The Placer herald., 1858-03-20
AN ACT

To separate the office Of Collector of Taxes from
the office of Sheriff and Assessor in the county
Of Placer.
The People Of the State Of California, repre-
senfed tn Senate and assembly, do enact a.
folloscs:
SEC. l. From and after the second day of June,
one thousand, eight hundred and forty-nine, the
office OF collector of Taxes in the county of Pla-
Ger shall be separate from the offices Of Sheriff
and Assessor.
SEC. 2. AT the next general election, and at the
general election every two years thereafter there
shall be elected in the said county Collector of
Taxes who shall enter upon the duties Of his
office on the second day of June, one thousand
eight hundred and ffty-nine, and shall hold said
Office until the first Monday of December. Cne
thousand eight hundred and sixty, and until his
successor is elected and qualified ..-0 -,
Sec. 3. The terms Of said Office, except the ono
provided for in section two of this Act shall
be two years, and commence on the first Monday
in December. one thousand eight hundred and
sixty, and ON the first Monday in December, every
second year thereafter. ~ " - =
Sec. 4. The Collector of Taxes elected under
the provisions of this Act shall collect all State
and county taxes, all foreign miners license
taxes, all poll taxes, all kinds of public dues
which by law shall be required to be collected on
the first day of June, A. D. one thousand eight
hundred aud ffty-nine, by the Sheriff and Asses
sor of said county, and shall receive for his ser
vices the same compensation as shall be allowed
by law to officers tor like services. And all duties
and liabilities imposed by law upon the said Sher-
itf and Assessor, in the collection Of said taxes
and public dues. shall attach to the Office thereby
created; and all authority and power enjoyed by
said Sheriff and Assessor, for the enforcement Of
the said collections is conferred upon said Collec
tor; and the said Collector elected under the pro-
visions of this Act shall give such bond or bonds
as shall be by law required to be given by the said
y1n.sg
shall. in addition, give bond in the sum Of
$4,000 for the proper discharge of his duty rs
Collector of Taxes upon the property.
SEC. 5. The Collector of Taxes, hereby created
shall have the power of appointing one or more
deputies to aid in his official duties, for whose
official conduct he shall be responsible. And each
and every such deputy, before entering upon the
discharge of the duties of his office, shall make
and subscribe in writing, upon the back Of his
certificate of appointment, the oath of Office re-
qaired of his principal modified to suit his posi-
ton; and shall Immediately thereafter file the
same with the County Recorder of said county;
and be shall not be considered qualified until the
same is done.
SEC. 6. All Acts and parts of Acts, inconsistent
with the provisions Of this Act. are hereby re-
pcaed, so far they relate to the county of Pla-
GER; prorided, that nothing in this section shall
be held to affect the Offices of Sheriff and Assessor
in said county until the second day of June, A. D.
Approved March 18th, 1858.
CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIoN-It is under
stood that an effort will be made during the
present session of the Legislature to, postpone
the next election of Congressman to the fall
of 1859. We think this should be DONE
The next census will be taken in 1860,
when our population entit!e us to five or ak
members Of Congress. If the law remains
unchanged however, and the election for
members takes place this fall, and again two
wears after, in 1860, and be before the State
is redistrcted upon the basis of the next
census we will lose the ben, fit of an increased
representation in lSGl-n>teal Of having
five or six representatives. in Congress, As our
population would then en,i,le us to. VIZ will
have but two, our present number. We
therefore heartily approve the proposed law.
,Shostn Courier