Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-28


of said association lother than pool selliDg) dur
ing said fair, with the knowledge of affiart, and
that special pains were taken by the Board OF
Directors to prevent such gambling.
Section lib The Board of Directors of each
society organized under this Act shall divide
the business of their associations respectively
into two departments-one TO be known as the
stock Department and the other to be known
SIS the Agricultural and Horticultural Derart-
ment And all moneys which shall come into
the hands of the Board Of Directors for disposi-
ton. over and above the salaries of employees
and expenses necessarily attending the man
agenent of the business of eaid society, shall be
equally divided: one half to be by the Board OF
Directors respectively disbursed to the exhibit
to the exhibitors on the Agricultural and Horti-
cultural Department.
PROTECTING DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM DISEASE.
Mr. Ragsdale has introduced in the Assembly
bill amending Section 400 the Penal Code,
as follows:
Amy person, persons, company or corpora
tien, who shall bring or cause to be brought or
aid in bringing into this State any sheep, hog,
horse. or cattle of any kind, or any domestic
animals of any kind, knowing the same to be
affected with any contagious or infectious dis
ease, shall be guilty of q misdemeanor, and on
conviction be punished by fine not less than
one hundred dollars nor more tkap one thou
sand dollars.
If gny person or persons company or cor
poratien, owing or having possession or control
OF any animal affected by any such contagious
or infectious disease shall fail to keep the same
within an Enclosure, or herd the same in some
place where they will be secure from contact
with other animalsof like kind not SO affected,
or shall suffer such affected animals to range
where they will be likely to come in contact
with other animals not so affected, shall be
guilty of misdeneanor. and shall be further
liable to any person aggrieyed thereby for dam
ages TO be recovered in a civil suit before a,ly
Court having competent jurisdiction
JURORS FEES.
Mr.. Damron has introduced in the Assembly
bill providing fees for jurors in criminal cases
In justices Courts, as follows:
All persons impaneled and actually serving
as jurors in criminal cases in township or city
Justice Courts, shall receive as compensation
LOT their services the sum of two dollars per
diem as such jurors, and ten cents per mile for
the actual distance Travelled in going to and re-
turning from such Courts. Said compensation
10 be PAID out OF the county treasury Of such
county, upon the certificate of the presiding
Justice in such Court that such service was act
ually rendered"
REGULATING TELEPHONES.
bill introduced in the Assembly by Mr..
phone 10 S. per month. Where two or more tel
ephones are rented by the fame individual or
company. the limit is fixed at 81 50 per month
1t is provided that where telephone line con-
meets two or more cities, towns or villages, the
charge for the temporary use shall not exceed
Is cents for the first five minutes, or cents
for each additional five minutes. The penalty
for violation of these provisions to be fine not
less than $40 nor exceeding $50.
soUELCHING sHYsTzaS.
Mr.. Mullaney's Assembly bill makes it a mis-
demeanor for sny person to act as a runner
capper or solicitor for any attorney at law in or
about any Police Court or prison in any incor-
porated city or city and county.
MANAGEMENT OF ESTATES.
A bill introduced in the Assembly By Mr..
Johnson amends section l5SS of the Code of
Civil Procedure as follows:
Whenever debtor of decedent is unable
in axno ID -s~.-
traitor, with the appreciation of the Court or a
Judge thereof. may comp onise or compound
with him, and give him discharge upon receiv-
ing fair and just dividend of his effects COM
promise of any matters in dispute in connection
with the estate may also be authorized when it
appears to be for the best interests of the estate
The Court or Judge thereof may authorize ex-
ecutors or administrators to adjust by arbtra-
ton or compromise any controversy that exists
or may arise between different claimants to the
estate IN their hands. to which said executors
or administrations. together with all other par
ties IN being, claiming en- interest in such
estate shall be parties; and any award or COM
promise made In any such case shall, in rela-
tion 70 Its effects upon any future contingent in
terests IN said estate. be valid, and bind such
interests as well as the interests of the parties
in being; provided, however. that where it shall
may be affected the Court MAY appoint some
suitable attorney at law TO represent such in
terests in such controversies, upon such condi-
tons as to costs as the Court shall deem e1uit-
able"
SHEEP COMMISSIONER
Mr.. Murray, of Humboldt, has introduced in
the Assembly bill providing for the appoint
ment by County Boards of supervisors.
resident treeholders of county, of a
Sheep Commissioner, whose duty it shall be to
inspect, not oftener than twice year unless
otherwise directed by the Board, all fiocks of
sheep in the county where he is appointed, and
IT, upon such inspection, he shall find any sheep
afflicted with any infectious or contagious DIS.
CHI q sr1arrN a afx1
upon the owner or person in whose charge or
possession said diseased sheep may be found
TO forthwith tske all necessary and approved
means to eradicate said diseases and should
said person fail or refuse for ten DAYS after be-
ing served with said notice, or should, in the
opinion of such Commissioner, Improperly or in
efiectraIly perform the direction of such notice,
1t shall be the duty of such Commissioner to
AXE such action TO eradicate sucn diseases as
ne shall deem necessary or proper; and all
costs and expenses incurred by said
cred from the owner of such sheep
IN any Court of competent jurisdiction, In an ac-
tlon prosecuted in the name of the county in
which said Commissioner has been appointed
Inc Commissioners fees and compensation to
be charged only for actual service and TO be
liked by the Board at the time of his appoint
ment.
DIVORCE LAWYERS.
Mr.. Darnron has introduced in the Assembly a
bill to punish the offense of advertising for d.
yorce. The Act is designed to go into effect on
July y LIST OF the present year, and provides that
whoever adyertises, prints. publishes, distrib-
utes. or circulates, or cauees to be advertised
printed, published, distributed, or circulated
any circular, pamphlet, card, handful adver,
tisement, printed paper, book, newspaper, or
notice OF any kind, with intent of procuring or
to aid In procuring any divorce. either In this
state or elsewhere, shall be fined not less than
one hundred dollars nor more than one thou-
SAND dollars for each offense. The Act shall not
apply to the printing or publishing any notice
or advertisement required or authorized by any
law of this State
PROTECTING REGISTRATION or ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Assembly Bill No. 2S4, by Mr.. Fassett. makes
IL q mfsdemeanor for any person to obtain by
false pretense certificate of reg istration of any
animal in an authorized herd register. or to
give false pedigree of any animal with intent
One of the most important bills before the
Senate is that providing for 4ae building of a
yauit In the basement of the Capitol for the
state archives AT present they are scattered
all over the building in such a manner that il
would take a long time to unearth q document
MED ten years ago. There y no place to keen
them and they are not safe in their present
shape.
Montague R. Leverson, once a noisy member
OF the Assembly of this State is lecturing in
New York on The Science of Legislation, -
without marked success
A resolution directing the Committee on
yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Trees to in
yestigate charges of mismanegement In the
Yosemite Valley, will come UP in the A Assembly
st three o'clock this afternoon. The Senate
committee has already been instructed to make
a.uli investigation and to call opon every one
who has acomplaint to come forward and give
evidence go
The Assembly Committee on Judiciary met
saturday afternoon, and transacted consider
able routine work