Special terms. Repeal. special terms of the County and Probate Courts, and the Court of Sessions, whenever the public interest may require it. SEC. 5. An Act concerning the Courts of Justice of this State, and Judicial Officers, passed May 19th, 1853, so far as the same relates to the county of Contra Costa, and controverts the provisions of this Act, is hereby repealed. Repeal. Section 13 amended. Interest on the bonds. Proviso. CHAPTER XXVI. AN ACT To repeal the Sixth, and amend the Thirteenth Sections of an [Approved March 1, 1855.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. That the sixth section be, and the same is hereby repealed. SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, that the thirteenth section of said Act, be amended as follows: Section 13. Of the amount of legal currency of the State, or gold dust, paid into the Treasury of the county, under this Act, the interest shall first be paid on the bonds; and the balance, if any, shall be appropriated under the direction of the Board of Supervisors, to the redemption, or buying in of said bonds; provided, they can be redeemed, or purchased in at par. CHAPTER XXVII. AN ACT Concerning the Collection of Taxes now due in the County of [Approved March 1, 1855.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and 46 Powers of SECTION 1. The Sheriff of the county of Monterey shall continue sheriff of the collection of State and County taxes due therein, until the first Monterey Monday in June next, and for such purpose he shall have all the sheriff. powers given to Sheriffs by An Act to provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of this State," passed May 15th, 1854, and in said collections he shall be governed in all respects by said Act, except as provided in this Act. Final settlement SEC. 2. The said Sheriff of Monterey shall not be required to make a final settlement, or to return his delinquent list until the said and delinquent first Monday in June next; provided, that before proceeding under list. this Act, he shall make oath (which oath shall be filed with the To make and County Auditor and County Treasurer) that he has not under his file oath. control any moneys collected for taxes, except such as he believes he is entitled to as fees and costs. SEC. 3. This Act shall expire on the fifth day of June next, and when this Act during its continuance all provisions of law, in conflict or inconsistent expires. with this Act, are suspended. CHAPTER XXVIII. AN ACT Concerning the Collection of Tares now due in the County of [Approved March 5, 1855.] The people of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. That William R. Gorham, Sheriff of the County of Sheriff of San San Francisco, shall continue the collection of State and county Francisco. taxes therein, until the first Monday of May, one thousand eight Powers of by Act of May 15th, 1854. hundred and fifty-five, and that for such purpose, he shall have the same powers that are given to Sheriffs by an Act passed May fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-four, entitled "An Act to provide Revenue for the Support of the Government of this State," To be governed and in said collections, he shall be governed in all respects by the said Act, of May fifteenth, one thousand eight hundred and fiftyfour, except so far as the same may be altered by this Act; provided, nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to affect in any manner the official bonds of the Sheriff of the County of San Francisco, and also that the said Sheriff shall return all moneys collected by him, and belonging to the State, to the State Treasury, on the third Monday in April next Proviso. Not to affect ocfficial bonds. Moneys collected. To make and file oath. Repeal. SEC. 2. The Sheriff, before proceeding under this Act, shall make oath, (which oath shall be filed, with the County Auditor, and with the County Treasurer) that he has not under his control, or in his possession, any moneys collected for taxes, except such as he believes he is entitled to as fees and costs. SEC. 3. All laws, and portion of laws, contrary to the provisions of this Act, are hereby repealed, so far as they extend to the county of San Francisco during the continuance of this Act, but they shall When to revive. revive again unless otherwise repealed, when this Act expires. This Act shall go into effect immediately, and shall expire on the fourteenth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five. When this Act expires. CHAPTER XXIX. AN ACT To authorize the County of Sacramento to Fund the outstanding [Approved March 5, 1855.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The county of Sacramento is hereby authorized to fund all warrants drawn against the Court House and Jail Fund of said county which are outstanding and unredeemed, and John M. Commissioners. Rhodes, James L. English and Gilbert Griswold, are hereby appointed Commissioners for that purpose, who shall hold office until the first day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five, when their powers shall cease. Term of office. Vacancy. SEC. 2. Should any vacancy occur in the Board of Commissioners hereby established, such vacancy shall be filled by the County Judge of Sacramento county. SEC. 3. The said Commissioners, before entering upon the dis Bond for $25,000. charge of the duties of their office, shall execute a joint and several Secretary to be in the county for the surrender and liquidation of all outstanding and Outstanding unredeemed warrants drawn against the Court House and Jail Fund warrants. of the county within the time prescribed by this Act. of warrants. SEC. 4. Any person holding outstanding and unredeemed war- Bonds in lieu rants drawn against the Court House and Jail Fund of the county, shall have the privilege of receiving in lieu thereof, bonds as provided for in this Act, if said warrants shall be presented for funding at the office of the Commissioners on or before the twentieth day of June, Time to present in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five; and in funding said warrants, bonds shall be issued for the amount of principal and interest Amount of due thereon, on the first day of March, in the year eighteen hundred bonds to be and fifty-five. Warrants. issued. Date of bonds. Interest. SEC. 5. The said Commissioners shall have power to issue on the part of said county, bonds bearing date on the first day of March, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five, which bonds shall be signed by each Commissioner, and countersigned by the County By whom signed. Treasurer, and shall be in substance as follows, to wit: That the county of Sacramento is indebted to the holder thereof, in a sum to Purport of bonds. be expressed therein, not less, however, than one hundred dollars, Denomination. bearing an interest of ten per cent. per annum, payable semi-annually on the first days of September and March, upon the coupons annexed to such bonds; the interest payable in the city of New York, and the Where payable. principal sum to be redeemable ten years from the date of the bonds, Principal. at the County Treasurer's office of said county. The coupons for the interest on said bonds shall be signed by the County Treasurer and Coupons, by annexed to and delivered with each bond; provided, that the aggre- Amount to be whom.signed. gate amount of bonds issued as aforesaid shall in no case exceed the issued sum of two hundred and sixteen thousand dollars. to deliver SEC. 6. The said Commissioners shall, within ten days after the Commissioners first day of July, in the year eighteen hundred and fifty-five, deliver books, &c. to the Board of Supervisors, of the county of Sacramento, the books and papers belonging to the said Commissioners, and all warrants cancelled by them by the issue of bonds, together with a register of the bonds issued by them, and shall also make out and deliver lists of all such bonds to the County Auditor and to the County Treas urer. Lists of bonds. Compensation Commissioners. SEC. 7. Upon the completion of the duties imposed by this Act, the Secretary of the Commissioners shall be entitled to the sum of Compensation two hundred and fifty dollars, which sum shall include all expense of of Secretary, office rent and clerk hire, and the other two Commissioners shall of other two receive the sum of one hundred dollars each; and the County Auditor is hereby authorized to draw his warrants for the respective sums. The incidental expenses of the Commission shall be audited and expenses allowed by the Board of Supervisors of the County; provided, they do not exceed the sum of one thousand dollars. Incidental Not to exceed $1,000. SEC. 8. The interest upon the bonds issued under the provisions of Interest, when this Act, which shall fall due on the first day of September, in the year due. How to be paid. eighteen hundred and fifty-five, shall be paid out of the surplus interest money now the County Treasury of Sacramento county, belonging to the interest fund of the seven per cent. bonds, which surplus interest money is hereby appropriated and set apart for that purpose. Per centage added to tax list. SEC. 9. It shall be the duty of the officer required by law annually to make up a tax list for the Collector of said county, to add a sufficient per centage to the taxes authorized by law for State and county purposes, to pay the yearly interest on the bonds issued under the provisions of this Act which may be outstanding; and it shall be the duty of Moneys set apart the County Treasurer to set apart out of the moneys received by him from the taxes assessed for county purposes, a sum sufficient to pay the interest on said bonds. for interest on bonds. Sinking Fund Sinking Fund. for redemption of bonds. To advertise for SEC. 10. It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors of SacraAssessment for mento county to assess annually, in addition to the taxes now by law authorized to be assessed, a tax of fifteen cents on each one hundred dollars worth of all the taxable property of the county, as a sinking fund for the gradual redemption of the bonds issued by virtue of this Act. SEC. 11. It shall be the duty of the County Treasurer on the first day of May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, and yearly thereafter, to set apart all the moneys in his hands arising from the tax authorized by this Act as a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds; he shall also, on the second Monday of June, one thousand eight the redemption hundred and fifty-six, and yearly thereafter, advertise in a public news. paper published in each of the cities of Sacramento and New York, for the space of ten days, for sealed proposals for the redemption of said bonds, the advertisement to set forth the amount in the County Treasury for that purpose, and the day, time and place when the proposals will be opened, and on the first Monday of September thereafter the County Treasurer shall open said bids in the presence of the Board of Supervisors of said county, and such bids shall be accepted as shall cancel the greatest amount of said bonds; provided, that no bids for more than par value shall be accepted. of bonds. Proposals opened. Proviso. Interest to be remitted to New York. When. Exchange. Repeal. SEC. 12. It shall be the duty of the Treasurer of Sacramento county to remit to the city of New York the amount necessary to pay the semi-annual interest, on the bonds authorized to be issued by this Act, three months prior to the first days of March and September in each year, or so long prior to the said days that the remittance thereof shall cost the county of Sacramento nothing for exchange. SEC. 13. An Act entitled "An Act to provide for the building and furnishing a Jail in Sacramento county," passed April fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, is hereby repealed, but said repeal shall not affect the collection of any taxes heretofore levied, nor any contract made under it. |