The herald., 1893-10-08

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much less for people OF this section tc
travel who have business at the head
quarters of the state. The mileage ol
legislators would be very much less. and
this big item OF expense saved.
2. There is no feeling OF community
of interests between Northern and
Southern California. True, this lack ol
harmony, growing out CT natural cauaes,
is the very reason why each section
should do its own law making.
3. State division would be career oi
adventure and expenditure. If he meant
untried fields and extravaganza, he Ii
mistaken. State division is the policy
of the nation. 1t would cost the people
OF South California just one-half to run
state by themselves of what 1t costs to
belong to the old state.
4. Carpenter and his Los Angeles
friends Crushed the monster of state
division to death Oh. dear Was the
snake scotched or killed? From the
present outlook there will have to be
some more crushing.
B. Markham was elected on an art
state division platform. Well, what oil
it? Who cafes If he betrayed his BIRTH
right OF sectional ca ty for a stats Office
But when Governor Markham pledged
away the people of this section on state
division, he sold goods which he cannot
deliver.
6. The price of state house for South
California will be money to buy northern
votes. Evil to him who evil thinks. y
The following is copy of the bill
sent per agreement to Senator McComas
and which he returned for reasons he
gave.
An act granting the consent OF the leg
islature to the formation OF a new
state out of certain counties and part
of counties forming the southern por-
tion of the state.
The people OF the state OF California,
represented in senate and assembly
do enact as follows:
SECTION /. That the consent OF the
Legislature OF this state is hereby given
to the effect, that all of that part or por-
tion OF the present territory OF this state
lying all south of line drawn eastward
from the west boundary OF the state, be-
ginning at a point on the Pacific ocean
three English miles weet OF Point Con-
cepcion and running thence easterly to
and from said Point Conception along
the summit of the Santa Yuez noun
tains to Mount Pinos, thence about
northeasterly along the summit of the
united Coast Range and Sierra Nevada
mountains to the point OF said summit
where the Southern Pacific railroad
crosses said summit just east of the town
OF Tehachepi; thence about northeast
erly along said summit OF the said
Sierra Nevada mountains to the point OF
intersection OF the boundary lines OF the
counties of Kern, Inyo and Tulare I;
thence northerly along the boundary
line between the counties of Tulare and
Inyo and Fresno and Inyo to the inter
section of the boundary line of the coun.
ties of Fresno and Mono and Inyo /;
thence easterly along the boundary line
between the counties OF Mono and Inyo
to the eastern boundary of
the state, including the counties
of Inyo, San Bernardino, San Diego,
Orange and Los Angeles and those por-
tions of the counties of Santa Barbara,
Ventura and Kern lying south of the
SUBMITS aforesaid. be segregated from
the remaining portion of the state, for
the purpose of the formation, by the
consent of congress, with the concru-
rent action OF said portion-the consent
for the segregation of which is hereby
granted--of new state under the name
OF South California"
Sec. 2. The governor shall, in his
proclamation for the next general elec-
tion, direct the voters of the counties of
Inyo, San Bernardino, San Diego.
Orange and Los Angeles, and those
parts OF Santa Barbara, Ventura and
Kern, towit: such parts as shall include
all of the precincts south OF the sum-
mits aforesaid, at such general election,
to vote, "For the state OF South Califor-
nia," or, Against the state of South
California )" and in case two thirds OF
the whole number of voters voting
thereon. shall vote for said segregation
(or, ''For the state of South Calfor-
nia''), the consent hereby given shall be
deemed consummated.
Sec. 3. The respective county clerks
of tho counties or parts of counties
herein named shall make out state
mont OF the result OF such vote, and
transmit the same to the secretary oi
state, in the same manner as by law
they are required to do concerning the
election of state and county officers
and it is hereby made the duty of the
secretary of state, upon the receipts by
him of the election returns of the said
counties and precincts, to make out q
correct statement OF the whole number
of votes cast, both for and against
the state of South California and said
segregation; and in case two-thirds or
more of the voters relating to the state
of South California and said segrega-
tion be found to be in favor OF said state
of South California and said segrega.
ton, he shall certify to the correctness
of such statements. and transmit cer-
titled copies of the same, with copies of
this act annexed, to the governor OF
this state, whose duty it shall be to
cause q copy, with copy of this act
the United States and to each of our
senators and representatives in congress.
Sec. 4. The connection now existing
between this state and the said counties
and parts of counties--to the segrega-
tion of which the legislature hereby
consents, upon condition that two-thirds
of the voters residing therein, and vot-
ing thereon, shall vote for such change
at the next ensuing general election
shall continue to all intenta and purposes
until the organization and establishment
OF separate state government therefor,
with the consent of congress thereto, to
that effect, and no longer.
Sec 5. Should congress 90 act on the
consent hereby given to the segregation
of the aforesaid counties and parts OF
counties, for the purpose Of erecting the
state of South California, as specified
herein, the legislature OF the state
of California, to be held next
after such action, shall appoint two