The record-union., 1897-05-08
CONVEYING TITLE OF STATE
T, NDS

Among the Acts passed by the Leg
islature was one to relinquish to the
United States the title of this state 10
certain lands. The new law is as FOL
lows:
Section l. All the right and tltle oI
the State of California in and to the par
cells of land extending from hlgh-Water
mark out to 800 yards beyond low
water mark, lying adjacent and contlgu-
Gus to such lands of the United states III
this State as lie upon tidal waters anu
are held, occupied or reserved for mill
tary purposes or defense, lying adjacent
and contiguous to any island, the title
to which is in the United States, or
which island is reserved by the Unlteu
States for any military or naval pur-
poses or for defense, are hereby grahteu,
released, and ceded to the United states
of America the boundaries OF each par
eel of land hereby granted, released, ana
ceded to the United States to be line
along high-Water mark, a line oOO yards
out beyond low-water mark, and lines
at right angles to high-water mark at
the points where the boundaries of the
adjacent lands of the United States
the title to each parcel of land hereby
granted, released, and ceded to the
United States shall be, and remain IN
the United States only SO long as the
United States shall continue to hold ana
own the adjacent lands now belonging
to the United States; and provided
further, that this State reserves the
right to serve an deXecute on said lands
all civil process, not Incompatible with
this cession, and such criminal process
as may lawfully issue under the au-
thority of this State against any person
or persons charged with crimes COM
mitted without said lands.
DEBRIS COMMISSIONER.
The Legislature amended the Act to
provide for the appointment of De-
bris Commissioner and as the Act is of
general interest to inhabitants of both
valley and mountain, it is printed in
full as follows:
Section l. The Governor Of the State
of California shall, on or before the
first day of January, 1898, appoint
competent civil engineer for period Of
four years only, to be known as and
called the Debris Commissioner; pro-
vided, however that the Debris Com
missioner heretofore appointed under
the Act entitled AN Act to provide for
the appointment, duties, and compensa-
ton of a Debris Commissioner, and to
make an appropriate ton to be expended
under his directions in the discharge of
his duties as such Commissioner" ap-
proved March p, 1893, shall continue
- - nd he.
compensation of that office, subject to
the provisions of this Act, until the ex-
piration of the term for which he was
appointed and until the appointment
and qualification of the Debris Com
missioner provided for by this Act.
Section . Section . of said Act is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 9 Said Commissioner shall
receive a compensation of SO per day
while actually engaged in the discharge
of his duties. and his necessary tray
cling expenses, to be allowed by the
State Board of Examiners.
Section 8. Section 3 of said Act is
hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
Section 3 It shall be the duty of
the said Debris Commissioner to con-
suit and advise with the members of
the corps of engineers of the United
States Army comprising the California
Debris Commission (cTeated by Act Of
Congress approved March l, 1888 in re-
lation to the construction of works for
the restraining and impounding of de-
bris resulting from mining operations,
natural erosion, or other causes; and
it shall be his duty to examine such
works. and to report the result of such
examination to the State Board of EX-
aminers. Said Debris Commissioner is
further al1t hOriZed and directed to con-