The morning call., 1891-02-08
THE CALLS
QUERY COLUMN.
Exemption Of Street Railroads From Fur.
liShing Tickets.
Premiums Allowed On Silver Taxation
and Rates in California Caveats and Their
Purpose-A Point in Etiquette.

THE CALLS Query Column is conducted with
view to aid all seekers after knowledge of gel-
eral interest.
Catch questions will not receive any attention.
No opinion will be given In this column regard
ing the reliability or character of any person or
firms in this city or elsewhere.
Questions, answers 10 which are In the nature
OF an advertisement, will not be answered.
Every inquiry must have the true and full
name OF the sender, as well as the correct resi-
denee. ANY inquiry that has not the cor
rect name and address of the sender will
be treated as If it was not signed, and the
writer need not expect an answer.
PREMIUM ON SILVER CoINs-W. c. W.,
Monrovia, Cal u Premiums ranging from
81 10 to $500 for the coin of 1904, which is
excessively rare, are offered for United
States dollars of the issues from 1874 to 1884,
and from 81 o. to S21 80 for twenty-nine
coins issued on particular dates between
1910 and 1854; likewise for pattern dollars,
four issues, between 1886 and 1889, So to SIG;
for half dollars. $50 to $40 for thirty-two
coins between 1894 and 1854; quarter dollars,
S33 to $50 for twenty-five coins between 1896
and 1858; Decent pieces, % cents to 81 % for
three pieces in 1876, 1877 and 1878; dimes, Is
cents 10 81 % for thirty-five issues between
1886 and 1876; half dimes, 10 cents to 50 cents
Tor twenty-elght issues between 1894 and
cents for twelve issues between the years
1855 and 1873. (2) 1t is not the Government
that is paying these premiums, as would be
implied from your questions, but private
dealers, who no doubt realize even more
when selling them to collectors of coins.
STREET-CAR TIcKETs-E. B., City. There
was "A law in the statute-book Section sos of
the Civil Code which made it oblga-
tory on every street railroad corporation to
provide and on request furnish to all per-
sons desiring passage on its cars any re-
quired quantity of passenger tickets, or
check 5, each to be good for one ride; and
any corporation failing TO provide and fur
nish tickets, or checks, to any person desir-
ing to purchase the same at not exceeding the
rate hereinbefore stated (nut exceeding 10
cents for one fare shall forfeit TO such per-
son the sum of $500 to be recovered as pro-
vided." Under this law some years ago a
young student at law brought suit against
two city street railroad companies (One of
them the Geary-stree Railroad Company
and he recovered judgment and the judg-
ments were paid. That law is yet on the
Statute-bookS, but in a slightly amended
form. According to the amendment, APP
proved Mare Is, 1885, which went into Ell
feet Immediately, the prOvisO has been added
that the provisions of the section shall not
apply TO such street railroad corporations as
charge only cents fare The bill originated
IN the lower house, and was introduced by
eXAS semblyman 4. G. Booth.
THE LIFE OF A CAvEAT-L. W. Nj. City
Caveats are notices to the Patent Office of
claims to invention to prevent the grant of
a patent to another for the same invention
upon application filed during the life of the
caYeat, without proper notice to the filer OF
the same. The caveat sets forth the prnci-
pie and purpose of the invention and asks
PROTECTION q hp tod
l hey are preserved In secret and ale valid
for one year from date of filing but may be
renewed from time to time. n new fee being
eXacted Tor each time filed. The fee for filing
cayeat Is $40
TAXATION AND RATEs-H. A. D., Napa.
Cal % Your questions, How much tax
does California pay yearly and what is the |
rate, ETC." and the same of the United |
States, are utterly without meaning. for |
neither pays taxes. (2) The rate of taxation |
IN California for State purposes has been |
Tor ten years 1SS0-S1, 81; 1SSl-S2 $50: |
1888, $50; 1884, .497; 1SS4-S5, .452; |
1885, .544; 1861, 90; 1SS7-SS, COS; 1855
50, .504; 1sS9-9o, .722; 1s9O-91. So.
NOT A BAR-A. Mex, Hill Dale, Cal.
The tact that man has become a citizen of
the United States and amasse1 property
here will pr obably not avail him as a bar
if he has been a deserter from the English
army and is arr ested for the same upon a
visit TO his native land. There is no limta-
ton TO the Cffense of deSertion and he would
not be tried before civil trlbu nal but by
court-marta
COINAGE IN SAN FRANCIsCo-H. A. D.
Napa, Cal. a Tie coinage at the United
States Mint in this city is reported monthly. |
and not daily, and for January, 1891, was
Double eagles, 81, 500 600; standard dollars.
al g
" That money goes wherever it is ordered
to be sent by the Secretary Of the Treasury |
to meet the demands of the Government.
LoTTAs APPEARANCEs-F. II. K, City.
1t is not necessary to look ND the dates to
answer your query. Suffice it to say that
Miss Lolita Crabree has played one theatrical
engagement in this city since the donation
OF her fountain to the city and before the |
present engagement. She was away when |
the presentation was made and Harry Ed |
wards Of the California Theater made the |
formal tender in her behalf.
IT Is -EYIDENT-L. L., City. II is |
self-evident and one need not consult law
yer to ascertain that "a plain receipt" as |
you call it, by an heress in Russia for an
estate in this State would not suffice. What
guarantee or knowledge would the court, or
any one here, have that the heiress in Rus
STA, as matter of fact, gave the receipt, if
1t is not acknowledged?
CELEBRATING A HoLDAY-F f. b.,
City The Q. c. has no recollection of the
celebration on a Saturday of holiday
which would have fallen on a Sunday fol-
loving The rule of law since July /, 1874.
has been that when holidays within the
meaning OF the California Code, fall upon
Sunday the following Monday is holiday.
A
If Mrs. A. sends "a day at home card" TO
Mrs. b., it is the latter's duty to accept or
decline the invitation. In falling to do either.
she commits herself breach of etiquette
and her sending OF her own card does not
mend the matter. Mrs. A. is not bound TO
make the first call under the circumstances.
Nor FOR THE O. C.-B L. Mex, City.
1t Is not for the @. C. to enter into discus
sion or consideration of the causes, what
ever they might have been, of the Demo-
cratic gains in the East in the election held
in November. Perhaps to the passage of
the Mckinley Tariff Bill more than to any
other one cause they may be attributed.
Two MILES SQUARE-W s., City. In
answering this question in previous in
stallment of the Q. c., "the cart was put
before the horse" in some unaccountabe
way and the reply read that in two square
miles oil land there are 900 acres, whereas
1t should have been in two miles square,"
HOMESTEAD LABHITY-W. c. W., Mon
rovia, Cal. The homestead is subject to ex-
ecution or forced sale in satisfaction of iudg
ments obtained of the character named in
the code, but not for personal debts incurred
after the declaration Of homestead.
A DIFFERENCE OF 2l1-W. c. W., Mon
rovia, Cal Pond received 274l9 and Mark
ham 81, 2l8 votes for Governor out of total
vote OF So 317 cast in this city aud county at
the election in November, 1890.
In MARCH, 1SSS-T F. g.. City. James
Kiley, alias Fat jack" who was pardoned
by Ex-Governor Waterman, was received in
the Penitentiary on March 81, 1888, after
conviction of felony.
In SYSTEMATICALLY. n Cjtv Caustic