The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-08
SOME PROPOSED MEASURES.
Bills That the Legislature Will be
Asked to Pass.

| Among the measures of Importance
which the Legislature will be asked to
favorably consider is one urged by the
vticultural interests throughout the
State, the aim of which is to prohibit
the sophistication and adulteration of
wine. 1t will be introduced in the SEN
ate by Senator La Rue.
! The bill will define what pure wine
shall be, and will specify what ingredi-
ents outside of the product of the grape
1t may contain; will prohibit the use
! CT analine dyes, salcylic acid or any
chemical antiseptic or ingredient recog-
| nized as being deteterious to the health
Of the consumer; will make it unlawful
to sell or expose for sale any beverage
| made. or purporting to be made from
grapes, unless branded with the name
of the beverage, together with the man.
| ufacturer or firm by which it is made.
The execution of the Act is placed in
the hands of the Regents of the State
University, and a chemical analysis
made by the Professor of Agriculture
of any sample of wine which shows any
violation Of the Act shall be used as
prima facie evidence and subject the
wine from which the sample was OBJ
tanned, to seizure, and the manufac-
turer to arrest.
On conviction the wine shall be con-
| fscated and the manufacturer sub
! jected to a fine or Imprisonment. The
| District Attorney of the county in
which the seizure is made will prose-
cute all such cases as may arise An
appropriation of 5000 is asked for to
insure a vigorous enforcement of the
law, said appropriation to cover all ex-
penses for four years.
| RESPECTING DISTRICT FAIRS.
! AS a. result of the failure on the State
| to provide appropriations for the as
sistance Of Agricultural District Asso-
Citations at the session of 1891 many of
them have contracted debts which they
are unable to liquidate, and are in Sc
| we're straits, financially.
| These associations demand relief, and
in order that they may be accommo-
dated, Senator Morehouse will intro
duce bill granting them the privilege
of mortgaging their property to raise
funds when occasion requires it,
APPELLATE COURT.
! Senator Simpson will introduce a
constitutional amendment identical
- n.
session of 1897 providing for an APP
| pellant Court which shall be final i'll
cases of specified character.
The proposed amendment bears the
| Endorsement of every member of the
Los Angeles Bar Association, and it is
understood that a strong fight will be
made to have it referred to the people
at the next general election. 1t will
| I@a Sc,
overworked and behind in its business,
and that Court of Appeals would take
care of much Of the work, thus secur-
ing much earlier action on the part of
the Supreme Court on important cases
which are carried up.
| STATE HIGHWAYS.
The Board of Directors of the Cali
fornia Good Roads League, in consulta-
ton with the State Department OF
Highways has drafted a bill which
will in all probability be introduced by
the respective Chairmen of the Roads
ard Highways Committee of each
! house.
The bill provides for the classification
| into three classes of all the roads in
| the State the first class to include all
| highways designated as State high
ways; the second to include all high
ways designated as county thorough
fares" and the third to include all des-
| ignated as district roads,"
Section 2 of the bill specifies that the
following roads, when definitely located
| by the Department of Highways, are
declared to belong to the first class:
l. Commencing on the State line be-
| tween California and Oregon, at or near
| the point where the State line is in
tersected by the road from Yreka to
Ashland, and extending thence south
! erly, along the best grades and align
ments, through the counties of Siski-
you, Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Yuba, Sut-
ter. Sacramento, San Joaquin. Stanis-
laus, MERGED. MADEIRA, Fresno, Tulare
Kern, Los Angeles, Orange and San
Diego, to Tia Juana.
| ?. Commencing at Crescent City, in
Del Norte County, and extending
thence south and southeasterly through
the counties of Del Norte, Humboldt,
Mendocino, Sonoma and Marin to Sau-
salito.
| 3. Commencing in San Francisco, and
extending thence southeasterly through
the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara,
San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo,
| Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los An
geles, to Los Angeles City.
4. Commencing at point upon the
State highway through Tehama Coun-
! ty, at or near the station OF Tehama.
and extending southerly through the
counties OF Tehama, Glenn, Colusa,
Yolo and Solano, to Vallejo