The record-union., 1897-04-06
WHAT THE NEW LAWS ARE
INTENDED TO ACCOMPLISH.

Among the bills passed by the late
Legislature and approved by the Gov
ernor is one that meets the approval of
all persons interested in the good roads
movement in the State. 1t is commonly
known as the wide tire Act" and reg
ulates the width of tires of wagons to
be used on public highways.
Bills of similar character were be-
lore the Legislatures of 1893 and 1893,
but owing to a pronounced opposition
from the farming districts did not be-
come laws.
AS drawn, it is believed the law will
work no hardship, as it does not go into
effect until January l. 1900, at which
time 1t may be reasonably supposed that
t1res now in use will be so worn as to
be practically unserviceable. The full
text of the law is as follows:
Section i. The width of tires for
wheels or other vehicles to be used upon
public highways of the State of Cali
fornia, shall be, for the following styles
of wagons, as follows: Two and three
fourths inch steel or thimble-skein axle,
one and seven-eighths inch tubular steel
or iron axle, not less than three-inch
"a
axle, two and one-eighth inch tubular
or iron axle, not less than three and one
half inch tire; three-inch steel or Thin
ble-skein, one and five-eighths inch steel
or iron axle, two and three-eighths inch
tubular steel or iron axle, not less than
four-inch tire; three and one-fourth
inch steel or thimble-skein, one and
three-fourths or one and seven-eighths
Inch steel or iron axle, two and five
eighths inch tubular steel or iron axle,
not less than four and one-half inch
tire; three and one half-inch steel or
th1mble-Skein, tWO-inch steel or iron
axle, two and seven-eighths inch tubu-
lar steel or iron axle, not less than five
inch tire; three and three-fourths inch
steel or thimble-skein, two and one
fourth steel or iron axle, three or three
and One-eighth inch tubular steel or
iron axle, not less than five and one
halfiinch tire; four-inch and larger, steel
Or thimble-skein, two and one-half inch,
and larger, steel or iron axle, three and
one-fourth inch, and larger, tubular
steel or iron axle, not less than six-inch
tire. Other styles of axle shall have
tires of same width as those of equal
carrying capacity above specified. All
intermediate sizes shall have tires of
the same width as the next larger size
above specified.
Section 3 Every person who sells, or
purchases, or uses upon any public
highway of the State of California any
wagon or other vehicle, the wheels of
which wagon or vehicle has tires of a
less width than as specified for such
1-;- .. I 1f Act
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 3. Every person who brings
into the State of California, or who, in
said State, offers to sell or sells any such
wagon or vehicle which has not tires of
the width prescribed by Section / of
this Act, shall be guilty of misdemeanor.
Section f. Any person found guilty of
a violation of any of the provisions of
this Act shall be fined in the penal sum
of not less than twenty-five dollars (S2o)
nor more than five hundred dollars
$500, or to be imprisoned in the County
Jail not less than twenty-five Coz days
nor more than six months.
Section B. This Act shall take effect
and be in force after January /, 1900
IRRIGATION MATTERS.
The people residing in irrigation dis
tricts have been discontinued with the
workings of the Wright Act for some
time, and an effort was made by the
Legislature to extend the relief desired.
The question of redemption of property
sold at delinquent tax sale was the
point of contention, and as amended the
law reads as follows, the law to be in
effect from and after its passage.
Section %. A redemption of the prop
erty sold may be made by the owner, or
any party in interest, within twelve
months from the date of purchase; pro-
vided, that all lands heretofore sold at
delinquent tax sale under any of the
provisions Of this Act or Acts supple
mentary thereto or amendatory there
of, where deeds have not been made
and delivered, may be redeemed at any
time within six months from the pas
sage hereof. Redemption must be made
in gold or silver coin, as provided for
the collection of State and county
taxes, and when made to the Collector
he must credit the amount paid to the
person named in the certificate, and
pay 1t, on demand, to the person or his