Weekly Trinity journal., 1876-02-19
SAcRAMENTo, Feb. 10, 1876

SACRAMENTO, Feb. l5, 1876.
Mr. Tinnin in the Senate has Introduced
bill to amend an act concerning roads
and highways in Shasta and Trinity, ap-
proved March %, 1868 which reads rs
follows
Section l. Section / Of said Act is
hereby amended to read as follows
Section 4. Such Road Oyeiseers shall
be elected at the general election, IN the
year eighteen hundred and sevehty-siX,
aud eighteen hundred and seventy seven,
and at the the general elections every two
years thereafter, who shall qualify and
uIke their offices on the irst Monday in
December, subsequent To- their election I;
and those elected at the general election
he'd IN the year eighteen hundrcd and
seventy FIX sAal ho,d the office ior the
period Of one year nom the date OF their
qualification and those el, cttd at the
general elections he'd IN the yeal eighteen
hundrei and seventy seven and evei y
two years thereafter, shall hold their
Offices Tor the period of Two years from
The date Of their qualification and the
board Of Supervisors shall have power,
I
10y appointment, amy vacancies that may
occur IN the office of Road Ovcrseer IN
any district Of suld county, lOr either Irac-
tiOnai or full term.
Sec. ,. All Acts or parts Of Acts, SO
far a. they conflict with this Act, are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 3. This Act shall apply to Unity
County only.
The bill has been referred to the Judi
cialy Committee and not yet reported
back.
THE MOST IMPORTANT.
From the long list OF measures most
recent in the Legislature aud copies OF
most OF which have sent to you, ! select
the following, and catalogue them with
out any comment.
Representative Hart's bill providing
that II for good excuse an employe leaves
the employment OF an employer, before
the expiration Of II regular term OF EN-
ployment, he may recover proportional
wages for the time served, eA crpt when
there Is contract, which has been Vio-
lated. and violation of contract shall be
without the benefits Of tie bill
Representative McConncl's bill requir-
ing II person so!cmnizing n marriage to
acquant himself with the truth OF the
facts set out in the license. Also that
persons who have lived and cohabted
together a> man and vile without mar
riage, may be married without license.
Representative Koutz bill that grand
and trial jurors in Shasta receive 81 per
day; also in other northern counties, but
not IN Trinity county.
Representative Bimey's bill providing
that wherever there is an organized fire
department, in town, city or village, every
agent OF foreign insurance company in
such place must file bond, conditioned
that he will pay to that fire department
through their treasurer, - out OF each
3lOO premium he collects Oh insured prop
erty in that city, town or village.
Representative Muguire's bill making
eight hours II days labor, and twelve
hours Il days labor tor drivers and con
ductora oh street cars, and furnishing any
one making contract to employ driver
or conductor rs such for more than twelve
hours as a days labor, at Il less rate than
81 tor each extra hour.
Representative Carson's bill that one
may pay taxes under protest and have
,iX months time in which To bring an
action to test the matter.
Representative Berry's bill to encour-
age the planting Of shade and ornamental
trees along highways s and roads, and al
lowing Supervisors to pay premium per
tree, not in excess Of 80 cents.
Representative Gintn's bill regulating
the State Prison, defining the duties of
the officers thereof, ond eta tablishing at
San Quentin State Retormutory. Pro
ydes lor the better and more thorough
employment Of convicts in prison, aud
the separation Of the neophytes in crime
from hardened offenders.
Representative Bagge's bin, providing
that it shall be Il felony for any bank Oil
Ger or employe to borrow the funds of
the bank without ample given security,
or to receive deposits, when he knows the
bank to be insolvent.
THE HEAVY MEASURE.
The week past has been noted chiefly
for the two days debate in the Senate up
on the concurrent resolutions against the
Southern Pacidc Railroad. The road,
after securing its land grants, and sue
ceedng to those Of delunct road, found
it necessary to change its route from high
and barren regions, in two counties, to n
irutluI and more easily travcrscd valley.
The enemies Of the road thereupon desired
the Legislature to ask Congress to forfeit
the entire land grant of the road, on the
ground that it had violated its contract.
They failed to win, and the Senate sim
ply passed resolutions asking Congress to
so net as to prevent the road acquiring
lands on both routes. The debate was
long, hot and fierce. | believe the Senate
acted wisely and we'll, and that any iudg-
ment not warped by prejudice, will view
Its act, albeit the radically anti-railroad
journals boil with wrath that their incen-
diary intents could not be made fact and
disaster.
Another notable feature of the week
was the act OF the Assembly in retrench-
ing. 1t found at the close Of the first
north of the term that it Lad run
cheaper as an Assembly, than did the
same body in 1873 4.
lhis was cause for much congratula-
'loh' but on comparing figures for Il sec
ond month, it was found this terms AS