The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-04
Synopsis OF
New E avs
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The clerical force at the office of the
Superintendent of State Printing yes
terday finished the chaptering OF
amended and new laws, as completed
by the Legislature. The enrolled bills
will go to the printing office forthwith,
and the laws will be printed and chap
tered.
The following is the first available
accurate summary of the new laws
carrying the work on from where the
Record Union" summary ended on
March 26th. 1t includes the substance
Of Acts that became laws by the Gov
ernor's signature, or Gas provided Dy
law without his approval. The chap
tering hereunder is in conformity with
the chaptering that will appear IN the
volume of laws of 1893:
CHAPTER 90.
Chapter 90, approved March 18th, Is
the general appropriation bill, making
provision for all State institutions for
two years.
CHAPTER 96
Chapter 96 became a law on March
18th, without the Governor signature.
1t is for the purpose of protecting DO
nestle livestock from contagious ana
infectious diseases. The bill also pro-
vides for the appointment and duties
of officials to carry into effect the pro-
visions Of the Act. Section l of the
law provides for the appointment OF
State Veterinarian by the Governor
within sixty days after the date of thS
Act The appointee must be a gradu-
ate Of some well known and reputable
college of veterinary surgery, and his
salary is placed at $1,000 year and
expenses. Section 2 provides that 1t
shall be the duty of the State Veterin-
arian to protect the health of all do
nestle animals of the StateIrom all
contagious and infectious diseases so
far as practicable; and for the purpose
he is A,horized and empowered to eS-
tablish and enforce such quarantine
regulations as he may deem necessary
as to stock passing over any quarantine
| line existing, or which may be estab-
lished within the State; and all such
stock SO moving shall be inspected by
him. and he shall issue his certificate
of State inspection, unless such stock
shall have been, Immediately prior to
such moving, inspected by an officer or
agent acting under the laws of the
United States. Whenever it may be
necessary to carry out and give effect
to the provisions of the Act. the Gov
ernor is authorized to appoint an AS
sstant State Veterinarian, whose ten
ure of office and salary shall be deter
mined and fixed by the Governor.
CHAPTER 81.
Ssl
officers and clerks of the Thirty-third
session.
CHAPTER 90.
Chapter 9S amends Section 3113 Of
the Political Code, relative to the levy
ing of taxes. 1t provides that the
State Board of Equalization must, for
State purposes, for the fiftyfrst and
fifty-second fiscal years, fix such an ad
valorem rate of taxation upon each
500 in value of taxable property, as
will raise the following sums: For the
general fund, $1,000, 722; for the school
fund, 50, 433 $40; for the interest and
sinking fund, S141. 435.
For the fifty-second fiscal year: For
the general fund, $2,946, 222; for the
school fund, So, 1873 $40; for the interest
and sinking fund, S141,435.
CHAPTER 80.
Chapter 90 amends Section 1871 Of the
Political Code, relative to the salaries
of Superior Judges After naming the
salaries of Judges by counties, as in
the old section, the following words
are added: Until the first Monday
after the 1st day of January, 1908, I'M
less a vacancy occurs in the office of
Judge of the Superior Court of said
counties combined; provided, that from
and after the first Monday after the LIST
day of January, 1903, or after the hap
pening of a vacancy, should the same
occur, in such Office of said counties
combined, the Judges Of the Superior
Court respectively, Of the counties of
Yuba and Suffer shall receive a salary
of $1,000 per annum, payable in each
case one-half by the State and the
other half by the county for which the
Judge is. elected or appointed, at the
times and in the manner now provided
by law for the payment of such sala-
ries in other counties
CHAPTER 100
Chapter 100 pays John w. Mitchell
81 800 for legal services rendered the
Whittier State school.
CHAPTER 101
Chapter 101 amends Sections 1131,
116O, 1164, 1856 and 1897 of the Polit-
ical Code making new provisions con-
corning elections. 1t provides for the
appointment of local Election Boards
twenty-five days previous to elections,
INSTEAD of fifteen days before, as now.
A new provision is added, by which all
who are within the election booth when
the polls close may vote; but the most
sweeping change refers to ballots. 1t
provides that the lists of candidates of
the several parties shall be printed in
parallel columns, each column to be
headed by the party name, in such or
der as the Secretary of State may di
to the party which polled the highest
number of votes for Governor at the
last preceding general election for such
officer, and SO on. The number of such
columns shall exceed by one the num-
Der of separate tickets of candidates
to be voted for at the polling place for
which the ballot is provided. The
party name shall be printed in display,
the name or designation of the office
in BREWER lower case, and the name of
the candidate therefor in brewer cap
ital type The printing of the names in
parallel columns, as thus provided. is
the greatest innovation thus far made.
CHAPTER 1872
Chapter 102 amends the Act Of March
2, 1888, relative to the classification of
municipal corporations. It adds a pro-
vision relative to the enumeration of