Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-24
LEGISLATIVE STEPS.
What the Legislature is Doing-Aralysis
of Bills Introduced.

S. B. 213 Cby Mr.. Traylor)-Amends Penal Code,
Section 691. The words in brae indicate the
amendment. 1t simply makes clearer the present
law, and sh uld be compared with A. B. 2l0, which
adds trout taking between October 18th and April
1st. The bills do not cohfIict.l "Any person or
persons who shall at any time net, pound, weir,
cage trap any quail, partridge grouse land any
person or persons who shall sell or give away, or
shall have in his her possession any quail part
ridge, grous, that have been shared, captured
taken in or by means Of any net, pound, weir, cage
or traplls guilty OF a misdemeanor."
ELECTIONS IN CORPORATIONS.
S.B. 21l by (Mr Httel AS to election of Directors
OF corporations changes present law only, SO as to
make District Court" real Superior Court
INSURANCE
S. B. 2O5 Cby Mr. Langford) Insurance companies
to pay / of l per cent of all moneys received
as premiums in a city or town. to said city town
for benefit OF its Fire Department, to be I'D over
in January of each year. Act to take effect January
l, 1882.
LIQUOR SELLING To MINORS.
S. B. 209-Adds a new section to the Penal Code
prohibiting the giving selling of liquors tobacco
to any minor except by order of guardian parent
or physician
GAS COMPANIES.
S. 3. 267 (by Mr. Fnos)-Adds new sections to
Civil Code All gas companies to report, under
oath, annually to the Secretary of State and pub
lsh amount of capital stock, proportion paid in,
income, profits assets expenditures improve
ments and debt dividends only TO be paid out Of
net earnings, and directors personally liable for
violation of this provision except such object to
such dividend; no gas to be sold Of less than 10
sperm candle power; meters must register accu
rately and not confuse or deceive consumer; no
rent to be charged for meters or security to be
acted therefor without payment OF il teres thereon;
failure to comply with first two requirements
named herein is misdemeanor punishable by fine of
$3.50, half to mformer, half to county misdemea amor
for any public officer to accept gas from any cor
poratOn for his priva'e use without paying same
rate as other consumers pay.
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS.
s. B. 2l5 Cbv Mr.. Wendell) )-Amends Sections q
and s. providing for Railroad Commissioners sala-
ries, etc. Words in parenthesis show what the law
now is, which this bill omits changes. Each Com
missioner to have $500 per yea $4,000 Secre-
tary, 81, 600 (S2,400; Baiif, $500 SLIGO; Stenog
rapher as allowed by State Examiners not exceeding
$500 per year (as fixed by State EXaminerS) rent,
fuel lights, postage, ETC., Sl00 per year (Sl01 PER
month for office rent fuel, lights, postage etc);
travelling expenses not TO exceed in all $3.50 year
(all necessary eXpenses); as allowed by Examiners
(alowed S400 for office furnture); allows the Board
no extra counsel-It must rely on the Attorney
General and District Attorneys, and may require
written opinion from the Attorney General Off
cal matters; Office to be IN State Capitol building
(San Francisco its regular monthly session to be
in Sacramento (San Francisco.
CHINESE.
A. B. 22l (by Mr.. Gllmore)-C Chinese to engage
only in commercial business after June /, 1881 /;
Chinese not to 60 from one county to another with
out passport from Chief of Police, or justices,
where there is no incorporated city or town pass
port describe the bearer, state his conduct char
acter and sanitary condition County Clerk to pre-
pare blank certificates or passports, etc police and
Constahles to see that travelling Chinese have pass
ports failure to produce passport misdemeanor,
with SO to 500 fine or three months in jail, or
both fee of S2 for each passport issued, 70 be col
lected and go to school fund.
BRIDGES.
S. B. 2l7 (by Mr. Glascock)- Supervisors Of coun-
ty on left bank of any navigable stream may grant
franchise for bridge, erect bridges themselves.
If to company for railroad or wagon road, State
Engineer to be notified, and designate the width of
draw and length of spans; the plans Of the engineer
to be spread on the minutes Of the Board, and the
engineer may change them, but changes shall be
spread on the minutes. Counties on either side
may join in building bridge Bridges built by
counties may be free, or toll enough charged to
keep up REPAIRS etc. If built by county, it to
fix tolls if by two both to do it if they disagree,
the Governor to decide the rate and fix it.
WHIPPING THE WIPE.
A. B. 2ls (by MIR. Platt) t)-Amends Section 243 OF
the Penal Code. The clause relative to whipping
on the bare back has been held by the Courts to be
cruel and unusual punishment and has become dead
letter. It was an amendment, approved March 81
1876. With slight changes, Mr.. Platts bill is the
same law. The italics indicate the amend
ments the words in parenthesis the words
Of the law as it nov is, which it is proposed
the italic words shall supplatt bnttery
il punishable by fine rot exceeding 81 COO,
or BY imprisonment in the County Jail not exceed
ing {six months) one year; or, if committed upon
the wife of the assaant, it shall be in the discretion
of the Court punish the offender By the infiotion
of not less hirtgone twenty one) ashes the bare
back, to be administered by the Sheriff of the
county, or any Constable of the township
SAVINGS BANKS REAL ESTATE
6. B. 22o Thy Mr. Johnson)-on or before July d,
1881 every savings savings and loan corporation
in the State to sell a; public auction all real estate
heretofore acquired by said corporation. except its
place of business, and OH that date or before and
each year thereafter to sell at public auction all real
estate acquired during the preceding year The no.
iice Of sale to be by advertisement three weeks in
the county where the real estate is situated, and by
posting notices in at least ten public places in the
township and bv written notice mailed to the party
from whom said real estatewas acquired
MONEY BY FALSE PRETENsFs.
A. B. 2l7 (by Mr.. Platt)-Amends Penal Code,
Section 532, concerning the obtaining of mo1cy or
goods by false pretense, as TO ones wealth or mer-
camille character and thereby gains credit etc, by
adding to the section these words: but when the
amount OF the money or the value of the property
exceeds s50 the obtaining Of ii above is felony,
and is punishable in the manner prescribed for
feloniousy stealing property OF the value OF that SO
obtained.
RELIEF OF PURCHASERS OF STATE LANDS.
| A. b. 25l Gov Mr.. Hartson)-"When APPLICATION
! has been made TO the State Surveyor General to
| purchase land from this State and full pawn ent
made thereon. and a patent issued therefor the
it'll Of the State Of California to the lad pat
ented is hereby vested in the patentee or his as.
signs provided, that this Act shall not apply TO any
( lands to which a valid adverse right existed at the
date OF the issuance Of the patent therefor.
| WATER RIGHTS.
| a. B. I42 (by Mr. Griffith)-Amends Section i4l4,
| Civil Code. The words in brackets show the sec
tion as it now stands las between approprators ,he
one first in time is FIRST in right except provided
in this section Any one who falls t. use all the
water claimed in his notice, and for the nurPose.s
/ therein specified sh II be fr-t in right ony as 70
/ the amount OF water lie has continuously aPpIopris
ated for such specified purposes, from tie da,e =.
the recording Of his notice IN the once oi me me
County Recorder of the county in which snid no'ice
was posted.
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