The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-03
WATERFRONT LAWS,
Proposed Bills Submitted for Legislative
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Proposed Bills Submitted for Legislative
Enactment.
The State Board of Harbor Commission
ers has before it for consideration certain
bills framed by its attorney, Frederick s,
StrattoD, which will be presented to the
Legislature at its coming session. The one
that has received the most attention refers
to a plan adopted by the board as to the best
way to raise funds for the new ferry build
ing at the foot of Market street. The pur-
poses of the act are stated In Its first section,
as follows:
Section 1. For the purpose of providing a fund
for The payment OF Indebtedness hereby author
iZt d TO be incurred by the Board of state Harbor
Commissioners for the erection OF general rail-
road passenger and ferry depot, at or near the
foot of Market street, in the city aud county of
San Francisco at cost not to exceed 5000, 600
which the Board OF State HarbOr Commissioners
are hereby authorized TO construct in the man
ner and method authorized by law, the Treas.
urer OF State shall cause TO be prepared suita ble
bonds OF tile Stale of California, in the denomIua-
ton OF $1,000 each not to exceed The sum OF
100000, bearing Interest at the r;te of q ner
cent per annum from the dale OF their Issue, pay.
able at the Office of the Treasurer of State at Inc
expiration of twenty years from the date OF their
issue. The interest accruing GU said bonds shall
be que and payable al the Office OF the Treasnrer
OF Stale on ihe first day of January and the first
day OF july, each year; provided that the FIRST
payment OF interest shall be made on or before
the irst day of January, A ID. 1894. Said bonds
shall be signed by Tie Governor and counter
signed BY the Controller and iudorsed by the
treasurer OF Stale, aud shall have the seal of the
State affixed thereto. SAID bonds shall be exempt
from all taxes OF every character, description
and Kind, whether OF State, or Of any county or
city OF city and county within said State
1t is the purpose 10 have the question of
The erection OF tue building left to the voters
at the next general election in 1892 as pro-
Vlded Tor In sections g. 9 and 10, as follows:
See. 8. This act shall take effect on the st
DAY OF January, A. ID. 1898, as TO all its pro-
visions, except those relating TO, and necessary
Iof lts submission to the people, and for return
ing, canVaSsing and proclaiming The votes which
shall take effect Immediately.
sec y. 1hiS act shall be submitted to the peo-
pie OF the Stale for their ratification at the next
November, a. ID. 1892, and the qualified electors
OF Tie state shall, at said election, on their bal
lots, vote Tor or against this act; those voting
ioi Tue same shall write or have printed on their
Oaiiots The words For the San Francisco depot"
and tnoSe voting against the same shall write or
nave printed Oh their ballots The words Against
the San Francisco depot"
sec. ~ IDe votes cast for aud against this
ACT shali De counted, returned and cauyassed
ana declared IN the same manner and subject ~
the same rules as votes cast for State officers;
anu II IL appear that majority OF all the votes
cast Tor or against This law as aforesaid are IN
FAVOR Oh TINS act, then the same shall have effect
as heretofore provided, aud shall lie irI epea la ME
untll the principal aud interest OF the labiltles
herein created shall be paid and discharged and
tt inc governor shall make proclamation thereof
put II majority OF the votes SO cast are against
this act, then the same shall become void
Another bill will be for the repeal of the
law authorizing the board to discriminate
against vessels from other ports in the col
lection OF dOckage. 1t will also provide for
the imposition OF penalties for the false re-
turns of tolls.