The San Francisco call., 1906-05-26
STATUTES To AID CITY
ARE NEARLY READY
Joint Committee Has Practically Fin
ished Its Special Session Work.
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Under the heading of Taxation
viii be submitted an act amending
the collateral inheritance tax law, as
an7 led March 20, 1905, by increas-
ine Y le tax, except upon lnherltances
OF A,idnws and children of deceased,
making executors removable II no
return made to court within ninety
DAYS, and making this amendment
applicable only to estates of persons
dying after its enactment The rate
of increase of tax IS not more than
10 per cent in any section OF the
proposed act.
In order that taxes may not be-
come delinquent by reason OF the
closing of the banks and the con-
tinued proclamation of legal holidays
nv the Governor an amendment 10
section 1905 of the Political Code
will be submitted. enabling the State
Board of Equalization, in event OF
calamity, TO extend, not exceeding
forty days, the time of county rev.
enue officers within which TO per
form official acts and extending time
of board accordingly.
Amendments will also be submitted
raising the license tax of corporations
from SO TO $40 and on delinquent
. corporations increasing the penalty
from S5 10 $40. An extra fee VIII be
required Of corporations resuming
business.
NEW MUNICIPAL POWER.
Municipal legislation is subjected to
important changes and powers TO
. meet the exigencfes of, the situation
are added. First in local Importance
is the amendment submitted yesterday
by A. Ruef and printed in full further
on This is a constitutional amend
nient permitting the city TO buy and
sell. property for street improvement
end TO control street corporations.
A constitutional amendment will
also be submitted permitting the cities
Of San Francisco and San Jose 10
amend their charters for the period
Of two years without being required
10 obtain the ratification of the
amendments by the Legislature.
Concerning the legislation affect
ing the courts viii be the following
clauses:
Adding new section to Code of Civil
Procedure f90lA) enabling justices OF the
Peace TO stay execution not e1ceeding ten
Amending section ss7 of the Code OF
Civil Procedure by providing that under
taking an attachment must be personally
approved by the justice.
Amending sections 337 and 339 of the
Gods of Civil Procedure extending the
limitations prescribed therein six months
bevond the time now allowed in each in
stance, thereby giving the debtor ad-
ditronal time before suit may be brought
against
Amending section 1854 of the Code of
Civil Procedure enabling Judges to ex-
tend time in civil proceedings for a period
not exceeding ninety days.
Under the classification of legisla-
ton expedient for the State will be
included the following paragraphs:
Amending section 10 of the act creating
a Board Of Bank Commissioners, as
:. amended March 20 1905, so that no suit
need be commenced by the Attorney Cen
q eral against a bank technically insolven'
Immediately il is found so by the com.
missioners. but such suit may be de;
-ferred not exceeding six months, the banI
meantime 70 continue in the hands OF q
commissioners and il il become solvent
before the expiration of the time named
its affairs may be turned back TO its
TO provide for the erection or leasing
OF building at San Francisco for tht
housing Of the officers and departments
. OF the State government maintaining
headquarters thereat
10 provide for the erection, construc-
tion, repair and reconstruction of build
ings Of the State Normal School at San
Jose and al Stale institutions
To provide for the pay, expenses and
transportation of the National Guard oi
California and the University Cadets dur
.. ing the months Of April and May, 1905.
10 appropriate money for the use oi
state Institutions, commissions. board:
and ofIicers, the University of California
s
vide for deficiencies in the funds thereof
during the current fiscal year.
The burnt records acts as published
exclusively in full in Yesterdays Cal
comprise eleven proposed bills gov.
-erning the restoration, rehabilitation
and reconstruetion of all destroyed rec
ords. The acts were submitted at yes
terday's session and approved.
SCHOOL APPROPRIATIONS.
Important legislation is urged II
the call concerning the appropriation
for and repairs of the schools through
out the cities and towns of the State
The following acts are deemed .hy thI
committee TO cover the emergency:
Amending section 1856 of the Pelitica
Code by adding subdivision thereto
providing for an estimate where th'
school census cannot or has not beer