Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-02-27

az may be necessary 10 lIquidate said aeeounts IN
mere ~ appropriated Of nOn. ys in the Iieneral
11i' hOS Otherwise appropriated, for tie payment
y. s4u vneers ahd soldt-rS, aud III: ContrO Ter Of
stare hereby directed 10 is.r. his warrants UPON
sala Fuhd, Tor all claims allowed by the Board Of
Act.
Mr Ora ham moved to indefinitely postpone the
oilI. IL was referred to the Committee OIL Military
Analrs oy a 70 Of ~ TO ~. Assembly bill No. lis
Het 70 provid; for the opvniLg snd c. true.
uOh OF Certain roads in SOnoma county, was taken
from the general file aud Iassed. Asse IDLY bill 1872
An ACT To irgaliZe and enforce the ASSESSMENT aud
cohec'lon Of taxes Ia III: ei'y Of sacramento, was
taken up, amended and passed. House adjourned 70
Tuesday.
TruDAY, Teb. "a, 1859.
In the Senate, Mr. Hart Introd iced ,evera bills Of
local nature which were re.erred appropriate y
Sir. Burch introduced bill ~ amend an Act fixing
the age OF majority Of males and females passed Nay
18th, 1854 liz 80 HmetdE the Act o. fixing the age
Of majority Of males and females de lare females
OF f1 ana legal age ut any age under eighteen when
with the consent Of their pa cuts guardians or other
person under whore care or government they may
be- they shall have been lawfully married. The Il gal
age Of majority OF unmarried females Is not altered
Dy the OIL, but TemainS ut eighteen years Mr.
Chase introduced bill to Dr0vide for the y iymtnt
for volumes six aud rspors Of the g. preme
Court OF CALIFORNIA. 1.-THE bill Appropriates t4IOU
10 pay Tor o'h copies OF each vouu.e. Mr. Holden
Introduced bill creating state Land Once for the
State Of California. Dir. Grifith introduced . bill
Tor the relief OF Jas. ~ Anderson 1.-The relief sought
bringing to justice band VI thieves and robbers 10
Il D"rado county and at Folsom. Numerous afida-
Wits Of various peace officers, pol cemen and citizens
as I" the service rendered, and dangers incurred
accompanied The bill srnSte bill cuncern ng county
Treasurers was read third time and paSs,d. Senate
bill 10 provide for Convention 10 revise and change
me CONSTITUTION Of the State was postponed 10 Thurs
day next SENATE II for the relief OF the San Fran
cisco Gas Con paUy Wa read third time aud passed
Mr. Thorn offered the following resolution which was
adopted:
ResOteed, That his ExceIleecy the Governor be re.
quested t not Inconsistent with the public inteTest
~ furnish the Senate with all the formation In his
possssson In relation 10 the hang ng Of ths
the one at Monterey, aud the other At Auburn,
within the last few days.
Senate adjourned.
In tire IiOCsE, Mr.. Thomas presented q petition
from citizenS VI StausAus county, praying for do
nation Il ON the State to lump owe tue navigation OF
the San Joaquin river and Sir. Buel presented Pc
tton from citE-ns u II Dorado County concerning
county seat. norton Of the II Dor HdO delegation
-Nes,rs- L0OfbouTrOW, lee aud Graiiam-repO ted
and recommended the indefinite pOGpouemvnt u
Assembly ohl No v, an Act ~ provide .Or the cree
ton Of bubble buildings the county seat Of II Dorado
county. -
SIR. Lee-I ask leave Of the House to explain the
reasons for that report.
Several members OBJ -cted to Mr. Lees proceeding
Mr. Lee-Wsn, sir, don't want to rettFd the prvE.
ress OF the business OF this House.
The SpcukeI-Ihc gen. LEHMAN will proceed.
hr Lee-lN II say this to the House. that At the time
introduced that tI authorizing the construction Of
Court House in the county VI HI Dorado, WIS
aware OF the extent the md, b. eduess OF NY county
nor did suppose that the Branch Wagon TOAD bill
would pass tbs lOCs., or this Legislature. Upon Oh
serving. very short tine alter lie introduction Of
this bill that III Dorado was in debt between forty
and my thousand dOtrs that there was, In addition
All app OpTatOn vOi,d Tor by the people, amounting
to 425,n aud further, that branch road bill had
been passed by this ilOus., and become ~ law,
apPr'priat ng tlnLou over and above expenses,
na~ihg between fifteen and twenty thousand dollars,
IN all pro babliiy, was disposed TO withdraw, or
definitely postpone tIr bill which has Just beeu
ported wall say here to the House. that this bill
has been IisrcprtseHt.d. does not 6Lect the ap.
pOrriation o. - 100, simply auth orzcs the Board
o. s.Pcrv. sors IT, in their olinion it is expedienI to
construct Court House. 1t does absolutely pro-
vide Or the erection VI bindings costing $5,;UU-it
limits the possible expenditure within that xmOunt.-
VOW, under all these circumstances with this vast
b"ttheh Of ihdtotelr' IS hnhgIg over the county
WITH THESE recently iLcurrtd h bis which did not
AMI c"udnoi anticipate, shall ask Tor the indefinite
post On' nIeIt Of ths bill l am perfectly satisfied
hi II IS beyond he power Of the rOple OF Fl Dora.
do TO sustin at tbs tire tn. tax required In order
TO Construct the county buildings. MS had propOS. d.
cou not, soy, could not anticipate that the Leg.
islaiurc would pass tlie tlItOU branch wagon rcGd
bill without the Gnaniu Gus consent Of the deli HA;Un.
Mr.. Loo bOurfOW moved 10 take up the II Low,
viii ilie House re used to DO
VARIOUS bills u local nature were introduced -
Mr. Davis introduced bill for the "tax4'iun and
ole ii"n OF mining claims" As the ma. oriiy o; our
rad rs are dir city interested and would he affected
by tbs Acbs"ould Il become law We give it entire:
AN All for tie taxation and protection Of mining
cloiuis in tLis state.
SEC. l. Any person or plsons occupying or
ciaI. &. ~ waO ray leieaf er ncci Nv or clam any
Of the bic mineral lands " this State, cUuta! ming
any u tir precious e,alS for the pai pose OF working
TIE mines there III contain ed, may cunlnelIce and
"a ".ain an action 'or interference with Tor iniu.
res done 10 lis Possession or claim az inst any per.
-"n or prrsons 70 iLirr!rr ng wish injuTii such
pos e's on or claim prOrt9Cd tia! every such claim
1" 81 ite tie claiaaIt to maintain action afore-
al. RI kyt -. 49,
the bouEdarc- may be Rad trac, d. and the extent
Of such claim easily known and 10 person slall be
entitled TO maintain such action FOR the possession OF.
or for injury TO any sa.h mni. claim, unless lie shall
have col piled wi the p.Ovsiuus of the SECOND sec.
ton 0: Il, sAct.
SIC 2 Any person or persons row occupying or
holding any such mining claim or claims or who
my hereafter Occupy or hold any such claim or
Gains according to the laws in such cases provided
shall within sixty days from and after the passage Of
his Act or will In sixty days from and after lOca.
mig ana occupying AIRY such mining claim claims,
ny snch person or persons pay Ia the Treau OF
the county III which said claim or claims shall be cit.
uateh' the sum OF ten dollars upon each placer claim
not exceeding ehundr Get square, with the rights
and privil'ges pertaining thtre;O; aid upon each
quartz claim, no; exceeding hundi ed feet along
the ledR with tie dp' aud angles, and the rights
ana privileges pet IN ng thereto: accord ng to the
laws Tor Ioeht nI AID working the upon which
payment the Tr a.urer 81 al issue recent or re.
&C PTS Tor The sane describing each claim by its num-
b"r or ne cS and boun s. according to tn, laws gov.
trnH the locally, Ms furnished by the CLAIM ants
Eut this section Stall OF be cohstI ued rs to pre-.
vent the hold OF my claim from paying the d
sun OF Ten dollars oil each claim, at any time. to the
Tr,asur'T. and pr"curii the receipt therefor 40
oresad but said receipt shall, In no case. have
date previous TO the payment; and, in default Of
~urh payf ent win HE time here In prescrib, d. any
person may, upon pigment Of the said afOre.
-ai procure the receipt from the Treasury, afore
said.
&c. 3. The receipt issued by the Treasurer accord.
iER 10 the provisions Of this Act shall be
and SHALL for the next twelve months after the date
thereof be received p,imd Eics evidence Of pos.
ssion la any Court having Jurisdiction in such cases
r the recovery OF the posscssory right to- or for In
jury done to such claim; and no claim shall be
deemed abandoned by reason OF the absence Of the
holder OF said receipt for the said period Of twelve
months ne II after the date thereof.
SEc T. Seventy per cent OF all moneys collected un.
der the pr"vs"ns Of this Act shall be paid into the
State Treasury, and shall constitute a part Of the
General Fund the remaining thirty pr cent. shall
b. paid into the General Fund Of the county
SIC. 3. The Controller Of State shall issue 10 the
Auditor 81 each mining county sufficient number Of
rec Fps Tor said county and the auditor shall deliver
TO the County tt easurcr such number may be re.
CURED each to make return Of the same according
70 law.
SIC. 8. Any Treasurer who shall issue any other
than rec' pit signed by the Controller and airy per-
son who shall make any alteration, or cause the
same to be made, TO any receipt issued under the
provisions Of this Act, shall be deemed guilty NJ
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be fined In
sum not exceed z one thousand dollars and I'M
prIsoned in the county jail not exceeding six months
The Dill was referred to the special committee
tax eqna 1Eat'on We consider this rather an inReIi
Gus bill designed to bring about the taxation Of mining
claims. und.r the plea Of protecting them and are
Of the opinion that the Legislature had better leave
the matter where II is, under the protection" Of the
laws enacted by the miners themselves. We recon.
mend Its indefinite postponement
Assembly bill No lSD an Act amendatory NJ and
supplementary to an Act to separate the ONCE Of
Collector oftaxcs from the flee Of Sheriff In u Do
RADIO county, WIS taken up, scussed ut cons derabie
lerEh ana Ind nnltely postponed, by a vote Of A.
Assembly bill No. l60 Act IN de- fnvt he fnnd.