Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-01-30
Our Sacramento Letter.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. %. 1864

SACRAMENTO, Jan. o. 1864
81 be doe-arned if that amt good bill - said
the speaker of the '''Third House. after care
fully perusing Dodson's Bill Concerning Dogs.
. Every dog must be licensed continued the
:. Speaker q and the must pay 81 so
annually for each male dog, and five dollars for
the privilege of keeping female dog" "That's
an unjust discrimination against the admirers of
the female sex,'' says the chairman of the COM
mittee on Public Morals, in whose charge the
bill had been placed. every dog must have
collar marked with the owner NAME continued
the Speaker. ANY person may, and all Police
officers and Constables shall kill all dogs going
at large not licensed and collared according to
law" resumed the Speaker, reading from the
bill q That's let-down the dignity of Con-
stables" says a member. 81 Just think of turn
ing a Constable into dOg-killer." " A city,
township or county officer refusing or neglectng
to perform the duties imposed upon him by this
act, shall be punished by fine not exceeding fifty
dollars for each offence" &C., continued the
Speaker. WELL that's to bring em down to
their work - suggested the member 1T is
w" III y e"i" hhO'hSA' ~ 10 ~ u"
city to animas-it is cur-tailing the rights of the
people-and it is derogatory to the dignity of
this Body to entertain such measure" So the
g Third House " voted against the bill, notwith-
standing the protestations of the Speaker. Yet
- Faust" thinks the bill is a good one 1t gives
dogs u show y if they worth anything,
and shortens their " day if they are not 1t
provides for the punishment by fine not exceed
ing one hundred dollars, for stealing dog or
wrongfully removing the collar from the neck of
a dog so licensed in addition to which the owner
may recover the full value of the dog in an ac-
ton CT tort 1t also provides for the payment by
the local government of all damages caused to
stock by dogs, the payment to be made out of
the dog fund created by the payment of licenses.
The local government may in turn recover from
the owner of any dog guilty of injuring stock,
the full value of the property injured.
THE SPECIFIC CONTRACT LAW.
The bill for the repeal of Sanderson' 5 nullifi-
cation law has been discussed in the Senate. 1t
will undoubtedly pass both Houses. Senator
Crane made very long, but not very pointed
argument against the repeal. a seccsh Senator,
Pearce, of Sonoma, brought the Senate back to
the question at issue by declaring that the first
point to determine was, the constitutionality of
the Legal Tender law. If Congress has the
power to issue Government paper curr' ICY, then
that currency is the lawful tender of the land,
and, if so, the specific contract act is nullifca-
ton and should be repealed. Of course Pearce
denies that Congress has any such power, new
ertheless he placed the matter on the correct
basis, and it seems to that those who do be-
lieve that Congress has power to provide such q
currency must admit the necessity of sustaining
the law, an repeating all State acts in contra
vention Herewith. Action on the bill was post
poncd till the Goth instant.