Returns published. County not liable for expenses of election. cast, in strict accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for Elections." SEC. 6. The Board of Canvassers of the returns of this special election shall declare and publish the result of the same. SEC. 7. The County of Tehama shall not be liable for any charges for services rendered in holding this special election, made by persons serving as Inspectors, Judges, or Clerks of said election, nor for the bringing in of the returns to the Clerk of the county, nor for any other services rendered in connection with the holding of this election. The Controller CHAPTER XXX VI. AN ACT Explanatory of an Act entitled "An Act to reduce and establish the Salaries of Officers and Pay of Members of the Legislature," approved April 21, 1856. [Approved February 20, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The Act entitled "An Act to reduce and establish and Treasurer. the Salaries of Officers and Pay of Members of the Legislature," approved April 21, 1856, shall not be construed to apply to the salary of any person who is or may be appointed to fill any vacancy in the office of Controller of State, or Treasurer of State, previous to the next general election; but the appointees to fill such vacancy salaries as their shall receive the same salary as the person in whose office the vacancies occurred, up to the next general election, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Provided, that this Act shall not be construed so as, in any case, to apply to any other officer mentioned in the said Act. The same predecessors. Proviso. CHAPTER XXXVII. AN ACT To alter and define the Boundary Lines of Tehama County. [Approved February 19, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The County of Tehama shall be bounded as follows, to wit: Beginning at the first section line north of Rogers' house, Boundaries. on the Sacramento river, and running west on that line to where it is crossed by Stoney creek; then up the middle channel of said creek to the mouth of the north fork of said creek; up the middle channel of the north fork to the summit of the Coast Range; up the Coast Range to the middle fork of Cottonwood creek, and down same. the center channel of said creek to where it empties into the Sacramento river; thence up the middle channel of said river to the mouth of Butte creek; up the middle channel of said creek to the western line of Plumas county; thence on said line south to the line of Butte county, and down that line to the head branch of Mud creek, and Same. down the channel of said creek to where it disappears; thence in a direct line to the point of beginning. SEC. 2. The second section of an Act entitled an Act to create the County of Tehama, to define its boundaries, and to provide for its organization, approved April 9, 1856, and all Acts conflicting with the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed. Repeal. CHAPTER XXXVIII. AN ACT To fix the Compensation of the County Judge of San Joaquin County. [Approved February 19, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The salary of the County Judge of San Joaquin Salary. County, shall be three thousand dollars per annum, from and after Repeal. the expiration of the term for which the present incumbent shall have been elected. SEC. 2. All Acts, or parts of Acts, conflicting with the provi sions of the foregoing section, are hereby repealed. When held. Take effect. CHAPTER XXXIX. AN ACT Amendatory of an Act fixing the Time of holding the Court of [Approved February 19, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section first of "An Act fixing the Time of holding the Court of Sessions, County Court, and Probate Court, in and for the County of Santa Clara," passed April 18th, 1856, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section one. There shall be held, annually, in and for the County of Santa Clara, on the fourth Mondays of February, June and October, a term of the Court of Sessions, County Court and Probate Court, which said terms shall continue from day to day, until the business of said Courts shall be disposed of. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect on and after the first day of April next. CHAPTER XL. AN ACT To amend an Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act approved April 20, 1852, entitled an Act to provide for Funding the Debt of San Joaquin County, for the Payment of Interest thereon, and for the Gradual Liquidation of the Debt, approved April 19, 1856. [Approved February 19, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section four of the above entitled Act, is hereby amended so as to read as follows: be made. indebtedness present claims Within thirty days after the passage of this Act, the Board of Supervisors Supervisors of said county, shall cause to be made out, bonds for cause bonds to the amount of said indebtedness; the said bonds to be in sums of Denomination of fifty, one hundred, two hundred and fifty, five hundred, and one bonds. thousand dollars, at the option of the parties accepting the same; every holder of county warrants, scrip or bonds, and all persons owning, or representing as agent or attorney, any claim or debt Holders of against the county, which has been audited and allowed, on or before the first day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and to Supervisors. fifty six, by the proper authority, may present the same to the Board of Supervisors of said county, within twelve months from the passage of this Act, in order that the same may be canceled, and that bonds to the amount of said bonds, warrants, or other indebtedness, with interest due thereon, may be issued in lieu To be canceled, thereof by the Board of Supervisors to the holder, his agent or in lieu thereof. attorney. It shall be the duty of said Board of Supervisors to Duty of Superissue, as herein contemplated, bonds for the amount of said warrants, scrip, bonds, and other proper evidence of debt, properly audited and allowed, on or before the first day of July, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, or which accrued prior to that and issue bonds visors. date; said bonds to be styled "San Joaquin County Bonds," and Name of bonds. to be signed by the President of the Board of Supervisors, Clerk of the Board, and countersigned by the County Treasurer. It shall How signed. be the duty of said Board to cause all such warrants, scrip, bonds, and other evidence of debt, for which bonds shall be issued as herein when canceled. provided, to be canceled immediately after issuing bonds therefor. SEC. 2. Section eight is amended so as to read as follows: Treasurer advertise for On the first day of January of each year, when there shall be surplus over as much as five hundred dollars in the county treasury, collected interest. by the provisions of this amendatory Act, over and above the interest due on such first of January and July next, it shall be the duty of the County Treasurer to advertise in some public newspaper, in the City of Stockton, for ten days, stating the amount of Amount of such surplus in the "Sinking Fund," and inviting bids at such surplus, and Treasurer's office, on a given day, specifying the hour, for proposals tion specified. redemption of bonds. time for redemp Bidding in public. Most advantageous terms accepted. How applied. Rate of bids. to redeem bonds by this amendatory Act authorized to be issued; such bidding shall be in public, and it shall be the duty of the Treasurer to accept such bids, and in such amounts, as will be the most advantageous terms to the county, and for such surplus will be able to redeem the greatest amount of bonds, and the same shall be applied to the redemption of such bonds for which bids were accepted, and the same taken up and canceled, but no bid shall be received at a higher rate than principal and interest. SEC. 3. This Act to take effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER XLI. AN ACT Fixing the Time of holding the several Courts authorized to be held by the County Judge of the County of Calaveras, and to change the manner of summoning a Jury for the County Courts of said County, approved April 27, 1855. [Approved February 19, 1857.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The Courts authorized to be held by the County All at the same Judge of Calaveras County, shall hereafter be held all at the same time, viz: on the first Monday of January, April, July, and the third Monday of October. time. When held. first. SEC. 2. At said terms, the business pertaining to the Court of Court of Sessions Sessions shall be first in order, and if no business of the Court of Sessions be ready, the Judge shall adjourn the Court of Sessions, and open the County Court; and if no business of the County Court be ready, he shall adjourn the County Court, and open the Probate Court. County Court. Probate Court. Same jury. Separate records Special terms if necessary. Repeal. SEC. 3. The trial jury summoned for the Court of Sessions, in said county, shall be the trial jury for the County Court therein. SEC. 4. The records of each of the said Courts, shall be kept separately, as required by law. SEC. 5. The County Judge of said county may call and hold special terms of the Court of Sessions and Probate Court, whenever the public interest may require it. SEC. 6. AH laws, and parts of laws, contrary to the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, so far as they relate to the County of Calaveras, |