The herald., 1895-04-11
A Bill Passed at Sacramento
Affecting Saloons
THE SOCIAL EVIL MAY Go
The Joker Occurs in An Act Regulati ng
the Sewers
Give Their Opinions Upon the Effect
the New Law Will Have

An act of the legislature was approved
March 20, 1884, entitled IAN act to provide
for the formation, government. operation
and dissolution of sanitary districts in
any part of the state; for the construction
OF sewers and other sanitary purposes
the acquisition OF property thereby; the
calling and conducting of elections i'll
such districts; the assessment. levy. col
lection, custody and disbursement OF
taxes therein; the issuance aud dispoSa
OF bonds thereof, and the determination
of their validity and making provision for
the payment Of such bonds, and the dis
posal of their proceeds.
Section | of the act provides, When
ever wenty five persons in any county OF
the state shall desire the formation OF
sanitary district within the county they
may present to the board of supervisors
Of such county a petition in writing.
signed by them. stating the name of the
proposed district and setting forth the
boundaries thereof. and praying that an
election b, held as provided by the act.
Each of the petitioners must he a resident
and freeholder within the district
Section > states When such petition is
presented as above provided. the board of
supervisors must, within thirty days
thereafter order that an election be held
as provided by this act. The order must
fix the day Of such election, which must
he within sixty days from the date of the
order ana must show the boundaries OF
the proposed district, and must state that
at such election. persons to fill the offices
provided by this act. viz, a sanitary rs
SCISSOR and five members of the sanitary
board. will be voted for.
AT the last session of the legislature the
act was amended and approved by the
governor on March 20 1885. giving in
creased powers to the sanitary board The
following is the amendment:
The people of the State OF California do
enact as follows:
Section l. The title of the above cnt-
tied act is amended to read as follows:
- An act to provide for the formation,
government, operation, and dissolution
OF sanitary districts in any part of the
state, for the construction of sewers, and
other sanitary purposes; the acquisition
of property thereby; the calling and con-
ducting of elections in such districts; the
assessment, levy. collection. custody, and
disbursement of taxes therein The issu-
ance and disposal of the bonds thereof
and the determine ion. of heir validity
and making provision for ,he payment
OF such bonds, and the disposal of their
proceeds, and for empowering sanitary
boards to provide in other respects Tor
the good order and welfare of sanitary
districts"
Sec 2. Section five (5) is amended as
follows:
Section 5. Every sanitary district
formed under the provisions OF this act
shall have power to have and use Il COM
mon seal, alterable at the pleasure of the
sanitary board; to sue and be sued by
les name; to construct and maintain, and
keep clean such sewers and drains as in
the judgment of the sanitary board shall
be necessary or proper. and for this pur.
too bx oil
condemnation proceedings or otherwise,
such real and personal property and
rights of way, either with II or without
the limits of the district, as in the judg-
lnent of the sanitary board shall be nee
essary or proper, and to pay for and hold
the same; to make and accept any and
all contracts. deeds, releases and docu-
ments of any kind which. in the judg-
nient of the sanitary board, shall be nee
essary or proper to the exercise of any OF
the powers OF the district. and to direct
the payment of all lawful claims and de-
mands against it, to issue bonds as here
matter provided. and to assess, levy, and
collect taxes to pay the principal and IN
terest of the same, and the cost of laying
and the expense of maintaining any sewer
or sewers tnat may be constructed subse-
quent to the issuance OF said bonds or
any lawful claims against said district,
and the running expenses OF the district;
TO employ all necessary agents and assist
ants. and pay the same; to lay its sewers
and drains in any public street Or road OF
the county, and for this purpose enter
upon the same and make all necessary
and proper excavations, restoring the
same to proper conditions but IN case
such street or road shall be in an incor-
porated city or town, the consent OF the
lawful authorities thereof shall first be
obtained; to make and enforce ali neces-
sary and proper regulations for the re-
moval of garbage. and the cleanliness of
the roaus and streets of the district and
for the purpose of guarding against the
spread of contae ious and Infectious dis
eases, and for the isolation of persons
and houses affected with such diseases,
and for the notification OF the other IN
habitants of the existence thereof, and
all sanitary regulations not in conflict
with the constitution and laws of the
state; to make and enforce all necessary
and proper regulations for suppressng
disorderly and disreputable resorts, and
houses of i'll fame within the district, and
to determine the qualification of persons
authorized to sell liquors at retail, and
from and after the passage of this act no
license to keep saloon. or sell liquors
at retail, shall take effect or be operative
within any sanitary district unelss the
same be approved by the sanitary board
of the district; to impose fines. penalties.
and forfeitures for any and all violations
OF lLS regulations or OTucTS, ana TO the
penalty thereof by fine or i'm prsonment.
or both but no such fine shall exceed the
sum of one hundred dollars. and no such
imprisonment shall exceed one month; to
call, held, and conduct all elections neces-
sary or proper after the formation of the
district; to prescribe by order the time.
mode and manner of assessing. levying,
and collecting taxes for sanitary purposes,
except as otherwise provided herein; to
compel all residents and property owners
within the district to connect their houses
and babitations with the street sewers
and drains and generally to do and per-
form any and all acts necessary or proper
to the complete exercise and effect of any
of.its powers. or the purpose for which it
as formed.
Sec. 3. This act shall take effect immo-
diately.
In the latter part of the above amend
ment. following long preamb BILE on sew
ers and infectious diseases occurs the
Joker" These sanitary boards are given
arbitrary power. and they are the judges
of the qualifications OF all saloon Keepers
within their districts, and when a license
is given by the board of supervisors, if in
the, county. and by the board of police
imissioners if in the city, if the saloon
man securing it does not come up to the
required qualification the license will be
null and void.
BY the provision of the act it would ap-
pear that the residents of the Eighth
ward could form a sanitary board ito
make and enforce all necessary and prop