The San Francisco call., 1905-03-08
Aimed as a Blow
at Tobacco
Trust.
Other Bills Are
Made Laws bu
Governor.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SACRAMENTO, March 7.-Governor
anti-trading stamp bill and it Is now
in effect. The bill had the support of
great majority Of merchants, espe-
cially the retail tobacconists, who see
in it a direct blow at the tobacco trust,
which recently invaded San Francisco
and, 1t was said, intended to make a
play for public favor by establishing
liberal system of premiums. This
plan Of doing business is at an end,
however, for the bill strictly prohibits
IL. The bill in part is as follows:
Whoever sells or exchanges any property
or offers or attempts TO do upon repre-
that anything unidentified by unsolicited
by the purchaser at or before the time OF the
advertisement, notice or inducement that any
thing whose precise nature is not so known
10 the purchaser at the time of the sale or
exchange as TO be completely identified be-
yond the necessity of any further or other
selection or upon representation. notice. ad-
vertisement or inducement that any property
whose selection will depend upon chance or
delivered or received or is in any way con-
nected with or is a part OF the transaction
prize. premium or premium giIt or VINO
ever delivers any goods wares or merchandise
1Inon the 1reseniatIon of any such stsmpe coue
pon or other like device so given or caused
10 be given, shall for each offense be guilty
fine Of not less than $40 or more than $500,
or imprisonment in a county jail for not less
than ten days nor more than six months. or
by both. provided. however. that the provisions
OF this act shall not apply extend in any
manner to the redemption Of any such stamp,
trading stamp coupon other like device
that may have been issued a premium.
prize premium gift prior to the time this
act takes effect; and provided further that the
provisions Of this act shall not apply or ex-
tend TO any sale or exchange Of articles In
bulk heap or mass or part or portion
effected or induced by or upon any represen-
tation advertisement notice inducement of
any kind herein before specified.
Other bills signed by the Governor
to-day are as follows:
BY French, No II. amending section 40 of
the Civil Code regarding the rights OF per-
sonal relations forbid any injury to a
servant which affects his ability to serve his
master.
BY Muenter, No So, making the legal life OF
warrants Of reclamation districts four years.
BY Irish. No 60, repeating the act of 1880.
requiring that a two-thirds vote Of the stock
holders in mining companies is necessary in
conducting the affairs of such companies
BY Hahn. No. 92 making il a rnisderneanor
for any person, firm corporation TO send a
minor under IS years OF age to any saloon,
gambling house or house of prostitution.
By Simpson No. 116, permitting civil ac-
tions 70 be brought against persons violating
ordinances OF cities towns.
BY Waste No. &c. exempting employees OF
telephone. telegraph companies. railroad su-
perintendents, conductors and brakemen from
jury duty
BY Mccartney. No. A. amending section "a
Of the Civil Code. defining extreme cruelty.
BY Waste-No. IL amending the Civil Code
relating TO conveyances Of real estate by ex-
ecutors and administrators.
BY Wickersham-No. 81. appropriating s5o75
for establishing a forestry station at Santa
Monica.
BY McKenny-No. 1s1. relating to mining
claims.
BY Weyand-No. 1872. amending section 344s
OF the Political Code relating to the forma-
tion Of reclamation districts.
BY Waste-Amending section 1859 OF the
Code of Civil Procedure.
BY Cromwell-No 300 requiring boards of
health in municipalities to observe and carry
, out the instructions OF the State Board OF
Health.
BY McKenny-No. se5. authorizing the
trustees of Whittier State School TO transfer
all the boys committed to that institution to
the Preston School Of Industry at lone