соруг COPYRIGHT, 1914 BY BANCROFT-WHITNEY COMPANY SAN FRANCISCO PREFACE. In this book a very large mass of material has been assembled from many sources, with the design of having under one cover a handy up-to-date reference book covering matters of a legal nature which it is difficult to keep up to date in text-books devoted to one subject. There are also included statistical and other general information which it is believed will be of value to the profession. In the assembling for the first time of so much and varied information from different sources, it is inevitable that errors have crept in. The editor and the publishers will appreciate having their attention called to any such. It is intended to annotate and keep up to date the matters treated in the first issue. Additional matters will be treated in future issues. Suggestions along this line will be welcomed. Attorneys and others whose names appear in this book will confer a favor upon the editor and publishers by notifying them of changes of address, so that they may appear properly in future editions. CURTIS HILLYER. San Francisco, April 1, 1914. Room 628, Chronicle Building. (iii) Table of Original License Fees-Foreign Corporations... Table of Annual License Taxes-Foreign Corporations. Table of Municipal Election Dates and Commencement of Offi- ..1178 Synopsis of Election Laws.. .1178 143 Abatement of Assessments or the Refunding of Taxes Claimed |