Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-21
LEGISLATIVE STEPS.
What the Legislature is Doing-Analysis
of Bills introduced.


What the Legislature is Doing-Analysis
of Bills introduced.
STATE OF BILLS UP TO JANUARY 18th, IN
elusive.
senate-on file, Nos. o. 10, 10, II, 81 SO, 80, 30,
-, 40, 49, 81, 81 IS, 6l 81, IS 70, H. y - 70, 10
81 81 S. S. SO. Passed, Nos. Is ., 70 80 81, II,
46 A. 90 81 50, &C, II, So. Indefinitely postponed,
so, IS. Withdrawn, rs, 1872.
Assembly-Refu=ed first reading, Nos !, ?, Is, 10,
Is, &c, 30 80, 40, Al, q Passed, II. recommended
passage, %, "a, So IS, 10 Recommended that they
do not pass, i ?, 49, 10, l6, lo 20, 49, S2 40 Ill, ~
LABOR AND LAND STATISTICS.
S B. 5 10y Mr.. Enos) Establishes Bureau Of
Labor and Land Statistics, with a Commissioner,
with his Office in San Francisco, and t. be elected
for term of four years. To collect statistics, sys
tenatize and report the same, etc st -te depart
ments to give him all the necessary information lie
may employ clerks ; also procure rooms at SO per
month and furniture at $500, ard pay copylsts y
cents folio. His salary To be s, 900. ApPropr-
ate5 50, 900 for the Bureau.
CHINESE.
ALB. Cby Mr.. Jackson)-No State, city or county
departments to employ Chinese, or Use materials
made furnished by them, in any official WORK
No contracts therefor to be recovered upon, ETC.
A. B 20 (by Mr.. McCallon)-Any Clerk OF any
Court who any certificate OF naturalization to
any Chinese or Mongolian is guilty Of a inside
meanor, ana shall be fined in sum not less than
$500, nor more than 5000
LARGE LANDED ESTATES.
A B. IL (by Mr.. Young After January /, 1882,
no one to buy, receive or take over 5000 acres Of
land, and after that date owning $500 acres
OF land to buy, receive or take any more. Any land
coming to such in any way to be sold provided III
estate Of deceased person. and lot to lee sold con
tanning more than 5000 acres All eonyey9nee3 IN
violation Of the section be void, and the land af
fected to be forfeited to the State.
SAVINGS AND LOAN SOCIETIES.
A. B. IS 10y Mr. McCallion)-saviHg banks and
loan societies. and all persons holding property for
safe keeping, TO publish each January Tor Tour
weeks sworn statement Of the deposits SO held
and an &c cunt OF all credits standing on their
books. Failure to do part Of ofic rs of such
corporations is a misdemeanOT.
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
A. B. Al Cby Mr. Freer)-Proposed amendment to
Constitution to establish State Board OF Equal
iZation such Board to have power TO equaize the
valuation OF the taxable property OF the several
counties in th9 State, well any individual
assessment, for the purposes of taxation. The Con-
troller 10 be eX oticiO member of the Board. The
Board Of Supervisors OF the several counties OF the
State to be Boards OF Equalization for their respect
i've counties, to equaz3 the valuation of the tax
able property in their counties but such State and
County Boards OF Equalization are, under such rules
of not ce as the County Boards may prescribe as to
the county ass ssments and under such rules of
action Of the State Board to increase or lower the
entire assessment roll, the assessment of any
person. corporation association contained in any
OF said assessment rolls, and make the assessment
conform to the true value III money OF the property.
SCHOOL BOOKS.
A. B. II (by Mr.. Burns) -Governor to appoint q
Commission for the purpose OF establishing uni
form system of textbooks, to consist of the State
Superintendent of instruction, President of the
State University, President of the State Normal
School andAttorney- To receive no compen-
sation. Commissioners to advertise, for two
months in three papers having tie largest circuia
ton III this State, proposals for furnishing the
manuscript for complete series of textbooks to be
used in the public schools, which shall be fully de-
scribed in the proposals to be published. Commits
soners at their option, may advertise proposals for
any portion Of said series separately, but proposals
for the whole of said series to be advertised the
same time. Commissioners empowered to offer not
exceeding $4,000 for the manuscript accepted by
them, and TO have power to reject any and all Of the
manuscripts offered and to ace pit such they may
consider best adapted.
INSURANCE.
A B. 81 Cby Mr.. Edwards Amends Section AZ
of the Civil Code. [Fhe italic word Indicates the
amendment.l No insurance corporation must pur
chase, hold or convey real estate except as herein
alter set FORTH to wit l. Such is requisite for its
accommodation in the convenient transaction of its
business not exceeding III value tir0 hundred and
fifty thousand dollars lit is at present $50 00G; .
way OF mortgage, or in trust otherwise to secure
provide for the payment OF loans previously con
tracted, or for moneys due fuot changed; 3. Such
as is purchased at sales upon deeds OF trust, OF
judgments obtaned'or made for such loans debys
lnut changed T. Such Is conveyed to it in salts
faction OF debts previously contracted in the course
of its dealings mot changed All such real estate
so acquired which is not requisite fcr the accomnlo
datIOn vi such corporation in the transaction Il is
business must be sold and disposed of within five
years after such corporation acquired title to the
same lOmits that such realty must not be held ioi
| over five years unless certificate OF Insurance
Commissioner, etc.
MARRIAGE.
S. B. "A C5y Mr. Dickinson -Amends Sections IS
and 90 a. follows: The words IN brackets it omits
from tie law, the words italicized are added to thC
law. 80. Marriages between parents AMI children
ancestors and descendants Of every degree, and be
tween brothers and sisters of the half as we'll as thC
whole blood and between uncles and nieces OIL
aunts and nephewsl are incestuous and void from
the beginning, whether the relationship is legti
mate or illegitimate CO. ali marriages bettcce3
ttacles and aieceS or cunts and TcpielCs, or q
white persons with negroes or mulattoes, i.iega
and void.
MARRIED WOMEN
A. B Sc (by Mr.. Leake) Unlawful for Boards o
Education Of public Schools supported in whole Of
in part by public funds to exclude married womer
as teachers or employees, aud all such resolutions oil
orders shall be null and void. Every person VIII,
violates the provisions of the section shall be guilty
| OF 4 mlsdelneanor.
MINERS HOSPITAL.
A. B. 202 (by Mr.. WATSON OF Mono)-To provide
State Hospital AM Asylum for Miners. Provide:
| that hospital be erected for / e reception, care
medical and surgical treatment and relief of sick
| injured disabled and aged miners. The Governor
TO appoint five Trustees who are to compose body
corporate 10 manage the hospital and make by laws
aud hold its property, receive gifts, requests, etc
| They to name Superintendent and Treasurer, Tho
latter to give bonds INDECENT miners to be charged
| for medical attendance and nursing while resident
| in the asylum. Paying patients whose friends cal
pay their expenses shall pay as determined by tht
! Trustees. Supervisors may send such miners arr
! in the County Hospitals to the Miners Hospital ant
shall pay to the latter the enses of the care ant
treatment Of such. The Trustees to report to tn,
Governor annually. No State appropriation Ii
called for in the bill.
LAUNDRIES.
| A. B. "a 10y Mr.. Giimore)-No laundrles or build
| ing used for the purpose Of washing or irouin.
clothes shall be allowed in incorporated cities ex
| cept the said building used for such purposes shal
be detached from any and all buildings used fer tn,
purpose of habitttion, at least with space of tel
feet between said buildings ANY person violating
the provisions of the Act to be punished by a fine
by imprisonment in the County Jail, or by boil
! pitfalls, jaiis prisons, insane asylums other publ
institutions.
| JUSTICES JURISDICTION.
A. p. 10 (bv Mr.. Young)-Amends Section JOG
Code Civil Procedure, so as to give justices Court
| civil jurisdiction to the limits of the cities an,
towns and townships in which held
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