Compiled Laws of the State of California: Containing All the Acts of the Legislature of a Public and General Nature, Now in Force, Passed at the Sessions of 1850-51-52-53, to which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutions of the United States and California, the Treaty of Queretaro, and the Naturalization Laws of the United States

California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder

S. Garfielde, 1853 - Law - 1071 pages

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Concerning the office of Comptroller	72

Concerning the office of State Treasurer	75

Concerning the office of Secretary of State	77

Fixing the time for Acts and Joint Resolutions to take effect	79

Prescribing the mode of receiving keeping and paying out the Public Funds	80

Concerning the office of Attorney General	84

Concerning the Revenue Funds Expenditure and Property of the State and Management thereof	86

To exempt Firemen from Militia Service and Jury Duty	357

To authorize the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Sacramento to con tract for supplying the City with Water	358

Creating the Office of Clerk of the Recorders Court of the City of Sacramento	359

Concerning the Offices of Comptroller and Treasurer of State	361

Regulating the Duties of Harbor Master of the Port of San Francisco	362

To Fund the Floating Debt of the County of San Francisco	365

Defining the Duties of the Clerk of the Superior Court of the City of San Francisco	367

Concerning Toll Bridges	368

To establish Pilots and Pilot Regulations for the Port of San Francisco	88

In relation to the appointment of Pilots for the different Ports and Harbors of California	95

Relating to San Diego Pilots	96

Concerning the Official Bonds of Officers	97

To provide for the Incorporation of Cities	101

To regulate the Interest of Money	109

Concerning the office of County Treasurer	110

To provide for the Incorporation of Towns	114

To establish a Standard of Weights and Measures	119

To authorize the formation of Limited Partnerships	122

Concerning Water Craft found adrift and Lost Money and Property	124

Prescribing the Duties and fixing the Compensation of County Surveyors	130

Defining the Duties of the State Librarian and prescribing Rules for the Gov ernment of the State Library	132

Concerning Wrecks and Wrecked Property	134

To provide for the Erection of Court Houses	139

Concerning Wills	140

To prevent Obstructions in Navigable Streams	144

To provide for the Permanent Location of Seats of Justice of the several Counties	145

Relating to Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes	146

Concerning Volunteer or Independent Companies	149

To provide for the Appointment and Prescribe the Duties of Guardians	154

To provide for the Incorporation of Colleges	162

Relative to Bonds Due Bills and other Instruments in writing and making them Assignable	164

Concerning the Writ of Habeas Corpus	167

To abolish all Laws now in force in this State except such as have been passed by the present Session of the Legislature	173

Concerning Persons in Custody under Sentence of Imprisonment	174

Regulating Marriages	175

Concerning Forcible Entries and Unlawful Detainers	177

In relation to Money of Accounts of this State	182

To exempt Vessels coasting within the Limits of this State from paying Pilot Dues	183

Concerning the office of Reporter	184

Adopting the Common Law	186

Concerning the office of Surveyor General	189

To define the Duties of County Clerk	192

To prescribe the Duty of Constables	194

Concerning Coroners	195

Concerning Fraudulent Conveyances and Contracts	199

For the Relief of Persons imprisoned on Civil Process	203

Concerning Attorneys and Counsellors at Law	205

To limit the Terms of Leases	208

To regulate the Coining of Money by Individuals	210

To fix the Times of holding Court in the Eleventh Judicial District in this State	211

Explanatory of the Duties of Sheriffs and Rights of Redemptioners under the thirtyseventh Section of the Act to provide for the levying assessing and...	212

To attach Signor or Mare Island to Solano County	213

Concerning Repealed Statutes	214

Relative to Port Wardens in San Francisco and Sacramento and other Ports of California	215

To provide for the Protection of Foreigners and to define their Liabilities and Privileges	218

02To provide for the Redemption of Comptrollers Warrants drawn payable out of the General Fund	222

To enforce the Payment of Licenses in this State	224

C5 Respecting Fugitives from Labor and Slaves brought to this State prior to her Admission into the Union	231

To prohibit Lotteries	234

To create a Board of Supervisors for the County of San Francisco and define their Duties	235

Concerning Marks and Brands	236

Concerning Offices	239

For the Regulation of the Militia whilst in Actual Service	247

To amend an Act entitled An Act to establish a Standard of Weights and Measures passed March thirtieth one thousand eight hundred and fifty	248

Concerning Roads and Highways	249

Concerning Roads and Highways	250

To provide for the Incorporation of Railroad Companies	255

To provide for the Incorporation of Wagonroad Companies	272

To provide for the Formation of Corporations for certain purposes	273

Concerning Corporations	280

For the Relief of Insolvent Debtors and Protection of Creditors	314

Concerning Escheated Estates	322

To prohibit the Erection of Weirs or other Obstructions to the Run of Salmon	325

To provide for the Obtainment Preservation and Distribution of Vaccine Matter	326

Authorizing the Governor to offer Rewards for the Apprehension of Criminals	327

Supplementary to an Act entitled An Act concerning the Office of County Treasurer passed March twentyseventh one thousand eight hundred and fif...	328

To prohibit Officers from being interested in Certain Contracts	331

To prevent certain Officers from dealing in certain Securities or Evidences of Debt	332

To designate the Holidays to be observed in the Acceptance and Payment of Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes	334

Concerning the Fees of Public Administrator	337

To provide for the Punishment of Embezzlement of Public Money and other purposes	339

To prevent certain Public Nuisances	340

Concerning the Administration of Oaths	341

To provide for choosing Electors of President and Vice President of the United States	342

Fixing the Times at which Representatives in Congress shall be elected	344

To authorize Persons engaged in the United States Coast Survey upon the Coast of California to enter on Lands within this State for the purposes of s...	345

Giving the consent of the Legislature of the State of California to the Purchase by the United States of Land within this State for public purposes	347

To grant the Right of Way to the United States for Railroad purposes	348

Concerning Jurors	352

Concerning the Costs of Criminal Actions removed before Trial	371

Concerning District Attorneys	373

Providing for the Disposition of certain Property	375

Prescribing Duties to the Secretary of State	376

To regulate the Settlement of the Estates of Deceased Persons	377

To regulate Proceedings in Criminal Cases	423

Concerning Conveyances	513

To regulate Proceedings in Civil Cases in the Courts of Justice of this State	519

Concerning the Office of County Assessor	636

Concerning Crimes and Punishments	638

Supplementary to an Act concerning Crimes and Punishments passed April sixteenth one thousand eight hundred and fifty	669

Prescribing the Mode of appointing Auctioneers and defining their Duties	707

Concerning Sheriffs	711

To regulate Fees in Office	721

Explanatory of the thirtyninth Section of an Act entitled An Act concerning Sheriffs passed April 29th 1851	737

Concerning the Courts of Justice of this State and Judicial Officers	738

Creating and regulating Public Ferries	758

Supplementary to an Act creating and regulating Public Ferries passed March 18 1850	763

To provide for the Disposition of certain Property of the State of California	764

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 ...	767

Concerning Sureties on Official Bonds	772

To provide for Security to be given by County Officers acting under Appoint ments and to amend the 55th Section of the Act concerning Sheriffs pa...	773

To regulate Elections	774

Supplemental to An Act to regulate Elections passed March twentythird one thousand eight hundred and fifty	792

Concerning Lawful Fences and Animals trespassing on Premises lawfully enclosed	793

Concerning the Organization of the Militia	804

To provide for the Lien of Mechanics and others	808

Supplementary to An Act to provide for the Lien of Mechanics and others passed April 12 1850	811

Defining the Rights of Husband and Wife	812

Defining the Time for commencing Civil Actions	815

Defining the Time of commencing Civil Actions in certain cases	821

For the Government and Protection of Indians	822

To license Gaming	826

Dividing the State into Counties and establishing the Seats of Justice therein	827

Concerning County Recorders	838

Supplementary to An Act entitled An Act concerning County Recorders passed March 1851	846

Concerning the office of Public Administrator for the County of San Francisco and making it elective	848

Requiring County Treasurers and Public Administrators to settle their Accounts	849

To exempt the Homestead and other Property from Forced Sale in certain cases	850

To license Hawkers and Peddlers in this State	852

Concerning Estray Animals	854

To fund the Debt of the State	856

Supplementary to An Act to fund the Debt of the State passed April 29 1851	859

To fund the Indebtedness of the State which has accrued or may accrue from April 29 1851 to Dec 31 1852 inclusive and to provide for the Paymen...	860

Supplementary to An Act to fund the Indebtedness of the State which has accrued or may accrue from April 29 1851 to Dec 31 1852 inclusive and t...	865

To prevent the City of San Francico from selling or in any other wise disposing of Lots within its Corporate Limits	866

To provide for the Disposal of the Five Hundred Thousand acres of Land granted to this State by Act of Congress	868

Providing a Fund for the Use of a State Library	871

Supplemental to an Act entitled An Act providing a Fund for the Use of a State Library passed May 1 1852	873

Prescribing the Time of Payment of the Salaries of the Officers of State	875

To create a Board of Supervisors for the Counties of this State and to define their Duties and Powers	876

To abolish the Board of Supervisors in the Counties of Calaveras Sacramento and Colusi	879

To abolish the Board of Supervisors in the County of El Dorado	880

To limit the Compensation of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Francisco	881

To establish a System of Common Schools	883

To provide for the appointment of a Gauger for the Port of San Francisco	894

For the Protection of Game	895

Prescribing the Mode of maintaining and defending Possessory Actions on Public Lands in this State	896

In relation to Actions wherein the State is a Party	898

Concerning the Independent Order of Odd Fellows	899

To amend an Act relating to Corporations	900

To authorize a Transfer of Causes from the Superior Court of the City of San Francisco	901

Concerning Notaries Public	902

Supplementary to an Act to provide for the Appointment and prescribe the Duties of Guardians passed April 19 1850	904

To provide for the Measurement of Lumber	905

To provide for the better Publication of Official and Legal Notices	908

In relation to Personal Mortgages in certain cases	911

Concerning the auditing of Accounts by the Court of Sessions and Board of Supervisors	914

To fix the Compensation of County Judges and Associate Justices of the Court of Sessions and to repeal a like Act passed April 22 1850	915

To amend an Act entitled An Act declaring certain Rivers and Creeks navi gable passed February 18 1851	916

An Act entitled An Act to prevent Persons from enticing Seamen to desert	917

To limit the Hours of Labor	918

Declaratory of the Effect of the Repeal of Criminal Laws	920

To establish an Asylum for the Insane of the State of California	921

To abolish the present State Hospitals and to provide for liquidating the In debtedness of the same	926

To apportion the Senatorial and Assembly Districts of this State	927

In relation to resistance of Payment of Revenues due the State	930

To amend an Act to provide for the Redemption of Comptrollers Warrants drawn on the General Fund passed April 1 1853	931

To fix the Times for holding the Terms of the District Court throughout this	932

To protect the Archives of State and prevent their Removal from Benicia	934

Amendatory of an Act entitled An Act to provide for the Inspection of Flour	936

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Page 570 - Anything which is injurious to health, or is indecent, or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property...

Appears in 406 books from 1853-2006

Page 248 - In case of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and duties of the said office, resignation, or absence from the State, the powers and duties of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term, or until the disability shall cease.

Appears in 404 books from 1821-2002

Page 554 - The verdict of a jury is either general or special. A general verdict Is that by which they pronounce generally upon all or any of the issues, either in favor of the plaintiff or defendant: a special verdict is that by which the jury find the facts only, leaving the judgment to the court.

Appears in 220 books from 1848-1998

Page 548 - Judgment may be given for or against one or more of several plaintiffs, and for or against one or more of several defendants; and it may, when the justice of the case requires it, determine the ultimate rights of the parties on each side, as between themselves.

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Page 535 - Before issuing the warrant, the judge shall require a written undertaking on the part of the plaintiff, with sufficient surety, to the effect that if the defendant; recover judgment, the plaintiff will pay all costs that may be awarded to the defendant, and all damages which he may sustain, by reason of the attachment, not exceeding the sum specified in the undertaking, which shall be at least two hundred and fifty dollars.

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Page 533 - In an action for libel or slander, it shall not be necessary to state in the complaint any extrinsic facts for the purpose of showing the application to the plaintiff of the defamatory matter out of which the cause of action arose ; but it shall be sufficient to state generally that the same was published or spoken concerning the plaintiff; and if such allegation be controverted, the plaintiff shall be bound to establish on the trial that it was so published or spoken.

Appears in 181 books from 1848-1998

Page 538 - If against a minor under the age of fourteen years: to such minor personally, and also to his father, mother, or guardian; or if there be none within the State, then to any person having the care or control of such minor, or with whom he resides, or in whose service he is employed; 4.

Appears in 140 books from 1777-1998

Page 556 - The finding of the referee or commissioner upon the whole issue must stand as the finding of the court, and upon filing of the finding with the clerk of the court, judgment may be entered thereon in the same manner as if the action had been tried by the court.

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Page 49 - The term corporations as used in this article shall be construed to include all associations and joint-stock companies having any of the powers or privileges of corporations not possessed by individuals or partnerships.

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Page 821 - An action for relief on the ground of fraud, the cause of action in such case not to be deemed to have accrued until the discovery, by the aggrieved party, of the facts constituting the fraud.

Appears in 296 books from 1848-2003

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Title	Compiled Laws of the State of California: Containing All the Acts of the Legislature of a Public and General Nature, Now in Force, Passed at the Sessions of 1850-51-52-53, to which are Prefixed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitutions of the United States and California, the Treaty of ... Making of modern law
Authors	California, Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder
Compiled by	Selucius Garfielde, Frederick A. Snyder
Publisher	S. Garfielde, 1853
Original from	Harvard University
Digitized	18 Sep 2006
Length	1071 pages

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