ment of any contract for the purposes herein before specified shall be made from the Township Road Fund, and upon the order of the Board of Supervisors, the Auditor shall draw his warrant upon that Fund for the amount of said payment. SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Franchise. Powers of grantees. CHAP. CXLVII.-An Act to grant the right to construct a Bridge and establish a Ferry on the San Joaquin River, in Fresno County, to I. B. Marshall and his associates and assigns. [Approved April 6, 1863.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. I. B. Marshall, and his associates and assigns, shall take, have, possess, and enjoy all the rights, privileges, rights of way, franchises, and immunities hereinafter mentioned, upon conditions that he and his associates and assigns shall incorporate themselves under the general law of the State regulating corporations, and providing for the incorporation of bridge companies, and shall adopt the name of "San Joaquin Bridge Company," and shall abide by and fulfil the further conditions hereinafter mentioned. SEC. 2. Said I. B. Marshall, and his associates and assigns, or said company when incorporated as aforesaid, shall have power to build, erect, construct, and maintain a public toll bridge across the San Joaquin River, at or near Whiteside's Sheep Ranch, and about two and one half miles below Charles Convers' ferry, and have and enjoy all rights, privileges, and immunities thereunto appertaining, and shall have the right of way across said river, and the privilege of using the same for that purpose, which is hereby granted and ceded to said I. B. Marshall, and his associates and assigns, and said company when incorpoConditions. rated, for the term of twenty years. Said company shall at all times after its incorporation keep said bridge in passable order and condition, and shall be responsible for any damages arising to persons or property crossing said bridge, caused by neglect to keep said bridge in proper repair and condition. Same. Tolls. Speed of travel. SEC. 3. The said bridge shall be constructed in a good and substantial manner, and of durable materials, and shall be constructed and completed within two years from the date of the passage of this Act, otherwise the right to construct the same shall be forfeited, and this Act become null and void. SEC. 4. The said I. B. Marshall, and his associates and assigns, or said company when incorporated, upon the erection and completion of said bridge, shall be authorized and empow ered to charge and collect such rates of toll as shall be fixed by the Board of Supervisors of Fresno County. SEC. 5. Said Company may regulate and determine the speed of travel, riding or driving, upon said bridge, and may require the speed not to be faster than a walk; and for each violation thereof, the party so violating may be fined in any competent Court in any sum not less than ten ($10) dollars, nor more than one hundred ($100) dollars; provided, further, that said. parties thus violating such regulations shall always be answerable to the owners of said bridge, in any Court of competent jurisdiction, for the damages sustained. Tolls. SEC. 6. Said company shall keep in some conspicuous place scale of at each end of the bridge a bulletin board, which shall contain prices. the scale of prices and notice of speed allowed on said bridge. SEC. 7. It is further provided, that from and after the passage of this Act, and until the completion of said bridge, the said I. B. Marshall, and his associates and assigns, or said com-. pany when incorporated, shall have the right, which is hereby granted to them, to establish and maintain a ferry across said river at the point above designated and charge and collect for crossing on said ferry such rates of toll as shall be fixed by said Board of Supervisors. SEC. 8. No toll bridge or ferry shall be established within one mile immediately above or below said bridge. SEC. 9. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed, so far as they conflict with the provisions of this Act. SEC. 10. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. CHAP. CXLVIII.-An Act to grant the right to construct a Bridge across the Stanislaus River, at a place known as Peoria Bar, to certain persons therein named. [Approved April 6, 1863.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. M. S. Norton, R. K. Love, and W. F. Colton, to- Grantees. gether with such associates as they may admit, shall take, have, possess, and enjoy, all the rights of way, franchises, and immunities, hereinafter mentioned, upon condition that they and their associates shall incorporate themselves under the general laws of the State regulating corporations, and providing for the incorporating of bridge companies, and shall adopt the name of "Peoria Bridge Company," and shall abide by and fulfil the further condition hereinafter mentioned. company. SEC. 2. Said company, when incorporated as aforesaid, shall powers and have full power to build, erect, construct, and maintain, a public rights of toll bridge across the Stanislaus river, at a place known as Peoria Bar, and have and enjoy all rights, privileges, and immunities thereto appertaining, and shall have the right of way across said river, and the privilege of using the same for that purpose, which is hereby granted and ceded to said company for the term of twenty years; provided, within one year from the date of the passage of this Act, the said company shall commence the con Conditions. struction of said bridge, and shall, within two years thereafter, build and complete the same; otherwise, the right to construct the same shall be forfeited, and this Act become null and void. Said company shall, at all times after its completion, keep said bridge in good order and condition. After the expiration of twenty years from the completion of said bridge, the County of Tuolumne shall have the right to purchase the said bridge, together with the franchise and right of way, at an appraised value, to be determined by three Appraisers, one to be selected by the bridge company, one by the Board of Supervisors of Tuolumne County, and one to be selected by the two Appraisers herein before provided for, and such value shall be estimated to be the value of the bridge, not including the franchise or right of way; and, provided, further, that if the said bridge be purchased by the County of Tuolumne, the right to levy and collect tolls shall cease. Tolls. Scale of prices. SEC. 3. The said bridge shall be constructed in a good and substantial manner, and of durable material. SEC. 4. The said bridge company, upon the erection and completion of said bridge, shall be authorized and empowered to charge and collect such rates of toll as the Board of Supervisors of Tuolumne County may fix annually; provided, that the Legislature may, at all times, modify or change the rates so fixed by said Board of Supervisors. SEC. 5. Said company may regulate and determine the speed of travel, riding, or driving, upon said bridge. SEC. 6. Any person riding or driving over said bridge faster than the speed allowed by said bridge company, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof before any Justice of the Peace, shall be fined in any sum not less than one dollar nor more than ten dollars, and cost of prosecution. SEC. 7. Said company shall keep in some conspicuous place at each end of the bridge a bulletin board, which shall contain the scale of prices and notice of speed allowed on said bridge by said company. Duties of officers. CHAP. CXLIX.—An Act concerning Records of Fees and duties of certain officers in the County of Solano. [Approved April 6, 1863.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The County Clerk, the County Recorder, and the Sheriff, of Solano County, are hereby required to keep in their respective offices a book, in which they shall keep, or cause to be kept, an accurate account of all fees or compensation received or charged by them, or their Deputies, for services rendered in the discharge of their official duties, from whom received, and for what services; and the said officers shall, each, once in three months, at the regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the county, make to said Board a report, upon oath, setting 1 forth the aggregate amount of fees or compensation received or charged by them, or their Deputies, during the three months. preceding. SEC. 2. The books herein provided for shall be furnished in the same manner as other stationery, and shall be entitled, respectively, "The Clerk's Fee Book," "The Recorder's Fee Book," and The Sheriff's Fee Book," and shall be preserved as public records, and open as such to public inspection. 66 SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAP. CL.-An Act to give immediate effect to an Act therein named. The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. An Act entitled an Act to amend an Act entitled Act named. an Act to establish the Industrial School Department of the City and County of San Francisco, approved April fifteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, passed March twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-three, shall take effect and be in force from and after the passage of this Act. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. CHAP. CLI.-An Act to authorize S. Spencer, T. B. Simpson, and their associates, to construct a Toll Bridge across the Yuba River, at or near Sand Flat, in Yuba County. [Approved April 6, 1863.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. S. Spencer, T. B. Simpson, together with such Grantees. associates as they may admit, shall take, possess, have, and enjoy the rights, privileges, right of way, franchise, and immunities hereinafter named, upon condition that they and their associates shall incorporate themselves under the general laws of the State regulating corporations and bridge companies, and shall adopt the name of "The Alva Bridge Company," and shall abide by and fulfil the further conditions hereinafter mentioned. SEC. 2. Said company, when incorporated as aforesaid, shall have full power to build, erect, construct, and maintain, a public powers of toll bridge across the Yuba river, which shall cross said stream at a point to be located in Township Fifteen North, Range Five East, as per survey made by the United States Government, and about one mile west of the foot hills on the south side of said river, and shall have and enjoy all the rights, privileges, Rights and company. Yuba purchase. and immunities thereto appertaining, and shall have the right of way across said river, and the privilege of using the same for that purpose, which is hereby granted and ceded to said company for the term of twenty years; provided, that within two years from the date of the approval of this Act, the said company shall construct and fully complete said bridge, otherwise, the right to build said bridge shall be forfeited, and this Act shall become null and void. SEC. 3. After the expiration of ten years from the time said Cure bridge shall be completed, the County of Yuba shall have the right to purchase said bridge, at an appraised value, to be determined by five Appraisers, two of whom shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors, two by said Spencer and Simpson, their associates and assigns, and one to be appointed by the said four Appraisers so appointed as herein provided for, and such value shall be estimated to be the value of the bridge, not including the franchise or right of way hereby granted; and, provided, further, that if the said bridge be purchased by the County of Yuba, the right to levy and collect tolls shall cease. Conditions. Tolls. Scale of prices. SEC. 4. After the completion of said bridge, said company shall at all times keep the same in passable order and condition, and shall be responsible for any damage to persons or property crossing said bridge, caused by neglect to keep said bridge in proper repair and condition. Said bridge shall be constructed in a good and workmanlike manner, and of good and durable materials. SEC. 5. Upon the erection and completion of said bridge, said company shall be and are hereby authorized and empowered to charge and collect such rates of toll as the Board of Supervisors for the County of Yuba may annually fix; provided, such rates of toll shall not be fixed so as to yield an annual income of less than fifteen per cent on the cost of constructing said bridge; and, provided, further, that nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to exempt said company from paying the same license as do other toll bridges. SEC. 6. Said company shall have the right to regulate and determine the speed of travel, riding or driving, upon said bridge, and may require the speed not to be faster than a walk; and for each violation thereof, the party so violating may be fined by any competent Court, in a sum not less than ten nor more than fifty dollars; provided, further, that any party violating such regulations shall always be answerable in any Court of competent jurisdiction for the damages or loss sustained. SEC. 7. No bridge or ferry shall be established within one mile immediately above or below said bridge, unless the public convenience requires it. SEC. 8. Said company shall keep, in some conspicuous place at each end of the bridge, a notice of the scale of prices or tolls, and speed allowed on said bridge. This Act shall take effect from and after the date of its approval. |