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have effected some useful purpose, they
seem by inadvertance to have been
amended in such manner as to entirely
change the original contents to such an
extent that they are not now expressive
OF their original titles, and l have been
by the authors of each requested to with
mold from them my signature.
SENATE BILL NO. S,
To provide for the appointment of Health
inspectors and Market Inspectors in each
municipality of this State having 100, 900
inhabitants and over that number, pro-
Vlding how such inspectors shall be ap-
pointed and designated as officers OF such
municipality and prescribing the duties
and liking the compensation of such in
spectors. Senate Bill No. lS2, to amend
the Political Code. relating to appoint
ment of certain officers and employees of
the Board of Health of the City and
County of San Francisco. No complaint
has been made by the present Board Of
Health that the law under which they
are now operating is in any way unsatis-
factory. 1t has been suggested TO me,
however, by some of the members of the
Board OF Health and by the municipal Of
hcers OF the City and County OF San
Francisco that no change is necessary,
ana they are entirely satisfied with the
provisions OF the law in regard to em-
ployes which this Act seeks 10 change. |
therefore withheld my signature.
SENATE BILL NO. 2l4.
10 amend an act to establish and sup
port Bureau of Labor Statistics. BY
tins bill 1t Is sought to make the Commits
sloner OF Labor Statistics an elective otfi-
Ger. 1t was during the present session Of
the Legislature seriously discussed as to
whether the Bureau of Labor Statistics
as at present constituted is of any value
Whatever to the laboring class of the
State, and II does not seem to me, there
lore, that this Is an opportune time to
make the change provided for in this law.
SENATE BILL NO. 7l9.
To amend an Act authorizing certain
corporations to act as executors and in
other capacities, and to provide for and
regulate the administration of trusts by
such corporations relating 10 securities to
be deposited with the Treasurer of the
State. The Act OF 1891 provides that each
corporation before accepting any such
appointment of deposit, shall de-
poslt with the Treasurer of the State
for the benefit of creditors of
such corporation the sum OF 500, 900
by this Act such corporations would be
enabled to commence business by depOs-
ltlng SlOO,OOO. 1t seems to me that this is
step in the wrong direction; that the i'm
portance OF the duties assumed by such
corporations and the immense amount of
risk which they would be called upon to
assume in the course of few years is
such that the amount TO be deposited
should be increased rather than dimin-
ished.
SENATE BILL NO. 551,
An Act for the protection of fish. 1t
would seem to me that this Act might
more properly be entitled an Act for the
protection of certain dealers in fish. L
am informed that it would result in driv-
ing out of business large number of
poor but estimable people, and also de-
Stroy the business of great many w ho
have for years been engaged in the in
dustry, and that the result twould be to
raise the price oil fish and benefit the few
at the expense of the many. Under such
circumstances l deem it but proper that
the bill should not become law.
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 676,
An Act establishing a California State
Raisln-growers and Packers Association.
and prescribing the powers thereof. Sec
ton provides that when any submission
shall have been made and the final award
rendered on filing such award with the
Clerk of the Superior Court an execution
may issue therefor the same as if it were a
judgment rendered by such court. and
such award shall thenceforth have the
force and effect of such a judgment and
shall be entered upon the judgment
docket of said Superior Court. There are
many other sections of the bill that |
might quote, but this is sufficient to show
that this bill undertakes to create tribu-
nails other than those provided for in the
Constitution, and to vest III them powers
now vested in the Superior Courts of this
State. This is clearly unconstitutional.
SENATE BILL NO. 100,
To provide for the prevention of pools.
trusts and cOnspiracies to control prices.
and as to evidence and prosecution in
such cases, and 10 provide penalties for
the violation thereof. The limitations in
the scope of this bill are such as to render
it, in my Judgment, unconstitutional.
While the purpose of the bill is worthy
one so lar as the ground is covered, it is
limited by its provisions solely to the
producer and the manufacturer and
wholly omits from its operation all tele-
graph, express, insurance and railroad
corporations, whose unrestricted combi-
nations affect quite as largely, to say the
least, the welfare of the public as those at
whom this bill by its terms is directed.
In addition, the Secretary of State has
written me officially. wherein he says it
would an be impossibility to execute the
provisions of Section OF this Act, as he
would be compelled on or about the st of
July to write more than 10000 letters;
that he has not the data at his command
to do so, even were it possible, which he
emphatically says is not.
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. $50.
An Act confirming to the city of Oak
land right OF possession and control of lis
water front and tide lands i'll inalienable
trust for the public use and benefit. For
like reasons as actuated me from with
holding my approval from the Clear Lake
bill, and i'll view of the recent ruling of
the Supreme Court of the United States
in the Chicago lake front case, | deem
this bill dangerous in principle. 1t may
be further suggested that if the State has
the power, as assumed by this bill. TO
pass the title to this water front which
she holds as a public trust, then it is a
matter of history that she has already
parted with that title by the Act of Ie55.
statutes 1852, pages $50 and lSl, by which
it is gaanted to the city OF Oakland.
which, it seems to ME, needs no confirm
alton. If, however, the State has not the
power to thus grant away her title, then
the present Act is idle and meaningless.
and would, if signed by me, be no more
than waste paper. Again, as. u matter of
public policy, why should the State make
special grant Of this character to one
municipality, when it has been and is the
declared policy in all other instances to
manage trusts of this character through
the instrumentality uf her own chosen
officers, who are directly responsible to
her, as in the instance of the san Fran
cisco harbor water front and those of San
Diego and Humboldt Bay?
ASSEMBLY BILL No. Gil.
An Act in relation to and prescribing
conditions upon which certain foreign
insurance companies may transact insur-
ance business in the Stale of California
Nothing has been called to my attention
10 indicate any necessity for such meas
ure at this time, and no suggestion or
recommendation for such legislation has