Amador ledger., 1910-11-04
SENATE BILL NO. 22z.

Passed the Senate February III, A. ID. 1902.
Lewis Hilborn, Secretary of the Senate.
Passed the Assembly March 10, A. D. 1909!
Clio Lloyd, Chief Clerk of the Assembly.
This Bill was received by the Governor, this
18th dayiof March, A. d, 1909, at o'clock p. m.
e. G. Cooper. Private Secretary of the Cover
nor.
CHAPTER 4O7. An Act to provide for the issu-.
ance and sale of state bonds to create fund.
1or the acquisition by the board OF state har-
bor commissioners of necessary area for
tidal basin for wharves, docks, piers, harDors,
and appurtenances in the city and county of
San Francisco: to create sinking fund for the
payment of said bonds and defining the du--
ties of state officers in relation thereto; max
ing an appropriation of one thousand dollars
for the expense of printing said bonds; and
providing for the submission of this act to u
vote Of the people
The people of the State of California, repre-
senteo in senate and assembly do enact as
follows:
SECTION For the purpose of providing a
fund for the payment of the Indebtedness auth
orzed to be incurred by the board of state hart
Dor commissioners for the acquisition of the
necessary area for a tidal basin extending the
area of India basin on the water front of the
city and county of San Francisco, rs proRidedin
an act entitled AN act to authorize and direct
the board of state harbor commissioners to in
stitute condemnation proceedings against GER
tain property north of India basin, and extend
ing to Islais creek in the city and county ofSan
Francisco, and extending the Jurisdiction. of
said board over the same and providing for
the payment of Judgments from the proceeds
of bonds issued and sold under the provisions
of an act entitled IAN act to provide for the
issuance andi sale of state bonds to create
a fund for the; acquisition by the board of
state harbor commissioners OF a necessary
area for tidal basin for wharves, docks,
PIERS harbors and appurtenances in the city
and county of San Francisco; to create sink
ing fund for the payment OF said bonds and de-
filming the duties of state officers in relation
thereto; making an appropriation OF 81 600 for
the expense of printing said bonds; and pro
viding for the submission of this act to d vote
or the people," the state treasurer shall. imme-
diately after the issuance oLthe proclamation
by the governor. provided for in section 10 here
Of prepare one thousand suitable bonds, OF the
state of California, in the denomination of one
thousand dollars each The whole issue of said
bonds shall not exceed the sum of one million
dollars, and said bonds shall bear interest at
the rate OF four per centum per annum, from the
time OF the sale thereof, and both principal and
interest shall be payable in tgold. coin of the
present standard value aud they. shall he pay
able at the oficn OF the state treasurer at the
expiration of Seventy-four years from thelrdate
subject, however, To redemption by lot as in
this act hereinafter provided. Said bonds shall
bear date the second day Of January, A. d.
1871 L. and shall be made payable on the second
day of January, A. ID. 1855 The interest
accruing on such of said bonds as are sold shall
be due and payable atithe Office of the state
treasurer on the second day Of january. and on
the second day OF July. of each year after the
sale OF the same: provided thai the first pay
ment OF interest shall be made on the second
day of January, A. o. lpi2, on so many of
said bonds las have. been heretofore sold
AT the expiration, of seNenbY-f@lr years from
the date of said bonds, all bonds sold shall
cease to bear interest. and likewise all
bonds redeemed by lot shall cease TO bear
interest as in this act provided, and the said
state treasurer shall call In forthwith pay and
cancel the same. out of the moneys in the India
basin sinking fund provided for IN this act
and he shall on the first Monday of January.
A. ID. 1885, also cancel and destroy all bonds
not heretofore ISoln. ALE bonds issued shall
be signed by the governor and counterSignGd
by the controller, and shall be endorsed by
the state treasurer; and each shall have the
seal OF the state stamped thereon Each bond
shall contain o. clause that IL Is bect to
redemption by lOb AFTER the year nineteen hun
dred and thirty-nine.
SEC. 2-Interest coupons shall be attached
to each of said bonds so that such coupons may
be removed without injury TO or muttlation OF
the bond Said coupons shall be consecutively
numbered, amp shall be signed by the state
treasurer But no interest on any Of said bonds
shall be paid for any time which may intervene
between the date OF any OF said bonds and the
issue aud sale thereof to a purchaser.
| SEC. g. Tho sum OF one Thousand dollars is
hereby Appropriated to pay the expense that
may be incurred by the state treasurer In hav-
! ing said bonds prepared, Said amount she'll DO
paid out OF the "San Francisco harbor improve
ment fund " on controllers warrants duly
drawn for that purpose.
SEC. 4. When the bonds authorized TO be
issued under this act shall ee duly executed
lie auction TO the highest bidder for cash, in
such parcels and numbers as said state treas
urer shall determine; but said treasurer must
reject any and all bids for said bond, or for any
OF them. which shall be below the par value OF
| said bonds so offered for sale, and he may by
public announcement at the place and time fixed
! for the SALE for good and sufieient cause, CON
tinue such sale as 10 the whole of the bonds
offered or any part thereof offered, 10 such time
and place as he may select, not exceeding, how.
ever, sixty days. Due notice OF the time and
place OF sale OF all bonds, aud OF the postpone,
ment OF sale thereof, must DO given by said
treasurer by publication In two newspapers
published In the city aud county OF San Fran
| cisco and also Dy publication In one newspaper
published In the city OF Oakland aud by pub
lioation iAOne newspaper published In the city
OF Los Angeles, aud by publication In one news