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specifications and drawings shall be

snecifications and drawings shall ba delivered to the contractor.
 At the same time with the execution of the contract the contractor shall ex- ecute to the City and County and de- liver to the Secretary of the Board bond in the sum named in the notice for proposals, with two or more suffl- cient sureties to be approved by the Board or shall deposit with the Secre- tary 8 certified check upon some sol- vent bank for said amount, Tor the faithful performance of the contract. No surety on any bona, otner than laW- fully authorized surety companies, shall be taken unless he shall be payer of taxes on real property. the assessed value of which, over ana above all incumbrances, Is equal Tn amount to his liabilities on all oonds on which he may be security to tne City and County; and eacn surety shall justify and make an afhdaVlt tror which a form shall be printed upon said bond), signed by him, that ne IS assessed upon the last Assessmene Book of the City and County Tn ms own name for real property III aIi ii amount greater than his liability on all bonds on which he is surety to the Clty and County, and that the taxes on such property so assessed are not ue" linquent. |.
 The contract shall specify the time within which the work shall be corn menced, and when to be completed, as was specified in the notice inviting pro- posals therefor. Upon the recommeH- dation of the Board, the Supervisors may extend said time; but in no event shall the time for the performance CT said contract be extended by the Su- pervisors more than ninety days be- yond the time originally fixed for it's completion; but, on the unanimous recommendation of the Board Of Pubic Works, a further extension may DS granted by vote of fourteen members of the Board of Supervisors. In case CT failure on the part of the contractor to complete his contract within tho time fixed in the contract, or within such extension of said time as Is herein provided, his contract shall be volds and the Supervisors shall not pay or allow to him any compensation for any work done by him under said contract: and, in the case of the improvement or streets, no assessment shall be made for the work done under said contract
 Sec. 22. The work in this Article pros vided for must be done under the di- rection and to the satisfaction or the Board of Public Works; and the mater ials used must be in accordance with the specifications and be to the satis- faction of said Board, and all contracts provided for in this Article must con- tain provision to that effect, and also, that in no case, except where 1t is otherwise provided in this Charter, will the City and County, or any de- partment or officer thereof, be liable for any portion of the expense, or in the case of improvement of streets, for any delinquency of persons or property assessed.
 When said work shall have been completed to the satisfaction and ac- ceptance of the Board, 1t shall so de- clare by resolution, and thereupon thS Board shall deliver to the contractor a certificate to that effect
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CHAPTER III.
The District Attorney.

SECTION l. The District Attorney shall be elected by the people and shall hold office for two years. He shall be an elector of the City and County and must at the time of his election be qualified to practice in all the courts of this State, and must have been so SO qualified for tt least five years next preceding his election. He shall re- ceive an annual salary of five thou sand dollars.
 Sec. 2. The District Attorney shall have all the powers conferred, and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon. the District Attorneys of coun- ties by the general laws of this State. and In addition thereto shall attend. in stitute and conduct on behalf of the people, all prosecutions cognizable in the Police Court of the City and County. He shall draw all complaints and warrants in said Police Court prosecute all forfeited recognizances therein, and all actions for the recovery Of fines, penalties, and forfeitures ac- cruing to the City and County; deliver receipts for money or property received in his official capacity, and file dupli- cates therefor with the County Treas urer; file with the Auditor on the first Mondays of January, April, July and October in each year, an itemized statement under oath showing all moneys received by him in his official capacity durir~ the preceding three months; keep register of his official business in which must be entered a note of every action, whether criminal or civil. nrosecuted officially by him. and of the proceedings therein; and give, when required. without fee. ad- vice to the Board of Police Commits sioners. the Chief of Police, the Board of Health and the Coroner, upon mat ters relating to the duties of their re- spective offices.
 Sec. B He may appoint seven Assist ant District Attorneys to aid him in the discharge of his official duties. three of whom shall act as prosecutors in the Superior Court, and shall each receive an annual salary Of thirty-six hundred dollars. and four of whom shall act as the prosecuting attorneys of the Police Court, and shall each receive an annual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars. When any of the assistants of the Dis trict Attorney acting as such prosecut- ing attorneys in the Police Court are not actually engaged In work connected with prosecutions therein. they shall he at the call of the District Attorney for any service connected with his depart ment. The assistants must each. at the time of his appointment. be qualified to practice in all the courts of this State. and must have been so qualified for at least two years next preceding his ap- pointment. The District Attorney may AiEo appoint one chief clerk, who shall
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CHAPTER K.
The San Francisco Law Library

SECTION l. The Supervisors must provide, fit up and furnish, with fuel. lights, stationery, and all necessary conveniences, attendants and care. rooms convenient and accessible to the Judges and officers of the courts and of the municipal government sufficient for the use and accommodation of the San francisco Law Library, established under an Act of the Legislature of this state entitled: "An Act to provide for increasing the Law Library of the cor porat1on known as the San Francisco Law Library, and to secure the use of the same to the Courts held at San Francisco, the Bar, the City and Coun- ty Government and the People of the City and County of San Francisco" ap- proved March 9th, 1870. The Supervis- ors must appropriate, allow, and order paid out of the proper fund such sums
 as may be necessary for the purposes aforesaid; and all sums lawfully ap-
 propriated and expended pursuant hereto shall be paid out of the proper fund on demands duly audited, in the mode prescribed by this Charter for auditing other demands upon the treas ury. The County Clerk must pay monthly to the Treasurer of the San Francisco Law Library such moneys as he shall collect under the Act referred to for the benefit of said Law Library.
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CHAPTER VIII.
The Police Court.

SECTION 1. There Is hereby created and established in and for the City and County of San Francisco a Court to be known as the Police Court of the City and County of San Francisco. Said Court shall consist of four Judges, who shall be elected by the people and hold office for four years. They sf all each receive an annual salary of thirty-six hundred dollars. They shall be electors of the City and County at the time of their election, and must have been such for at least five years next preceding such time. No person shall be eligible to the office of Judge of the Police Court who is not at the time of his cleo tion qualified to practice in all the Courts of this State, and who has not been so qualified for at least five years next preceding his election. The Court shall be divided into departments known as Department Number One, Department Number Two, Depart. ment Number Three and Department Number Four. The Judges of such Court may hold as many sessions of the Judges thereof. The Judges who shall be elected at the first election under this Charter shall so classify them selves by lot that two of them shall go out of office In two years and two of them in four years.
 1ney Snall choose rom the1r mum Der a Presiding Judge who shall serve for one year. The Presiding Judge shall as- sign the Judges to their respective de- partmentS; but any of the Judges may preside in any of the departments in the absence or inability of the Judge regularly assigned thereto.
 The Judgments, orders and proceed ings of any session of the Court held by any one or more of the Judges shall be equally effectual as if all the Judges had presided at such session.
 Sec. 2. The Police Court of the City and County of San Francisco shall have:
 First-Exclusivc Jurisdiction of all prosecutions for the violation of or dinances of the Board of Supervisors.
 Second-Concurrent Jurisdiction with the Superior Court of ali other misde- meanors and of the examination of all felonies committed in the City and County.
 Third-Said Court. or any Judge thereof, shall have the same powers in all criminal actions. cases, exarnina- tions and proceedings as are now or
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CHAPTER V.
The County Clerk.

SECTION l. The County Clerk shall be elected by the people and shall hold office for two years. He shall have all the powers conferred. and shall dis charge all the duties imposed upon, the County Clerks of counties by the gen. eral laws of this State, and in addition thereto shall attend and act as Clerk of the Police Court, keep the dockets and registers thereof, and take charge of and safely keep all books, papers and records which may be filed or deposited in his office pertaining to the Police Court He shall receive an annual sal ary of four thousand dollars.
 Sec. 2. To aid him in the discharge of his official duties, the County Clerk who shall receive an annual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars; Cash fer, who shall receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; twelve Courtroom Clerks for the Superior Court who shall each receive an an nual salary of fifteen hundred dol lars; five Register Clerks, who shall eighteen hundred dollars; ten As sistant Register Clerks, who shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars; sixteen Copy ists, who shall each receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; and four Clerks for the Police Court, who shall each receive an annual salary of fifteen hundred dollars.
 Sec 3. For copies of papers furnish ed and certified by him, he shall charge not more than eight cents for each one hundred words. For certifying copies, which are not prepared by him, he shall be entitled to charge twenty-five cents, and also forty cents an hour for the time exceeding one hour necessarily occupied in comparing such copies. He must certify all papers presented to him which are copies of any document paper or record, or portions thereof, in his custody.
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Sec. 15. The Police Judges shall adopt all necessary rules and regula- t1ons for conducting the business of the Court.
 Sec. 16. No attorney shall appear in said Court to prosecute or defend per sons charged with offenses unless at the time of his appearance he be quail ned to practice law in all the courts of this State.
 Sec IF. The term of office of the Po- lice Judges elected at the general cleo ton held in the year eighteen hundred ana ninety-eight shall terminate at the hour of noon on the first Monday after the first day of January in the year nineteen hundred, and they shall at said time be succeeded by the Police Judges provided for In this Chapter: and all proceedings pending In said Court shall be transferred to the Police Court created under this Charter, and the Judges elected as herein provided shall have and obtain jurisdiction of the same.
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his custody and safely keep all books, records, maps and papers deposited in his office. Upon demand and payment of the fees prescribed therefor by law or by ordinance, he must furnish to any one applying therefor copy Of any such book, record, map or paper, certified under the hand and seal of his office. When any papers are presented for filing or recording, he or his depu- ties shall write on the margin of each paper so presented the number offolios, the amount palu for recording the same. and sha4I number consecutively all instruments and documents filed In his office. He shall also perform all other duties at the time and In the manner prescribed by the general laws of the State.
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CHAPTER ".
The Public Administrator.

SECTION l. The Public Administra- tor shall be elected by the people. and he shall hold office for two years. He shall have all the powers conferred, and shall discharge all the duties imposed upon. the Public Administrators of State, except as in this Charter other wise specifically provided. He shall be entitled to all such fees as may be al- lowed by law to the Public Administra- tors of the counties of the State in full compensation for all his services.
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ARTICLE v.
LEGAL DEPARTMENT.
CHAPTER I.
The Superior Court Judges.

SECTION l. The Judges of the Su- perior Court of the City an4 County may appoint not 10 exceed five inter- preters of foreign languages, who shall act as such interpreters !n criminal ac- tions ana proceedings in all the co-rts in the City and County. and in exam nations before Coroner's juries.
 Sec, 2. The stenographers in the Criminal Departments of the Superior Court shall eaoh receive an annual salary not exceeding twenty-four hun dred dollars which shall be in full compensation for all services including transcription and all stationery used by them.
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receive an annual salary of eighteen hundred dollars; one assistant clerk, who shall receive an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars; and one stem ographer and typewriter who shall re- ceive an annual salary of nine hundred dollars.
 Sec. 4. The District Attorney may, in the name of the City and County, bid for and purchase property at execution sales under judgments for the recovery Of fines, penalties or forfeitures accru- ing to the City and County.
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CHAPTER VII.
The Justices Courts,

SECTION 1. The Justices of the Peace shall each receive an annual sal ary of twenty-four hundred dollars, except the Presiding Justice, who shall receive an annual salary of twenty seven hundred dollars. They shall ap- point a Chief Clerk who shall hold office for two years and receive an an- nual salary of twenty-four hundred dollars. The Chief Clerk may appoint five Deputies, each of whom shall re- ceive an annual salary of twelve hun dred dollars,
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REVIEWED BY THE GOVERSOR.
Hinncsoia Hrigadc Nassc at the
state CapitaI.

minnesota Hrigndc MaSse at the
state Capital.
ST. Paul. May Am army of civil
ian& yesterday. $1,000 strong. watched
a brigade of Minnesota's volunteer sol
diers. 1000 in number march through
the streets of 81. Paul to Camp Ram
Sey NJ the state fair grounds. the first
camping place of MinncSota's quota of
The volunteer army of the United
States.
1t was grand, IN inspiring specta-
'l". II was scene that wrought Il
me highest tension the enthusiasm OF
those that knew nothing Of the hor-
ror. nothing but the sunshine, the tin
sci. the spectacular of war. But 10
those among the older citizens of the
city. those that saw Minnesotas men
march away thirty-scven years ago
lhlS month 10 acquit themselves 80
hchly III the lcnG. bitter struggle be-
tween the North and the South. to the
men that marched from Minnesota
men. to the widows and orphans that
lost their loved ones IN that struggle,
the scene held different prospect. 1t
was one that Saddened their hearts
ana brought back again wildly the
long ago.
The capitol because Of tine late arrival
81 some of the country companies. and
II WAS not until | 40 o'clock that Col
foblctcr, brigade commander gave the
order 10 march. GOV. Clough ami his
staff in full uniform were drawn up on
horseback directly in front of the cap
ltol. on the east side Of the street
Following clos" on the color company
o! the Second regiment came the First
regiment. with the 81. Paul Minneapo-
lis. saltwater ana Red Wing conpa-
mes. preceded by the First Regiment
band of Minneapolis. When the First
had passed the Third came into line,
bringing up the rear of til" column.
As the rear of the Third regiment
PASSED the governor and his staff they
wheeled into line and followed the col
Umn 10 camp.
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WILL co OPERATE

'ubnn and 1mcr;.,
g. 10 W hip the Spnpi,r,.
""'' MAY ], - The Now Yo,,I,
c'"'a special Ia tho piounar pross
il'h' tampa, Fla, says: II is ro Ionr
II secret That the Cubau and \ma1.
'a.' 'orreS ar" working i'm harmonv =,
wnlp IN" SpnnardS. Col Emo,io
.' mead Of all the Important Cnhan
',iiouSl"rlhg expeditions. arrival nor,
'iiis morning from WASHINGTON onJ
was met ny member of Con W,doS
stan, who escorted him 70 Cen wadn.s
headquarters, where a lengthy con
ference was held lnformotion r,nr,
authentic sources Substantjotcs ,ba ra
port that this government * .o-nnor.,,
ing with III" Cuban leaders and thor
the ilrst advance made on the SDap-
.u, torres VIII br under The men and
artlilery from this government
Already there is Il large numhor or
cuban volunteers here. who AFRO VOL,
suppi,ed win Winchester rifles and
othef war implements. who arc await,
iii- 'h' arrival Of the Cuban leader he
lofe they Join Comes forces. Nine car
loads OF guns and ammunition have ar
rived ana ar" now on route for Port
Iamp. aud il is said that this war
paraphernalia is for what Cubans there
ar" IN Tampa without equipment, and
Tor thos" on the i>lamd who have not
been supplied
Lieut.. Whitney. I. : A.. landed near
'aibal'icn two days ago for the pur-
loSc of interviewing Gen. Maxine
GomrZ 10 arrange for the cooperation
OF the inSurgCnt forces with the United
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BOUND FOR THE CANARIES.
'"hiSh Fhet RrIfex Cd To Have
Taken Tint Coursr

London. May 1.-The departure Of
.ne spanish he"t from the Cape Nordes
. regarded as the first really important
news or the was. M further inforna-
s'on mas been received here as 10 its
u,,e ", but il is considead not I'M
i.heiy that II will go to the Canary Is
anus TO await reinforcenents from
naoiz without which IL is con Sidered a
a,opeiess task to attempt to attack Rear
'uihiral Saml sons fleet II is also
IMPOSED that 1t may attempt To inter
.inpt the American cruiser Oregon. The
u'ea that 1t will attempt to lombard
nc United states coast cities is not
eilously regarded here. No further
" ',' news has reached London.
nnere the immediate fact of interest is
pines. '"' ''''p
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FULL OF TORPEDOES.
spnninrds say. Americans Cannot
LnHd On the shores Of Nntanz"s


Madrid. May |. In official circles
it il not believed the Americans eau
effect Il landing on The shores Of Ma
tanZaS Bay ~ the bay il full of tor
pcdGCS. The reports cablcd from Wash
ingl0n respecting tie movments of the
American army ana feet are cOnSid-
cred rs intended Ia hUOdwink the Span
iSh government. The latest dispatches
from Havana say il was the American
warShip Montgomery which went
ashore off the coast of the Pinar del
Rio and that she grounded on the rocks
hear ColonadOS.
According 10 these dispatches three
other wa ships succeeded in floating
he". but the Montgomery is badly dam
aged.
There are great reioicingS in Havana
AT what is described AZ the American
repulse at Matanzas." II Is not he
lieved that the United States warShirs
will venture to attack MANILA.
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Dreadful News for - Father.

Deadwood, :. D.. May !. The news
was received by w. T.. Mccain, Il mer-
chant Of this city, that his little daugh-
TER ell route :" Wisconsin. had fallen
from the train near Sioux City and was
instantly killed.
Treaty at Peace signed.
Managua. Nicaragua. May ]. - An
earthquake shock passed through Mica
royua, moving north and south ut n
specd of about 800 milimetres per see
ond. 1t partly destroyed number Of
houses. ON Wednesday. on board the
limited States steamer Alert, prelim-
mary treaty Of peace vas signed be-
tween Nicaragua and Costa Rica.
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IMPARTIAL NEUTRALITY.
No Special Pri, ilcgcs Cor L. =. War
ships in nnNtinn Mnters.

Washington. May /. The republic
of llayti is expected to maintain strict
neutrality rs between the United
States and Spain and il is said that
reports of exceptional privileges given
To The United States warships in Hay
tian waters are erroneous. The Hay
tian minister. Mr.. Lcgare. said Tat he
has received no ocial instructions con
corning neutrality, but he had no
doubt an attitude of impartial neu-
trality will be maintained
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London, May ]. - The Rome CORE
spondent Of the Daily Chronicle says:
The archbishop Martinelli, papal dele
gate 70 the Roman Catholic church In
the United States has cabled the waite
an to abstain from all demonstrations
Of sympathy with Spain which could
excite the Protestant sentiment of the
United States against the Roman
Catholics"
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SPANISH FLEET
SAILS AT LAST
LEAVES CAPE VERDE ISLANDS
SURE THIS TINE.

omcinIs at Washington Relieved of
One source Of tBNiety-t ontinucd
fr"s' nee OF the Fleet at Cape
verde Indicated the Sympathy Of
PORTUGAL for spain-Eenr> That ID
wight I.ad to Violation of Men,
fr"litS IR,'s-AtfRcL on Natnnzus
only Naval Reconnaissance
eIundroR May Arrive at Manila
i"-p"H-ki ON the Tonnage
Tax.
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THIS is DREADFUL.

sh General Proposes to Recon-
g. Tucr Florida.
" Elul, May 1.-The Pioneer Press
ork Herald:
ihe Following IN. OF course. from the
'panish correspondent:
,ha. aVaha, April 9.-It is rumorcd
n,". ten Parade has finished com
II pan for reconquering Florida.
er,, DE- presented to the other gen
10 ~ TOT their opinions before II goes
p.eu' blaneo for final approval.
for OF the army Is being organized
'ae iayasloa Of Florida.
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London, May 1.-The Gibraltar cor
respondent Of the Times says: Il am
assured by a high naval authority that
Spain bought 1900 tons of coal before
the outbreak of the war and that il
was delivered. A neither this nor any
important quantity reached Cadiz, it
would be interesting to know where it
has gone. if ii has arrived"
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Killed by the Trs I'm.

Appleton, Wis, May 1. Thomas
Walsh and bis wife We're killed by n
sou.h-hound freight train on the Chica-
go * Northwestern ailway. The couple
We're driving into the city from their
Freedom home and the approaching
train was not noticed. Walsh was in
stantly killed, but his wife lived about
half an hour.
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DEWEY'S SQUADRON.
Report That u Was sighted on
ROtinno.

ROiinno.
Hongkoug. May I. 1t is denied
that the Spanish feet has left Minnlla
10 meet the American squadron. On
the contrary it Is asserted that the
Spanish warshipS will remain in Ma
nilla bay To assist the forts.
Ii is reported from Manila that the
American warships ha" been sighted
og BOllnao where the rebellion broke
cut last February. but the weather has
been too stormy for the fleet to COM
H."i.icatC with the rebels.
The inSurgent chief .tguinaldo is
coming 10 Hong Kong from Singapore.
1t is alleged that he ahscondcd with Il
half million dollars. paid by the Span
ish government for the othe.' insurgent
leaders All Manila kilograms are
ccnsorized and mail communication
with Hon" Kong has been suspended.