The Placer herald., 1860-06-09
AN ACT

To enable the county of Placer to subscribe for
stock to the Sacramento, Placer. and Nevada
Railroad; to the Eastern Extension Railroad,
aud to assist in constructing certain wagon
roads therein named.
The People Of the State Of California, repre-
sented in Senate ami assembly, do enact az
foiio,cs:
SECTION |. The Board of Supervisors of the
county of Placer shall, at its first regular meeting
after the passage OF this Act, submit to the quail
fled electors OF said county proposition for said
county to subscribe for one hundred thousand dol
lars of the stock OF the Sacramento. Placer and
Nevada Railroad, twenty five thousand dollars of
the stock of the East til Extension Railroad;
twelve thousand five hundred dollars toward the
construction of wagou road from Secret Springs.
on the divide between the Middle and North Forks
of the American river, in Placer county, to Car
son Valley, and twelve thousand Eve hundred to-
wards the construction OF wagon road from
Dutch Flat in Placer county. to Carson Valley.
SEC. 2. II shall he the duty of said Board of
Supervisors, at its first regular meeting after the
passage of this act. TO cause IA notice TO be pub
lshed in each OF the newspapers published IN said
county, stating that proposition will be submit
ted to the qualified electors of said county nj a
time therein named, which shall not be less than
thirty days after the first publication OF the same.
for the said county to subscribe one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars for the purposes specified in
section one OF this Act.
SEC s. The time fixed for said election shall
not be ut any general election; and snid Board OF
Superv isors shall appoint Judges and Inspectors
of the same and it shall be conducted in all res
poets the same as, by law. general elections are
conducted; and at the end ot ten days after the
same is held said Board shall meet and declare
the result; provided the officers of such election
shall receive no pay tor such services from the
county.
SEC. 4. The ballots cast at said election shall
have written or printed thereon one or more OF
the following propositions: subscription TO the
Dutch Flat Road, Yes Subscription to the Sc
crct Spring Road. Yes;' Subscription to the Sac
ramento. Placer and Nevada Railroad, cs;'
Subscription to the Eastern Extension Railroad,
Yes;'' OF shall have written or printed thereon one
or moro Of the following propositions; Subscrip-
ton to the Dutch Flat Road. MOI Subscription
to the Secret Spring Road No.; Subscription to
the Sacramento Placer an. Nevada Railroad,
MOI Subscription to The Eastern Extension ka'l-
road. Nov In case there shall be u majority of
the ballots cast at such election in Iavor Of sub
scripton over those cast against subscrptlo
upon any one or more OF said propositions, then,
in that event, the Board OF Supervisors OF said
county are authorized aud directed to take and
subscribe. for the and benefit OF said county.
to the capital took of either or both of said rail
roads should either or both said propositions pre-
vail AT said election. the amount or amounts set
forth in So, ton of this Act, and to appropriate
to the said wagon road or roads the amount or
amounts set forth and indicated in said section
one should either or both the propositions con-
celnino the subscription to OF both said roads
lie adopted.
SEC s. The subscription for the stocks Of said
mlroad companies shall be made by the President
of the Board oil Supervisors upon an order made
by said Board, and shall be conditioned to pay