Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-16
PROPOSED LAWS.
SYNOPSIS OF LEADING BILLS
BEFORE TIE LEGISLATURf.
AdditionkI Sections TO the Codes
Proposed and Changes in Sew
cral of Present Statutes.

Senate Bill No. lo,-Provides for making
the Office OF Superintendent Of State Print
ing elective, and that the Superintendent
shall be a practical printer.
Senate BIZ No 25.-Provides for punish
ing election officers who seek TO mark or
inspect ballot 50 as to ascertain for whom
the voter voted.
Senate Bill No. 15-Provdes for FIVE
Supreme Court Commissioners TO be sp-
pointed by the Court on the expiration of
the terms of The present Commissioners.
They are to have Secretary and to receive
the same salary IS Supreme Justices.
Senate BIZ No. 14-Gives the appoin-
ment, at once, 10 the Governor of the
Trustees of the State Library. 1t thus pfo-
poses 70 legislate the present Trustees ont
of office
Senate Bill No. ll-Proysles that facto-
RES and workshops shall be constructed
with separate water-clcse.s tor the sexes
hat the factories shall be kept clean and in
good sanitary condition, well ventilated
and made harmless from gases, vapors,
sewer-sas, etc. Cellars are not to be used
as workshops when condemned by an Off
Ger OF the Bureau of Labor Statistics II
| factories where dust and flaments and iu-
furious gases result, devices are TO be ap-
piled TO protect the woIkmen seats in all
places OF labor are 10 be provided for
women for purposes of rest.
Senate Il il No. 4-Raises the salaries of
Superior judges in San Francisco, Ala
media, San Joaquin, Les Angeles, Santa
Clara, Tuba, Sutter and Sacramento coCn-
ties 10 $1,000.
Senate Bill No. 2l-Amends the Code of
Civil Procedure; puts the mother in the
line of guardianship of the minor.
Assembly Bill No 4-Relates to the State
Board of horticulture names its officers,
creates Chief OF the Bureau at a salary of
$l75 q month defines the duties of the
Secretary, and gives him like salary, and
the Clerk of the Board $50 u month. Il
gives S200 goo for uses of the Board, and re-
quires County Boards of Horticulture 20
report TO the State Board.
Senate Bill No. 16-Provides in extended
detail for the government OF cooperative
Building and Loan Associations and the
protection OF shareholders. Ii is sca' cely
possible to express its provisions in a synop-
sis.
Senate Bill No. 13-Amends the Civil
Code relative 10 valuation of life insurance
policies. II requires data TO be furnished
the Insurance Commissioners TO determine
der the American Experienced Life Table.
! and interest at A per cent. After Deem
| Der l, 1891 the bases is TO be the rate under
| the combined experience or actuary table
! with interest at per cent Foreign COM
| panies organized under laws requiring q
different valuation are to have their vslua-
| ton estimated according to such cases. TAe
| Commission is given power TO employ an
actuary to aid him, 10 be paid by the insur-
! ON arfn ar = tte ( ~ in
| surance.
Senate Bill No. 5-Confirms the seques-
| tration by deed, by cities of less than $4,000
inhabitants of lands for parks, and charita-
| BILE and educational uses, but no institution
on such lands is 10 be private in its benefits
or sectariau in its work, and such grounds
are to be open 10 the public and to revert
! to the grautOrS If not used as stipulated II
| the deeds.
Senate Bill No 3-Gives San Diego two
more Superior Judges.
Ser ate Bill No. 6-Relates to payment cf
bonds issued by cities and towns and the
order of payment Of the iGstalimeuis of
Indebtedness.
Senate Bin No 9-validatas probate pra-
ceedinss in certain cases.
Senate Bill No. S-Provides for fuaaing
! the Indebtedness OF counties, b. vo:e OF
! two thirds of the Supervisors, b. issuance
| OF new bonds under the County Govern.
ment Acl. No such funding must include
any Indebtedness that exceeded in the wear
| of its creation the income and revenue of
| the year, nor which shall exceed the cur
rent revenue which shall have been So ap-
! piled to the payment of the indebtedness
| outstanding al II O'Clock January L. 1856
| Such bonds are exchaugeable for county
| warrants issued since January 1, 1880 at
noon, which, together with warrants
| heretofore issued, did not, in any year. ex-
ceed the income and revenue provided for
such county for such year, and which shall
remain unpaid because the revenue other
! wise applicable to the payment of the same
shall have been so applied 10 the payment
of the indebtedness of former years If any
portion of such bonds shall be sold for
money. the proceeds thereof shall be 81
piled exclusively to the payment Of wax
rants mentioned in this section"
Senate Bill No. 27-Relates to improve
ment of State grounds about the Capitol.
under the supervision OF the Capitol Cop-
missione-s, and appropriates to that end
S52 $50.
Senate Bill No. 17-Proyides for the sale
of surplus or unsuitable lands for cemetery
purposes, which may be held by cemetery
corporations the proceeds to be used in
paving bonds OF such corporation.
Senate Bill No. 12-Amends Section 532
OF the Penal c. de, TO read Every person
who knowingly or designedly. by faIse OF
fraudulent representation or pretenses, de-
frauds any other person of money or prop
erty, or who causes or procures others 10
report falsely of his wealth or mercantile
character, and by thus imposing upon any
person obtains credit, and thereby frau5-
ulently gets into possession of money or
property, is punishable in the same man
nsr and to the same extent as for larceny OF
the money or property so obtained"
Senate Bill No. 2-is for an appropria-
tion.of S1l1 $50 to.maintsin the work Of .he
State Board of Forestry fer two years end
ing April l. 1891.
Senate Bill No. 1S-Proposes to add
nsw section to the Code of Civil Procedure
(Ssction 1863, and which provides, under
regulations, that when by the terms Of any
will The executor is given discretion to de-
lay the distribution Of an estate more than
three years, auy heir, devisee or legatee
may petition the Court for the net proceeds
of the share of the estate to which the
heir, etc, is entitled
Senate Bill No. 19-Adds a new section
to the Code of Civil Procedure (Ssction
20S0), providing that in any civil or Grim
lnal action either party may serve upon the
opposite party, not less than fifteen dayS
before the trial, notice setting forth The
names and residences of anv witness or
witnesses intended 10 be produced upou
the trlal Such notice shall refer to this
section. No evidence can be introduced
upon the trial to impesch any witness
named in such notes, upon the ground
that his general reputation for truth, hon
esty and integrity is bad, unless the party,
upon whom such notice WAS served shall.
not less than five days before the trial
serve notice upon the party who served
!he first notice herein mentioned, naming
the witness or witnesses named In said first
notice. in,ended TO De impeached. A Judge
before the TRIAL, or the Court at the trial,
upon sufficient cause being shown by at3i-
davit, msy shorten or ex,ead the time
above mentioned, or may relieve party
from the provi.ions OF his section.
Senate B Il No 2l-Proposes to repeal
the Act of March II, 1887 which regulates
! lie v1cati n o. fishing
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