The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-03-24

is an ordinance that provides that "Fence walls
shall not be less than twelve inches in thick
creased four inches in thickness for each four
feet or part thereof additional height" This
refers to brick division fence walls within the
fire limits.
LEGISLATIVE BILLs-B. NJ NJ, City. While the
Legislature OF the State of California is in ses-
sion and a bill that has passed both houses is
sent to the Governor for approval disap-
proval, he must sign it or within ten days
return it, with his objection to the same. After
the Legislature has adjourned bills presented
to the Governor must be signed within ten
days after adjournment If not signed or
vetoed within that time they become laws the
same as II signed. The people interested in
bills may know that such have become laws by
watching the columns of the CALL and other
papers, which publish from time to time what
bills have been signed. They can also ascer-
tain the fact by filing with the Secretary of
State request for certified copy of the law,
accompanying the request with the fee that
may be charged.
To SANTA CRUz-T. c., City. The distance
from San Francisco to Santa Cruz, transfer at
Pajaro by the broad-gauge road, is 100 miles,
and the fare So so each way. The train leaves
here at 10 in the morning, reaches Pajaro at
11:15 and Santa Cruz at I2:45. Returning, it
leaves Santa Cruz at 205 p M, arriving at San
Francisco at 7:O5 P. NJ. In order to see the big
trees near FELTON, the passenger has to go by
the narrow-gauge road and stop off at a station
called Big Trees. That train leaves at SIS
AM, reaches Santa Cruz at 12:15, and leaves on
the return trip at AS p. NJ.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL P. H., City. If an Or
ganiZation has a constitution that provides
that no part of it shall be altered or amended
unless ninety days notice is given at a regular
meeting, signed by two members in good stand
ing, and 1t further provides that the part or
parts to be amended shall be printed and
mailed to each member, with a postal card in
closed Tor reply, having printed thereon, Tor
amendment, against amendment the organi-
cation is bound by its constitution, and mo-
ton to make the change vivavoce should not
be entertained by the chairman.
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT = E. J. s., Antioch,
Contra Costa, Cal. U,ider the laws of the
United States the death penalty may be in
f1icted for the following crimes: Treason,
murder arson (of a dwelling), rape, piracy,
robbery OF the mails if endangering the lives
way to suffer the death penalty, burning q
United States war vessel, ana c0fruptly de-
stroying q private vessel. These crimes are
such as involve or tend to involve the taxing
of human life.
NORTH AND SoUTH-S., City. There is no arbi-
trary rule that divides the State of California
SO that certain counties are known as the
northern counties, others as the central coun-
ties and still Others the southern Counties but
generally the counties that lie south OF the
northern line OF San Luis Obispo, Kern and
San Bernardino counties are known as the
southern counties, and those north of the
southern line of Mendocino, Colusa, SUFFER-,
Nevada and Placer counties are commonly
spoken OF as the northern counties.
WEST PoINT-w j. c., City. A candidate for
admission to the United States Military Acade-
my at West Point must at the time OF appllca-
ton be between the ages of II and Y, free
from any infirmity which may render MIN I'M
fAr 10 ~
full examination in reading, writing, orthogra-
ply, arithmetic, grammar, geography ana the
history of the United States
CHARLOTTE TEMPLES. NJ, City. charlotte
Temple; or, A Tale of TRUTH" was novel pub
lished in London in 1890, and was the most
popular OF the writings of susanna Rowson. OF
this work her biographer says: 1.-THE hero was