The San Francisco call., 1896-08-16

L. H. BURD, Auct1oneer
been created under the provisions of the fol-
lowing section: "a homestead is subject to
forced sale in satisfaction of judgment OBJ
talned before declaration, on debts secured by
mechanics, contractor, subcontractor, arch1-
tect builder, laborers of every class. material
men, or venders liens on the premises, or
debts secured by mortgage on the premises ex-
ecuted by husband and wife or by unmarried
claimant, or on debts secured by mortgage ex-
ecuted before the declaration OF homestead
REGIsTRAroN-w. R., Angels Camp Cal.
Section 1049 of the Political Code says on the
subject OF registration of voters:
register. in which shall be entered the names
OF the qualified electors OF each of the counties in
the state, shall be kept at the Office of the County
Clerk of such county; and in each of the counties
OF the State such register shall be kept in the office
OF the persons charged with the registration
OF voters in such city and county. There
shall be in each of the coun les, and cities and
counties, in the State (when required by Board
of Supervisory a new and complete registration
of the voters of such counties and cities and coun
the proper proof. Such registration shall com.
mence one hundred days before general election,
and shall continue eighty five days thence next
ensuing, when such registration shall cease; pro
| vlded. that nothing in this section shall be held
10 repeal any election or registration law appica-
BILE to or In force in the City and County of San
| Francisco.
FACTS ABOUT SILVER AND GoLD-J r. B., st
Helena, Cal. L. P. H, Arroyo Grande, San
Luis Obispo County, and dozen others. The
purpose of this department. is to state facts,
and it will give such whenever obtainsble,
but it will not undertake to express opinions
as to what will be the effect of certain propo-
sition, if gold is the standard. or if silver
should be adopted, or what would be the effect
! on the country If all the paper issued by the
| Government was called in outside of National
notes.
| Sixteen to one means in the United States
| that silver dollars must contain sixteen times
Ice al fC In,
| gold dollars. Parity is the maintaining of the
| value Of the two standard g0'd and
silver A gold dollar COLI 25.88
grains of alloy in gold dollar. A unit of
gold or of silver is the standard fixed by the
Government. A silver dollar contains 371.25
grains of pure silver and Al .25 grains of alloy.
| Like the gold dollar its fneness is 900.
Limited coinage of silver is the restriction
placed by the Government on the amount OF
Silver to be coined by the mints. Unlimited
coinage OF silver is allowing the mints to coin
all the silver bullion that may be brought to
them into standard dollars. Free coinage Of
silver means that the mints shall coin into
standard dollars silver bullion, making no
charge for the same except. the value OF the
in the United States $500, ,0O0, 900 in gold and
$625, 900, 900 in silver. The total per capita
according to calcuIation March 81, 1896, was
$21 So. "gold bug" is slang term applied
to person who is said to be millionaire and
also to person who faVors gold as the only
standard for country. gold certificate or
silver certificate is not legal tender. 1t is
what is known in banking terms as q GER
on deposit in the United States treasury ire
ferring in this answer, of course, to United
States certifcates) as many dollars n either
gold or silver the particular kind of
certificate shows on its face. These certificates
are not legal tender, but are exchangeable at
the treasury for the kind of money they repre-
sent Government bonds are Governmenr
promissory notes, redeemable within certain
time.
MT \ kIoT Tv,,ffa T.
unlimited. The denominations are $50, $40,
So and So 80. As legal tender 1t is unli mited,
is recelva BILE for all dues, and exehangeable
for certificates under limitations. The issue
of gold certificates is susp pended so long free
gold is under 800, 100000 in the treasury.
The denominations are $40, 900, $4,000, $1,000,
$500, 800 and $50. These are receivable for
all public debts. The limit OF issue of silver
dollars is the requirement to redeem treasury
notes. These are legal tender in any amount,
except when otherwise provided in the con-
tract. They are receivable for all dues aud ex-
| changeable for silver certificates or smaller
coins at the treasury. Silver certificates are
limited in the issue to the number of silver
dollars in use. The denominations are $1,000,
$500, $1eO, $50, $50, $40, So and 81. These
| are not legal tender, but are receivable for
all public dues and are exchangeable for dol
lars or smaller coins. United States notes are
receivable for all dues, exehangeable for all
kinds OF money except gold certificates, and
are redeemable in coin at the sub-treasury in
New York and San Francisco in sums of $50
or over.
| Treasury notes of 1890 are the same as silver
certificates or silver dollars, receivable for all
dues exchangeable for United States notes
and redeemable in coin at the treasury. Cur
rency certificates are issued in the denomina-
ton OF $4,000, are not legal tender, are ex-
changable for United States notes and redeem
able IN lawful money at the treasury or bank
of issue The limit OF issue OF National bank
notes is the amount of United States bonds
and their cost; The denominations are $1,000,
legal tender; they are receivable for all dues
except custom-house duties and interest on the
public debt; they may be exchanged ior silver
and minor coins and are redeemable at the
treasury or bank Of issue. Subsidiary coins
are limited in issue according to the demands
of the country, are legal tender to the extent
| of SlOonly may be exchanged for minor coins
and are redeemable in lawful money at the
treasury in sums OF $40 or any multiple.
| extent of 25 cents. The denominations are
/ and 1 cent, and they are redeemable at the
treasury in the sum OF $2O or over. At the
dard using silver only as an accessory to
gold.
ing gold and silver both TO free coinage. The
, following are the claims of the bimetalists:
"C1) Greater stability in the standard of
| value The two metals held together will re-
| spond far less violently than would either
alone to any forces making for change in
value. ~ more convenient and adequate
supply of money. Gold alone Is not enough TO
furnish the basis of the worlds exchanges.
(3) A par of exchange between gold countries
and silver countries." The monometalllsts
\
, tained by law; that the two metals having dif-
ferent sources of supply and demand will
fuctuate in value along different lines; that
their relative value is result of natural and
| not legal causes. (2l That, as consequence,
nation will practically have only one stand
ard at a time, and that standard the cheaper
metal, while the other metal will go to otner
! countries. (3) That gold is preferred In
wealthier nations, and is less unstable
} in value than silver and furnishes
, an ample basis for the credit systems
} of the chief com mercial nations. a. That the
two metals so far as they could be held to-
gether would feel the shock of any tendency
) in either metal to change in value, and the
value of the money standard would thus huc-
} tuate more often"
AT the close OF 1895, so says the report of the
Controller of the Treasury, the amount OF
90. ID coin in the United States, including bull
lion in the treasury, 81 260, ,9S7 500;
paper in circulation, 81, ,137 .6l9,9l4; making
1895. the actuary estimated the population of
the United States at 69,954. 600. and az that
| time the returns to the Controller OF the
Treasury showed that the total banking
funds namely, capital, surplus, undivided