Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-04-18
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
The Board of Supervisors of Sacrament
county met yesterday morning according T.
law. All the members present. Minutes o
the last meeting read and approved.
Supervisor Wilson offered the following
resolutions and moved their adoption
WHEREAS, The issue now most prominent before
and important to, the people OF the Sacrament
valley, Is the protection Of their property and home
from the ruin which threatens them by of tn
tailings of the hydraulic mines being poured int
the public streams; and whereas, there is strength
IN unity and, without association nothing good of
public nature can be accomplished, therefore
Resolred, That the Supervisors Of Sacrament
county do hereby most respectfully and earnestl
invite the Supervisors of tae counties of Suffer
Yuba, Yolo, Colusa, Tehama, Solano, Butte and Sal
Joaquin to meet with them in convention, in Sacra
mento, at noon May 3, 1882, to consider how bes
our own and our peoples homes can be defended
from this invasion. And we also most cordially iu
Vite to meet with us upon that occasion, for con
sutation and advice, the residents and property
owners OF each of the counties named For in :
multitude OF counsel there is wisdom.
ReSolued, That the Clerk OF the Board be and h,
is hereby instructed to send copy OF the abov,
resolution to the Chairman of the Board of Super
yisoTs OF each OF the counties named signed by him
self, and sealed with our SEAL
After the reading of the resolutions Mr.
Wilson moved their adoption, and on call Of
the roll the motion prevailed by the follow
ing vote Ayes-Bsckley, Blair Butler, Dire
man and Wilson noes-Christy; absent
Bailey. Mr.. Christy explained his vote by
saying that in his opinion the proposed con.
ference came too late, legal proceedings hav
ing been instituted
A communication from Attorney-G General
Hart relative to railroad taxes was received
read and ordered on file.
The following resolution was offered by Su.
pervisor Beckley, and on call of the roll was
adopted:
WHEREAS, James Dexter, n. D. Thayer and }. NJ
Upham, Trustees OF Reclamation District No. 34l o.
this State, have presented petition and filed witt
this Board their statement such Trustees show
ing that further assessment of $40 57 OF is neces
sary for the protection, maintenance and repairs Of
the reclamation works of said district, and also
showing the work to be done, its cost which cost is
estimated at S49157 OF, in gold silver coin OF the
United States; therefore be it
Resolred, That W. H Luther, A. NJ Mixer anG
William II. Todd, three disiuterested parties resi-
dents OF this county, be and they are hereby ap
pointed Commissioners, and are directed to sssess
said $40 OF, in gold silver coin of the United
States, as charge upon the lands within said dis
trct, ard that they make such assessment in the
manner provided by law.
The following communication was read and
ordered on file
To the Honorable Board of Supervisors Gentle
men have paid TO the State and county license
for the whole year, which was collected in March
Now the Supreme Court has decided that license
unconstitutional. Now ask your honorable body
to be kind enough and pay me back the -. / have
paid too much to the Collector. Then have paid
that money in good faith, and think it no more
than right that You should pay it back to me Re
specially, THEO. W. SCHWAMB.
After allowing the following demands the
Board adjourned Peter Eraw, $40 IS; Thos.
Jenkins, 1892; J. C. Medley, Sl4 20.
IMPORTANT LEGAL RULING IN CRIMINAL
PRAoTICE.-Wm, Wilson, who is under
charge of petit larceny, second offense, by his
attorney, Frank D. Ryan, was broug ht yester,
day before Judge Clark in the Superior Court
on writ of habeas corpus. claiming his dis.
charge on the ground that the Superior
~ had no jurisdiction of the offenst
c&Srged. Deputy Attorney General White
City Attorney Anderson and District Attor
ney Buckley appeared for the people, Thu
points made by the counsel for the people
were based upon the decision of the Supreme
Court, 10 the case Of ex parte Wallingford
and that it would be putting the defendan
the trial could only be for petit larceny. Thu
legal minds on the other side combatted thes
propositions by authorities showing the tw,
charges contained In the information consti
tute felony under Section 667 of the Pena
Code, and that the twice jeopardy PROPOSE
ton had already been settled by the SupIem,
Court of this State, reported in AZ Cal Tit
Court, after hearing the able arguments o
counsel, stated that it was a doubtful case
and that some doubtful questions of law wert
involved in it however, he felt constrained
to dismiss the writ and remand the prisone
to the custody of the Sheriff.
BUSINESS CHANGE-William Geary ar
rived in this city yesterday from San Fran
cisco to make this place his permanent resi-
dence. Mr.. Geary was twenty years witt
the drug house OF Reddington & Co., Sal
Francisco, and for thirteen years of tina
time was member of the firm. He has as
ISOLATED himself here 10 business with Mrs
II. G. Kirk, widow of the late H. C. Kirk
and with Z. T. Cowdry. Mr.. Cowdry is vel
known here. He was Ell ht years with tn
firm of H. G. Kirk & Co., wholesale and re
tail druggists of this city. For the last yea
and a half he has been in business in Sal
Francisco. He now returns to Sacrament
and will make it his home. The new firm
title is Kirk, Geary & Co. The copartner
succeed to the business of II. &. Kirk & Co.
a firm known throughout all central Califor
MIA, and one of the Oldest in the interior
The new firm announces that it will continue
the business at 4l6 J street. Its attention
will be given mostly to wholesaling, with
view OF possibly doing no other than Job
bing business. 1t is believed Sacrament
presents especial advantages for jobbing il
drugs and medicines, and the new firm pro
poses to give the business full test, with tn
hope that it may demand the entire attention
of the house.
AGRICULTURAL LAND PATENTs.-The fol
lowing patents for agricultural lands were re
ceived at the United States Land Office, Ed
T. Taylor, Register, in this city. on the 17tl
inst. Parties holding receipts therefor will
upon delivery OF the same, receive thei
patents
James hartley Tbor,ag u T.nes