The record-union., 1897-04-15

SO as TO make HlOSL VI llS pi ioNioioAAN'
practically new. AS ready reference
to those interested in such districts, the
entire text of the enactment, as ameho-
ed, is given as follows
DISSOLVING RECLAMATION DIS
TRICTS.
3493. An action may be brought by
the Attorney General in the name or
the people of this State, upon his own
information or upon the complaint Oh
a private party, for the dissolution Oh
swamp land or reclamation district 1of
a non-user of it's corporate powers In
such action the complaint ana SUM
mons may be served personally upon d
majority of the trustees OF such ois-
trict, or upon the President OF the
Board of Trustees. If two or more ols-
tricts have been formedw to include all
or a. norton of the same lands, they
may all be joined in the same action.
In any such action, when service OF
summons has been made upon the de-
fendant or defendants, and the de1eno-
ant or defendants have appeareu or
default been entered, the court, upon
the application of any OF the parlies'
shall thereupon enter an order hAlIs
a day for hearing, which shall not De
less than twenty-five days from the
date of the order. and shall, also, en-
fer an order directing notice by publ
cation, to be given by the clerk 10 All
persons interested in said district OF
districts, either as owner or owners VI
land in said district or dlstrcts, or
creditors of said district or dlStrlctS vi
otherwise, requiring them to De anu
appear on the day fixed for the nearing
of said cause, if any they nave, why
the district or districts named IN the
complaint. as defendant or deIeno-
ants. should not be dissolved Inc
court shall order the notice to be serVeo
by publication in some newspaper VI
general circulation published IN the
county where the district or olslrlcus
are situated, for a period or not less
than twenty days. On the day nAeu
for a hearing or some later oate "
which the cause may be continued eie
court may proceed with the hearlIis'
due proof having been first mace Oh tue
service of the notice by publication for
the length of time required py the Or
der Any person interested IN the us
trict or districts that is Defendant VI
defendants shall upon showing ms IN
terest be allowed to file an answer OF
objections to the dissolutions OF the de-
fendant or defendants, and snah Lroiil
the filing of said answer or obJectohS
become a. party defendant, and be en-
titled to all the rights of defenoanl
in anv civil action. Any vacancy IN tne
Board of Trustees heretofore or hereaI-
ter caused by resignation, death, re-
novaI from the State, or Otherwise
may be filled by the Board OF super
visors of the county in which the ols-
trict is situated upon the application OF
any person or persons owning land IN
the district The appointment OF
trustee or trustees to fill vacancy or
vacancies shall not operate TO destroy
or remove any cause of action existing
before such appointment or appoint
ments were made, against the corpora
ticn or district for non-user OF It's cor
porate powers; provided, suit be COM
menced within one year after the pass
age of this Act If upon the trial Of any
such action it be determined by the
court:
/ That trustees have not been elected
for said corporation within five years
prior to the passage of this Act.
. That the trustees have not within
five years, prior to the passage OF TINS
Act. exercised any of the powers OF a
eorporation or performed any of the
duties of trustees.
2 That the corporation is not in debt,
or if in debt, that all claims are barred
by the statute of limitations, the court
shall then enter a decree dissolving the
corporatfon or make such further order
as may be deemed necessary to protect
the rights of all parties interested
Section .. This Act shall take effect
from its passage.
DETERMINING A RESIDENCE
By an Act of the Legislature subdi-
vision 3 of Section 1899 Of the Political
Code was stricken out. The section in
question is intended to govern election
boards in determining the place of res
idence of any voter, and the subdivis-
ION stricken out was as follows
% A person must not be held by
reason of having moved from one pre-
cinct to another in the same county
within thirty days prior to the election
TO have lost his residence in the pre-
cinct so moved from. provided he was
an elector therein on the thirtieth day
prior to such election"
SALE OF FRANCHISES.
One of the laws passed by the Legis-
lature which will prove interesting 70
every city in the State which expects
TO sell franchises for street railways
and other purposes, is as follows:
Section j. Every franchise or privi-
lege whatever hereafter proposed to be
phone wires, to construct or operate
street railroads. upon any public street
or highway, TO lay gas or water pipes
to erect poles or wires for transmitting
electric power, or for lighting purposes,
along or upon any. public street or
highway or to exercise any other prlVl-
lege whaever hereafter proposed to be
granted by the Board of Supervisors,
Board of Trustees, Common Council
or other governing or legislative body
of any city and county, city, or town
within this State, except steam rail-
roads, telegraph lines and renewal oi
franchises for piers, chutes and
wharves shall be granted upon the
conditions in this Act provided, and not
otherwise. The fact that an application
for such franchise or privilege has been
made to such Board of Supervisors
Board of Trustees. Common Council
or other governing or legislative body
together with a statement that IL is
proposed to grant the same, must first
be advertised in one or more newspa-
pers of the city and county, city, OF
town wherein the said franchise Oh
privilege is to be exercised. Such adj
vertisement must state that bids viii
be received for such franchise, and thai
it will be awarded to the highest bid
der and such advertisement must De