Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-23
CHAPTER CCXLIV.

Of May, A. b. lrj7. DAVID f. DOUGLAS.
[sEAL.l Secretary Of state.
CHAPTER CCXLIE.
An Act to provide for Paying certain Equit-
able Claims against the state of Calitor.
MIA, ani to contract Funded Dr3, for
that purpose
The P,oTie Of me Nate of C1itorHia, represented IN
S'nltr and .4sScmtiy. do enact as topors:
SECTION For the purpose OF Hqudating, fund
ing, and paying the claims against thr state Of 'a
toruil, hereinafter spt ciei the Treasurer of state
shall cause TO be- Vtci ar,d Sdilahr d. O the state
of California not to exceed the ,um Of ihrce hIuns
nine hundred thuu-aud dollars brarlug iI'errst at
nr rat" OF per cent per ann IN from the cate
OF their ISSUE. payable AT the state Treas lers oic,
on the r day ct July. one thousand eight hundred
and - rntN seven: the interest Hccr ln2 on s1ld
bonds shall b, due and pHSahlr nj hc office of the
Treasurer uf State The r>l day ot january and uf
uly Of each Fr0r,d,a That the tir>l piN
Ot interest shah not br made before the hrt day OF
la uary. ne tho sand eight hundr,d an iiIy nine
Snid bonds shan tc si4urd bI the tuNtruor. and
counters gnei Toy the Comptrollrr. and endorsed 10y
the - crrtary ot state. and shan have the seal OF the
STATE alike thereto
sec =. Coupons for the interest shall be attached
Ia each bond - ttnt u ~ may he removed without
injury or muul1tiun Ia tn bond. SAID ruupon~. con
serntiVey numbered shall bc signed b! the Ircn,-
urrr OF state
Sec. 3. It shah he the duy of tLc Treasurer aud
Comptroller oi state each 10 keep II scpar;lr rccor,
# all such hun3S - uaN br issued. showing the
number. da'e and amount ut each bOnd, and Ia
whom ht same was ISSUED. aud upon what claim.
and lt> amount: and none ot the arms herein spr
cited >hul hc hqudnttd paid bul in The inanucr
herein provided
sec :. The sum Of one thol,s nd dollar. i hereby
prouriapd out ut anv money IN the TrrastIr, not
otherwise appropriated To pay the expense that MA,
hc incurred 10y he lna>urrr in having said bonds
prepared. but the tomp r'ltr .hall not draw his
warrant on the rrasrl for his amount until there
is Oney therein 10 pHl the same.
See All persons having of the ClulmS inst
the State Of california; cutlcn To he funded here
inallcr specified, shall, upon The presentation of The
same to me rcasurcr OF The state. receive ia cN-
change therefor houd or bonds o' the sat. of
California Niird Tor IN The trJ scsii ut This
Aci: but 40 bond shall be- i>>u for "a ic>- sun than
i've hundred dollars. nor fer fractional parts Of
huudrcd dUll3r.. bat the Treasurer UaN lS>u' Ger
tiucalcs oi such 'acrioua par- not bonded which
SAID ccrtic us >ha be transferable and crtltcd 20
be- funded ~ hr'ore provided The Treasurer snail
endorse, uu the hack OF rN,h claim received and
hqui ;ned. ttc dat, on wuirh he received tr >;tn,
und from WhuIu. and The number E, the bond ISSUED
iu exchange there :" and such claim shall Ur hied ~
the office IF he secretary oi state
See g. Tor lh, pa> ncut " thiu twenty years at the
principal ami interest - the bonds -llr untrr ii>
ACl. There shall be- levied annually. Uu'l the hoHd,
are palI. and promptly col!ccleduth the sam manner
~ = or may hr provided bN IaN t'r ordinary rtHte
taxes tax of thirty cents on each one hundred dot
lars OF the a-sr>s.d lue ,l read aud personal pro
pcrtN ~ lir ~lulc, and the fund derived from lils
tax ~hGll br set apart AMI Hpplrd rNclr-iycN tO the
ttli~
ed. aud he final Icdcmplon ci ihc principal # sand
bouis and inr flrh of The State al Cal,tur tl l.
hereby pledged for the ruymcu' as herein lr 'yld.d
of the bonds ISSUED 10y vruc of tl> Act, mud The in
trc-l thereon and an moneys thai may he rrc-lvcl
by The state ot California l'om the Tinted ~tacs
Government on account ol The Ci,d Fund. 50 cail"i
are hrrrhy lrrN O-Hiil Iirdtrd To ihr payment Of
the prciPa' and interest on thr Uond> H. c1 under
his Act WiliIl refusal Or ncrlrcl ht supervisors
or nu, her officer TO W cuicCl the. tuN imposed
by Ibis Act. SHAH bra ni-dcmrapor. AID the person
or persons convicted thereof shall be- removed from
ofi,r amt punished by fine not exceeding olc taou-
sand dollars. 10y imprisonment in ihc county jri,
not cNc'piu9 -N months. or by both suca ine aln!
inprIs0nn ut
See Whenever. on the first da. Of J;uua,y or
July ia amy },ur, there remains. Hcr the payment Of
The interest a hereinafter provided. surplus Of ten
thOu~ud d"tiars or ore. -hnll hc ihe 'lu of the
Treasurer to advertise for the ~p"ce ot week. ia
one dairy paper published il Euli-h l., ltc city of
New Work. AMI tor one month ~ one dui'y -l.l.
per published IN In"r,h a. the ~tae tariut. tor
.eacd propos1l-. to b" uprued one month after lhr
expiration ut such publications los The Treasurer, in
Ir, s'n,e f The cavern or comp roller. #t The STATE
Cauita for ilt surrender Of bonds issued under this
Acl. which advertisement shall stale The atuoum of
~ he has ON hand for thr purpu~r ct REDEEM ptlun.
and hey shall ucc'pt the towc- PROPOSALS. 40 rates
n"t exc, ciiug par value n mny redeem the greatest
amount ct bonds uu'll IN" aW"un ol Ct-h "u hH"d
for REDEMPTION is exhausted: Jrtci,d. hJ,r,r,r. in
c,~c sufficient amount at such I. .n'~ >hHil NOT bc
offered. ulorcsni /, t. exhaust the >ntV 0,ud
less amount lhGu ten thou uuiitr~, then
hereby made lh,. duty oi t"e Treasurer Ia ndvrri-D
in two newspapers. one IL Ncw YORK and one al lt.
CuuilUi of the state 'r hrrr months. which adVcr-
ti-cmcnt~ ,hail state lh" IN ouut ln the -iuSIg nuI
and tie number OF bombs NUMBERING them IN tln
order Of their issuance. vii ch such fld j. set apart
To pay aud discharge; ana II shch bonds, - mum
bcr,d IN such adNcr.cu eut>. shnli not bc presented
tor payment and ca"ceilatiun within three months
frun The expiration 81 such purCntiun. then such
flud shah remain in he Treasury 10 DISCHARGE such
bonds Whrurv,1 prrs,u;' d-bui they shall draw no
inlrr,s after such publication IL last aforesaid.
Sec. :. The Treasurer 90 state shnil Keep nIil and
particular account aud record ol an his proceedings
uudc This Act. and of tie bonds rcdrt,nrd aud sur
rendered. ind be- shall transmit to The Governor au
abstract Uf al ms pro etluus uiucr this Act v ijh
his annual report. tO he ~ ihc Governor laid before
the leg >aiurr and ail houL~ md papers pertain
ing othe mati"r- provided ,or in this Act. -hn AZ a
Il ,r- be- open Go ihe lusp c"n oi amy pa b interest,"
'' - q ''at rir,..' t.it.i0i df .
committee of either ranch Of the leg suture. ora
iuinI committee, OF both.
sc .. II shall DE- the duty of the Treasurer 90 pay
,hr interest an said hon1s men the same I Ms due
udt ui said ucreS fund it sufilru and If sad fund
be MT sl0ciert. then 10 pa! the deficiency out or
the Genera Fund; pr1riied that the ComptrolIer Of
State shalt fr-i draw his warrant The Trcasur, r.
PAYABLE to the order ct said Treasurer tor the aDo
OF interest money about to become due. which said
interest warrant shall be drawn al least one month
previous to he maturing Of The Interest.
See. 10. 1t shall hr lhe duty Of the Governor and
Comptroller tn attend. at lelst once in each month
at the Treasurer office, while sand bonds are h.irr
issued. To examine all claims received by the Trrl-
aforesaid, and Cause the stIae tn be regis
tered and cancellrd N such manner a. 10 prevent
theQi trom heug re-lssltetoE pa il ci-cAlaIial.,
Sec. II The following are specified the claims
which entitled Ia be received and funded under
this Act First Civil bonds OF the State issued under
the funding Act- passed in the years lejl. l-j2 1853
1855. and le56. which are noa outstanding. with in
terest due on the same when presented. as appears
by the coupons. second Comptroller's warrants
drawn under the sanction of law. Tor civil expenses
pror to January lst, A. d. 1857. and outstanding