АСТ 731. An act granting to the city of Berkeley the salt-marsh, tide and submerged lands of the state of California, including the right to wharf out therefrom to the city of Berkeley, and regulating the management, use and control thereof. [Approved June 11, 1913. Stats. 1913, p. 705.] Amended 1915, p. 901; 1917, p. 915; 1919, p. 1089. Big trees, protection of, in Fresno, Tulare and Kern counties. [Stats. 1873-74, p. 347.] ACT 742. To provide for the management of the Mariposa big tree grove. [Stats. 1880, p. 44.] Amended 1885, p. 212. Repealed 1907, p. 268. Relating to bills of exchange and promissory notes. [Stats. 1850, p. 247.] Superseded by provisions of Civil Code relating to negotiable instruments. ACT 762. TITLE 59. BIRD AND ARBOR DAY. An act to establish a bird and arbor day. [Approved March 3, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 134.] Repealed 1915, p. 777. See next act. ACT 763. An act to establish a conservation, bird and arbor day, and to repeal an act entitled, “An act to establish a bird and arbor day," approved March 3, 1909. § 1. [Approved May 22, 1915. Stats. 1915, p. 777.] Bird and arbor day. Suitable exercises for schools. § 2. Stats. 1909, p. 132, repealed. § 1. Bird and arbor day. Suitable exercises for schools. March seventh of each year, being the anniversary of the birthday of Luther Burbank, is hereby set apart and designated conservation, bird and arbor day. All public schools and educational institutions are directed to observe conservation, bird and arbor day, not holiday, but by including in the school work of the day suitable as a exercises having for their object instruction as to the economic value of birds and trees, and the promotion of a spirit of protection toward them, and as to the economic value of natural resources, and the desirability of their conservation. § 2. Stats. 1909, p. 132, repealed. An act entitled, "An act to establish a bird and arbor day," approved March 3, 1909, is hereby repealed. TITLE 60. ACT 773. An act to provide a relief fund in the several counties or any city and county of the state for the needy blind, providing for and prescrib ing the powers and duties of boards of supervisors in every county or city and county. [Approved May 2, 1919. Stats. 1919, p. 188. In effect July 22, 1919.] Amended 1921, Stats. 1921, p. 783. §1. Tax for relief of needy blind. The boards of supervisors of the several counties and cities and counties in this state are hereby authorized and permitted to levy, in addition to the taxes now levied by law for other purposes than those herein provided, a tax not exceeding twotenths of one-mill per dollar on the assessed value of the property of their respective counties and cities and counties to be levied and collected as now provided by law for the assessment and collection of taxes, for the purpose of creating a fund for the relief of the needy blind of their respective counties and cities and counties. § 2. Needy blind person defined. A needy blind person shall be construed to mean any person who, by reason of loss of eyesight, is unable to provide himself with the necessities of life, and who has not sufficient means of his own to enable him to maintain himself. §3. Residence qualification. A needy blind person, in order to receive relief under this act, must be a resident of this state at the time this act takes effect, or become blind while a resident of this state, and shall be a resident of the county for one year next preceding the date of the application provided for herein. §4. Claims for relief. All persons claiming relief under this act shall file, at least ten days prior to action on said claims, with the board of supervisors a duly verified statement of the facts bringing him within the provisions of this act. The list of claims shall be filed in the order of filing in a book furnished for that purpose by the board of super visors, and which record shall be open to the public. No certificate of qualification for drawing money under this act shall ever be granted until the board of supervisors shall be satisfied, from the evidence of at least two reputable residents of said county, or city and county, one of whom shall be a duly and regularly licensed and practicing physician, that they know the applicant to be blind, and that he has the residential qualifications to entitle him to the relief asked for, which evidence shall be in writing, subscribed to by such witnesses, subject to the right of cross-examination by the board of supervisors or other persons. If the board of supervisors is satisfied upon such testimony that the applicant is entitled to the relief hereunder, it shall issue an order therefor, in such sum as it finds needed, not to exceed one hundred eighty dollars per annum, to be paid monthly out of the fund herein provided for on the warrant of the county auditor, or auditor of the city and county. [Amendment approved May 28, 1921; Stats. 1921, p. 783.] § 5. Annual examination of blind list. The board of supervisors shall annually examine as to the qualifications of anyone on the blind list and increase or decrease the allowance within the statutory limits, or if said board is not satisfied that the person so on the list is qualified to draw any money said board shall entirely remove him from the list and shall forthwith notify the auditor of such action. § 6. Examination of applicants. The board of supervisors of every county and city and county shall meet within thirty days after this act takes effect and thereafter annually on such days as the board shall select and at such times as may be necessary and examine carefully the list of applications filed hereunder. § 7. Transfer of money from poor fund. The board of supervisors of every county or city and county are hereby authorized and directed to transfer from any money in the poor fund of any county to the blind fund, herein provided, for the year 1919, sufficient money to carry out the purposes of this act. § 8. False statement. Any person who shall make a false statement in order to secure for himself or another, the benefit herein provided, shall be guilty of perjury. § 9. Rules and regulations. It is hereby declared to be the duty of the board of supervisors in each county and city and county to adopt such rules, regulations and ordinances necessary to carry into effect the purposes, aims and objects of this act. It shall be competent for the board of supervisors mentioned herein to appoint such person or persons to act for such board in carrying out the object or objects and purposes of this act. TITLE 61. ACT 783. An act to provide for the compilation, printing, binding, publishing, and distribution of a legislative manual and state blue book, or roster, repealing all conflicting acts and making an appropriation to carry out the provisions hereof. [Approved June 22, 1923, with the proviso that the item "fifteen thou sand dollars" in section four be reduced to "ten thousand dollars." Stats. 1923, p. 1127.] § 1. Secretary of state to compile blue book. § 2. Distribution of same. §1. Secretary of state to compile blue book. The secretary of state is hereby authorized to compile, or cause to be compiled, published and distributed, under the direction of the state board of control, ten thousand copies of a legislative manual, state blue book or roster. The volume shall be ready to distribute during the next fiscal year, and at the same time biennially thereafter. § 2. Distribution of same. The volume shall be distributed as follows: To the governor of the state, fifty copies; to each elective state officer, senator, and member of the assembly, twenty copies; to the state library, twenty copies; to the governor and secretary of state of every state in the Union, one copy each; to the congressional library at Washington, D. C., five copies. The remainder of the volumes shall be sold by the secrretary of state at two dollars per volume, and the amount so received shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund. §3. Repealed. All other acts and parts of acts in conflict with the provision of this act are hereby repealed. § 4. Appropriation. Out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated there is hereby appropriated the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to earry out the purposes of this act. Former acts: Stats. 1891, p. 454; 1893, p. 218; 1903, p. 19. TITLE 62. B'NAI B'RITH. ACT 793. Concerning order of B'nai B'rith. [Stats. 1867–68, p. 310.] TITLE 63. BOARD OF CONTROL. ACT 803. An act granting state authority for the construction of a cut-off in the San Joaquin river to meet a public necessity. [Approved April 15, 1919. Stats. 1919, p. 101. In effect July 22, 1919.] ACT 804. An act to authorize the state board of control to sell certain lands. [Approved June 1, 1917. Stats. 1917, p. 1634.] This act authorized the sale of certain lands in San Joaquin county. ACT 805. An act to authorize the sale and conveyance by the state board of control of any land required by the state for right of way for any river improvement work or flood control and determined by the reclamation board to be in excess of what is required for that purpose, and to credit the proceeds of such sale to such fund as the reclamation board may direct. [Approved June 3, 1921. Stats. 1921, p. 1493. In effect August 2, 1921.] § 1. Sale of land in excess of needs for river improvement work. § 2. Crediting purchase price. In § 1. Sale of land in excess of needs for river improvement work. case it should be determined by the reclamation board that any land heretofore or hereafter acquired by the Sacramento and San Joaquin drainage district and deeded to the state of California, for any right of way for river improvement work or flood control is in excess of what is or will be required therefor, the board of control upon request of the said reclamation board is hereby authorized to negotiate the sale thereof at a purchase price determined upon by said reclamation board, and the chairman of said board of control is hereby empowered when so authorized by said reclamation board to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the state of California, a conveyance of such land to the purchaser upon payment of such purchase price to state treasurer. § 2. Crediting purchase price. Such purchase price when so paid to the state treasurer shall be credited to such fund as the reclamation board, in its discretion, shall direct. АСТ 806. An act authorizing the board of control to sell and dispose of the buildings belonging to the state located on the capitol grounds and used by the division of printing of the department of finance. [Approved June 22, 1923. Stats. 1923, p. 1124.] § 1. Sale of buildings occupied by printing plant. § 2. Disposition of money received. § 1. Sale of buildings occupied by printing plant. The state board of control is hereby authorized and empowered to sell and dispose of, upon such conditions as to price and terms of sale as a majority of its members may deem to be most advantageous to the state, those certain buildings now housing the state printing plant located on the state capitol grounds at Fifteenth and L streets, in the city of Sacramento. § 2. Disposition of money received. All money received from the sale of such buildings shall be deposited in the general fund in the state treasury. |