lished for ten days, in the newspaper designated by such city or town as its official paper, in which other legal notices, orders, and ordinances are required to be published, if there be any such official paper; but if there be no such official paper, then such advertisements for bids shall be published in any newspaper of general circulation designated by such city council, trustees, or other governing body; provided, that any city or town of less than ten thousand inhabitants may contract for street lighting at a price of ten dollars per month or less for each light of two thousand candle power without complying with the terms of this act. [Amendment approved March 27, 1897, chap. cliii. In effect immediately.]

Sec. 2. All contracts for the lighting of streets, public buildings, and other public places, after bids have been advertised for and notice given, as provided in section one of this act, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder. The city council, trustees, or other governing body of such city or town may reject any and all the bids.

Sec. 3. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check, payable to the order of the mayor or president, or other chief officer of such city or town, and certified by a responsible bank, for at least ten per cent of the amount of the bid, or by a bond for said amount, signed by the bidder and two sureties, who shall qualify under oath in double said amount, over and above all statutory exemptions. Said bids shall be delivered in a sealed envelope to the clerk of said city council, trustees, or other governing body, and said city council, trustees, or other governing body shall, in open session, open said bids, examine, and publicly declare the same. If none of said bids are accepted, a re-advertisement and notice for bids for such lighting shall then be had as provided for in the first instance. If any of said bids are accepted, then such city council, trustees, or other governing body of such city or town, shall enter into a contract with the bidder whose bid is accepted, to do such lighting, which contract shall embody the specifications and terms for such lighting placed But no on file before any bids are advertised for.

contract shall be made for a longer period than one year, and every such contract shall go into effect within six months after the bid is approved. Any check or bond accompanying any unaccepted bid shall be returned to the party furnishing the same, when his bid is rejected; any check or bond accompanying any accepted bid shall be retained by the clerk till the successful bidder shall have entered into a contract as herein provided, and then be returned to said bidder; but if such bidder shall refuse to enter into such contract, his check or bond shall be declared forfeited to such city or town, and shall be collected and paid into the general fund thereof.

Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [Stat. approved March 26, 1895; Statutes, 1895, p. 191.]

TITLE 52.

CONTROLLERS.

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

See, also, act authorizing additional clerk for, approved March 20, 1895, Stats. 1895, p. 67.

TITLE 53.

CONVICTS.

Acts relating to: See Penal Code, Appendix, title, Convicts, p. 524.

TITLE 54.

CO-OPERATIVE ASSOCIATIONS.

Acts relating to: See Civil Code, Appendix, title, Co-operative Associations, p. 742 et seq.

TITLE 55.

CORONERS.

Acts relating to: See Penal Code, Appendix, title, Coroners, p. 525.

TITLE 56.

CORPORATIONS.

Acts relating to: See Civil Code, Appendix, title, Corporations, p. 750 et seq.; Penal Code, Appendix, title, Corporations, p. 541.

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The law in reference to the formation, powers, privileges, obligations, and incidents of corporations will be found in the Civil Code, secs. 283-648, inclusive, which seems to have superseded all the old laws upon the same subject. By operation, however, of section 288, the old laws remain force in so far as applicable to certain corporations formed previous to January 1, 1873, therein referred to. They are, therefore, now to be considered only as special in their character. They will be found collected and collated in "General Laws." sec. 746, and "Supplement," sec. 7611.

In addition to the statutes collected and collated as above mentioned, the following later enactments, in addition to those inserted in the Civil Code, may be referred to:

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the formation of corporations for the accumulation and investment of funds and savings, approved April 11, 1862," approved February 21, 1872; 1871-2, 132.

An act to amend an act entitled "An act concerning street railroads, approved March 29, 1870," approved March 23, 1872; 1871-2, 515.

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to provide for the formation of corporations for certain Gen. Laws-7.

purposes, approved April 14, 1853," approved March 23, 1872; 1871-2, 526. This act was in reference to manufacturing, mining, and other business corporations, and provides for the filing of certified certificates in the counties in which they were to carry on business.

An act concerning assessments upon the stock of corporations (relating to collection of assessments of the "Southern District Agricultural Association"), approved March 27, 1872; 1871-2, 626.

An act supplemental to an act entitled "An act to authorize the incorporation of canal companies, and to provide for the construction of canals and ditches, approved April 2, 1870," approved March 30, 1872; 1871-2, 732. This act applies only to Tehama county.

An act to authorize the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York and the Equitable Life Assurance Company of the United States to invest moneys in real and personal estate within the limits of California, approved March 28, 1874; 1873-4, 777.

TITLE 57.

COSTS.

Acts relating to: See Code of Civil Procedure, Appendix, title, Costs, p. 790; Penal Code, Appendix, title, Costs, p. 542.

TITLE 58.

COUNTIES.

An act to provide for the transfer of certain moneys from one county to another, when a new county has been formed and organized. Section 1. Whenever a new county has been formed within the state, it shall be the duty of the treasurer of the county or counties out of whose

territory said new county shall have been formed to immediately cause to be transferred to the county treasurer of the new county thus formed all moneys standing to the credit of or belonging to any road or school district, the territory comprising which has been segregated from such old county, and which is included in the boundaries of such new county.

Sec. 2. Whenever, in the formation of a new county, a road or school district has been divided, the board of supervisors shall, by order, direct the treasurer to transfer a proportionate amount of the moneys remaining in the fund of such district to the treasurer of the new county.

Sec. 3. This act shall be held to apply expressly to counties heretofore divided and new counties created from the territory of the same, when no provision was made in the act creating such county for the transfer of the moneys herein provided to be made.

Sec. 4. A compliance with the provisions of this act shall be a full and complete settlement of all demands which the new county had against the old county or counties.

Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately. [Approved March 23, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 235.] Particular counties: See Particular Title.

TITLE 59.

COUNTY BOUNDARIES.

Consult the following acts:

An act to change and permanently locate the boundary line between the counties of Butte and Yuba.

[Stat. approved February 25, 1897; Stats. 1897, chap. xxvi.]

An act to more clearly define the boundary line between the counties of Lake and Yolo, in the state of California.

[Approved April 1, 1872; Statutes 1871-2, p. 903.]