The San Francisco call., 1897-01-24

any objection to the acquisition OF any add1-
tional ground or other property by SUCH cor
poration.
Assembly bill 458, by the committee on
Revision of Codes and Statutes, Is as tol-
lows:
Section s68 of the Code of Civil Procedure
OF California is here by amended to read as fol
lows:
Section 868. The writ may be directed to
any Sheriff or Constable in the State OF Call
fornla, and must require him to attacn ana
safely keep all the property of the defendant
within his county, not exempt from execution
or SO much thereof as may be sufhclent 10 sat
1sfy the plaintiffs demand the amount OF
which N ust be stated in conformity Win the
complaint, unless the defendant give him Sc
curity, by the undertaking of two sufficient
securities, in an amount sufficient TO satisfy
such demand, besides costs; in which case, 10
take such undertaking.
The same committee has introduced AS
sembly bill 455, as follows:
A new section is hereby added to the Code OF
Civil Proceed ure, to be known as section six
hundred and seventy-six thereof, to read as
follows:
Section 676. Whenever judgment OF court
DEGREES that a conveyance OF rea! property be
made by any person, such judgment, when 1t
becomes final, shall operate as deed to con-
vey the property therein decreed TO be con-
veyed, without any conveyance being exc
cuted by such person. 4 certified copy OF such
judgment, when recorded in the office OF the
| County Recorder OF the county where the
land is situated, shall stand in the place OF
deed.
Assembly bill 456 is by the same COM
mlttee:
Section 691 of the Code of Civil Procedure
of California is hereby amended to read as
follows
Section COL The Sheriff must execute the
writ against the property OF the judgment
debtor, by leyying on sufficient amount of
property, if there be sufficient; collecting or
selling the things in action, including judg-
ments in favor of or owned by the judgment
debtor, and selling the other properly, and
paying to the plaintiff, or his attorney, so
much of the proceeds as will satisfy the judg-
ment Any excess in the proceeds over the
judgment and accruing costs m must be returned
to the judgment debtor, unless otherwise di-
rected by the judgment or order of the court.
When there is more property OF the judgment
debtor than is sufficient to satisfy the judg
ment and accruing costs within the view of
the Sheriff he must levy only on such part of
the property as the judgment debtor may indi-
cient to satisfy the judgment and costs.
Assembly bill No. 457 is by the same
COMMITTEES: a
A new sectiss is hereby added to the Code
of Civil Procedure of Californ MIA, to be known
as section eight hundred and eleven thereof,
to read as follows:
Section S11. A corporation may be dis
solved, at the suit of the Attorney-General on
behalf of ha State for violation q any law q
the State under which it WAS created, or for
the non- performance of obligations assumed
by it in favor OF the State.
The salary of the Commissioner OF Public
Works is cut down from $4,000 per year to
$3000 and his term of office has been
heightened for two years, as is shown by
Assembly bill 134, as follows:
Section 1. Section l of an act entitled "An
act creating a Commissioner OF Public Works,
defining his duties and powers, prescribing
his compensation and making appropri ation,"
approved March "a, 1898, is hereby amended
10 read as follows:
Section l. There is hereby created a Com
missioner of Public Works. to be appointed by
the Governor. The Commis issfoner first ap-
poin ted under this act shall hold his office for
the termJDf two years, from the 1st day of
March 1893 and until his successor shall be
appointed and qualified. and all sub
sequent appointments shall be for the
term of four years. In case OF vacancy occa
stoned by death, resignation or otherwise the
Governor shall appoint his successor; pro-
vided that any appointment made to fill
vacancy shall be only for the unexpired por-
tion of the term for which the origi ap-
pofntment was made. Said officer, before en-
tering upon the discharge of his duty, shall
take and subscrib be the official oath and exc
cute an official bond in the sum OF $4,000, to
be approved by the Governor and flied and re-
corded in the office OF the Secretary OF State,
as in the case of bonds of other State officials.
Such Commissioner shall receive q salary of
$4,000 per annum, payable in monthly install
ments and shall be allowed his actual travel.
ing and other necessary incidental expenses
incurred while in the performance of official
duties.
The Assembly bill appropriating $780,
900 for the purchase OF the Bates dredger
harbors OF this State has encountered
snag. 1t is said that the Bates patent is
in litigation, Alphonzo B. Bowers claim
ing to be the sole inventor and patentee
of the system OF hydraulic dredging utll-
lied in the United States, Australia and
Europe.
By invitation of Warden Aull and the
State Prison Commission, legislators and
their wives and lady friends will visit the
Folsom State prison tomorrow to inspect
the dam and the sources of the power that
supplies the city of Sacramento with elec-
trio light, and that furnishes the motive
power for the electric streetcar system.
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