The Placer herald., 1859-02-19
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURES.
TENTH SESSION.


o,v.rr-Mr. Burton's bill to provide for
4, nonvevance of mining claims was amen
the .U .na nassed by vote of 10 to 7. Mr..
a dea a." Gaye notice of bill to amend Arti-
1o Lux XII Of the Constitution.
Gle Aasrvn1Y.-A Am bill to organize Mendocino
o1ntv mI. was passed. Concurrent resolutions
cou"T %;ng tbe Post Office Department at Wash
s'A .oI N increase the compensation and re-
l's.o" .ho schedule time for carrying the
duce e,.ud v mail by way of Salt Lake, was
oSo, 0aonted. The Senate bill to provide for the
''us6ld "u portion of the 100000 acres OF land
u"s ."os amended and passed.
was "''' Saturday, Feb. 18th.
c.u.rv-The Assembly concurrent res
,':ons relatiye to the overland mails by
oIu'Io ' Central route, was amended by pro-
"; .';on asking the same reduction of time and
".sa N''o" of nav over the Kanses City and
".oorton route, via Albuquerque.
'Assvxp1Y.-Mr. Rogers of Contra Costa,
hroncht forward plan for the building OF a
ps";6c J Railroad, in the form of joint resolu-
.;"U. The usual number of copies were or.
.'o"s; .od rrnted. A bill to repeal the office of
o..ta o..ta Guaper was ordered engrossed. A
',"'. 30, ... introduced to define the boundaries
Of Sacramento county; =,
u tTh;s;s a move to take a portion of the
.orLr;torv of Placer county.
'e''''' Monday, Feb. 14th.
srsA7E.-The Committee on Commerce
and Navigation reported on the San Fran,
cisco Buikhead question, and in favor OF
so,nr,;tt;no uu the construction of the work
w tho San Francisco Dock and Wharf Com
~.nv 4 resolution was passed granting
fmJ9e Field four months absence from the
St.te A bill was introduced to purchase
St.,s Prison grounds and erect State Pris-
on thereon. -.
AssENBLY.-An Act to amend section 1919
of the Act concerning corporations, which
was finally passed. This bill! gives the rights
10 churches, benevolent and other societies
to sell and mortgage real estate, etc.
The Committee to whom was referred to
,be norton of the Controllers Report re-
commencing an increase Of taxation made a
LENGTHY report, in which they recommend a
decrease Of the State Tax from sixty to for
~ cents on the 500 valuation.
Tuesday, Feb. 18th.
SESArE.-An Act to amend an Act pre-
.crting the mode of defending possessory
actions on the public lands Of this State
approved April goth, 1852, was ordered en-
crossed for third reading. An act to
amend the Act concerning Noaries was
passed. This bill gives an increase of No
iarie. to all the large counties of the State.
AssEMBLY.-Ihe Senate resolution to al.
L.. VII g., he ola
the State was pa sed. A new San Francisco
hulkhead bill was introudced, aud also bill
to amend the present swamp and overtlowed
land law.
Wednesday, Feb. 10th.
SkNArE.-An Act to amend the State
Registration Law was passed. Mr.. Grant Of
San Francisco, introduced a bill for the re.
lief of the sure,ies upon the official bond of
Henry Bates, late State Treasurer: The sur
cites upon the official bond of Henry Bates
late State Treasurer, are hereby released from
all demands on the part of the State of Cal
ifornia for or on account of said bond, OF
on account of any judgment recovered
against them, or any of them, upon said
official bond.
Referred 10 the Committee on Finance.
AssEMBLY.-A bili was introduced to re
duce the State Tax from sixty fifty cents on
the 800 valuation. 1t will come up for ac-
ton on Monday next.
A bill to amend the law to regulate fees
of Office providing for the election of Justice
of the Peace for term of two wears, was
introduced.
A bill was passed to authorize steam
Wagons to run upon the roads of this State
Thursday, Feb. 18th.
SESArE-Mr. Anderson introduced bill
without notice-An Act to extend the privi-
leges of the Homestead Law to certain per-
sons
SEC. l. The provisions Of an Act entitled
an Act to exempt the homestead and other
property from forced sale, in certain cases
passed April 2l, 1851, and and of all other
Acts and parts of Acts relating to the eX.
emption of the homestead are hereby ex-
tended SO as to include all unmarried men
and unmarried women, widows and widow
or. as well as, and in all respects, as to any
other persons now named or included in
said Act or Acts.
Read twice, and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The San Francisco Bulkhead bill was ia
Ken up, and after amendment was made the
special order for Friday at IL o'clock. Mr.
Burton introduced bill making appropri-
atoms for the 18th fiscal year commencing
June Soth, 1856. A message was received
'om the Governor recommending an appro-
pt'atlon to carry on legal suits to which the
State is party.
AssEADLy.-Mr Watkins presented pc.
Hton with an accompanying bill to author
iAe the citizens of the State of California
residing north of the fortieth degree of north
latitude to withdraw from the State of Cali
tornia, and organize separate Government.