Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-12
THE LEGISLATa RE.
FOURTH DAY-AcrIvE OPERATIONS COM.
MENCED.
A Perfect Avalanche Of ls-sixsy-Threo
Introduced In the sena,e-A Few
Important Measures

The fourth days session OF the Legislature was an
active one and an immense number of bills were in
troduced in both houses. In the Senate Langford and
Ryan introduced road laws, and Ryan introduced
apport'onment bills. He gives Sacramento two
Senators and three Assemblymen. Spencer of
Nspa introduced joint resolution, which was
adopted, asking Congress for an appropriation 10
improve Napa river.
Senator yrooman introduced two important
bills of general interest. The first was an Act to
amend Sections 104. los aud 105 of the Code of
Civil Procedure relating to Justices of the Peace
and Justices Courts. This Act is intended to pre
vent Township Justices from holding Courts within
the limits OF municipal corporations havnG-a popu
lation of ten thousand and not than one hun
dred thousand population.
The meaning of the existing law is in doubt The
Superior Courts of Sacramento, San Joaquin ard
Los Angeles counties have decided that Township
Justices were under existing laws excluded from
holding Courts in such municipalities: and the Su.
perior Court of Alameda county has decided the
other way.
The second one is an Act to provide for the i'm
provement OF street,, etc. and the construction ci
sewers within municipalities. This Act is in three
parts. Part one authorizes the Legislature gov
erning body of every municipality to improve the
streets thereof, and to construct sewers therein
requires resolution of intention, to be published
for ten days, describing the work ahd also specifying
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affected by the proposed improvement and to be
assessed pay the costs and expenses thereof and
also requires that plans, specifications, and careful
estimates OF the cost md expenses Of the proposed
work shall be furnished the City Council by the City
Engineer before the resolution of intention is pub
| shed. Provides for advertising for bids for the
proposed work, aud that the estimates Of the City
Engineer shall be revised, to conform to the lowest
proposal. After the Council shall have ascertained
what the total cost and expenses OF the
work will be, the Superintendent Of Street:
| is authorized to assess said cost and ex
penses upon the land in the assessment
district as defined by the Council, each lot to bs
assessed i'll proportion to the estimated benefits tt
i be received by it. Provides fer appeal to The
City Council by any interested person dssatis6ec
with the action Of the Street Superintendent il
making the assessment. Authorizes the collection
of the assessment in the same manner as taxes art
collected Gives the owners Of major part Of this
area in square feet Of the lands to be assessed the
right perform the work at the price specified ir
| the lowest bid Gives any person whose property
has been assessed the right to appeal to the Cit,
Council from the action of the Street Superintend
ent in accepting the work. Provides for paying al
persons who shall Rave performed labor upon oil
furnished materials for the work out OF the contract
p.ice of said work, and the balarce if any, to bC
| paid to the contractor Contains the same genera
provisions relative to repairing Streets sewers etc
| Part two provides for constructing receiving ol
| main sewers, and paying therefor either by as
sessment upon the watershed to be drained there
by or by the issuance Of bonds upon affirm tiv
vote OF two thirds of the electors Of the city. T
three contains deinltons of terms used in the Act