ.
From Iowa Hill. llnostown, and \ ankee inns,
at 9'oclock, A. NJ.
Closes for Sacramento at g. ?. NJ. For the
North at noon.
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FORM OF LICENSES,

8 No. No. County (date)
= County (date)
g 1856 This certifies that
3 Has paid four dol has this
Z dars mining license, day paid the Sher-
Z which entities him iff of countvI
to work in the mines -four dollars, which,
& s lone month. entities him toI =
sS work in the mines|
: of this State for :
z one month from
s date.
u Compiler of State
= By
: Sheriff.
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Democratic County Central Committe e.

Democratic County Central Committee
Joseph Walkup. Chairman, Plains.
Z. ii. Clayton, Secretaiy, Auburn.
S. G, Astin, Treasurer,
William Mcclure, Yankee Jim.
J. II. Baker, Bakers Ranch.
Chas. King, Birds Flat.
James Herrick. Yankee jim.
Henry Gooding, Forest House.
S. G.. Elliott Beal's Bar,
Chas. Seffens. Dutch Flat.
w. w. Caperton, Kentucky Flat.
james O'Neill, Birds Flat.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-26
SHOCKING TRAGEDY in LOUISIANA.

Private letters to the Red River American
give the following account of most shock
ing tragedy in the parish Of Calcasieu, Lou
isiana: '.Claibourne Hart and his son Charles
had for weeks been making violent threats
against James nj. Wilburn, Benton Wilburn,
and William Jackson McGee. On Saturday,
the 18th inst, the Harris went to the resi-
dence of both the Wilburns and threatened
to kill them if the y did not leave the neigh
borhood in two hours, On the following
da, Mrs. Wilburn sent a little girl to one OF
her neighbors to come over and see what all
the firing of guns near her house meant.
Two gentlemen went as requested: as they
entered the lane they discovered the lifeless
bodies of Hart and son-the latter had his
gun in hand ready for firing. Their bodies
were filed with buckshot. A subsequent
letter states that the parties on whom sus-
picion rested as the murderers, gave them
selves up to the officers. They had theil
trial before Justice Evans, in Caicasieu par
ish. by whom they were honcrably acquitted
| The friends OF Hart, over twenty IN number
were at the trial. AS soon as the prisoner:
were acquitted they took possession of them
saying they would take them to Texas anC
give shem another hearing, They ordered
one of the McGees to cross his hands for tn
purpose of tying him. On his refusal the,
| told him that he should either submit or b
killed. He told them he would take hi
chance, and broke. They fired eight guns a
him, but he escaped, and has not yet beel
found. 1t is not known whether he wa
wounded or not. They then took James AM
Benton Wilburn, Jackson MCGEE, and Bowl
MCGEE, and proceeded to Texas with them
Through the intercession of Mr.. Thompso
they liberated James Wilburn and proceede
over the river. A short time after the
crossed the river volley of guns was heard
and shortly after the three, Benton Wilbur
and Jackson and Bowie Niece, were foun
near the road lifeless-their heads and bodie
perfectly riddled with balls"
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-26

0TIt is stated that coin has become
so plenty in Boston and New York that
it is difficult to get any premium for it.
Those who drew it from the Banks du-
ring the panic are becoming tired OF the
trouble of holding it, and are now Offer
ing it for sale. The reduction of bust
ness will soon reduce the amount OF
money required; and with The influx OF
the precious metals, we shall in few
months have metallic currency suffi-
cient for all the absolute wants of our
diminished trade, when it will be very
easy for the Banks to resume, if in the
mean time the accounts among the peo-
pie, can be settled and adjusted to the
new condition of things so as to get the
exchanges down to par, and prevent
them from deranging the specie equilibri
um.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-26
THE SHOE AND LEATHER BUSINESS.

We receive the Shoe and Leather Dealers,
Reporter, publ, he'd simultaneously in Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia, and de-
voted exclusively to the interests of the shoe
and leather trade. We should think it az
excellent publication for any one engaged in
any of the branches of that business. 1t
says there is little being manufactured at
present in the shoe line; business is nearly
suspended. The only foreign shipments of
boots and shoes appear to be to New Bruins
wick and Australia. About 81 900 packa-
ges of boots and shoes were shipped from
Boston to various parts of the Union during
the month of September. From the LIST to
18th October the clearances were only $500
cases. Hides have fallen off greatly in price
and sales are almost suspended. Hides that
brought u and Is cents few months ago,
will not bring now six cents If forced on the
market. Shoemakers in large numbers are
leaving their homes in New England and
going to Virginia and the West to purchase
farms. The South has paid up well for its
purchases of boots and shoes; but the West
has not done so well. The imports Of for
eign leather in September were s252, 900; of
undressed skins 100000. The stocks OF
leather are rapidly accumulating, and the
amount on hand is larger than ever before
known. Prices for cash are exceedingly low.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-26

" The Nev York Safety Fund
Banks instead of sending in their circu-
lation to the State Auditor and taking
up their bonds on deposit, and sending in
more bonds and taking more notes for
circulation. This is the relief obtained
by suspension. The course pursued by
the New York City Banks in receiving
country bank notes has produced ia
vorable effect upon business throughout
the State. In New England, affairs
among the manufacturers are improving
since the suspension and increase of is
sues by the Banks.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-26
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
A friend has communicated the follow
ing painful narrative

a Hienu mas communicated the IOllOW-
ing painful narrative:
On the l4th inst. party Of gentlemen left
Ripley, Tenn, on acamp hunt, among whom
was Mr.. Edward Cunningham, who for some
months past has been resident among us,
and son of Mr.. George Cunningham, of this
city. The party was divided, as is the Gus
tom in a deer hunt, each having stand
Not being successful they were about chang
ing locations, when Mr.. C. placed his gun
against tree and mounted his horse, then
took his gun by the muzzle in his left hand
and in raising it the hammer struck tree
and exploded both barrels, the contents tax.
ing effect in his left temple, SCATTERING hi:
skull and brains ina most frightful manner
and killing him instantly. The deceased
leaves wife and three young children t,
weep over his untinely fate. rhe blow fall
heavily upon his family and friends, but will
peculiar force upon his father. who is adj
vanced in life. He had written to his broth
er, Mr.. III. K. Cunningham, of this city, in
forming him of an intended visit 70 thi
place to meet his family, who are now il
New Liberty, KY, and were only awaiting
his arrival here that they might join him.
Mr.. Cunningham removed to this place iron
Frankfort, KY, and the papers of that plac
will please notice this.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-10-26

The STATE TREASURER of Indiana
had no funds deposited with Messrs.
WINsLow, LANIER & Co., and therefore
no losses have occurred, as reported. But
it is said that with full treasury, and
in the regular course Of his business, as
now conducted, he would have had funds
in their hands, and the State would have
incurred loss. The failure shows,
therefore, the necessity of a change in
the mode Of keeping the public funds
The benefits Of the National Independ-
ent Treasury have been so manifest that
the people desire its adoption as a State
financial system. The State Sentinel
says "the Democracy are in favor Of the
establishment of an Independent Treas
ury for Indiana and the next Legislature
will fail in its duty if it does not adopt it
as the financial system Of the State. 1t
will be adopted by the 9Th of January
Democratic Convention and recommend
ed to the Legislature for adoption by the
Executive of the State upon its first as
semblage."
Is there no mode of obtaining some
information in regard to the present con-
dition of the State Treasury y? The peo-
pie are extremely anxious to know what
funds there are on hand, and what its liza
bilities are. They are in most profound
ignorance in regard to their public finan-
ces. Will the Democratic Treasurer
who acknowledges the will Of the people
to be supreme law, crafty their curiosi
ty and allay their anxiety