The San Francisco call., 1906-05-25
COPYING OF RECORDS.


COPYING OF RECORDS.
An act to provide for the copying OF
books. documents, maps or records re-
suired by law 10 be kept or preserved by
.itv. county or city and county ofilcers
which have been damaged or muulated
The Deorle OF the state of California
'epresented in the Senate and Assembly
10 enact as follows:
Section / Whenever any book. document
nap or record required by law TO be kept
ir preserved by any city, county or city
nd county officer has been or may here
after be mutilated or otherwise damaged
ly fire or public calamity. II shall be
awful for the Board of Supervisors or
3oard of Trustees of the city, county or
.ity and county in which the same is re-
uired to be kept or preserved TO cause
uch book, document, map or record 10
g copied and transcribed into new and
gell bound book.
Sec , Said book, document map or
occord. when so copied or transcribed
hail he carefully compared with the
,riginal thereof and when the same shall
ave been so copied and compared with
he original thereof, the persons who have
lone such comparing shall each make an
ffdavit which shall be incorporated into
he book. dOcanent map or record as
Opied. that said book document map or
ecOrd and each and every part thereof
: true copy of The original book. docu-
neut. map or record and each and every
,aTt thereof. that the matter OF record
which appears upon every page of the
Irieinal appears also upon the same page
{ the copy; and that no matter of record
Dpears upon any page of the copy which
not 10 be found upon the same page of
he original.
See s. ANY such new book. document.
rsP or record into which said affidayits
gave been incorporated shall De as e.
ectual for any and every purpose as the
= o.
md II shall bear The same name and des-
Enarion as the original thereof, and Ger
flied copies Of any instrument so copied
nto il shall have the same force and ef-
cot as certified co2.es OF the original
oade from the original book.
Sec. Z. The Board of Supervisors or
i0ard Of Trustees Of such city, county o.
ity and c0Enty may allow such provision
or coping and transcribine the books.
documents. maps and records under this
CT 10 he paid out of the city. county or
lfy and county treasury as 10 them may
.eea reasonable, not exceeding the
tmount now authorized TO be received for
copying and recording the originals
Sec. 5 This act shall take effect imme-
liafely.
An act to amend the Civil Code of the
State CT California by adding a new
ection thereto to be known as and num-
-,ercd section 565, relating TO corpora
ions.
The people Of the State of California,
represented fl Senate and Assembly, do
.nact &C follows:
CORPORATION PAPERS.
Section l. A new section is hereby add
"a 10 the Civil Code of the State Of
California to be known as and num-
oefed section 365. TO read as follows:
ltes. records. seal. assessment book
stock journal, stock ledger, certificate
book, cert fhcaies of stock or bonds ol
my corporation in tbs State shall have
3een OF shall hereafter be lost or de-
st70yed by fire or other calamity the
sad corporation, by vote of its board
= directors, may petition the Superior
-0BT-t Of The county or city and county
n which the principal place OF business
3f such corporation is located to restore
such lost or destroyed minutes, records,
seal. assessment book. Stock journal
stoc-- ledger. certificate book, certificates
of stock or bonds. Such verified petition
shall state the loss or destruc lion OF
such records or documents or any part
or portion thereof. giving the reason for
such loss or destruction. On the fling
Of such verified petition said Superior
Court shall fiX uF9e and place for the
hearing of the same which shall not
be less than twenty or more than thirty
days from the filing Of such petition.
Notice OF such hearing shall be given
by publication in some newspaper of
general circulation printed and published
IN such county or city and county where
the principal place of business OF said
corporation is located. and il there be
no such paper in such county or CITY
and county then in some adjoining
county to be designated by the court or
Judge thereof, which publication shall be
once week for three successive weeks.
A copy Of said petition and said notice
Of the time and place of hear
Ing the same shall also be per-
sohally served upon all persons af-
fected thereby residing in the State
OF California whose place Of resi-
cence IS known to the corporation or
any OF its officers If the place of resi-
oence OF any person affected thereby is
unknown to the corporation or any of its
officers. within forty-eight hours after
the fling of said petition a copy of said
petition and Of said notice OF time and
place appointed for the hearing thereof
shall be mailed TO each of the persons
affected thereby whose place of residence
is unknown TO said corporation or any
OF its officers, addressed 10 them at the
county seat Of the county where the
principal place of the business of said
corporation is located. The court before
proceeding TO hear the case must re-
guire proof 10 be made that notice there
OF has been published and given as re-
CURED herein. The court shall proceed
10 hear the case. as in other cases, and
shaH have jurisdiction TO inquire into
and 70 determine the loss or destruction
OF such minutes, records. seal. assess
ment book stock journal. stock ledger.
ceruhcate book, certificates OF stock or
erships thereof and TO direct said cor