The record-union., 1899-04-06
CHAPTER 251.

Chapter 201 adds a new section to
the Political Code, numbered 1921. This
Act authorizes the granting by Boards
of Supervisors and municipal author
tiles of cities and towns, franchises for
the construction Of piers and wharves
for terminal purposes. The section is
as follows:
Section 2921 Boards of Supervisors
of counties in this State may grant to
any railroad corporation authority to
construct a wharf or pier on or in front
of any lands owned by it bordering on
any navigable bay, inlet, lake, creek,
slough or arm Of the sea situate in or
bounding their counties, respectively,
with a license to take tolls for the use
of the same for the term of the corpor-
ate existence of the said railroad COR
poratiOns, not exceeding fifty years
whenever such board finds the use of
said wharf or pier necessary to the ex-
ercise Of the franchise of such railroad
corporation for terminal purposes and
the same may be granted without offer
ing the same for sale. Nothing con-
tanned in this chapter shall be construed
TO limit the powers of such boards to
grant the right to such railroad cor
porations to build and construct for ter
mlnal purposes on and in front of any
lands owned by it any wharf or pier
of the width necessary for the carry
ing on of the business of such railroad
at such terminal, not to exceed one
thousand Q,000) feet, and to the length
that 1t may be desirable to construct
the same, SO that it may not prevent
the navigation by boats and vessels of
such nayigable bay, inlet, lake, creek,
slough or arm of the sea; provided, that
there shall be excluded from the op-
GRAFTON of this section any and all ter
rltory and property under the jurisdic-
ton or control of any Incorporated city
or town or any board of State Harbor
Commissioners. All of the provisions
OF this chapter not in conflict with any
thing in this sectionI contained are here
by made applicable to all proceedings
had under this section"
CHAPTER 252.
Chapter 252 amends Section 1772 of
the Civil Code, relating to the; powers of
guardians in partition. The original
section Q772) simply permitted guard
ians to join in and assent to partition
Of the real estate of the ward, when
ever such assent may be given by any
lowing important addition: Provided,
that such assent can only be given after
the court having jurisdiction over said
estate shall grant an order conferring
such authority, which order shall only
be made after hearing in open court
upon the petition of the guardian after
notice of at least ten days, mailed by
the clerk of the court to all the known
relatives Of the ward residing in the
county where the proceedings are pend
ing. The guardian may also consent to
partition of the real or personal estate
of his ward without action. and agree
upon the share to be set off to such
ward, and may execute a release in be-
half of his ward to the owners of the
shares, of the parts to which they may
be respectively entitled, upon obtaining
from said court having jurisdiction over
said estate, authority to so consent af-
ter a hearing in open court upon the
petition Of the guardian after notice of
at least ten days, mailed by the clerk
of the court to all the known relatives
of the ward residing in the county
where the proceedings are pending"
CHAPTER 253.
Chapter 253, which is the last of the
laws of 1899, amends Section 4 of the
Lake Tahoe Road Act of April /. 1897.
and appropriates $4,000 to carry out
Improvements designated The Act pro-