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Trees injured.

Duty of
Treasurer.

Duty of
Auditor.

or destroys any shade or ornamental tree, unless the same may be deemed an obstruction by the Road Overseer, and removed under his directions, planted or standing on any highway, forfeits twenty-five dollars for each such tree.

APPLICATION OF PENALTIES.

SEC. 63. All penalties or forfeitures given in this Act, and not otherwise provided for, must be recovered by the Road Overseers of the respective road districts, and be paid into the county treasury, less the costs, and thereupon the Treasurer must set the same apart to the district where collected.

COUNTY TREASURER.

SEC. 64. The County Treasurer must, before the first day of January and first Monday in July of each year, or as soon thereafter as practicable, cause to be printed, respectively, of two and three dollars, blank poll tax receipts. The style of such blanks must be changed every year. He must, before the first day of January of each year:

First-Number and sign the two dollar blanks; and before the first Monday in July number and sign the three dollar blanks.

Second-At the time of signing, make an entry of the whole number thereof, and of the first and last number placed thereon, in a book by him kept for that purpose.

Third-Deliver all such blanks to the Auditor, and charge him therewith.

Fourth-Upon the return of the receipts by the Auditor, as provided in section sixty-five of this Act, the Treasurer must seal them up securely and deposit them in his office.

Fifth-All money paid to the Treasurer by the Road Overseers, collected by them for road poll tax, shall be used for road purposes within the road districts wherein collected, and shall be paid out by said County Treasurer upon warrants drawn upon said fund by the Auditor upon the order of the Board of Supervisors.

AUDITOR.

SEC. 65. The Auditor, upon the receipt of the blanks mentioned in subdivision third, section sixty-four of this Act, must sign the same and make, in a book to be kept by him for that purpose, a similar entry to that prescribed in subdivision second of section sixty-four of this Act. He must, at any time on or after the first day of January and first Monday in July, deliver to the Road Overseers, in their order, the two and three dollar blanks, and charge them therewith. The Auditor must, as soon as the settlements are made by the Road Overseers, as provided in section sixty-six of this Act, return to the Treasurer the receipts not used.

ROAD POLL TAX RECEIPTS, ETC.

Overseers.

SEC. 66. On the first Monday in July the Road Overseers Duty of must return to the Auditor all two dollar blank poll tax receipts received by them and not used, and pay to the Treasurer the total amount collected and not before paid in, less the amount of their percentage; and the Auditor must deliver to them so many of the three dollar receipts as each may desire; and on the last judicial day in December of each year, the Road Overseers must return to the Auditor all the three dollar poll tax receipts received by them and not used, and make a final settlement with the Auditor and Treasurer therefor.

SEC. 67. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 68. This Act shall take effect and be in force on and after its passage.

CHAP. CCCXV.-[See volume of Amendments to the Codes.]

CHAP. CCCXVI.-An Act to confirm the title to certain property on the water front in the City and County of San Francisco.

[Approved March 23, 1878.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

PREAMBLE.

WHEREAS, the State of California by an Act, approved May Preamble. 18th, 1853, entitled "An Act to provide for the sale of the interest of the State of California in the property within the water line front of the City of San Francisco as defined in and by the Act entitled "An Act to provide for the disposition of certain property of the State of California," passed March 26th, 1851, authorized the Governor of the State to appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, five Commissioners, to enter upon. and take possession, and by sale dispose of all the property and interests of property of the State of California within the water front line of said city, as defined by Act of March 26th, 1851, with power to ascertain the extent, nature, and character of such property; and whereas, the Governor did appoint, by and with the advice of the Senate, such five Commissioners, who, under the provisions of said Act of May 18th, 1853, did ascertain, take pos

Deeds ratified and confirmed.

session of, and map the property embraced in said Act, and therein provided to be sold, and among other property said Commissioners did take possession of, map, and sell the lots and parcels of land embraced in that certain block of land situated in said city and bounded on the west by Drum Street, on the north by Pacific Street, on the east by a line drawn parallel to Drum Street and 137 feet distant easterly therefrom, and on the south by Jackson Street, a portion of which lots and parcels of land it is now believed lie outside the then water front line, which portion was taken possession of, mapped, and sold by said Commissioners under a misapprehension as to the true location of the water front line as established by the said Act of March 26th, 1851; and whereas, the said State Commissioners sold the lots and parcels of land embraced within the boundaries aforesaid, and the purchasers bought the same and paid the purchase money therefor into the treasury of the State in good faith, and under the misapprehension aforesaid, and under deeds executed by said Commissioners on behalf of the State the said purchasers and assignees have held the quiet possession of said property for a period of twenty years and upwards, have at great expense reclaimed the same from the waters of the bay and covered them with buildings, and thereby given the property a value many times greater than the original cost, by reason of all which said purchasers have become at least equitably entitled to said property; therefore, be it enacted: SECTION 1. That the deeds of conveyance of the several lots of land embraced within the block of land situate in the City and County of San Francisco, and bounded on the west. by Drum Street, on the north by Pacific, on the east by a line parallel to Drum Street, and 1374 feet easterly therefrom, and on the south by Jackson Street, made by the State Land Commissioners appointed under the Act of the Legislature of this State entitled "An Act to provide for the sale of the interests of the State of California in the property within the water line front of the City of San Francisco, as defined in and by the Act entitled 'An Act to provide for the disposition of certain property of the State of California, passed March 26th, 1851, approved May 18th, 1853," be and they hereby are severally legalized, ratified, and confirmed, and shall be deemed held and taken to convey as upon their face they purport to convey to the person or persons in said deed named as grantees, and to their heirs and assigns, all the right, title, and interest of the State of California in and to the parcels of land in said deeds described, "excepting, however, from the above confirmation that parcel of said land bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point on the north line of Jackson Street, distant seventy-two feet easterly from the northeast corner of Jackson and Drum Streets; thence northerly and parallel with Drum Street forty feet; thence at right angles easterly fifty feet; thence at right angles southerly forty feet to Jackson Street; thence westerly along Jackson Street to point of beginning; the title to which last described parcel of land is confirmed to the person holding

the possession thereof, by himself or tenants, under purchase and claim of title.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, that if the line for a Water front harbor embankment or sea-wall of the Port of San Fran- firmed. cisco, adopted on the twelfth day of September, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, by the Governor, the Mayor of the City and County of San Francisco, and the State Harbor Commissioners, and indicated on the maps filed in the office of the Board of State Harber Commissioners, and of the Recorder of the City and County of San Francisco, shall be ratified and confirmed by the Legislature as the "water front line" of said city and county, and the State Harbor Commissioners shall be authorized and directed to lay out and open along such water front line a thoroughfare for public use, and any portion of the property, the title to which is confirmed by the provisions of section one of this Act, shall be required for the purposes of such thoroughfare, the State, upon paying to the confirmees, or their successors in interest, the value of such portion, may appropriate the same for the purposes aforesaid; such value to be ascertained and determined by three arbitrators to be appointed as follows, to wit: One by the Board of State Harbor Commis- Arbitrators sioners, one by the owners of the property to be appropriated, and the third by the Judge of the 4th Judicial District of the State of California. The three so appointed shall consider and determine the value of the property to be appropriated, and shall certify their valuation thereof to the Board of State Harbor Commissioners. The valuation so determined and certified shall be conclusive and binding upon all parties.

SEC. 3. The Board of State Harbor Commissioners shall, on the part of the State, pay to the confirmees, whose property shall be so required as aforesaid, or to their successors in interest, the value of the property as determined and certified to said Board by said arbitrators, out of the Harbor Improvement Fund.

appointed.

CHAP. CCCXVII.-An Act to authorize the issuance of bonds for the payment of damages for the widening and extension of Los Angeles Street, in the City of Los Angeles.

[Approved March 23, 1878.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

paid by as

SECTION 1. The compensation determined by and the compensaaward of damages made by the Commissioners, and con- tion to be firmed by the County Court of Los Angeles County, in the sessments. action or proceeding for the widening and extension of Los Angeles Street, in the City of Los Angeles, in which the City of Los Angeles is petitioner, and H. Newmark et als., respondents, the petition therein being filed in said Court on the

Boundaries

defined.

12th day of September, A. D. 1877, and now assessed in conformity to the provisions of the charter of the City of Los Angeles, approved April 1st, 1876, upon the district hereinafter described as benefited by said widening and extension, shall be paid by assessments levied and collected in manner hereinafter provided.

SEC. 2. The district benefited by said improvement, and upon which the cost of making the same shall be assessed, is hereby described and designated as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of Los Angel Requena Street; thence easterly along the north line of Requena Street to the southeast corner of the estate of M. Requena, deceased; thence northerly along the east line of said Requena estate to the south line of the estate of Jacob Bell, deceased; thence along the south line of said Bell estate to the southeast corner thereof; thence northerly along the east line of said. Bell estate to the south line of the lot of J. Schumacher; thence easterly along said Schumacher's south line to the southeast corner thereof; thence northerly along Schumacher's east line to the lot of H. Heinsch; thence northerly along Heinsch's east line to a point in the south line of Commercial Street; thence northerly across Commercial Street to the southeast corner of a parcel of land owned by B. Cohn; thence northerly along the east line of said Cohn's lot to the northeast corner thereof; thence along the south line of a parcel of land owned by the estate of Alexander Bell, deceased, to the southeast corner thereof; thence northerly along the east line of said Bell estate to the south line of Aliso Street; thence northeasterly across Aliso Street to the southeast corner of a parcel of land owned by P. Beaudry; thence northerly along the easterly line of said Beaudry's land to the northeast corner thereof; thence easterly along the south line of a parcel of land owned by Pierre and Juana Larronde to the west line of Alameda Street; thence northerly along the west line of Alameda Street to the northeast corner of a lot owned by Mary F. de Cassagne, said northeast corner being seventy-five (75) feet south of the south corner of Macy and Alameda Streets; thence westerly along the north line of said Mary F. de Cassagne's lot to the easterly line of Olvera Street; thence southwesterly along Olvera Street to the north side of the public plaza; thence westerly along the plaza to the northwest corner thereof; thence southerly to the southwest corner of the plaza; thence easterly to a point opposite the easterly line of Sanchez Street; thence southerly along the east line of Sanchez Street and its prolongation to a point in the south line of Arcadia Street; thence westerly along the south line of Arcadia Street to the southeast corner of Main and Arcadia Streets; thence southerly along the east line of Main Street to the southwest corner of a lot or parcel of land owned by Mrs. Arcadia B. de Baker; thence easterly along Mrs. A. B. de Baker's south line to an angle; thence southerly along a brick wall to a point 1034 feet westerly from the southeast corner of the Arcadia Block; thence southerly along the west lines of the lots of S. C. Foy and A. W. Barrows to the southwest corner of the last mentioned lot;

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