Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-02-08
LEGISLATIVE STEPS.
What the Legislature is Doing Analysis
of Bills introduced.

The following bills are 10 amend sections of the
Codes. So great is the number that mere reference
to them alone can noWbe made sufficient to inyits
attention
A. B. 40s-Penal Code, $50. Gaming. Makes
mi tan playing unlawful.
A. B. 406-Civil Code, 11O7. As to priority OF
grants of realty over liens thereon.
A. 3. 409-Political Code, 3971. AS to settlements
by Treasurers with State Controller.
A. B. 411-Code of Civil Procedure, 1929. Sales
of personally of decedents.
A. Il. 423-Code of Civil Procedure, 1l81. AS to
proof OF acknowledgements.
A. B. 417-Code of Civil Procedure, 631 AS to
manner of trial by jury
A. B. 419-Code of Civil Procedure, 1465. AS to
homestead for use of survivors of marriage.
A. B. 416- Code Civil Procedure, 442. AS to cross
complaint.
A. B. 4lS-Code Civil Procedure, 545. As to ex-
animation of debts of judgment debtor, etc.
A. B. 318-Code Civil Procedure, l494. As to
claims against estates.
A. B. 3sl- Code Civil Procedure 930 969. As to
when and In what time appeals may be taken.
A. B. 375-Political Code, new 1913. As to elec-
ton tickets and to prevent circulation Of spurious
tickets, and to prevent frauds voters.
A. B. 372-Code Civil Procedure, new, 560-61 g.
63. Regarding examination before judgment, OF
debtors who conceal property, etc.
S. B. 1877 (substtute) Political Code, 1907, 3617
3627 1928, 3629, $780, 3651, 1862 and new section
1908. Relative to revenue; prohibits double taxa
ton, defines values in eshares of stock, defines
terms % property improvements" and credits >
directs methods of assessing.
S. B. substitute for "a, 1i6 l47. Amends and
repeals large number of sections of the Political
Code. relative to roads and highways.
S. B. 325-Code OF Civil Procedure, 276, 277. Rel
ative to attorneys and counseors.
S. B. 327-Penal Code, 1547. AS to records.
S. B. 239-Code of Civil Procedure, 1913. AS 10
compensation of executors and administrators.
S. E. 332-Polltical Code, 3454. Conferring fur
ther power on Trustees OF reclamation districts.
S. B. 330-Potical Code, 94l4. AS to public
lands and contests concerning approval OF survey
before Surveyor General.
S. B. 311-Civil ode. Repeats Sections 1410,
14l1, 1872 1913, 1914 14l5 l416, 1417, 141S, 49,
1920, 1921 1922, to requirement of water rights
S. B. 36-Civi Code. Amends title II, part 4, as
to mining corporations.
DEBRIS.
S. Z. 800 (by Mr.. Harlan)-In any action for any
injury to lands or possession from the flow of tail.
ings or debris from the mines, the plaintiff may
unite defendants all persons corporations who
have contributed to such injury, and the action
shall be tried in the county where the injury is
tanned.
S. b. 32l (by Mr.. Harau) u)-Every person who runs,
permits to run, from any mine, tailings debris
upon the land of another, is guilty of misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine OF $780, aud by Imprisonment in he
County Jail for six months. The offense shall be
deemed to have been committed m the county where
the lands are situated upon which the taings have
been run or permitted to run.
S. B. 322 (by Mr.. Barlan)-Every person cor
poration injured in manner by the flow of tail
ings or debris from the mines may maintain all ae-
ton for damages jointly against all persons and
pcratons contributing to such injury.
AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION.
S B. 3Oi (by Mr.. Hittell)- amend Section l,
Article XIII, to read : "Al property in the State
not exempt under this Constitution, or under the
laws of the United States shall be listed for the pur-
pose of taxation at its cash value be asceraHed
as provided by law and taxed in proportion to such
value: but no property shall in any manner or
nd ha taya thnY, ft1riu
the same fiscal year for the same tax. The word
property, as used in his article aud section, is
hereby declared to include moneys, mortgages as
hereinafter provided, franchises and all other mat
ters and things, real personal and mixed capable
of private ownership, but 10 exclude credits, bonds
stocks, dues and evidences of debt: provided that
growing crops property used exclusively for public
schools, and such as may belong to the United
States, this State, to county municipal cor
poration within this State, shall be exempt from
taxation"
INSANITY AND MURDERERs.
S. r. S2o (by Mr.. Enos)-If one is acquitted of
murder because of insanity he shall be confined in
an asylum and the widow and children OF any per-
son who has been who may be killed by another,
whether the person who has committed the homi-
eide be insane or not, shall be entitled to bring
JOINT several actions against the slayer which
ton shall not bate by of the death either Of
the slayer or of the plaintiff or plaintiffs but such
death may be suggested on the record, and the ac-
tions commenced or continued against the personal
representatives OF the slayer, or by the personal
representatives OF such widow children any Of
them and in such actions the plaintiff, proof OF
the homicide, shall recover double damages unless
it shall appear that the killing was justifable.
Whenever any person shall be acquitted of the
crime of murder or manslaughter the ground of
sefdefense the Judge, if he think that the accused
could have sufficiently defended himself without
Staying the person xii ed, shall issue certificate to
that effect, and such certificate may be given in
dence the trial of action for damages by the
widow children.
S. B. 1926 Coy Mr.. Westl-Is a bill declaring that
any one committing murder, while temporarily in
sane, shall, conviction, be examined by the
Commissioners of Lunacy, and on their evidence be
confined in the Asylum for the Insane for period
of not less than year longer than five years,
unless further evidences of insanity are developed
during this time. ANY person committing the
crime of murder while insane, if the insanity is
hereditary, shall, conviction thereof, and eX.
animation by the Commissioners of Lunacy, be
confined in the Asylum for the Insane during his
natural life.