nominations as the legislative branch of the municipality may determine, except that no bonds shall be of a less denomination than one hundred dollars nor of a greater denomination than one thousand dollars each, payable on the day and at the place fixed in such bond, and with interest at the rate specified in the bond, which rate shall not be in excess of the legal rate of the state of California, and may be payable annually or semi-annually. Such bonds may be issued and sold by the legislative branch of the city, town, or municipal corporation, as they may determine, at not less than their face value, in gold coin of the United States, and the proceeds of such sale shall be placed in the municipal treasury to the credit of the proper improvement fund, and shall be applied exclusively to the purposes and objects mentioned in the ordinance, until such objects are fully accomplished, after which, if any surplus remains, such surplus shall be transferred to the general fund of such municipality. [Amendment approved March 1, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 61. In effect immediately. Repealed all conflicting acts.]

[This section was in turn repealed by the act of March 9, 1897; Stats. 1897, p. 75.]

Rate of interest.

Sec. 7. The legislative branch of any city, town, of municipal corporation, issuing bonds under authority of this act, shall have the right to determine the rate of interest such bonds shall bear; provided, that in no case shall it exceed seven per cent per annum, and to name the date and place where such bonds and interest shall be paid; provided, that the place of payment shall be either at the office of the treasurer of the municipalitv. or at some designated bank in San Francisco, Chicago, New York, or Boston. The said bonds shall be signed by the executive of the municipality, and also by the treasurer thereof, and shall be countersigned by the clerk. The coupons of said bonds shall be numbered consecutively, and signed by the treasurer.

Tax levy.

Section 8. The legislative branch of said city, town, or municipal corporation shall, at the time of fixing the general tax levy, and in the manner

for such general tax levy provided, levy and collect annually, each year, for the term of forty years, a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest on such bonds, and also one-fortieth part of the aggregate amount of such indebtedness so incurred. The taxes herein required to be levied and collected shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for municipal purposes, and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other municipal taxes are collected. [Amendment approved March 1, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 61. In effect immediately. Repealed all conflicting acts.]

[This section was in turn repealed by the act of March 9, 1897; Stats. 1897, p. 75.]

Duty of corporation.

Sec. 9. It shall be the duty of the legislative branch of every city, town, or municipal corporation wherein public improvements are being made under the provisions of this act, to make all needful rules and regulations for carrying out and maintaining such improvements, to appoint all reedful agents, superintendents, and engineers to properly look after the construction and operation of such public works, and in all lawful ways to protect and preserve the rights and interest of the municipality; provided, however, that in cities, towns, or municipalities operating under a charter heretofore or hereafter framed under section 8 of article xi of the constitution, and having a board of public works, all the matters and things required in this section to be done and performed by the legislative branch of the municipality shall be done and performed by the board of public works of such city, town, or municipality. [Amendment approved March 19, 1891, Stats. 1891, p. 132.]

Letting of contracts.

Sec. 10. All contracts for the construction or completion of any public work or improvements, or for furnishing labor or materials therefor, as herein provided, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The legislative branch of the munici pality shall advertise for at least ten days, in one o more newspapers published in the municipality,

inviting sealed proposals for furnishing the labor and materials for the proposed improvements, before any contracts shall be made therefor. The said legislative branch shall have the right to require such bonds as they may deem best, from the successful bidder, to insure the faithful performance of the contract work. They shall also have the right to reject any or all bids; provided, however, that in cities, towns, or municipalities oper ating under a charter heretofore or hereafter framed under section 8 of article xi of the constitution, and having a board of public works, all the matters and things required in this section to be done and performed by the legislative branch of the municipality shall be done and performed by the board of public works of such city, town, er municipality. [Amendment approved March 19, 1891, Stats. 1891, p. 132.]

Additional bonds of treasurer.

Sec. 11. Whenever the legislative branch of any municipality shall, by resolution, deem it necessary, they may require the treasurer of such municipality to give additional bonds for the safe custody and care of the public funds.

Repealing acts 1885, 1887.

Sec. 12. The act approved March ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An Act to authorize municipal corporations of the fifth class, containing more than three thousand and less than ten thousand inhabitants, to obtain public waterworks." and the act approved March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, entitled "An Act authorizing the incurring of indebtedness by cities, towns, and municipal corporations, incorpo rated under the laws of this state," and all general acts, or special acts, or parts of acts, conflicting with this act, are hereby repealed.

Sec. 13. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

The act of March 15, 1887, was also amended by act approved February 16, 1889; Statutes 1889, 14.

TITLE 224.

QUARANTINE.

An Act to establish a quarantine for the bay and harbor of San Francisco, and sanitary laws for the city and county of San Francisco.

[Approved April 4, 1870; 1869-70, 716.]

This act was amended March 16, 1876; 1875-6, 305.

Other special acts relating to quarantine in San Francisco: See Deering's Annotated Political Code under section 3032.

An Act to regulate quarantine, and the admission of horses, cattle, sheep, and swine into the state of California from infected districts.

[Approved March 19, 1889; 1889, 375.]

Quarantine against entry of domestic animals. Section 1. The state board of health shall be empowered to declare quarantine against the entry of domestic animals from any state or territory, or any foreign port or country, in which con tagious or infectious diseases are known to exist; said infected parts to be named in the proclamation.

Entry of, through state board of health.

Sec. 2. All domestic animals coming into the state from districts mentioned in section one must be required to enter the state at such points only as the state board of health may by proclamation determine, and designate where they must be unloaded for inspection.

Evidence of owners.

Sec. 3. All owners of domestic animals coming into this state from localities quarantined against will be required to furnish the following evidence that such animals are free from disease.

First-The affidavit of two disinterested parties, who have known such animals for a period of four months prior to the date of shipment, that they have been healthy, and exposed to no contagious

disease, and that no contagious disease is known or believed to exist in the district or country from which they came.

Second-The certificate of the county clerk of the county, that persons making such affidavit are responsible and reputable citizens of the county. Third-The affidavit of the owner or person in cbarge, made at the point of entry, that such domestic animals are the identical animals described in the foregoing affidavits, and that shipment has been direct, and without unloading, except for food and water, and in cleansed and disinfected cars.

Affidavit of owners.

Sec. 4. Owners or persons in charge of domestic animals from localities not named in such proclamation must certify, under oath, that such domestic animals have been kept in one place for a period of four months immediately preceding the date of shipment (giving the name of the town and county and state, territory, or country), and have not been exposed to any contagious disease for a period of three months prior to the date of shipment.

Evidence to be submitted.

Sec. 5. All the foregoing evidence to be submitted to the state veterinarian, or an authorized inspector of the state, when permits for shipment in this state shall be issued.

Quarantined calves.

Sec. 6. Dealers' calves gathered in quarantined states or territories will be quarantined at the points of entry.

Domestic animals.

Sec. 7. Domestic animals not receiving permits for shipment, and retained in quarantine, will be Leld at the owner's risk and expense.

Same.

Sec. 8. All domestic animals arriving at points of entry shall be inspected free of charge to the

Gwner.

Railway company must have permit.

this

Sec. 9. No railway company doing business in this state shall receive for shipment into state any domestic animals unless accompanied by a permit signed by an authorized inspector.