The record-union., 1899-03-22

ferred to, is meant the signing and fl
sions of law" 60 days
Chapter p, February 21st; authorizes
municipalities of less than first class to
acquire lands for cemetery purposes
and to make rules for government of
same.
Chapter %, February Dist; adds new
Section to Act of 1895 relative to se-
curing claims for labor done and ma
terials furnished for Improvement in
streets, lanes, sidewalks and construc-
ton of sewers. The new section re-
quires contractors for all such work
to give bonds in value equal to one
half the sum payable under the con-
tract. This inures to benefit of mater
1al men and workers on such Improve
ment or construction. 1t shall provide
THAT if the contractor shall not pay
them, then the sureties will, to the ex-
tent of the sum provided in the bond.
Provides for filing liens on such work
by the material men and laborers. Ac-
t1ons may be brought therefore On the
bond and for recovery of reasonable
attorney fees.
Chapter %, February 23d; amends
Section i 1,1S5 Code of Civil Procedure,
relative to mechanics and other liens
on real property. Puts wells into the
category of property on which liens
may be filed
Chapter %, February 23d; repeals the
law of 1883, providing for publication
of proposed Constitutional amendments
IN newspapers. The chapter contains
section to which no reference is made
IN the title, and which evidently does
not belong there, with reference to the
new method of publication of amend
ments
Chapter %, February 23d; under pro-
vision without the Governors sigma
ture, provides that no person, firm or
corporation shall have, for sale, but
ter manufactured by boiling, melting,
deodorizing or renovating, stale, rancid
or decompOsed butter unless it is so
marked on the package or firkin- The
violation of the Act is made "a nliSde-
meanor, and the State Dairy Bureau is
directed to enforce its provisions.
Chapter 26, February 23d; appro-
PIRATES S250O0 for constructing a free
wagon road from the Mono Lake Basin
to connect with the road at Tioga
Mine.
Chapter q, February 23d; appropri-
ates $500 to send expert to New Zea-
land, Australia or other countries, to
collect aud import for general distribu-
tlon parasitic and pedaceouS insects
which prey upon fruit and tree pests.
This was commonly known as the bug
bill" July l, 1899.
Chapter 81, February 3d.: amends
Section l, 1875 of the Political Code, pro-
viding that whenever proposed Con-
stitutional amendments are to be sub
mitted to vote of the people, the Sec
retary of State shall not less than
twenty-five days before election, cause
to be printed at the State Printing Of
flee copies of such proposed amend
ments, and shall send the same to the
several County Clerks in the State 1t
is made the duty of the County Clerk
to mail copy of such amendment CT
amendments to each qualified Voter in
his county, in the same envelope in
which is sent the sample ballot No
other publication shall be necessary or
authorized. 90 days
Chapter 20, February 23d; adds new
section to the Political Code to be
known as Section 2.5S, making it a mis-
demeanor punishable by fine of not
less than 500 nor more than $500, or
| imprisonment in the County Jail for
not less than one nor more than six
months, or both, for publishing the
portrait of any person without consent,
other than persons holding public otfi-
ces, or of person convicted of a crime,
or to publish any caricature which
tends TO expose the subject to ridicule,
hatred or contemplate days.
Chapter 80, February 2jth; appro-
priating $4,000 to provide for. the con-
struction of a sewerage system at the
Folsom State Prison, in order to pre-
vent dumping the same into and. con-
taminating the water of the American
and Sacramento Rivers. January / i.
1900, provided that plans may be
| agreed to before that date.