Weekly Calaveras chronicle., 1868-02-01
THOMAS BOYCE, is our only su-
horized Age mt in San Francisco.
The Foreign Miners License Bill

The Foreign MINERS AacenSe. 0Hi.
The following is the substitute for the Bill
introduced by Mr.. Mentzell in relation to
the retention of monies collected from for
eign miners. by the counties where collected.
This substitute, which is offered oy the Com
mittee on Mines, does not materially differ
from the original Bill. We have previously
expressed our hearty approval of the measure
and hope to see it become law. That some
thing has got to be done for the relief of the
mountain counties, is self-evident propo-
sition. They are not only deeply in debt,
but their liabilities are rapidly increasing.
Property is depreciating. and. as conse-
quence, the rate of taxation advances each
year. The issuing of Bonds does not pay
the Indebtedness +; it only prolongs the ag-
ony. The day Of settlement must come as
inevitably as the dsy Of Judgment, and we
had better be making preparations to meet
its requirements. The finances of the State
are in fourishing condition. thepubiic debt
is rapidly decreasing and money is accumu-
lating in the Treasury. The retention of the
States proportion of Foreign Miners Lii
censes by the mining counties, would be a
great assistance to them in their attempts to
free themselves from debt, without being
detrimental to other interests. We hope to
see the Bill receive the cordial support of ev-
cry mountain member, and look anxiously
for its passage:
An Act granting to the Mining Counties of
this State the Foreign Miners tax collected
in said counties, severally.
The People of the State of California, rep
resented IN the Senate and assembly, do enact
as folloscs:
SECTION 1. All moneys hereafter col
lected for Foreign Miners License, Except
when otherwise specially appropriated by
law to special use,l less the percentage al
lowed for collection, shall be paid into the
County Treasury of the county in which
they are collected; ten per cent. of which
shall be accredited to and become a part of
the County School Fund, and the remainder
shall be paid into the General Fund of said
county.
Sec. 2. Foreign Miners Licenses shall
be hereafter issued and signed by the County
Auditor, and countersigned by the District
Attorney of the county, and shall be placed
in the hands of the County Collector for COL
lection, in the same manner and under like
regulations and restrictions as are now pro-
vided by law for the collection of Foreign
Miners Licenses, upon certificates issued by
the Controller of State.
SEC g. The County Auditor shall keen
book in which he shall charge the Collector
with all licenses issued to him from time to
time, and credit him with all licenses re-
tanned and not sold by him, and also credit
him with the percentages due him for col
lecting, and for all moneys paid into the
County Treasury and said collector shall
be accountable on his bond for any deficiency
in his accounting.
SEC. 4. The County Auditor shall make
a quarterly report to the Board of Supervi-
eors of the county of the number of licenses
issued to the Collector, the number by him
sold for each month. and the amount paid
into the General and School Funds therefor !;
and he shall require the Collector on the first
Monday of each month to render his account
of sales for the previous month, and to settle
his accounts with the county therefor.
SEC. 5. All Acts and parts of Acts in
conflict with the provisions of this Act, ex-
cept Acts heretofore passed granting the
Foreign License Funds for counties for
specific purposes, are hereby repealed; and
in all cases of special grants said licenses
shall be collected in the manner and under
the authority of this Act.
SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect sixty
days after its passage.