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WHAT THE NEW LAWS ARE
INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH.
NUMBER NINE.

statement of the nature of the crime he
is imprisoned for.
Section > Section l of this Act shall
be construed so as to apply only to con-
victs who have served a prior term or
terms in a State Prison or House OF
Correction.
Section g. Any expenditure incurred
in carrying out the provisions of this
Act shall be paid for out of the appro-
priation made for the support Of States
Prisons.
Section f. This Act shall take effect
Immediately and be in force from and
after it's passage.
PROTECTING HIGHWAYS.
An amendment to the Political Code
which applies directly to the protection
of public highways will prove good read
ing to those interested in the good roads
movement. The amendment referred
to is as follows:
Section l. Section 2737 of the Political
Code is hereby amended to read as fol-
lows:
2l3I Whoever obstructs or Injuries
any highway, or diverts any watercourse
thereon, or drains water from his
land upon any highway. to the injury
thereof, by means of bitches or dams,
is liable to a penalty CT SO for each
day such obstruction or injury remains,
and must be punished as provided in
Section 5SS of the Penal Code. Any
person, persons, or corporation who
shall be storing or distributing water
for any purpose, and shall permit the
water to overflow or saturate, by seep-
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shall, upon notification of the Road
Commissioner of the district where such
overflow or seepage occurs, repair the
damages occasioned by such overflow
or seepage; and should such repair not
be made within a reasonable time by
such person, persons or corporation, said
Road Commissioner shall make such re-
pairs, and recover the expense thereof
from such person, persons or corporation
in an action at law. All persons excavat-
ing irrigation, mining, or draining
bitches across public highways shall
be required to bridge said bitches at
such crossings, and upon neglect to do
SO, the Road Commissioner for that road
district shall construct the same and
recover the cost of constructing said
bridge or bridges of such persons by ac-
ton, as provided in this section; pro-
vlded. that the Supervisors of any coun-
ty may construct and maintain bridges
over any and all bitches used exclusive
ly for irrigation purposes, and which
cross public highways in the county over
which they have authority, and may,
with the consent of the owners of such
bitches, declare any and all such bridges
to be public property, and maintain and
keep the same in repair at the expense
of such county. And whoever willfully
Injuries any public bridge is hereby de-
clared to be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and is also liable for actual damages
for such injury, to be recovered by the
county in a civil action provided further,
that every person who knowingly al
lows the carcass of any dead animal
(Which animal belonged to him at the
time of its DEATH to be put or to remain
within one hundred feet of any street,
alley, public highway or road in COM
mon use, and every person who puts the
carcass of any dead animal within one
hundred feet of any street, alley, high
way, or road in common use, or who
shall deposit on any highway any refuse