The San Francisco call., 1907-03-20
Answers to Queries

THE ALHAMBRA-Halcy Oak
land, Ore. The Alhambra. the ancient
fortress and residence of the Moorish
monarchs of Granada, rests on a hill
overlooking the city of Granada,
Spain, on the north. The name signi-
rived from the color of the sundried
bricks, made Of fine gravel and clay.
of which the outer walls are built. 1t
was erected at various times, chiefly
between 124S and 1854, under the reign
of n-al-Ahmar and his successors. To
Yusef I are ascribed the splendid deco
rations, and, in particular, the exquisite
painting of the interior. The hilly ter
race on which the A1hambra stands is
2430 feet In length and at the widest
part 674 in breadth. strongly forti-
fed wall. f1anked by thirteen square
towers, incloses an area OF about thirty
acres, within which the palace was
built.
THE RESSAInquirer, Stockton,
Cal The Legislature of the State of
California may pass any number Of So
called laws regulating the press, but no
law must contravene with the following
section of the United States constitu-
ton, article /, amendments to the con-
stitution: Congress shall make no
law respecting an establishment of re-
ligion or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof, or abridging the freedom of
speech, or of the press, or the right OF
the people peaceably to assemble and
to petition the Government for re-
dress of grievances; nor the following
from the constitution of the State:
Every citizen may freely speak, write
and publish his sentiments on all sub
jects, being responsible for the abuse
of that right"
BAGGAGE-w. T. X, City. II any
baggage left in a hotel, inn, boarding
house, rooming ghouse. and so forth,
shall remain unclaimed for period OF
six months, the owner of such prem
ises may sell the same by public auc-
tion after publishing once a week, for
four successive weeks, in some news
paper, intention of sale. Out of the
proceeds of the sale there shall be
taken the amount of cost of advertis-
ing, a reasonable amount for storage.
and the surplus shall remain in the
hands of the county treasurer. and if
sale such amount shall be turned into
the general fund of the county.
BOARD BILL-G. A. NJ, Antelope.
Cal A person who obtains board from
an innkeeper. hotel-keeper. boarding
house keeper. etc, with intent to de-
fraud, is guilty of a misdemeanor, pun
fshable with a fine not exceeding $500
or imprisonment not exceeding six
months, or both. In the case you mem
ton, amounting to only few dollars,
it would cost you many times the
amount involved to have the person
brought back from San Diego to the
place where he committed the crime, so
that he could be tried and punished
STATE CAPITAL-OId Subscriber.
Oakland. Cal. The first capital of the
State of California was contemporary
with the session OF the first Legisla-
ture, which was held in San Jose De-
cember Is, 1s49. In 1851 the capital
was removed to Vallejo; in 1852 1t was
moved to Sacramento: Id 1853 IL was
in Benicia. and in 1855 II was again
in Sacramento. On the Sd OF June.
1s49. General Riley. the military Gov
ernor. with headquarters at Monterey.
issued a proclamation requiring the in
habitants OF certain specified districts
to send delegates to a convention to
be held In Monterey on September !.