The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1895-02-01


thereof, shall have power and is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to sit in any place IN
this State and to investigate public Offices IN
situations and departments of this State, and
OF the various counties, cities and coun-
ties and municipalities therein, and the
official acts of all public officers, employees
and attaches thereof, and to inquire into
acts OF corruption, misfeasance, m1sapproprla-
ton and misconduct by such public officers,
employees and attaches or departments OF this
State, or of the various counties, cities ana
counties and municipalities, and to investigate
violations of the election laws OF this State, and
Tor these purposes shall have the power to send
Tor persons and papers, TO issue subpenas
and cause service thereof to compel the at
tendance of witnesses and the production OF
books and papers, to administer oaths to all
witnesses who may come before such commits
sion for examination, to compel witnesses in
attendance to testify before said commission,
and to preserve order and compel witnesses
who testify to sign the deposition taken before
such commission whenever such commission
shall deem such signing desirable and advis-
able.
Sec 4. The stenographer provided for in this
act shall take the testimony, or cause the same
TO be taken and transcribed under the direc-
tion of said commission, and do and perform
all acts required of him by said commission
its secretary, in the making out OF subpenas or
other process, and generally perform the
duties required by said commission.
Sec. 5. Every person summoned and who
shall attend before said commission may be
compelled to testify, and shall not be permitted
10 refuse TO TESTIFY or answer allN QleSllOU upon
the ground that an answer thereto may tend
to prove or may prove such witness guilty of
m1sdemeanor or criminal offense, or because
any answer to such question might or would
compel the person so testifying to be witness
against himself; but the testimony so given
shall not be used in any prosecution or pro-
ceedlng, civil or criminal against the person
SO testifying. person so teStifying shall not
thereafter be liable to Indictment or presents-
ton by information, nor to prosecution or pun
ishment for the offense with reference to which
his testimony was given, and may plead or
prove the giving of testimony accordingly in
bar OF such indictment, information or prose
cution.
Sec g. Whenever any person duly subpenaed
TO appear and give evidence, or to produce any
book or papers, as herein provided, shall neg
lect or refuse to appear or produce such books
or papers, according to the exigency OF such
subpoena, or refuse to testify before said com
mission, or to answer any questions which
majority thereof shall decide to be proper
and pertinent, he shall be deemed in con.
tempt ten ob and it shall be the duty Of
report the TACT to the Judge OF the. Superior
Court OF the county, or OF the city and county,
where said commission shall have required
such witness to attend or testify, who shall
thereupon issue an attachment in the form
usual in the court of which he shall be Judge,
directed to the Sheriff of the county, or city
and county, where such witness was required
to appear and testify, commanding the said
Sheriff TO attach such person and forthwith
bring him before the Judge by whose order
such attachment was issued.
Sec T. On the return of the attachment and
the production of the body of the defendant,
the said Judge shall have jurisdiction of the
matter, and the person charged may purge
himself OF the contempt in the same way, and
the same proceedings shall be had and the
same penalties may be imposed, and the same
punishment inflicted as in case of person sub
penaed to appear and give evidence on the
trial of cause before Superior Court.
Sec. 8. The Secretary of State is hereby en-
powered and authorized and required to cause
to be prepared and delivered to such commits
sion sucn blank forms of subpenas and sta
tionery as may be necessary or required by said
commission for use under this act, and the
same shall be treated as a part of the stationery
required for the Office of the Secretary of State
and charged by him tc his expenses for
stationery.
Sec. O. Said commission shall receive as
compensation the sum of So each for each and
every day the members thereof shall be en-
gagged under and in pursuance of this act, and
no other compensation whatever; and upon
the affidavit made and signed by each of said
commissioners respectively and separately,
stating the number OF days in which he shall
have been SO engaged and giving the date of
such day, the Controller of the State is hereby
required to draw his warrant for the same upon
the State Treasurer, who is hereby authorized
and required to pay to each of said commits
sioners, monthly if demanded the amount
shown to be due by such affidayits respect
lively, out of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
Sec. 10. The said commission shall make the
best contract that it can with stenographer
for his services to said commission under and
in pursuance of this act, not 10 exceed $-per
day. and the compensation for his services
shall be first certified by the said commission,
or majority thereof, as being correct and
thereupon, upon such certified claim being
duly presented to the State Controller, he shall
draw his warrant upon the Urea surer, who is
hereby authorized and required to pay the
same out of any moneys in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated
Sec. IL. Whenever said commission shall de-
sire to hold sessions in any public building
owned or controlled by the State the officer or
officers having charge or control thereof shall,
upon the request of said commission, provide
proper place therein for the holding of such
sessions, and the Board of Supervisors of any
county, or of any city and county, in this State
shall, at the same session at which it shall re-
ceive q request from said commission for
place to hold such sessions in said county, or city
and county forthwith provide and designate
proper place for holding the sessions of such
commission in such county, or city and county,
which shall be in the courthouse If possible; if
not possible to provide such rooms at the
courthouse, they must be provided at the
county seat of such county or city and county;
provided, further, that if from any cause no
suitable place is provided for the sittings OF the
commission as required by the provisions of
this section, then the commission shall have
the power and it is hereby authorized to pro-
cure suitable place for this purpose, the rent
or expense of which shall not exceed the sum
OF $40 per month.
Sec u. 1t shall be the duty of the Police
Department of any city, or city and county, or
municipality, in which said commission, or
majority thereof, shall be sitting under this
act, upon the request of such commission, or
majority thereof, to detail and furnish to said
commission one or more police officers to serve
the subpenas and orders of said commission
and to act if necessary as a sergeant-at-arms
to preserve order at the place in which
said commission is sitting taking testi-
mony under this act; and the Sheriff of
any county in this State may be required to
serve or execute any process or paper within
his county that may be required of him by said
commission, or a majority thereof, without
compensation for such services provided,
further, that such commission shall have the
power, and it is hereby authorized, to appoint
an officer who is hereby authorized and en-
powered to perform the duties hereby required
OF the officers hereinbefore mentioned in this
section, and who shall be paid for such services
the sum of s for each and every day that he
may be required to serve as such officer.
Sec. 13. In case of the death, resignation, or
removal from the State of any member of said
commission, the Governor is hereby empowered
and authorized to fill the vacancy so created,
by appointment of another commissioner; pro-
vided, that in filling such vacancy the non
partisan character of such commission shall be
first section of this act.
sion, or a majority thereof, to present partial
report to the present Legislature as far as may
be, and after the adjournment of the present
Legislature to report to the Governor from time
to time as he may require, and the testimony
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