Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-12-17

Deeu req ueSJeu us 10 Wnelnef second IruS-
tee Nielsen, during the illness of Mayor
Brown. can sign warrants, etc. has written
the following on the subject: An ap-
parent complication in the administration
of our municipal affairs has arisen, on ac-
count of the protracted illness and dis
ability of Hon. John Q. Brown, First Trus-
tee and ex otficio Mayor. Governments are
intended to be perpetual, and the fact that
some integral part of any government has
become unable to perform its functions
cannot defeat or retard the object of gov
eminent. While our municipal organic
law is silent upon, and has no provision for
the emergency of the disability of its chief
executive officer certainly the wheels of
the administration of affairs cannot be
locked up on that account. The old doc
trine laid down by the English Courts, that
the Mayor is an integral part of the cor
poration, and his presence is necessary 10
every valid act of the corporation, has long
been exploded by our American decisions
and advanced ideas of local selfgovern-
ment. A majority of the Board of Trus-
tees, or legal quorum, can select one of its
members to act as President pro tenn. and
his acts, if the reflection of the majority of
the Board, are legal and binding, and it
only requires that, while acting as said
temporary officer, he shall attach his sig
duties of which he discharges. H B.
Nielsen, being President pro tenn, will affix
his name as such, and the act will be
legal"
RACES ANNoUNcED.-Rober Allen, les
see of Agricultural Park, announces that
there will be race, mile heats, three in
five, to rule, for purse and stake of $3.50,
over that track next Saturday The fol-
lowing trotters have been named: John
Blue names Lucy; c. F. Taylor, Cleve-
land Dan Dennison, Kate Bender; Chas
Schlutius, Mink (pacer). The sane day
DIR. NJ. w. Hicks will drive G. w. Han
cocks Daisy, one year old, 10 beat the best
time ever made OYER the track by year
ling-2:45. The horses will start at 2
o'clock. Admission, so cents ladies, free.
Mr. Allen also announces pacing race on
Christmas day between Prince, Shaker and
Fred Alderman, for stake of 500 each
and the entire gate receipts.
POLICE CoURT-In the Police Court yes
terday Louisa Simmons, arrested for petit
larceny, was discharged. Thomas Shee-
an, previously convicted of disturbing the
peace at the Salvation Army Barracks, was
fined SO, or ten days......Ah Duck, who
stole pair of shoes from the Red House.
was sentenced to seventy-fve days in the
County The eases of Chan Hung
and All Ping, for misdemeanor, were con-
tinued until the 26th...D Dan White for
having been drunk. was sentenced to pay
fine of s., or be locked up five days in the
city prison.
Masonic HAIL AssoCIATIoN-The stock
holders of the Masonic Hall Association
have elected the following Board of Trus-
tees for the ensuing year: William B.
Davis, S. W. Butler, Francis Foster, ]. r.
Watson, william K. Jones, William NJ.
Petrie, William +. Oughton, William B..
Miller and A. Egl. The Board organized
as follows: J. r. Watson, President /;
Francis Foster, Vice President; William
B. Davis, Secretary William NJ. Petrie,
Treasurer