Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-11
LEGISLATIVE STEPS.
What the Legislature is roing-Aana1ysis
OF Bills Introduced.

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| INDIAN WAR BONDS.
s. B. SO (by Mr.. Enos)-Appropriates So 900 to
| pay indian war bonds-war OF lS52-3-4-5 The
| bonds were issued to the Commissioners app9inted
| under Act of April, 1856.
SCHOOL LAND PROCEEDS.
s. B. 90 (by Mr.. Dayis)-Eaeh $1,000 proceeds
| sale OF State school bonds that aeeumliates in
state treasury, or OF other money directed to be
invested Tor benefit OF State school fund.- the Board
must invest 1t in civil funded bonds Of the State
OF any OF the counties, or Of the United States
no county ponds to be received of counties in debt
IN excess OF 10 per cent of assessed value of tax
s9le property Method of investing detailed
AmShuS sections $50 and 6S1 of Political Code rea
- Board OF Examiners and conversion of school
fund INFO bonds.
s. b. 6S (by Mr. Davis)-RepeaIs Act of 1877
which autkoIlzes the Board of Examiners to invest
the moneys derived from State school lands in bonds
OF the several counties.
PREVIOUS CONVICTION.
s. B. 60 Cby Mr. WendelD-Amends Penal Coda
by adding Sections 500 and 1O25. In an Indictment
or Information it is sufficient to state that defendant
before the commission of the present offense was
convicted OF felony. Defendant must plead to
charge OF previous conviction Of a felony His
affirmation shall be conclusive Of the fact in all SUBJ
sequsnt proceedings. If he pleads nav the fact
shall be tried by the jury. If he pleads not guilty
ana aye the charge OF previous conviction shall not
be read to the jury nor alluded to on the trial
s b. 20 (by Mr. Nye)-Amends Section 667 of the
Penal Code, that one conviction of second oense
that would be punishable by life imprisonment on
first conviction at the discretion of the Court shall
be punished by Imprisonment not less than eight
years, and may at the discretion of the Court ex-
tend to life Now the Court must sentence for life
Also, if the second offense would, first offense,
be punished by term less than life then the
Court must sentence for not less than four wears
nor longer than the longest term for such offense
Now the Court must sentence for the longest term
The third subdivision Of Section Col remains a. now
in the Code
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
S. B. 60 (by Mr. WendelD Congressional districts
to be five and as follows: 0ne-Del Norte Siskiyou,
Modoc, Humboldt Trinity, Shasta, Tehams, Lassen'
Butte, Sierra, Yuba, Sutter, Colusa Mendocino,
Lake, Nevada and Placer. Tgo-SOnoma, Marin,
Napa, Solano, Contra Costa San joaquin, Sacramen.
to FL Dorado and Amador. Three-Part OF San Fran
cisco. Four-Alameda, Santa Clara, San Mateo and
part Of San FIR .ncseo. Fve-Alpine Mono Calaveras,
Tuolumne Stanislaus, Mariposa, Merced San Be.
nito, Santa Cruz, Monterey, Santa Barbara San
Luis Obispo, Fresno, Tulare, Kern, Ventura, Los
Angeles, Inyo, San Bernardno and San Diego Ii
the State is entitled to Representatives they
shall be elected at large. II such apportionment
shall not be made or take effect for REPRESENTATIVES
to the Forty Congress. they shall be elected
in the four districts composed at time Of passage of
this Act. Act of 1872 repealed.
ELECTIONS IN CORPORATIONS.
S. D. 96 (by Mr.. Johnston)-Amends Sections 312
and 3l5 of the Civil Code which provides for major
ings of corporations, and for revi-w of same by
Court, etc. The bill substitutes Superior for Dis
tTict Court and makes elections held in violation Of
the Act voidable at the instance OF any stockholders
or members, instead Of absent or any" stockhold-
ers etc.
PAYING COMMISSIONERS.
S. B. 70 (by Mr.. Neumann)-To pay s., ,75s to the
members and employees of the late Board OF Reca-
nation Commissioners, appointed under Act of 1872.
BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.
s. B. leo (by Mr.. Johnston)-Amends Sections
3i67 and 3469 of the Civil Code In matters of as
signments for benefit of creditors and filing of bond
to be approved by County Judge and the compelling
OF the assignee to account before the County Judge
this bill substitutes Superior Court for County
Judge.
NEW CRIMINAL COURT.
S. B. los (byMr Neumann)-C Creates for San Fran.
cisco the City Criminal Court changing the verbiage
of the Act of April 3, 1876 establishing that Court
III these essentials only l.. To have also jurisdiction
Of all misdemeanors and violations of city ordi-
nanc, s OF which the Police Court has iurisGiciiOn
3. Same rules to govern as prescribed for other
Courts IN similar cases 3. The Judge to be elected in
1882 and every four years thereafter. Gov rnor
within thirty days to appoint Judge of the Carrt
to hold till his successor is qualified. Judges saIy
to be $4,000 4. The Prosecuting Attorney to have
same salary as paid like officers IN Police Court, and
to hold office for two years.
DOCTORS.
S. B. 16 tby Mr.. Hudson)-Repcals the Act Of
1873, known as the quackery Act, and in its Place
provides that all practcing medicine or surgery in
any department shall file diploma and swear it was
lawfully awarded to him or her named therein, etc.
Any one using the title of Doctor or Dr. or NJ ID. in
any way frauduently or otherwise without com
lance with this Act is to be pun shed by fine of $50
to $500, or imprisonment twenty to ninety days in
Jail. Any one who has taken course OF lectures
in legally constituted college Of medicine of good
repute is deemed student of medicine and exempt
from the penalties of the Act for two years after its
passage. Thereafter he or she must have a diploma
orhe she debarred from use of itlesof Doctor
etc. Certificates now on file according to previous
Acts TO be held valid. Surgeons in the army not
quired to conform.
TEEEs AND VINE.
S. B. "a (by Mr.. Enos)-Act OF 1880 for protection
of fruit trees and vines to be repeated. That Act
created Commissions in each county to DESTROY or
remove diseased vines or trees threatening neigh
boring vineyards and orchards.
PAwNBRoKERs.
S. B. 50 (by Mr.. Nelson) Amends Section $40,
Penal Code: 1t makes per cent. per month the
maximum interest for pawnbrokers Under the
present law it is per cent.
HUNTING ON PRIVATE GROUNDS.
S. B. 33 (by Mr.. Pool)-Makes it unlawful to hunt
game on inelosed lands of another without consent.
Punishment, fine so to 5000, or imprisonment of
30 days, or both.
CITY AND COUNTY GOVERNMENTS.
S. B. 4 (bY Mr.. Enos)-Repeas Act of 1880 pro-
NlulllH LOT Incorporation ana gov
ernment OF merged and consolidated cities and
counties OF more than l00, 900 population.
COMMON CARRIERS.
S. B. 46 (by Mr.. Johnson) Amends Section 2I6S
Civil Code so as to read that every who offers
to the public to carry persons property messages
is common carrier of whatever he thus offers to
carry. The only words changed are, excepting
only telegraphc messages" which are in the pres
ent law and omitted in the proposed amendment,
thus making teleeraphic companies common
riers.
CONCERNING INDICTMENTS.
S. B. 73 (by Mr.. Enos) )-Repeals Section 943 Penal
Code, requiring names Of witnesses before Grand
Jury to be Endorsed on the indictment before 1t is
presented in Court.
ASSESSMENT OF VESSELS.
S. B. 81 (by Mr.. Wendell) )-Amends Section S6l4
Political Code, that required registered vessels to be
assessed where registered, enrolled licensed. This
bill makes the place Of assessment the county of the
owners residence, but if there owners in differ
erent counties out of the State such vessels shall
be assessed where registered, etc. Assessors so as
sessing are to transmit statement thereof to the
Assessor of the county wherein the vessel is regis
tered, etc.
GAS DISCRIMINATION.
s. B. 55 (ty Mr.. Enos) mo gas company to charge
one consumer more than another per 900 feet
under penalty of $50 per every 0O0 feet so
overcharged, to be recovered by the person over
charged.
DEPUTY REPORTER.
s. B. 76(by Mr.. Dckinson) Provides for Dep
uty Supreme Court Reporter of decisions at 81 400
per annum-
MONEY OF ESTATES.
S. b. S5 (by Mr.. Johnson)- )-Repeals Section 1877
of the Code of Civil Procedure, which REQUIRES
Public Administrator to deposit moneys OF estates,
in excess of current expenses, with County Treas
urer, the Treasurer to have one per cent on such
moneys, and all such lot claimed by heirs or other
claimant to escheat to and be paid to the State.
FISH.
S. B. 61 10y Mr.. WendelD Amends Section 634 Of
the Penal Code so as to make it unlawful TO take
salmon between sunrise Saturday and sunset Tues
day following, o. to set draw nets or senes for
salmon in that time. Also unlawful to take, buy or
sell shad between April lst and December 3Ist But
any one may catch with hook and line any fish in
the tidewaters of the State Under the present law
no salmon can be taken, bought or sold between
August 1st and September 18th, or taken by net or
seine between sunrise Saturday a4d noon Sunday.
As to the remainder of the section no change is
made.
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