Codes.

secretary of state a report of their transactions relating to legislative matters, or which would give any information or knowledge to said legislature as to legislation in the past, and as to the policy for future legislation. And they shall also report to said legislature such suggestions as they deem proper for the promotion of the public welfare and the best interests of the state, or any locality or citizens thereof, and file therewith schedules or exhibits, showing the form or substance of all proposed legislation which they recommend. And they shall suggest all such improvements as shall conduce to precision and clearness in the wording of the codes and statutes, and propose such measures as may be necessary to improve or give unity and completeness to the system of the laws of this state. Said reports, schedules, and exhibits shall be printed by the state printer, upon the requisition and under the supervision of the commissioners. They shall be so printed as to show, in the readiest manner, the changes proposed by the commission, and in those cases wherein it shall recommend the repeal of a law, and propose a substitute therefor, such law and substitute shall be printed in the manner most convenient for comparison.

9. Said board shall at all such times as they may designate by rules and they may adopt, sit in open session and hear such regulations which printed or oral arguments as may be addressed to them, for or against any proposed or existing legislation. All such sessions of the board shall be open to the public, and a record of all proceedings shall be kept and preserved by the secretary of said board.

Compensation.

Sec. 7. 1. Said commissioners shall receive for their services, from the state, the sum of four thousand dollars each per annum; such compensation shall be paid in the same manner as the salaries of the justices of the supreme court are now paid.

2. The secretary of the commission shall receive the sum of two hundred dollars ($200) per month, and the stenographer one hundred dollars ($100) per month, payable in like manner as the salaries are paid to the members of said commission.

3. The expenses incurred by said commission, or the members thereof, exclusive of salaries, shall be set forth in detail, in an itemized statement, and thereupon a requisition shall be made by said board of commissioners upon the state controller, accompanied by the sworn certificates of all the commissioners that the services have been performed and the materials used or things furnished, and that said sums are justly due.

4. And said state controller is hereby directed to draw his warrant on the treasurer for the payment of said salaries, when due and payable, as herein provided. And also for such sums as are covered by said requisitions, and the treasurer is hereby directed to pay the same out of any money not otherwise appropriated.

Sec. 8. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of its passage.

TITLE 43.

COLLEGES.

See Education.

Acts relating to: See University of California.

The Civil Code provides for the incorporation of colleges and seminaries of learning (secs. 649-651). As there may, however, be some doubt as to how far the old laws are affected, it is deemed proper to refer to the legislation, and at the same time call attention to provisions to be found in sections 330 and 4478 of the Political Code, and 20 and 286 of the Civil Code.

The old laws on the subject of colleges will be found collated in "General Laws," sec. 573, and "Supplement," secs. 7455, 7759.

See also:

An act supplementary to an act entitled "An act to provide for the incorporation of colleges, approved April 20, 1850," approved January 8, 1872; 1871-2, 10.

An act to amend the last-named act, approved February 7, 1874; 1873-4, 85.

There is also an act entitled "An act to confer further powers and privileges on the trustees of the Los Nitos collegiate institute," approved March 11, 1874; 1873-4, 341. This is unquestionably in force; but being special in its character, it is omitted.

An act expressing assent of the state of California to the act of congress, approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled "An act to apply a portion of the proceeds of the public lands to the more complete endow ment and support of the colleges for the benefit of agriculture and the mechanic arts, established under the provisions of an act of congress, approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," and to the purposes of the grants of moneys authorized thereby, and to all the provisions thereof.

[Approved March 31, 1891; Statutes 1891, p. 458.] The object of the act sufficiently appears from the title.

TITLE 44.

COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION.

See post, World's Exhibitions.

TITLE 45.

COLUSA COUNTY.

For a reference to local acts relating to Colusa county, see Deering's Annotated Penal Code, pp. 449, 450.

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TITLE 46.

CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.

An act to divide the State of California into congressional districts.

[Approved March 11, 1891; Statutes 1891, p. 84.] Consult statutes of 1891 for the act.

TITLE 47.

CONSTABLES.

Acts relating to: See Political Code, Appendix, title, Constables, p. 958.

TITLE 48.

CONSTITUTION.

An act to provide for a convention to frame a new constitution for the state of California.

[Approved March 30, 1878; 1877-8, 759.] The purpose of the act appears from the title.

TITLE 49.

CONTAGIOUS DISEASES AMONG SHEEP.

An act authorizing and empowering the boards of supervisors of the several counties of the state to prevent and eradicate infectious and contagious diseases among sheep, to provide for the appointment of a sheep commissioner, and to define the duties and powers of commissioner.

[Approved March 16, 1889; 1889, 216.] Appointment of sheep commissioner.

Section 1. Whenever a petition shall be

filed

with the board of supervisors of any county in this state, signed by not less than fifty resident freeholders of such county, praying for the appointment of the commissioner herein named, said board may, if deemed advisable, appoint some competent person, a resident of the county, who shall act and be known as sheep commissioner, whose duties and powers, which are to be exercised in the prevention and eradication of contagious diseases among sheep, shall be defined and determined by said board; and the fees and compensation of such commissioner, only to be charged when he is actually and necessarily engaged in the performance of his duties, shall be paid out of the treasury of said county as claims against counties are now paid, and be fixed by said board at the time of such appointment.

Sec. 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

TITLE 50.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY.

A reference to special acts relating to Contra Costa county can be found in Deering's Penal Code, pp. 455-457.

TITLE 51.

CONTRACTS.

An act to provide for the letting of contracts for lighting of streets and public buildings in cities and towns in the state of California.

Section 1. Before any city or town in the state of California shall enter into any contract for the lighting of its streets, or public buildings, or other public places, the city council or trustees, or other governing body of such city or town, shall advertise for bids for such lighting, and cause a notice to be posted in three public places in the city or town, inviting sealed proposals for doing such lighting, referring to the specifications posted or on file. The advertisements for bids shall be pub