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ciety, and by such name and style shall have perpetual succession, and shall have power and authority to contract, and be contracted with; to sue, and be sued, in all Courts; to have, and use, a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure; to make, ordain, and establish, and put in execution, such by-laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations, as shall be necessary for the good government of such Society, and the management of its affairs; Provided, that said by-laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations, shall not be contrary to any provisions of this charter, or the Constitution of this State, or of the United States.

chase land.

SEC. 2. In addition to the powers above enumerated, the So- May purciety shall, by its name, have power to purchase, hold, and lease, any quantity of land, not exceeding in the aggregate one hundred and sixty acres, with such buildings and improvements as may be erected thereon, and may sell, lease, and dispose of the same, at pleasure. The said real estate shall be held by such Society, for the purpose of erecting buildings and other improvements calculated to promote and encourage the interests of agriculture, horticulture, mechanics, manufactures, stock-raising, and general domestic industry.

SEC. 3. The officers of such Society shall consist of a Presi- Officers. dent, two Vice-Presidents, a Secretary, a Treasurer, and two Directors, all of whom shall be members of such Society at the time of their election, and shall have the management of the fiscal, prudential, and other concerns, of such society, and shall be styled the Board of Managers. The said officers shall be elected, annually, by the members of the Society, at such time, and in such manner, as in their constitution and by-laws they may prescribe, and shall hold their offices for the term of one year, and until their successors enter upon their duties.

SEC. 4. Such Society may provide, by its constitution and Membership. by-laws, for memberships of such Society, and fix the prices of such membership, and terms of duration thereof.

SEC. 5. No Society organized under the provisions of this Liability. Act shall contract any debts or liabilities to exceed the amount of money in the treasury at the time such debt or liability shall have been contracted, except as provided in the next section.

SEC. 6. Such Society may, by the unanimous vote of the Board of Managers, for the purpose of purchasing and leasing property, as provided for by the second section of this Act, create debts or liabilities, not to exceed the sum of one thousand dollars, and in case of any excess being incurred, the said Board of Managers shall, in their individual and private capacities, be held jointly liable to such Society for the amount of such excess; Provided, that any member of said Board, who shall have been absent, or caused his dissent therefrom at the time, to be entered on the minutes, shall not be so held liable.

Limitation.

SEC. 7. Within three months after the organization of such Certificate of Society, the Board of Managers thereof shall cause to be filed incorporat'n. in the office of the County Clerk of the County in which such Society is organized, a certificate stating the name of the Society, the purposes for which it was organized, the date of its organization, and the name of its officers, which certificate shall be signed by the President and Secretary of said Society; a

sued.

copy of such certificate, filed as aforesaid, and certified by the County Clerk, shall be received in all Courts, and places, as presumptive evidence of the matters therein stated.

Can not be SEC. 8. It shall not be lawful for any person to sue such Society for the failure to award any premium, or premiums, or for a failure to pay the same when awarded.

Change of

names.

CHAP. CXI.-An Act to change the Names of certain Persons therein named.

[Became a Law by operation of the Constitution, March 12, 1859.]

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

SECTION 1. That the names of Dr. John Frederick Hillerscheidt, of Nevada County, in this State, and of his wife Hortense, his son Frederick, and his daughters, Anna, Bertha, and Ida, be, and they are hereby, changed to the names, respectively, of John Frederick Hiller, Hortense Hiller, Frederick Hiller, Anna Hiller, Bertha Hiller, and Ida Hiller.

[This bill having remained with the Governor ten days, (Sundays excepted,) and the Senate and Assembly being in session, it has become a law this twelfth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

FERRIS FORMAN, Secretary of State.]

Change of

name.

CHAP. CXII. An Act to change the Name of John August Stromdohl to August William Stromdohl.

[Became a Law by operation of the Constitution, March 12, 1859.]

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

SECTION 1. The name of the person heretofore known as
John August Stromdohl, is hereby changed to that of August
William Stromdohl.

[This bill having remained with the Governor ten days, (Sundays excepted,) and the Senate and Assembly being in session, it has become a law this twelfth day of March, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

FERRIS FORMAN, Secretary of State.]

CHAP. CXIII.—An Act to extend the Time for levying Taxes in the
County of Contra Costa.

[Approved March 14, 1859.]

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

time.

SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Con- Extension of tra Costa are hereby authorized and empowered to levy and assess the State and County taxes in said County, at any time before the first Monday in May, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

CHAP. CXIV.-An Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled an Act to Fund the Debt of the County of San Diego, and to provide for the payment of the same, approved May fourth, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, approved February fourteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six.

[Approved March 14, 1859.]

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

SECTION 1. The third section of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section third-Any person holding true and lawful warrants Warrants to against the County of San Diego, as provided in the second sec- be funded. tion of this Act, shall have the privilege of receiving in exchange therefor, ten per cent bonds, as provided for in the first section of this Act, and the Treasurer is hereby authorized and directed to issue said bonds to the persons holding said warrants, at the rate of one hundred cents for each dollar of principal and interest accrued on said warrants, on the first day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine; Provided, that said warrants be presented at the County Treasurer's office within twelve months after the said first day of April, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.

Notaries.

CHAP. CXV.-An Act to amend an Act concerning Notaries Public, approved April thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven.

[Approved March 16, 1859.]

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

SECTION 1. Section first of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows:

Section one-The Governor shall have power to appoint and commission, twenty Notaries Public for the County of San Francisco; and for the Counties of Nevada, Sierra, and Tuolumne, thirteen Notaries Public; and ten Notaries Public for each of the Counties of El Dorado, Placer, Butte, Calaveras, and Tuolumne; and for the County of San Joaquin, twelve; in the County of Mariposa, eight; and for the County of Santa Clara, eight, two of whom shall reside in Santa Clara Township, and one in Gilroy Township; and for the Counties of Napa, Sonoma, Amador, and Los Angeles, eight; for the County of Sacramento, fourteen; for the County of Yuba, twelve; for the County of Solano, six; and five for each of the other Counties of this State, who shall hold office for the term of two years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified; Provided, this Act shall not be construed to affect Notaries Public holding appointments under the Act of which this is amendatory.

Special tax.

Contingent
Fund.

CHAP. CXVI.—An Act authorizing and empowering the Board of Supervisors in and for the County of Butte to levy a special tax, on all taxable property in said County, for Contingent purposes.

[Approved March 16, 1859.]

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

SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors, in and for Butte County, are hereby authorized and empowered to levy a tax, within thirty days after the passage of this Act, for the current year, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and each fiscal year thereafter, as other taxes are provided for, on all taxable property in said County, of not exceeding twenty-five cents on each one hundred dollars worth of real and personal property.

SEC. 2. The special tax so levied by said Board of Supervisors, shall be designated and known as the "special tax," and shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes for State and County purposes, and collected in said County, and when collected shall be paid into the hands of the County Treasurer of said County, and shall be by him placed in a Fund to be desig

nated as the "Contingent Fund," and kept separate from all other Funds.

SEC. 3. The said Board of Supervisors shall draw upon said Uses. Contingent Fund for the payment of all contingent expenses of said County liable to be paid in cash; Provided, that no part of said funds thus raised shall be used for road purposes, or any fees or salaries of officers of said Butte County.

surplus.

SEC. 4. The said Board of Supervisors, whenever any greater In case of amount exists in said Contingent Fund than is necessary for the payment of contingent expenses of said County for the current year, may cause the said excessive amount to be placed in the General Fund of said County.

CHAP. CXVII-An Act to Incorporate the City of San José.
[Approved March 16, 1859.]

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

SECTION 1. All that tract of land now called the City of San Boundaries. José, situate in the County of Santa Clara, and lying within the following limits and bounds, that is to say: Beginning on the centre line of Second street, at a point one mile and a half southeasterly from its intersection with the centre line of San Fernando street; thence running in a straight line parallel with San Fernando street, to the eastern bank of the Coyote Creek ; thence down said Creek, along its eastern bank, to its intersection with a line drawn through the centre of Rosa street; thence along said line in a straight course to a point forty rods southwesterly from the west bank of the river Guadalupe; thence in a straight line to a point in the centre line of San Fernando street, produced forty rods southwesterly from said west bank; thence in a straight line to such a point southwesterly from said west bank, that a line drawn from it to the place of beginning shall be parallel with San Fernando street; thence along said line to the place of beginning-shall henceforth be known as the City of San José.

SEC. 2. The government of said City shall be vested in a officers. Mayor, and Common Council, to consist of five members, a City Marshal, and City Assessor. The said Mayor and Councilmen shall be a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of "The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San José," and by that name they and their successors shall be known in law, have perpetual succession, sue and be sued in all Courts, and in all actions, whatsoever; may have and use a common seal, and alter the same at pleasure; and may provide for the use and regulation of all the commons and property of the City, by lease or otherwise.

SEC. 3. The said Mayor and Councilmen, Marshal, and As- Election. sessor, shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City on the

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