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The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
approved april 2Sth, 1857.
AN ACT
AN ACT
Concering certain fees paid by the County of
Placer.

bOhCclihS CERTAIN ICES palu ny tnc COuHly Vi
Placer.
The People Of the State of California repre-
sented IN Senate and assembly do enact as
f0U0lcS:
Sec. |. The County Clerk of Placer County
shall receive for all services required Of him by
law, as Clerk, Auditor, Recorder or Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors, and for all other business
required of him by virtue of his office eX-olico
Offices. for which the county is chargeable. the
sum OF three thousand dollars per annum, to be
paid quarterly out of the County Treasury, and
in no case whatever shall he be allowed any other
fee or compensation for any service rendered for
or i'll behalf of the county by virtue of his Office
and the requirements of the law, except the sum
of seven hundred and fifty dollars per quarter;
and the Board of Supervisors, or any other au-
thorty, are hereby inhibited from auditing any
account or allowing any fee or compensation to
the Clerk, for any official service, payable out of
the County Treasury, further than the sum above
specified.
SEC. q So much of the act entitled an Act to
regulate fees of Office" passed April 10th, 1855;
and IAN Act to create a Board of Supervisors, in
the counties of this State. and to define their du-
ties and powers.' passed March goth, 1865. as
conflicts with the provisions of this act, in their
application to the county of Placer are hereby re-
pcaled.
SEC. g. This act shall be in force from and after
the second day of June, 1851
Approved April lth, 1851
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT
Concerning County Warrants.

oouccihlHS couHly warrants.
The Peopie Of the state Of California, repre-
seated IN Senate and .assena6y, do enact as
.f0Vows:
SEC. l, The Auditor Of every county may draw
warrants on the County Treasury for the payment
of all claims and demands, legally chargeable
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 chargeabe 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 warrants were issued; pr0eided, this Act
shall not be construed to repeal or change the
provisions of ''an Act concerning the revenue of
Calaveras county," passed March, A. d. 1851; nor
shall any of the provisions of this Act be con-
strued to apply to the city and county of San
Francisco.
Approved April Path, 1857
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
An ACT.

Suplen cnary TO an Act entitled AN Act CON
cerning the Board of Supervisors OF Placer
County approved February 4th, lS57-and
to extend its provisions to other counties here
in named
1He eople IF tie Stote of Coh5ornia, repre-
sented Ia Senate and assembly, do Cnact as
.t0ii0tcs;
SECTION |. The provisions of "An Act con
cernng the Board Of Supervisors of Placer coun-
ty'-approved February 4th, 1857, are here
by extended to the counties of Shasta. Trinity,
Siskiyou, Tchama. Colusi. Stanislaus, Contra Cos
ia. San Joaquin, Butte, Klamath, and Humboldt.
SEC. 2. The Supervisors, filing the term near
est expiration, shall be Chairman of the Board;
Procided That in no instance shall this provis-
ion apply to II member of the Board elected to
dl vacancy. unless each member composing 9
the Board shall have been elected to serve out an
uncNpred term.
Approved March 31st 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT

Amendatory Of and supplemental to, an act on.
titled an act to provide for the protection Of
Foreigners and to define their liabilities and
privileges, approved March 30th 1858.
The People Of the State of California. yeD.
resented IN Senate and assembly do enact
as to5loecs:
Sec. l. The act entitled "an Act to provide for
the protection OF foreigners and to define their
liabilities and privileges" approved March 3otb
1858 is hereby amended as follows:
SEC 2. The second section of the said Act 10
hereby amended so as to read as follows: Itsboll
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 num-
bered consecutively, and record thereof be filed
in his office:
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

Every subsequent license after the first shall bc
da cd from the expiration of the former license
issued by the Sheriff or his deputy, to any forci~n
miner who shall have been engaged in mini1a
from the expiration Of such former license.
SEC. g. The fourth section Of said Act is hero.
by repealed.
SEC. 4. The fifth section Of said act is hereby
amended so 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. ond
shall issue to the Recorder of each mining conn.
ty, such number of licohses may be rcouired for
the use OF said county, taking recent therefor
which receipt shall be recorded in 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 rs to read as follows: The Comm
troler of State shall, as soon as practicable com
pare the rcurns 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 suretics forthwith
SEC. The fifteenth section of said act is here
py amended SO as to read as follows: 1t shall be
the duty Of the different Shcrihs to return all un
sold licenses to the County Recorder prior to the
18th day of December of each year. and receive
new licenses and the County Recorder shall inn.
mediately transmit to the Comptroller of State
said licenses. Such licenses. 50 returned. shall
be placed to the credit of the different County
Recorders on the books of the Comptroller and
the licenses DESTROYED.
SEC. l. 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 continuing 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
troller Of State to make the necessary settlements
with the different officers for licenses heretofore
issued
SEC. s. II 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 Ih. 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT
To amend "an Act concerning Marks and Bral

To amend "an Act concerning Marks and Brands .
passed May lst 1851.
The People Of the State Of California. repre-
sented IN Senate and assembly do enact as
foUoacs:
SEC. l. Section three of said Act is hereby
amended as to read as follows: Sec. g. No
mark, brand or counter brand shall be considered
as lawful, if not recorded specified in this Act.
SEC. q Section nine, of said Act is hereby
repealed.
Approved March 30th, 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT


Concerning the Board of Supervisors of Placer
Cuunty.
The People Of the state Of Calfornia, repre-
foii0rS:
SEC. l. The Board Of Supervisors of Placer
County SHALL after the expiration of the terms of
the present incumbents, consist of three members
who shall hold their office for three years, except
as herein provided
SEC 2. The present Board Of Supervisors of
Placer County shall, at their regular session in
May. 1857, divide the county into three Supervi-
sor Districts. and number said districts conSccu-
lively from one to three, and give notice in their
annual election proclamation of the boundaries
and number Of said districts.
SEC 3. At the next general election there shall
be elected in each OF the districts provided for in
the preceding section, by the qualified electors
thereof, one Supervisor-the Supervisor in the
first district to go out of Office at the expiration Of
one year. the Supervisor Of the second district to
go out Of Office, at the expiration Of two years
and the Supervisor of the third district to 90 out
Of Office at the expiration of three years. so that
after the next general election there shall be an
nually elected one Supervisor.
SEC. t. Whenever it becomes necessary to elect
a Supervisor to fill any vacancy occasioned by
death, resignation or any other cause, the person
elected shall hold his Office for the uneXpred
period for which his predecessor elected.
SEC. 5. So much of the Act entitled AN act to
create Il Board Of Supervisors in the Counties Of
this State, and to define their duties and power"
approved March 30th, 1S55 as conflicts with the
provisions of this act, in its application to the
County Of Placer, is hereby repealed.
Approved February 4th, 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN AC'l'


TO amend an act entitled IAN Act to amend an
act entitled an act to regulate proceedings in
Criminal Cases. passed May lst, lS5l--approv
ed May 22d 1856,
THE Peopie Of the state Of Cahfo,nia, repre-
sented IN Senate and .4ssen,Hy do ,nact as
f0U0rs:
SEC |. Section first of an act entitled IAN Act
to amend an act entitled an act to regulate pro-
ceedings in Criminal cases" passed March LIST,
1851, approved March 22d, 1856. is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows: Section |. Section
six hundred and ninety-two is hereby amended
as to read as follows Section 692. The District
Attorney shall receive on each conviction for
felony, where the punishment is death, fifty dol
lars; for each conviction for other felony twenty
five dollars: on each conviction for misdemeanor,
the sum of fifteen dollars: which said sums shall
be assessed against the one convicted: and if the
sum cannot be collected from the defendant. then
it shall be considered county charge and be
audited by the Board of Supervisors; propided.
that in the counties of San Joaquin, Humboldt,
Placer. and Solano, the fees allowed by this act
to District Attorneys, shall in no event. from
and after the passage Of this act, become a county
charge The District Attorney shall receive ten
per cent upon all collections upon forfeited re-
cognzances.
SEC =. Nothing in this act shall be held or
construed to apply to the city and county of San
Francisco
Approved April 7th, 1857.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
PLACER COUNTY OFFICERS.

Hon. J. E. Hale, County Judge.
VIM T. Henson. Sheriff.
\. :. Grant, County Clerk.
}. Il. Crandall. Treasurer.
NJ. L. Mills, District Attorney.
\. ). Smith, Assessor.
Thos. A. Young. Surveyor.
j. Il. Gwynn, Public Administrator.
j. l.. Finley Coroner.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

f. W Sherman lst District, Pine Grove.
W. K. X. Deyane. "a District. Gold Hill.
john McNally, Sd District lllinoistown
.foha k. Cate, 4th District, Iowa Hill.
William Duck. 9TH District. Yankee Jims
The Board meet on the first Monday in Februa
ry, May. August and November.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT

Amendatory of and supplementary to an Act en-
titled IAN Act to authorize the Board of Super
visors of Placer County to levy Special Tax"
approved March 1lth, 1856.
The pe0ple the State of CaiiforniG represent
ed IN Senate and assembly, do enact as .fol-
loicS:
SEC l. Section second of said act is hereby
amended so as to read as follows Section 3D.,
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
"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 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-
cicnt 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 a Sc
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 18th, 1851
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DISTRICT COURT.

Hon. JoHN NJ. liowEI.L. Judge.
Meets on the second Monday in January, and
on the third Mondays in April, July and October.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
COTRT OF SESSIONS.

Hon. JAMES L. HALE, Presiding Judge, +. J.
Frey and Rufus Smith. Associates.
Meets on the second Monday of February, May.
August and November.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
AN ACT
Concerning persons under Sentence of Imprson-
ment.

Concerning persons under Sentence of Imprison-
nent.
Tie People Of he State Of CaliforHia, repre-
sented IN Senate AMI assembly, do enact as
f0U0uS:
SEC |. The Boa d Of Supervisors in each coun-
ty shall have power. and they are hereby authOrz-
ed, to cause persons in the county JAIL under SEN
tence of imprisonment, to labor upon any public
or private work in the county. the county rec iv-
Ing the benefit or the hire, or labor; pr0Uided
that the Board Of Supervisors shall not have the
power to hire the prisoners to private per ons in
the county of Ell Dorado
SEC. 2. When person shall be imprisoned for
non-payment of Il fine, or until a fine be paid, the
Imprisonment may extend to. but shall not eX-
cccd one day for every two dollars of the fine and
the costs that may be due from the person i'm
prisoned, in the prosecution in which the fine was
adjudicated
SEC. 3. This Act shall not apply to the coun-
ties of Sacramento, San Francisco, Iu a, Neya-
da and San Joaquin.
Approved March 3lst. 1857.
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CNENT0 COURT.

Hon. JANES Z. HALE. Judge.
Meets on the first Mondays in January March,
Mly, July, september and November.
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NJ 4 II &

Arrivals and departures of the Mails to and
from Auburn:
Arrives from Sacramento at o'clock, F. NJ.
From Iowa Hill. llinoistown, and Yankee Jims
at 9 o'clock. A. NJ.
Closes for Sacramento at ., P. NJ. For the
North at mon.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
pnORATE COTRT

Hon JAMES E. HALE. Judge.
Meets on the fourth Monday in each month.
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Post-Ofices in Placer County.

Auburn. ................... Placer
Coon Creek, ...... .................
Dutch Flat, ................ ...........-...
1lllnoiStuMn. ............
Iowa mi, ..............
LISBON,
Mountain springs, ,.................
Michigan Bluff NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Ophiryille, ...... .................
Rattlesnake, ............ ............
Secret Ravine. ............ .......,....
Todd's Valley, .-----...... ..........
Yankee Jim, ......................
Damascus, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
Democratic County Central Committee.

Democratic County Central Committee.
Joseph Walkup. Chairman, Plains.
T. II. Clayton. Secreta5y Auburn.
S. c. Astin, Treasurer,
William Mcclure, Yankee jim.
J. ii. Baker, Bakers Ranch.
Chas. X ing. Birds Flat.
James Herrick Yankee Jim.
Henry Gooding, Forest House.
S. G. Elliott, Bcal's Bar.
Chas. Scfens. Dutch Flat.
w. ". Caperton, Kentucky Flat.
James o 'NeilI Birds Flat.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06
FORM OF LICENSES.
10. County (date)
County (date,

No No. County (date)I
County (date)
1856 This certifes that
Has paid four dol has this
dars mining license, day paid the Sber-
which entities him if of county,
to work in the mines four dollars. which,
: one month. entities him to :
2 work in the mines :
of this State for :
one month from
date.
Compiler of State
By
Sheriff.
The Placer herald., 1857-06-06

To amend an act entitled 'an Act to authorize
the formation of Corporations for the construc-
tion of Plank or Turnpike Roads," Passed May
18th. 1853.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-12-30

THAT PRIZE FIeHT.-A few days ago
the Pittsburgh Dispatch published an
item to the ef1ec, tina. prize fight came
off at Iatrope. the Saturday previous, be.
tween Piltsburger and Johnstowner,
for $3.50; that Bendigo struck afoul blow
on the tenth round, and that the Johns.
town bully was teclaled the winner
The Greensburgh Democrat copies the
item and makes a few corrections as fol.
lows:-
lst.. Bendigo did not strike foul
blow on the tenth ronnd. ..
End. The Johnslown bulley was not
declared The winner.
Sd. The match was not for $3.50.
4Ih. The parties were not from Pitts.
burgh and Johnstown. 30
9Th. Bendigo was not one Of the par
ties in this fight at all.
9Th. No fight came off at Latrope al
the time mentioned.
With these few exceptions (adds the
Democrat the article Of the Dispatch is
correct. We congratulate that paper on
its efficiency in collecting such valuable
and reliable information advance of all
contemporaries.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-12-30

THB SHOE NAIL -Obherast, an indus.
trious mailer, used to stand the whole day
long in bis workshop, and hammer away
til sparks flew in showers oil around. 7
=. The son of his rich neighbor, Mr.. Won
Berg, used to come every day, and often
watched him for hours together.
Come young gentleman" said the
mailer one day." and learn to make q
nail for your amusement, for who knows
what good it may some time do you"
The young gentleman, who had moth
iug else to do accepted the offer. He sa,
down, laughing at the anvil. and soon ac-
CURED enough of the art to turn out a
good serviceable shoe nail.
in course Of time old Mr.. Won Berg
died, The son, soon after. lost all his
property through the war, and went as
poor emigran, 10 far distant. village
In this village thare lived great many
shoemakers, who used to spend a good
deal Of money on shoe-nails in the town,
and often were unable to procure them at
s high price, for throughout the whole
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-12-30
HOME MATTERS.
Court Of Common Pleas.

On Thursday the 24th inst, the Court
of Common Pleas adjourned in this city,
after a protracted session OF more than
three weeks. .a.o ......
His Honor, Judge BosTwIcK, presided
during the entire term. We have been
favored in this district within the last Is
years. with the profound legal knowledge
Of Judges Kennon, Cowan, Jewett and
Means and without intending, in any
respect, to speak disPsragingly of the Ia
tents or fidelity of either of these wise
and faithful jurists--for they ale all emf
nent in the legal prolession--we must be
permitted TO say, that for dispatch of bust
ness, the present incumbent on the bench.
far excels any Of bis predecessors /; while
he is equally sound in his decisions upon
points Of law. For many years the dock
ct of this county has been incumbered
with cases for litigation, and they had
been accumnlAting until within the last
three years, to the disadvantage of the
parties in interest. During the court re-
Gently held, The astonishing number of
tho hundred and seventyjour cases
were tried and disposed Of, aud the dock.
ct is now tolerably clean. This happy
result is fairly to be attributed to the en-
,ergy and decision OF our excellent Judge.
The truth is, that the gentlemen of our
talented bar discovered that il was essen.
tial to the interest Of their clients, to have
their cases ready for trial, in order that
they might not be thrown out of court
We have, probably, The most talented bar
in the state; and it is only necessary
that it's members be more prompt in sub.
hitting their cases 10 the court for action,
In order to be every thing that the com.
munity could desire. We had no report
er in court and had not the time to be
present ourself; therefore we are not pre-
pared 10 give to our readers. synopsis
OF It's proceedings. We intend 10 be bet.
ter prepared at the next term. This
much we know we will be excused for
saying-for it is the truth and everybody
knows it-that under the present dispen'
sation, the Erec,itve department is con.
Quoted with far more credit to the court
and TO the county. than it had been done
under the former dspensation. James
H. Biina is the High Sheriff Of Je6sH
son county Ohio.
True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1857-12-30
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
LEGAL NOTICE.

Mary Thompson Tn Petition for Di-
Francis D. Thompson. '0i''.
FRANCIS D. THOMPSON, the Defen-
Il dant above named, whose place of resi-
dence is unknown will take notice that on
the 2sth, day of November 1857, Mary
Thompson filed petition in the office Of
the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas OF
Jefferson County, setting forth the mar
riage of the said Mary and Francis, and
that said Francis D. Thompson, bas been
wilfnlly absent from this petitioner for
more than three years previons to the fl
ling of said petition; and during all ofthat
time grossly neglected his duty as hus-
band and prays that the marriage con-
tract of said parties may be dissolved, and
that they may be discharged from the OBJ
legations thereof, and that said petition
will be for hearing at the term of said
Court, commencing on the second day of
February, A. D. 1858.
MARY THOMPSON,
BY Miller & Sherrard, her atty's
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