Arkansas true Democrat., 1858-07-14

AN ACT to provide for the Collection and safe keep
 ing of Public Archives in the State of California.
 Be at eaatted bY Me Senate a1d Nuse or ReUresen- fdtdtes 2 Me lttted AtateS of -4neiacu q. Cu4yess oaseqbed. hat it shall be the duty of the Secretary
 oi the Interior to cause to be collected and deposited ln the Surveyor Generals Office in California all official books, papers instruments of writing docu-
 inentS, archives official seals. stamps dies. that
 may be found in the unauthorized possession of any
 lhdlvlduai relating to and used ill the administrator of Government and public uflirs in the Department of Upper California, and which belonged to the Go
 Nernnent during the existence Of Span h Mexican
 authority in Upper California; and the same. when deposited III his office shall be safely and securely
 kept by the Surveyor General in the archives of hls
 oilro: And copies thereof, authenticated by he Sur Neyor General under lhe seal of lis office .hall be evidence in ali where the originals would be evidence Provided. That ut the time of depositinc sad books palers. writings and documents in said archives schedule and accurate description thereof
 shall be made uy the survey C neral with state mout o the lilne and place whure the same were
 tonud. and when they were deposited m the ar hives
 winch shall be celthc under the seal ot the Survcyo
 Hencra ana filed In lis office; and d certified copl ot Sjli schedule shall be transmitted to the COmm-- >unei of the General Land Office. and also the Attorney General SEC. AHd de 5t tu,fte1 eaatted
 That if the Surveyor General shall have eat- to srs- pe,J |" "nceament ot any such official books papers
 vii lngS documents arehi, e> official seals stamp,
 or dies aforesaid, ill any particular dwelling huuse building or place. any Juge fommiSsoner of the
 al; q
 'ifcuis alces up winch sncll sI- lico found
 ed, grant 70 the SnINeyor General, any Marshal "t the Umted States warrant tO enter such house.
 building place. and there to search for such i, a books. papcl~, wri,ing, do umels, archives seals
 stamps or dies. and to take possession thereof and e
 post them Ill the archives of the Surveyor Generals | office aforesaid.
 $ 3 And M a furthey eaacted, That # any person shall without lawtn authot, wiifuly tuo from 6lc
 archives p the sand Surveyor General oice any u> eienc. map dI-eno. book. paper writing record do cum'nt. seal stamp or di, or shall wi II lv alter. deitce. mutilate inJure destroy any especieutc 1 book, paper ln"P dl~eno, instrument ot writing. dOtunlcnl rj seal stamp or tic Ien,>i tied m SiG archives; shall conceal or unluyti withhold
 from the possession ot the SurveN General or un demand refuse to deliver to him any c.}rdiente n,ap diseno "ii'laI book, paper, writing, document. ar chNe, rccord seal, stamp die. relating or used
 m tile administration ot Government in the Delart ment of Upper California and belonging to the Go
 vernment during the existence spanish or Mexican authority in sad Department; or shall wiuIv a,tcr detace, mutllatc. nae away with or dcstrv any such official b"ok, esIe,iiente, map, diseno, payer wiltlng, document, nrcliNc record. seal stauD or dlc the person often ling shall be decne guilty of d mlSdeineunor, and oh conviction thereof in any court ot competent Jurisdiction. shall forfeit and pf
 fine. not eArecdina Sluunn at the di-cretion of le Court and be Imprisoned fir term not exceeding len years, at tie ike dl-creto SEC. 1. -i9H be Tt'ther e"Gcted That if any person shali wiifull,
 secretly and traducntly place to be placed in "r among the ar hives oi the Surveyor Generals cihrc any csledicnte, book lalei. d<eno, map. ,iraught, record, any instrument of w1iung pur- porting o be petition dcc,ee, order, reppr rocc,- sion, grant. confirmation, map. d~enu, eoptGicfe or part Of ah c etiente. Announcement tite. parer or evidence oi rgl,t. lille cam any land mine or ;nlnerl or al. book, writing paper, "r document
 whatever th' person so oiitn ling stall b. deemed
 ami ndjudgel guilty ot misdemcanar ant upon cunyctuu thcTc"i ON any couy ut competent iuris. dict'"n shall tort,it and l'ay fife not exceeding 5000 amt be imprisoned for term not exceeding hree ycarS M De both fined and imprisoned within | e,l inu!y> at h' discretion of the court
 AplTONel Is Mny lS1s.