The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-13

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SCHOOL MINERAL LANDS.
| The Legislature took important steps
concerning mineral lands held by the
State for school purposes, as may be
| seen by a perusal of the following en-
| actment:
| Section l. The following entitled
Acts of the Legislature are hereby re-
pealed, to wit:
! Tristan Act entitled "An Act regu-
| lating the sale of mineral lands be-
longing to the State" approved March
! 2S, 1874
| Second-An Act entitled IAN Act to
amend AN Act entitled an Act regulat-
! ing the sale of mineral lands belong
ing to the State, approved March %,
| 1874" approved February 3, 1876.
Third-An Act entitled IAN Act to
amend an Act entitled an Act regu-
lating the sale of mineral lands be-
| longing to the State, approved March
2S, 1874" approved April 6, 1880.
Section .. When it shall be shown
| by affidavits or otherwise, to the sat-
| isfaction of the Surveyor General that
| any portion of a sixteenth or thirty
sixth section belonging to the State
| is valuable for it's mineral deposits,
| the Surveyor General shall not approve
any application to purchase the same,
| nor shall the Register of the State
| Land Office issue a certificate of pur-
chase therefor, until the question of
| the character of the land has been
| referred, for determination, to a court
| of competent jurisdiction, in the man
ner provided by Section 3i14 of the
Political Code, and adjudged not to be
valuable as mining land.
Section 3. The sixteenth and thirty
sixth sections belonging to the State,
in which there may be found valua-
| bic mineral deposits, are hereby de-
clared to be free and open to explora-
ton, occupation, and purchase of the
United States, under the laws, rules,
and regulations passed and prescribed
by the United States for the sale of
mineral lands.
Section 4. This Act shall take effect
from and after its passage.
TO ABANDON CHARTERS.
There are number of towns in the
State organized under charters, that
have become weary of self govern
ment, and wish to abandon their char
tiers and organize under general laws.
Legislature passed the following law:
Section l. The common council or
other legislative body Of any city in this
State, operating under charter framed
under Section s, Article XII of the Con-
stitution, shall have power, and it shall
be their duty, whenever petition is pre-
scented to them, signed by one-half of
the qualified electors of such city, by
ordinance, to submit to the qualified
electors of such city at any general cleo
ton, the question whether such city
shall abandon such charter and reor-
ganize under the general laws of the
State providing for the organization,
Incorporation and government of NUM-
cipal corporations. Such election shall
be called and held in accordance with
the provisions of such charter for call
ing and holding elections, and if two
thirds Of such qualified electors voting
at such election shall vote to abandon
such charter and reorganize under the
general laws of the State providing for
the organization, Incorporation and gov
eminent Of municipal corporations, such
city shall, from and after the Both day
after such election, cease to be organized
shall be superseded by said general laws
and organized hereunder. In case such
proposition shall fail to receive the vote
of two-thirds of such electors, then the
proposition for the abandonment of such
charter and reorganization under the
general laws shall not be again sub
mitted for two years.
Section >. All officers of such city shall
continue in office, and their powers
under said charter shah not cease until
officers shall have been elected and quail,
flied under said general laws.
Section }. This Act shall take effect
| Immediately.
| TO DISORGANIZE IRRIGATION DIS
TRICTS.
1t was shown to the law makers of the
State that the Wright law had worked
hardships upon the people of more than
one irrigation district in the State, and
that some of them desired to disorgan-
iZe. In order to relieve such district the
following amendment was made to Sec
ton l of the Act:
Section l of said Act is hereby amend
ed so as to read as follows:
Whenever a petition is presented to
the Board Of Directors of an irrigation
district in this State, organized under
the provisions of AN Act to provide for
the organization and government of ir-
rgaticn districts. and to provide for the
acquisition of water and other property.
and for the distribution of water thereby
for irrigation purposes" approved
March 4, 1887, commonly known as
the Wright law, signed by a majority
of the assessment payers within said
district, Whose names appear upon
the last preceding assessment
roll of said district. asking for the aban-
donment of further operations by the
district, the Board of Directors of said
district shall call special election. as
provided in other cases for holding spe-
cial elections in irrigation districts. at
which the question of such abandonment
of further operations by the district
shall be submitted; provided, that no
district shall take advantage of the pro-
visions of this Act IL there is any exist
ing bonded Indebtedness at the time of
the presentation of such petition to said
board
Section .. This Act shall take effect
and be in force on and after its passage.
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