Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-19
LOCAL CHAMBER
HEARS PLAN FOR
COUNTY CHARTER

At yesterdays e. Centre Chamber
/ of Commerce luncheon, j. S. Cam
/ eron outlined to those present Just
what a county charter is and the
effect a charter may have on a
county. Formerly" stated Gamer
! on, "a county did not need govern
ment. but with increased popula-
/ ton congestion a necessity has ariS-
en- for a county government and for
| that reason the state legislature, in
1927. passed the home government
act. making it legal to form a
! charter or create q body of super
yisorS, who, upon election, become
| an executive body to which all
other officers in the county, wheth-
/ er elective or appointive, are respon-
/ sible.'
While a county charter is moth
! ing more or less than a constitution,
according to the speaker before
adopting such a government it
should be determined whether or
not such a change would be justl-
fable and whether or not it would
accomplish an economic saving.
This would depend upon the wisdom
Of the body of freeholders who drew
I'D the charter, stated Cameron.
Under a charter said Cameron,
county offices may be consolidated,
or new offices may be created.
Office holders may be elected or
may be appointed; independent
taxes may be levied to save the bulk
Of taxation falling on the land own
er; highway money may be used
where most needed and spent more
expediously than when divided for
various districts. In some counties
operating under a charter offices
are obtained through civil service
examinations, but this is generally
in counties with large populations
where those seeking office are not
we'll known
In conclusion Cameron stated
that. in order to adopt a charter
I Is freeholders would have to Re
/ elected, who would within 90 days
submit a charter to be voted on
by the people at the next general
election or at a special election and
/ if adopted, sent to the state legis-
| lature.
Game Official Talks
/ Jack Boaz, Southern California
representative of the education and
research department Of the state
/ division of fish and game told Of the
/ work Of his department. which Is
the only self supporting commission
! IN the state, getting its revenue
from fishing and hunting licenses
some fines and commercial fishery
licenses. For the reason that it is
! self supporting, there is not as much
| money to spend as the commission
/ could use, according to BOaz. Ii
the matter of conservation of fish
and game in California the speaker
stated that effective conservation
could only be accomplished by CO.
operation between the farmer anc
the hunter, between the public anC
the division Of fish and game. tht
public and game wardens and the
county Officers and the state game
wardens.
Many complaints have been re-
ceived since the new trespassinl
laws went into effect, said Boaz
/ hunters complaining that if thel
could not hunt on private land dur
ing open season they could find M
place to hunt. He suggested tina
hunters would be glad to pay 6
small fee to hunt on private lane
and for this privilege the farInel
could be assured that hunters
would do no damage to the prem
ises. Another criticism is that tht
commission does not plant fish
when requested and Boaz explained
that fisa are not planted until th'