Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-29
REQUEST CALL OF
SPECIAL SESSION
Earthquake Causes Legal CompIlca-
tions Which Legislation Alone
Will ntaneIe-BuiIolngs
Must Be Repaired
BY Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, May 2s.-The sub
GRAFTON the various matters relating to
the call for the special session of the
legislature rendered it's report today
to the committee on reconstruction.
The committee recommends a num-
ber of enactments that are deemed
necessary to ratify the acts of city
officials during the period of holidays
and enumber of charter amendments
to enable the city to take up the work
of rebuilding.
The report recommends that the gov
ernor be requested to convene the leg
islature in extraordinary session at as
early a day as he may deem advisable
Special Laws Needed,
Among the important suggestions are
recommendations to enact laws for the
ratification of official acts done dur
ing holidays declared on account of the
great calamity.
To enact legislation with reference
to the restoration of proof of court
records and public documents destroyed
by the recent calamity.
To appropriate money for the con-
struction or repair of buildings of the
state destroyed or injured, and to
consider an amendment to the state
constitution to provide necessary funds
by the issuance Of bonds.
To provide funds for meeting any
deficiency in the revenues of the state
for the fiscal year commencing July l,
1907, and ending June 80, 1912,
To provide for the pay of the ma
tional guard.
For New. Buildings
To provide for a building at San.
Francisco for the housing of the Off
GERS and departments of the state gov
ernment maintaining headquarters
there.
To enable school trustees to COM
promise litigation arising from the de-
struction of school buildings in course
of erection during April, 1906.
TO require insurance companies to
furnish the insurance commissioner
when requested by him with complete
data with reference to policies issued
by them in the state of California or
any portion thereof and to provide for
penalties for failure or neglect so to do.
To extend to July 81, 1906, the time
Of insurance companies organized in
countries foreign to the United States
to file their annual statements for the
year 1905.
Bank Regulations
To authorize the board of bank COM
tain banks when by the board deemed
necessary and to appoint receivers
therefor, without for a period of six
months commencing suit.
To increase the license tax on cor
porations and the penalty for failure
to pay the same.
To propose an amendment to the
constitution so as TO enable counties,
cities, cities and counties. towns, town
ships, boards of education and school
districts to incur indebtedness and lis
sue bonds to run for a period not ex-
ceeding one hundred years.
To propose an amendment to the
constitution, so as to facilitate for the
period of two years the amendment of
the charter of the city and county of
San Francisco and the city of San
Jose without ratification by the legis-
lature.
To authorize the transfer to the
United States of rights of way obtained
by the state or by the commissioner
of public works for diVerting canal
to protect the city of Stockton from
food and to make navigable its river
apprOaCheS,