The record-union., 1899-02-04
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the Assembly announcing the passage
by that body. of A. B. lis, commonly
known as the Horseshoeing Act.
: TWO BILLS.
Hall introduced two bills, as follows:
Relative to appraisers to determine
loss sustained by fire insurance COM
panies. Corporations.
To protect holders of fire insurance
policies in cases of total loss. Cor
porations
SECOND READING FILE.
The second reading file was taken
IN and bills were disposed of as fol-
lows:
S. B. 1872, Currier, authorizing cities
and towns of the sixth class to obtain
by purchase, donation or devise, lands
for cemetery purposes; and authoflz-
ing the Board Of Trustees of said mu-
inequalities to make all necessary rules
and regulations for the government ana
disposition of the same. Amended and
ordered printed.
S. B. 90, by Leavitt, amending sec
lions of the Political Code relating TO
revenue and taxation. Amended and
to printer.
S. BIS 80, Cutter relating to writ or
mandate; 129, Dickinson, to regulate
the licensing and powers OF detectives
14S. Braunhart, relative to new trlais ;
JOB, Morehouse, authorizing agrlcult-
ural societies to borrow money and Sc
cure payment of same; l4o, Braunhart'
relating to the annual salaries Oh
Judges of the Superior Court, ana Ioo,
Dickinson, concerning the patentlng OF
lands belonging to the State, having
been reported adversely from commit
tees. were withdrawn by their au-
thors.
S. B. 50. Wolfe, to add new section
to the Penal Code, to be designated as
Section 3j4% making it a m1sdemeahor
to deface, obliterate, cover up, OF QUIZ
.erwise remove destroy, or conceal the
duly filed trademark or name OF an
other. printed, stamped, engraved
etched. blown, impressed, or otherwise
attached to or produced upon any cask'
keg, bottle, vessel, siphon, can, or other
nackaee. Amended and ordered
printed.
S. B. IA, Cutter, to amend Section
1856 of the Civil Code. committee
amendment adopted, and to printer.
S. B. 80 Morehouse, to add new sec
ton to the Civil Code, to be numbered
Section 3443. Committee amendmenl
adopted; bill to printer.
S. B. "a. Taylor, to regulate the prac-
tice of horseshoeing in the State OF CAL
ifornia, providing for the registration
of master and journeymen horseshoers'
the appointment of a Board OF EXamln-
ers. determining the powers ana ouues
of such board. and fixing penalty lot
violation of the provisions Of the ACT.
Committee amendment adopted ana
bill ordered printed.
. s. B. 167, Langford, to amend sec
tons $3.50 and 963 of an Act to estap-
lish a Code of Civil Procedure. Amend
ed and ordered printed.
S B. 205, Morehouse, to amend an
Act concerning agricultural societies.
and to authorize agricultural societies
formed under said Act to borrow mon
ey and secure the payment of the same,
or to sell property to pay the existing
debts of said societies. Amended anu
to third reading.
RATE OF INTEREST.
6 p 146. Braunhart, to amend Sec :
lions 1917, 1918 and 1920 of the Civil
Code. relating to legal rate of interest,
was taken up and committee amend
ment making s per cent. the legal rate
of interest on judgments, instead OF D
per cent. as proposed in the bill, called
for an objection from the author he
thought ) per cent. was enough.
Dickinson said that as matters at
present stand. the legal rate of inter
est on a Judgment is per cent, ana
Of cent WOULD
be sufficient.
Davis also favored the committee
amendment, holding that per cent
was certainly not usurious. wnen II was
considered that nobody who held
judgment knew how long ne wouid
have to wait before his claim was sat
isfied
Braunhart spoke against the amend
ment, but it was adopted by a viva
voce vote
The bill contained provision against
the compounding of interest on Judg-
ments, and Smith offered an amend
ment striking it out, and allowing the
present law to maintain. A roil-cai
resulted in a close vote, and Bulla
moved a call of the Senate On the
motion the roll was called, resulting
an Its 0eIedL Dy d 'OlC VI - ~
Thereupon Dickinson, who had voted
against the amendment, changed ms
vote. and Curtin, who on the niche OF
time returned from his leave OF ao-
sence. also voted aye, and the amend
ment was adopted-11 to 10, allowing
interest on judgments to be compound
ed AS amended, the bill was ordered
to the printer.
TRIAL BY JURY.
s. B. ITO, by Mutt, relating to trials
bv Jury in Justices Courts, called for
considerable discussion. The section
which caused the trouble read as fol-
lows:
section 1885, A trial by jury may
he waived by the consent of both par
ties expressed in open. court and en-
tered in the docket. In cases OF va
grancy. disturbing the peace, and other
similar petty offenses, the court may
summarily proceed to trial and judg-
ment without a jury. The formation
of the jury is provided for in chapter
one, title three, part one, of the Code of
Civil Procedure"
The amendment to the present law,
was contained in the second sentence
of the section, which provided that I'm
cases of vagrancy, disturbing the peace,