CHAP. 266.-An Act making appropriations for the Support of the Civil Government of the State for the ninth fiscal year, commencing on the first day of July, A. D. 1857, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, A. D. 1858, “ 267.—An Act to provide for the Payment of Volume Five of the Reports of the Supreme Court of California; approved April 30, 1857... "268.-An Act to reimburse Peter Freer, Sheriff of Butte County, for moneys overpaid the State of California on Foreign Miners' License Tax; ap- proved April 30, 1857...... "269.-An Act authorizing the Location and Patenting of School Lands; ap- "270.-An Act supplementary to an Act entitled An Act to provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of this State, approved April 29, "271.-An Act concerning Notaries Public; approved April 30, 1857..... “272.—An Act to amend an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the protection of Foreigners, and to define their liabilities and privileges," passed March thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-three; approved April 30, "273.-An Act making appropriations to meet deficiencies in appropriations heretofore made, to defray the Civil Expenses of Government, from the first day of January, Å. D. 1857, until the first day of February, "274,-An Act to audit and allow certain Claims; approved April 30, 1857... 362 "275.-An Act amendatory of An Act to provide for funding the Indebtedness of the County of Yuba, approved March twenty-sixth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-seven; approved April 30, 1857......... .......... 363 66 276.-An Act to audit certain Just and Equitable Claims existing against the 1.-Joint Resolutions in relation to a Uniform Rate of Postage throughout the United 2.-Joint Resolution relative to Mail Routes in California...... 5.-Concurrent Resolution relative to the Pay of the United States Army Officers in 6.-Concurrent Resolutions relative to certain Mail Routes... 7.-Joint Resolutions relative to a Pacific Railroad...... 8.-Concurrent Resolutions for the Relief of General A. M. Winn......... 10.-Concurrent Resolution in relation to School Land Warrants STATUTES OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PASSED AT THE EIGHTH SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE, BEGUN ON THE FIFTH DAY OF JANUARY, 1857. CHAPTER I. AN ACT To fix the Terms of the District Court in San Mateo County [Approved January 17, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and When held. SECTION 1. The terms of the District Court of the Twelfth Ju- Terms. dicial District, shall commence and be held in and for the County of San Mateo on the third Monday of April, the first Monday of August, and the third Monday in November, in each year, and may continue until the business shall be disposed of. SEC. 2. In case of the absence of the Judge on the day appoint- Judge absent, ed for the commencement of any term of said Court, the Clerk shall Clerk adjourn. adjourn the Court from day to day, for a period not more than six days, until the arrival of the Judge, or until he shall receive notice from him to adjourn the Court for the term. . Compensation. Repeal. Proviso. CHAPTER II. AN ACT To fix the Salary of the County Judge of the County of Contra Costa, and to repeal in part "An Act to fix the Compensation of County Judges and Associate Justices of the Court of Sessions," passed May 17, 1853. [Approved January 26, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The County Judge of Contra Costa County shall receive for his compensation, annually, the sum of one thousand dollars. SEC. 2. The first section of "An Act entitled an Act to fix the compensation of County Judges and Associate Justices of the Court of Sessions," passed May 17, 1853, so far as the provisions of said section applies to Contra Costa County, is hereby repealed. Provided, That nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to affect the salary of the present County Judge of said County. Name changed. CHAPTER III. AN ACT To change the Name of Leopold Zorkowski to Leopold Ross. [Approved January 26, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. It shall be lawful for the person heretofore known as Leopold Zorkowski to change his name to Leopold Ross. CHAPTER IV. AN ACT To appropriate Money for Postage and Express purposes during the present Session of the Legislature. [Approved January 28, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Amount appro SECTION 1. The sum of three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars is hereby appropriated, from any moneys in the hands of the State Treasurer, to be used for postage and express purposes, priated. for Lieutenant Governor, members of the Legislature, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the Assembly. SEC. 2. Each member of the Senate and Assembly, and the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the Assembly, shall be entitled to such sum as he shall require for postage and express purposes during the present session, not exceeding thirty dollars, to be paid from the appropriation made by this Act. For whom. Amt. for each. warrant to Ser SEC. 3. The Controller is hereby authorized and required to draw his warrant in favor of the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate Controller's and Assembly, in such sums as they may require, not exceeding geant-at-Arms. the amount which may be, by provisions of this Act, disbursed in either House. be kept by Ser with each SEC. 4. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and the Sergeant- Accounts shall at-Arms of the Assembly, shall open a postage account with the geant-at-Arms Lieutenant Governor, each member of the Senate and Assembly, ' member, etc respectively, and shall furnish such postage and express stamps to each member, and to the Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of the Senate, and Clerk of the Assembly, as he may require, not exceeding in value thirty dollars; and any residue which may result from Residue paid said appropriation at the close of the session, shall be paid into the close of session. State Treasury to the credit of the General Fund. into Treasury at to be made. SEC. 5. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, and the Sergeant- Monthly exhibit at-Arms of the Assembly, shall make to their respective Houses, at the expiration of each month, after the passage of this Act, an exhibit of the postage account of each person entitled to the benefit of this Act. |