Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-02-17
LEGISLATIVE STEPS.
What the Legislature is Doing-Analysis
of Bills Introduced.
ELECTIONS,

Substitute for A. B. 152--All county, city and
county, township officers, and municipal officers in
municipal corporations of the first class, except of
Judges OF the Superior Courts, Justices of the
Peace, Assessors and Superintendents OF Schools,
shall be elected at the general election to be held
the first Tuesday after the first Monday in Novem-
Der, 1882, and at the general election to be held
every four years thereafter and shall hold office for
the term of four years from and after the first Mon
day of March next succeeding their election. AS
SCISSORS and Superintendent of Schools of every
county, and of every city AMI county, shall be
elected at the general election to be held the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in November, 1882
and at the general election to be held every four
years thereafter and shall hold Office for the term
of four years from and after the first Monday OF
March next succeeding their election
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
A B. 4s6 (by Mr.. McClure)EState divided into
five Congressional districts. Solano Napa Yolo
Sacramento, Ell Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Yuba, Sut.
ter, Butte, Sierra, Plumas, Lassen and Modoc COM
pose the First Congressi )na District. Del Norte,
Siskiyou, Shasta, Trinity, Tehama, Colusa, Lake,
Mendocno, Sonoma, Marin and that part of the city
and county of San Francisco bounded and described
as follows, to wit Commencing at point where
the easterly line of Market street intersects the
waters of the bay of San Francisco; running thence
westerly along said Market street to Eleventh
street thence southerly along Eleventh street to
Folsom street thence southerly along FOLSOM
street to Napa street; thence easterly along
Napa street to the eastern boundary of said
city and county OF San Francisco thence northerlv
along the said boundary line to point due east of
the place Of beginning thence west TO the place of
beginning, shall compose the Second Congressional
District All that portion OF the city and county of
San Francisco not embraced in the Second Con-
gressonal District shall compose the Third Con-
gressonal District. Alameda, Contra Costa, San
JOAQUIN, Amador Alpine, Calaveras Tuolumne
Mariposa, Merced Stanislaus Mono and Fresno shall
compose the Fourth Congressional District. San
Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Mon
terey Tulare, Bern San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara
and Inyo shall compose the Fifth District.
THE DEBRIS QUESTION.
Assembly Concurrent Resolution % Cby Mr. Muir
phye Whereas from various causes, natural and
otherwise the Sacramento river, the harbor of VAL
leio, the bay of San Francisco, is becoming fast
filled up and sh aled by debris and detritus thus not
only endangering the harbor of San Francisco, the
navigation OF the Sacramento, but also the Navy
Yard at Mare Island therefore, be it
Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring,
That our Senators in Congress be instructed, and
our Representatives requested to all honorable
means to secure immediate appropriation of at
least five hundred thousand dollars to be expended
under the direction of engineers appointed by the
President OF the United States, to secure rivers
and harbors against this threatened danger
Resolved That the Governor he requested to i'm
mediately ira smit copy OF these resolutions to
each of our Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress
SUNDAY.
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ate February 18th Every person who keeps
open on Sunday any store, workshop, bar, saloon
banking house or other place of business, for the
purpose of transacting business therein who shall
deliver Sunday any merchandise wares for
the purpose of sale, by means OF truck draY or
wagons drawn by one more horses, is punishable
by fine of not less than five more than fifty dol
lars
LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
S. B. 35S Cby Mr. sears)-Every person guilty of
cl,al1 Ioaf
fnement in the State Prison for life, at the discre
ton of the jury try ing the same, or upon plea of
guilty, the Court shall determine the same; and
every person guilty OF murder in the second degree
is punishable by imprisonment in the State Prison
not less than ten years; provided that where any
person shall be sentenced to imprisonment for life
he shall be deemed and considered to have served
such term of life Imprisonment when he shall have
been in confinement for the number of "years of
expectation" computed and established by
tality table (which accompanies bilD, exclusive
Of credits for good behavior, etc.
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
s. B. 346 (by Mr.. Cheney)-Amends Civil Code
Upon the death of the husband one half of the
munity property goes 10 the surviving wife, and the
other half is subject to the estamentary disposition
of the husband and in the absence of such disposi
ton goes to the descendants of the husband in equal
shares or in case he leaves 10 descendants it goes
to the wife. In case Of the dissolution Of the
munity by the death OF the husband, the entire
munity property is equally subject TO his debts the
family allowance, and the charges and expenses of
administration.
PIT RIVER.
S. B. 339 (by Mr.. Cariock) ITO provide for moving
distractions in Pit river between Pitville, Shasta
county, and Thompson's bridge, in Big valley, Las
sen county, so to enable salmon to reach the
spawning grounds on the upper waters of said river
and its tributaries
LOCAL OPTION.
s. B. S3s fby Mr.. Chase)-To permit the voters of
county city tOWnshjD in this State
to vote and thereby to determine the question OF
granting license to sell intoxicating liquors within
its limits.
ATTORNEYS.
s. B. $40 (by Mr.. Glascock) ITO add new section
TO the Penal Code, to be known Section 800, re-
lating to the reimbursement Of attorneys for money
necessarily expended by them in the defense of in
digent persons charged with crime, when such at
torneYs have been appointed BY the Court.
PHYSICIANS.
S. B. 342 (by Mr.. Gorman)-To prohibit visiting
physicians and visiting surgeons to city, city aud
county, county hospitals, from receiving salaries
compensation from such city, city and county, or
county.