The record-union., 1895-01-22
1t is likely that dozen Democrats will
be placed in nomination for Senator to-
Uniform License Law.

Uniform License Law.
Assemblyman Davitt's bill relative to
the sale of wines and liquors provides
that any county shall have the power
within its limits to license, for the pur-
pose OF revenue and regulation, the sale
OF wines ard liquors, the maintenance OF
saloons or places where liquor is sold,
ana To fix the rates of license tax, as fol-
lows: In counties of the first class such
license shall not exceed S25 per quarter;
IN counties OF the second class, not TO eX-
ceed 500, and in all other counties, not to
exceed SO per quarter. a county license
shall only apply to saloons outside of the
city or incorporated town, and the
cities shall have poWor to fix license
not to exceed that of the counties, but in
no case shall a double license be collected
from the same person by county, city or
town authorities
The Boards OF Supervisors, City Trus-
tees and City Councils must, at their first
meeting after the passage of the Act,
where a higher license is provided for
than IN the Act, meet and lower such rate
to accord with the Act, and if the license
taxes are collected annually, must multi
ply the quarterly rate by four, making
the annual license.
Licensing Surveyors.
A bill will shortly be introduced by
Senator Gleaves providing that every
person desiring to follow the profession
OF land surveyor in any county having
population over 10000 inhabitants must
become a licensed land surveyor by Sc
curing certificate from a Board of EX-
aiming Surveyors, setting forth that lie
has successfully passed the prescribed
examination. The Board of Examiners
Is to consist Of five members, who shall
hold Office for the term OF four years.
The Board of Examiners shall hold
meetings on the first Fridays in January,
May and October in San Francisco and
at such other times as the board may
elect.
The bill further provides that every
licensed surveyor shall report to the
Board Of Examiners all the surveys made
by him during the year.
All appointments to fill vacancies after
the creation of the first board is to be
made on the recommendation Of the
members Of the board whose term has
expired.
Coyotes and Chickens.
Colonel j. S. McCue of San Francisco.
the prominent horse breeder and farmer,
who during the campaign published the
SitUeT Dollar, is in the city. He had
heard that Colonel Mazuma had struck a
mine here, but that there were dips and
spurs yet to be located and he proposes
to locate a plant in the interest of some
worthy object.
lie is here to fight the repeal Of the
bounty on coyote scalps, and gives a few
interesting figures as his reasons for so
doing.
He believes that one coyote will kill
one chicken yellow legged, pig or lamb,
worth % cents, each week, which in one
year amounts to S26, and that 100000
coyotes viii kill $4,000 chickens, pigs
or lambs in one year, which, at % cents
per head, amounts to S2,6O0.000. The
bounty paid by the State yearly amounts
to S5U0,OOO, giving clear gain to the State
of 81 100000. The life of coyote. will
average ten years, so that in ten years,
allowing that there are 10000 coyotes in
the State, there would be a loss in prop
erty to the amount OF SIG, ,00G,O 600.
The Colonel owns the largest hennery
in the State, and is talking, he says, Tor
his own Interests. He intimates that the
opposition to the measure arises from the
fact that San Francisco miIlionaires are
asked to contribute 10 the coyote scalp
fund.
He suggests that, in order to provide
against frauds, the entire pelts, instead Of
the scalps, should be turned in.