public auction, sufficient thereof to satisfy the taxes due, and sale. SEC. 7. In seizing and selling property, in accordance with Same. section six of this Act, the Tax Collector shall be governed by his judgment as to the quantity necessary to satisfy the taxes due, and costs, and should the quantity taken by him prove more than necessary for the purpose named, the portion remaining unsold may be left at the place of sale, at the risk of and subject to the order of the person or persons delinquent, and all proceeds of sales, over and above the amount due for taxes and costs, shall be returned by the Tax Collector to the person or persons on whose account the sale was made; and in case said person or persons cannot be found, or shall decline to receive said balance, then the Tax Collector shall deposit the amount with the County Treasurer, subject to the order of said person or persons; and if the same be not demanded within six months from the date of deposit, then the Treasurer shall pay the same into the County Treasury. SEC. 8. For seizing or selling personal property, as provided Fees. in this Act, the Tax Collector shall be entitled to charge and retain, in each case, the sum of three dollars, and the same mileage that a Sheriff would be entitled to receive for travelling to the place to make a levy, the same to be added to the costs, and to be recovered from the delinquent party. SEC. 9. The bill of sale of the Tax Collector shall vest full title to the property sold in the purchaser. personal SEC. 10. Sections six, seven, eight, and nine, of this Act, shall Taxes on apply and take effect in relation to the collection of all taxes on property. personal property due to said city and county and unpaid at the time of the passage of this Act. declared SEC. 11. So much of sections three, seven, nine, twelve, thir- Acts teen, and forty-four, of the Act to provide Revenue for the Sup- inoperative. port of the Government of this State, approved April twentyninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and so much of sections two, five, and nine, of the Act amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, approved April nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, and also so much of section one of an Act entitled an Act to amend an Act for the Support of the Government of this State, approved April twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and fifty-seven, and of an Act amendatory of and supplementary to said Act, approved April nineteenth, eighteen hundred and fifty-nine, approved March eighteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, as conflict with the provisions of this Act, are declared to be inoperative so far as they apply to the City and County of San Francisco, and in so much are hereby repealed. SEC. 12. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Sale. Appraisers. Bond. Report. Conveyance. CHAP: CCCLXXXVII.—An Act to authorize William Sherman, [Approved May 12, 1862.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. That William Sherman, Administrator of the estate of George S. Steere, deceased, and Guardian of the minor heirs of said Steere, be and he is hereby authorized and empowered to sell the real estate, in the State of California, of which the said George S. Steere died the owner, or seized, or possessed, or in which he had at the time of his decease any interest, and the right, title, and interest, of the said Steere, at the time of his decease, in any such real estate, at such time or times, on such terms and in such manner, whether at public or private sale, as shall be most advantageous to said estate. SEC. 2. The said Sherman shall, before making any such sale, apply, by petition, to the Probate Court of the City and County of San Francisco, for the appointment of appraisers of such real estate, and the interest of said estate therein, in which petition said Sherman shall describe such real estate, and estimate its value, or the value of the interest of said estate therein, and which petition shall be verified by the oath of said Sherman. SEC. 3. The said Probate Court shall, upon the presentation to it of such petition, appoint three disinterested persons, appraisers of such real estate, and the interest of said estate therein; such appraisers shall be sworn to appraise such real estate and interest at the true value thereof, and shall make out an appraisement thereof, and verify the same, and report and file the same with the Clerk of said Court. SEC. 4. Before selling any portion of such real estate or interest, the said Sherman shall file, in said Probate Court, a bond, or undertaking, in an amount equal to the appraised value of such real estate and interest, with two sureties, which bond, or undertaking, and sureties, shall be approved by said Court, for the faithful execution of the powers conferred upon him by this Act, and that he will faithfully pay over to the heirs of said Steere, deceased, the proceeds of all sales which he may make under this Act, after deducting any and all debts of said estate or of said Administrator, lawfully paid or incurred by him, out of such proceeds, and his fees, commissions, and expenses. SEC. 5. Said Sherman shall make a full report of any and all such sale or sales as shall be made by him, to the said Probate Court, and the Judge thereof shall examine the same, and confirm, or set aside, the said sale or sales, as in cases of sales by Administrator. SEC. 6. The said Sherman is hereby authorized, upon the confirmation of any such sale or sales, as herein before provided, to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, to such purchaser or purchasers, upon the payment of the purchase money, a legal conveyance of the premises or interest sold, which shall be as valid and binding as if the same had been made by the said George S. Steere in his lifetime. SEC. 7. The said Sherman, and said appraisers, shall be al- Compensalowed for their services the same compensation given by law for tion. similar services, by the Act to regulate the Settlement of the Estates of Deceased Persons, and said Sherman shall further be allowed such attorney's and counsel fees as may be approved by said Court, and actually paid by said Sherman. CHAP. CCCLXXXVIII.—An Act to legalize and confirm a certain Instrument, recorded in the County Recorder's Office of the City and County of San Francisco, and to authorize Obed Alley Palmer, as Attorney, to convey certain Lands. [Approved May 12, 1862.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and legalized. SECTION 1. That a certain power of attorney, made by Power of Lewis Meyer and Emily S. Meyer, his wife, on the twelfth day attorney of December, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-one, to Obed Alley Palmer, which power of attorney was duly recorded in the office of the County Recorder of the City and County of San Francisco, on the tenth day of March, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, in Liber Twelve of Powers of Attorney, page two hundred and thirty-six, is hereby legalized and made as good and effectual, and binding, as though the said Emily S. Meyer had been a femme sole at the time of the execution by her of the said power of attorney. SEC. 2. The said Obed Alley Palmer is hereby authorized and sale and empowered, as the Attorney of said Lewis and Emily S. Meyer, conveyance. and of each of them, to execute and enforce any and all of the powers in the aforesaid written instrument mentioned, and especially, as such Attorney, to sell and convey any or all of the lands in said instrument mentioned, as fully and effectually as though no legal disability had existed to the execution of such instrument, either by the said Lewis or Emily Meyer. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. 65 CHAP. CCCLXXXIX.-An Act amendatory of and supplementary to an Act entitled an Act concerning Salaries and Fees of Office in the County of Monterey, approved April nineteenth, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-two. [Approved May 12, 1862.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section eleven of said Act is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section 11. This Act shall take effect from and after the first day of February, A. D. eighteen hundred and sixty-three. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Commissioners. Meetings. Duties. CHAP. CCCXC.-An Act to appoint Commissioners to adjust the [Approved May 12, 1862.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County shall appoint one Commissioner, and the Board of Supervisors of Stanislaus County shall appoint one Commissioner, for the purpose of adjusting the affairs between the two counties, growing out of the annexation of a portion of San Joaquin County to Stanislaus County, pursuant to an Act entitled an Act to annex a portion of San Joaquin County to Stanislaus County, approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty. SEC. 2. Said Commissioners shall meet in the City of Stockton, in the County of San Joaquin, on the second Monday of June, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, and shall adjust the affairs of the said counties upon the basis and according to the provisions of the aforesaid Act, annexing a portion of San Joaquin County to Stanislaus County; provided, such Commissioners shall allow the amount of indebtedness due to the County of San Joaquin, as, in view of all facts connected therewith, shall appear just and equitable; and, provided, further, that the amount of such indebtedness shall be paid, according to the provisions of section four of the Act entitled an Act to annex a portion of San Joaquin County to Stanislaus County, approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty. SEC. 3. If the said Commissioners, from any cause, shall be unable to agree upon any of the matters referred to them by this Act, the District Judge of the Fifth Judicial District shall appoint a third Commissioner, who shall not be a resident, nor have any pecuniary or other interest, in either of said counties, to act in conjunction with the other Commissioners; and the three Commissioners, thus appointed, shall meet at the City of Stockton, in the County of San Joaquin, at such time as the said Judge shall determine, and then and there settle and adjust the affairs of said counties, as required in the Act of annexation, approved February seventeenth, eighteen hundred and sixty, and the decision of a majority of the Commissioners shall be a final settlement of the matters referred. SEC. 4. If, at the time and place specified in this Act, either Vacancies. county shall fail to appear, by its Commissioners, or if said Commissioners shall refuse or fail to act and to complete the business assigned to the Commission, the Judge of either the Fifth or the Thirteenth Judicial District, on application being made by the party appearing and desiring to act, shall appoint a Commissioner for the county failing to appear and act, and appoint a time and place for the meeting of the Commissioners, and the acts of the Commissioners so appointed shall be as binding on the county he represents as they would have been had he received his appointment under the provisions of section first of this Act; provided, the said Commissioner shall not be a resident or interested in the county making the appli cation. Provise. SEC. 5. The Commissioners, before proceeding to the dis- Oath. charge of the duties assigned them, shall make oath that they will faithfully and impartially perform the duties devolving on them, to the best of their ability. tion. SEC. 6. The compensation of the Commissioners appointed Compensaby this Act, to settle and arrange the affairs of the two counties, shall be five dollars per day for the time necessarily spent in settling the affairs of said counties, exclusive of travelling fees, which shall be fifteen cents per mile actually travelled each day. SEC. 7. The expense necessarily incurred in the settlement Expenses. and adjustment of the affairs of said counties, shall be equally borne by each county, and the Board of Supervisors of each county is required to audit and allow one half of the expenses incurred by the Commissioners appointed pursuant to the pro visions of this Act. SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAP. CCCXCI. — An Act relating to the Indenturing of Minors. [Approved May 12, 1862.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The Board of Trustees of the San Francisco Apprentices Ladies' Protection and Relief Society may bind out any child under their care, or who shall come under their care, until such child shall become of age, or any shorter time, to serve as clerk, apprentice, or servant, in any profession, trade, or employment, and such binding shall be as valid and effectual as if such child had bound himself, with the consent of his father or mother, or |