Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-06-19

tS tHHt he ANNEXED l. true and cor tct copy Of
the original Act now on file in my office.
Witness my hand, and the great seal of State, at
% cr IN Sacramento, California. Ihe twenty sixth day
Of May, a. D. l-57. DAVID f. DOUGLAS,
[sEAL.l Secretary Of state.
CHAPTER CCXLIV.
An Act to provide for Payir certain Equt-
able Claims against the state of tahfor-
mia, ami to contract Funded Dcat for
that purpose
Te Pe,tlc ~ me Stafs of C1jforuj5 representa- m
>Hfts and .4s,en,tiy. .do eHoof a, foror*:
SECTION For the parp' So of nqudaiinr, fund
~. aud paving the ciams against the state ut Cuii
'oruH, herein after sp cied. The Treasurer OF state
-ha cause to be prct urd suitable br't- Oi the state
uf California. not to exceed the ,um of h're Liuu~
nine ruulred Thousand dol Ar-, bearing .'crt,t at
tn" rate uf s,yr, per cent per ann lm from the ate
OF hcir issue payable az tie stale Treas rpr'- of'c..
on the fir day OF July un" Thousand eight hundred
and eulN stN u: the interest uccr iu2 Ou sfIu
bonds SHAH be- duc anl PAYABLE at he office Of ~"
Treasurer of Stat" on the 1~~ day ot January and of
ly of each Pror,dcd 1hat the tir-t pl mtnt
ofnt"rc.t shall not be made before the first day of
IA uHry. one tho saHd eight hundred Hn hily nine
~uid bonds shall tC Nl-upd bI the tt'vtruuf. and
counlt trsiQurd by the e, mprorr. and endorsed 10y
The Secretary ot stale, and shall have the seal OF Ia"
STATE alike thrr,,o
SEC , Coupons for M interest shnl be attached
To zach bond that t. cy may bc removed without
inurN or mutl;ti,u 10 IN bond. Said coupons. con.
,ecolivcly numbered shall be signed b! the Trcu,-
ur.r of STATE
SIC s. 1t shall be the duiy of the Treasurer and
Comptroller oi SUITE each To keep separate record
t all such b'nH- IS MAY be issued. IA wing the
number. du'c and amount of each bond, unt to
whom he same issued. and upon What clt iu.
and IT. amuupt: and uoue of the { aiW- herein spc
cii'd shalt be iitu.dacd or paid bnl in the manner
herein provided
See. !. The sum Of one lhous,nd dnlia-. i hereby
n proprated out ot any money in the TrcAsur. not
9th, rw lsc pnup"I"ei 10 pay the CXpri that may
be Incurred 10y ne Treasurer in ha,irg said bonds
prepared, but the tumpr Her shHll not draw hi.
war; ~ un the Treasury for his amount unul ia, re-
il ouey therein 10 pay lhr same.
Sec All prrSun~ having any of the claims ag int
the state of California. tnttlcd 10 hc funded n here
inaler specified, shall, upon The presentation "f the
t. me Treasurer OF the STATE, receive ia eN>
charge therefor bond or bonds O The STATE Of
Caifurnn pr..,iIcd for in he ir,t sceli II 81 th-
Acl; hu no boud shall he is,ut for les sIm than
i've hundred dollars nor fur fractional parts of
hundred dollars, hut The Treasurer may is.nr Ger
tiiCatrs 81 such I'arlionn) parts not bondri ~hlrh
laid certifc -hall be Transferable ard ~ tltlcd 10
he funded before proyided The Treasurer snail
eudo 81, on the huch ~ each claim a. received ami
luuiin'rd the dutt on Wnch he received t'rr sHm'.
AMI from w'olo and The number It lhe bond issued
IN exchange thcrci" and such claim shall hcd ~
thr office # he ScccrtHry ui ~nic
See 6. For the pay mcut Within twenty ycArs of the
principal ami interest ot the bonds isSci un Ter his
Act. there shall he levied aurnaly. until the bonds
ARE paid and promptly collected ~ lh" sam manner
may tv prbNltti nv liN Tor NftllUtfN Sldlt
taxes tax of thirty c"nt- on each one hundred dol
lars OF the a~sess-1 lue e. real ana personal pro
pert, IN lhe state, and the fund derived from his
tax srll be set apart AMI applied exclusively 10 ~"
pnytupnt t, interest tht bonds herein prOVid-
ed. and The final redemption OF lhC principal If sHid
bonds and tnc tith nt the state Of tahtor IA j.
hereby pledged for the my Aymcnl Hs h'rrl" Ur Ndrd
of the bonds issued by virtue of th~ Aci, aud The in
I. rest thereon and nll moneys HAT Gay he rec NcI
hy the state OF Callurall trem the United States
Government on account OF the tivll Fund. 50 cniI"d
nrc hcrrhy rrv0abll plcd2ed 10 the pnl mrnt Of
the pruCii aud interest un Ia" uundS issued under
this Act wiful refusal ur neglect 10y supervisors
or any OF her officer 10 w or collect tue tan imposed
bS this Act. shalt hc m,dCmeanur, and the person
or persons convicted thereof shall be removed trm
oiico and punished hy "a" not exceeding ihou-
sand dollars. or by Impeachment ia The county Jail
moi exc edi . >iN mUnit-. or 10y both suCh tEe Bhd
mprsonm MT.
ser. Whenever, on the first dav Of jfnua or
JulV ~ any there rcpajIs after the payment uf
The inter. Il n hereinafter provd Il. surplus at ten
Thousand dulars or ore. hall be me lUy OF the
fir, lSurr 10 adv' rtis for the sprCe Of one week ~
unr dal!y paper pub isnrd in EueliSh, i he city ~
New NuIk. ani tor one NH in one daily nrV>Pd-
pr publi he'd in Enguh nj u" tatn tHpnf' tor
sealed proposals. 70 be- opened "u' month after he
expiration o uch publicatiOu~ by he Treasurer in
rr, sruCc, lhr Cavern Comp roller. at the state
Cnpta, frrlhe surrender of bonds issued under this
Act which advertise inert shall statr The amount of
irotrv he has on hand iorthe purpose u redeu pon,
auH hry shall uCC't the iowt> pr"n0Sals, AT rates
not Exc, eding par value n may redeem The greatest
amount Oi bonds Unlil the usatHln O Cu>h ON baud
for redemption IS exhausted Ir'c@ed, ho,rore. in
CASE. sufi lrnt uWuunl "i such - mis- >haiI rW be
nrrrd ~ ulorrsr l. Ia exhaust The ,'nk iug inrd To
less amount ih7n ten thousand dollars, then il is
h rrhy made thr duty ~ t"C lr ast5er to advertise
in Two newspapers oI" tn Sew fnrk aud onr N the
Capjin of the state. for 'hrcr months which adver-
ti-cmrn~ shall stale m" IN oHni m i'e sinking fund
aud the number Ot bonds numbering them in tho
order or their is~ulnce VIII ch such tu l. set apart
10 nav and discharge: ana # -dch bonds. 40 num-
hrd in ,uch id eriiscu ents shall not be presented
tor payment and cancellation within three months
from, he eXprniun OF such publication, then such
riud shall remain in the Treasury Ia discharge such
bonds whruev,, presentcd-bul they shall draw no
interest after such publication n last aforesaid.
sec. Z. The Treasurer oi state shall Keep full and
particular account and recoyi OF all his proceedings
und,. this Acl. and of the hnnd- redeemed aud sur
rendered md he shall transmit to the Governor
abstract uf al hs pro ceilings mater this Vet. with
his aulunI .pur to be los the Governor laid before
The, Leg stature and all books and papers pertain
ing ro The matter provided tor IN Ibis act. shall at all
u ns W.. ,pe9 10 the usp. cii9n "f 4y ~ y lnf,"si
p,I or he GOV, rnur. or me Attorney 6enerhl, or
cnmmit.,e of ciiher 'ranch of the Leg stature,
Joint committee NJ buth.
sec g. 1t shall bc the duty Of the Treasurer t" pay
he iui,r,-l ON snid bonds when he same I ls due
odt of said intrpS fund it suil'len and II SAID fund
he n i sYtlcierl then 10 pay the deficiency out of
The Genera Fum: pT0ridsd that the tumptroler of
State shalt first draw his warrant on me fnasnr' r,
PAYABLE tu The order uf sai Treasurer nr the HmOu~l
oi interest money about to become iue, which said
interest warrant shall be drawn a. icast one month
previous tu he maturing of ,hr interest
Sec lu II shall br HE duty Of the Governor and
Comptroller attend. n le 81 once tn each mon h.
AZ th. Treusure~- tcr. while said bonds are hcLg
issued To examine all claims received 10y the frea-
surrr rs aforesaid. aud the same I" Ge regis
trad srd rai,rvi'd /" SUCH MANNER as ;" greyeEt
them from bejny fe.lssued or pIt la circulation.
Sec II The following are specified a. The claims
which are entitled to be received and funded under
this Act: First Civil bonds oi The State issued under