The San Francisco call., 1897-01-22

and to require the production OF books,
papers and documents in matters relating
to the public health. Another bill, No.
375, by the same author, confers much
needed powers upon the Board OF Health.
1t applies particularly to San Francisco
and will be therefore OF great interest to
the people. 1t reads as follows:
The Board OF Health OF every municipality
and of every county in this State shall have
the same powers with respect TO the adoption
and passage OF ordinances relating TO matters
OF sanitary character and to matters which
affect or relate TO the health OF such munich
pallty or county, or ofthe inhabitants thereon,
as are now or may be hereafter conferred
upon the Common Council or other governing
body of such municipality or the Board OF
Supervisors of such county. Every vioialon
OF any ordin' nee so adopted or passed Is
hereby declared to be a misdemeanoi.
The said ordinances shall be passed In the
same manner as ordinances are passed by the
srid Common Council or other governing
body OF the munic pahty, or by the Board OF
supervisors of the county, but the vote OF a
majority of the Board of Health shall be sum-
clent to adopt or pass any ordinance.
In case any conflict shall arise or exist De-
tween ordinances adopted by the Com mon
Council or other governing body OF the munl-
cipality, or by the Board of Supervisors OF the
county, and the ordinances passed by the
Board of Health of such municipality or
county, the former. to the extent 10 which the
conflict exists, shall prevail and be paramount
A measurr for the relief of agricultural
district associations has been referred TO
the Committee on Agriculture. 1t is Mr..
Harris Assembly bill No. 364. Its pro-
visions are:
The president of any district agricultural
association organized under the laws of this
State State institution for the purpose OF
ling agricultural fairs may within three
months after the passage OF this act. present
to the State Board of Examiners a claim against
the State for existing Indebtedness incurred
by and for such association, and by and for
any agricultural association or society,
to the possession of the property held,
by which said district agricultural as
sociation has succeeded. for moneys used
pose of holding agricultural fairs, and for
money expended in holding such fairs or for
either or any OF such purposes. Such claim
shall be accompanied by statement showing
the facts constituting the claim, verified in
the same manner as plain IS in civil actions.
The State Board of Examiners shall 1nves-
tigate each of the claims SO presented and
shall approve the same for the amount of the
Indebtedness incurred ior the purposes or any
OF the purposes mentioned In section one OF
this act and shall indorse such approval on
such claim over their signatures, and trans
nit the same to the office OF the Controller
of State; and the Controller must draw his
warrant for the amount so approved, on the
general fuud in the State treasury, in favor of
The president of the district agricultural asso-
ciation presenting such claim, and the State
Treasurer must pay such warrant out OF such
general fund.
The money received on such warrant must
he used to pay the indebtedness for which
such claim was approved, and for no other
purpose.
No district agricultural association receiv-
ing the benefit OF this act shall issue free ad-
mission tickets to fairs he'd by such associa-
tion, except to the directors of such associa-
ton and to exhibitors at sucn fairs and their
assistants In making such exhibits.
Henry had an eye to the interests of
labor when he introduced Assembly bill
1863. 1t adds a new section TO the Penal
Code, providing that all goods, wares
and merchandise made by convict labor
in any penitent tiary or other esta blish-
ment IN which convict labor is EN- ployed
shall before being sold or exposed for sale
be branded, labeled or marked as herein
after provided, and shall not be exposed
for sale in any place within this State
without such brand, label or mark.
The brand, label or mark hereby re-
quired shall contain at the head or top
thereof the words convict made" fol-
lowed by the year and name of the peni-
tentiary, prison, reformatory or other es-
tablishment in which ii is made in plain
English lettering of the style and size
known as great primer Roman condensed
capitals. The brand or mark shall in all
cases where the nature OF an article will
permit be placed upon the same, and only
where such branding or mark .ng is i'm
possible shall label be used, ana Where a
label is used it shall be in the form of q
paper tag, which shall be attached by wire
to each article, where the nature of the
article will permit, and placed securely
upon the box, crate or other covering in
which such goods, wares or merchandise
may be packed. shipped or exposed for
sale. Said brand, mark or label shall be
placed upon the outside and upon the
most conspicuous part of the finished arti-
Gle and its box, crate or covering.
Half the fine goes to the informer.
Assem- blyman Henry in his bill 362
attempts to remove certain discrimina-
tions heretofore made. 1t reads as fol-
lows:
No license shall hereafter be imposed upon
any person soliciting orders for the sale OF any
article or articles manufactured or produced
in this State, which, under the constitution
or laws OF the United States, cannot be legally
imposed upon person or persons soliciting
orders in this State for the sale of similar
article in like manner, made or produced in
any of the States of the United States. This
section shall in no manner affect the right or
power of counties or municipalities to impose
licenses upon persons conducting regular
places of business therein.
The large and richly furnished salon of
Richard Wagner's home at Bayreuth is
now kept closed like tomb by his widow.