dred and fifty-one; thence easterly on northerly line of Same. Santa Clara, as established in section three thousand nine hundred and fifty-two, to common corner of San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, and Alameda, as established in section three thousand nine hundred and thirty-two; thence northwesterly on the west line of San Joaquin County to the slough known as the Pescadora (being the west channel or "Old San Joaquin River"); thence westerly in a straight line until it strikes the dividing ridge in the direction of the house of Joze Harban, in Amador Valley; thence westerly along said ridge crossing the gulch one half mile below Prince's Mill; thence to and running upon the dividing ridge between the Redwoods known as the San Antonio and Prince's Woods; thence along said ridge to the head of the gulch or creek (Cerreto Creek) that divides the ranches of the Peraltas from the San Pablo Ranches; thence down said gulch to its mouth; thence southwesterly to the common corner of San Francisco, Contra Costa, and Alameda, as established by section three thousand nine hundred and fifty; thence southerly to a point in the Bay of San Francisco that would intersect a line parallel with the north line of the Central Pacific Railroad Company's wharf (as it now is), if extended westerly five hundred feet towards Yerba Buena Island; thence southeasterly in a line parallel with the east line of the City and County of San Francisco (which is the line now dividing said city and county from the County of Alameda), to its intersection with the south line of said city and county, as established in section three thousand nine hundred and fifty; thence easterly along said last mentioned line to the northeast corner of San Mateo; and thence southeasterly along the eastern line of San Mateo to the place of beginning. Horace A. Higley's survey map of Alameda County, eighteen Same. hundred and fifty-seven, are declared to contain a more particular description of the line out of the Bay of San Francisco. County seat, City of Oakland; provided, that nothing in this Act contained shall be construed to place "Yerba Buena Island," or any part thereof, outside the limits of the City and County of San Francisco, but the same shall be deemed to be within said city and county, and the westerly boundary line of the County of Alameda shall not come within two thousand and five hundred feet of any part of said island. [Chap. 672.] Election, county seat removal. AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION THREE THOUSAND NINE [Approved March 30th, 1874.] The People of the State of California, represented in SECTION 1. Section three thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven of the Political Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Section Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Seventyseven. If the petition is signed by qualified electors of the county, equal in number to at least three fifths of all the votes cast in the county at the last preceding general election, the Board must, within five days after receiving such petition, order an election, naming the day on which it must be held, not more than sixty nor less than thirty-five days from the time of calling it, specifying its object. SEC. 2. Section three thousand nine hundred and eighty-five of said Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: removals. Section Three Thousand Nine Hundred and Eighty- Subsequent five. When the county seat of a county has been once removed, it may be again removed, from time to time, in the manner prescribed by this Chapter; but no election must be ordered to effect any such subsequent removal, unless a petition praying an election is signed by qualified electors of the county equal in number to at least three fourths of all the votes cast at the next preceding election; nor unless, at such election, when ordered, a majority of all the votes cast are in favor of some other place as the county seat of the county; nor must two elections to effect such removal be held within any three years. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect and be in force in the County of San Mateo from and after the first day of July, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and in every other county of this State from and after its passage. [Chap. 593.] AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR THOUSAND AND [Approved March 24th, 1874.] CODE. The People of the State of California, represented in SECTION 1. Section four thousand and one of the Political Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: Powers of counties. exercised Section Four Thousand and One. Its powers can only be exercised by the Board of Supervisors, or by how agents and officers acting under their authority, or etc. authority of law; provided, however, that whenever any Board of Supervisors shall, without authority of law, order any money paid as a salary, fees, or for Same. other purposes, and such money shall have been actually paid, or whenever the County Clerk or County Auditor has drawn any warrant or warrants in his own favor, or in favor of any other person, without being authorized thereto by the Board of Supervisors, or by the law, and the same shall have been paid, the District Attorney of such county is hereby empowered and it is hereby made his duty to institute suit in the name of the county, against such person or persons, to recover the money so paid, and twenty per cent damage for the use thereof, and no order of the Board of Supervisors therefor shall be necessary in order to maintain such suit; and, provided further, that when the money has not been paid on such orders, it is hereby made the duty of the District Attorney of such county to commence suit, in the name of the county, for restraining the payment of the same; and no order of the Board of Supervisors therefor shall be necessary in order to maintain such suit. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. [Chap. 410.] AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED AN ACT TO [Approved March 18th, 1874.] The People of the State of California, represented in SECTION 1. The Act entitled an Act to establish a Political Code, approved March twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, is hereby amended by the addi tion of a new section, to be known as section four thousand [and] forty-seven, to read as follows: powers. visors. Section Four Thousand and Forty-seven. The Board Special of Supervisors shall have power to direct the Sheriff Superto attend in person, or by deputy, all the meetings of the Board, to preserve order, serve the notices or citations, as directed by the Board. And the Board shall have the same power to punish for contempt, by fine and imprisonment, as is now exercised and allowed by law to County Courts, to require obedience to their citations, and decorum in their meetings. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [Chap. 317.] AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION FOUR THOUSAND ONE [Approved December 22d, 1873.] The People of the State of California, represented in SECTION 1. Section four thousand one hundred and nine of the Political Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Election of county and officers. Section Four Thousand One Hundred and Nine. All county and township officers, except judicial township officers, Assessors, and Supervisors, must be elected at the general election held in September, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and every two years thereafter, and hold office for two years from the first Monday of March next after their election; and the officers now holding shall continue in office until the first Monday in March, A. D. eighteen hundred and seventyfour, except Assessors, as hereinafter provided. As |