1915. Stats. 1915, p. 728. Also amended March 20, 1905. Stats. 1905, p. 295.] § 3. Acts repealed. All acts and parts of acts in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. § 4. Takes effect when. This act shall take effect immediately. ACT 3185. An act authorizing the leasing of certain portions of the waterfront of San Francisco for post office purposes. [Approved June 2, 1923. Stats. 1923, p. 624.] АСТ 3186. An act to establish a new seawall lot on the waterfront of San Francisco, to be known as seawall lot number twenty-six, placing same under the jurisdiction of the board of state harbor commissioners and authorizing leasing of same. [Approved May 16, 1923. Stats. 1923, p. 376.] ACT 3187. An act to provide for the reconstruction and repair by the Board of State Harbor Commissioners of the damaged property of the state of California situated on the waterfront of the city and county of San Francisco, and making an appropriation therefor. [Approved June 14, 1906. Stats. (Ex. Sess.) 1906, p. 38.] One hundred thousand dollars was appropriated for the purpose indicated. Consult also Act of 1907, p. 249, appropriating two hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the same purpose. АСТ 3188. An act to authorize the compromise of certain litigation concerning a portion of the waterfront of the city and county of San Francisco. [Approved April 3, 1876. Stats. 1875-76, p. 905.] This act authorizes the governor, mayor of San Francisco, and board of state harbor commissioners to compromise and settle with claimants for the premises lying between Jackson and Pacific streets, and outside of the waterfront line as established by the beach and water lot act of March 26, 1851. The compromise contemplated was to accept deeds of the entire property to the state, and pay therefor such amount as might be determined on out of the San Francisco harbor improvement fund. АСТ 3189. An act to authorize and direct the board of state harbor commissioners to institute condemnation proceedings against certain property north of India Basin, and extending to Islais Creek in the city and county of San Francisco and extending the jurisdiction of said board over the same, and providing for the payment of judgments from the proceeds of bonds issued and sold under the provisions of an act entitled "An act to provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for the acquisition by the board of state harbor commissioners, of a necessary area for a tidal basin, for wharves, docks, piers, harbors and appurtenances, in the city and county of San Francisco; to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; and defining the duties of state officers in relation thereto; making an appropriation of one thousand dollars for the expense of printing said bonds; and providing for the submission of this act to a vote of the people." [Approved March 24, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 711.]. АСТ 3190. An act to provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for the improvement of San Francisco harbor by the construction by the board of state harbor commissioners of wharves, piers, state railroad, spurs, betterments, and appurtenances and necessary dredging and filling in connection therewith in the city and county of San Francisco; to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; to define the duties of state officers in relation thereto; to make an appropriation of five thousand dollars for the expense of printing said bonds; and to provide for the submission of this act to a vote of the people. [Approved March 20, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 522.] This act provided for the submission to the people of a bond issue of nine million dollars for the purposes indicated. ACT 3191. An act to provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for the acquisition by the board of state harbor commissioners, of a necessary area for a tidal basin, for wharves, docks, piers, harbors and appurtenances, in the city and county of San Francisco; to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; and defining the duties of state officers in relation thereto; making an appropriation of one thousand dollars for the expense of printing said bonds; and providing for the submission of this act to a vote of the people. [Approved March 25, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 713.] This act provided for the submission to the people of a bond issue for one million dollars for acquiring Indía basin. ACT 3192. An act to provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for the improvement of San Francisco harbor by the construction by the board of state harbor commissioners of wharves, piers, state railroad, spurs, betterments, and appurtenances, and necessary dredging and filling in connection therewith in the city and county of San Francisco; to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; to define the duties of state officers in relation thereto; to make an appropriation of five thousand dollars for the expense of printing said bonds; and to provide for the submission of this act to a vote of the people. [Approved June 16, 1913. Stats. 1913, p. 1122.]. This act provided for a bond issue of ten million dollars. АСТ 3193. An act making an appropriation to pay for the settlement of disputed titles to or boundaries of land claimed by the state of California fronting on the bay of San Diego. [Approved March 11, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 238.] This act appropriated ten thousand dollars to pay the expenses incurred by the harbor commissioners of San Diego in settling or establishing disputed titles to lands on San Diego bay. ACT 3194. An act to provide for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for the construction by the board of state harbor commissioners for the bay of San Diego of harbor improvements consisting of a seawall, wharves, piers, state railroad, spurs, betterments and appurtenances in the county of San Diego; to create a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; to define the duties of state officers in relation thereto; to make an appropriation of one thousand five hundred dollars for the expense of printing said bonds, and to provide for the submission of this act to a vote of the people. [Approved April 16, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 942.] This act provided for the submission to the people of a bond issue of one million five hundred thousand dollars for the improvement of San Diego harbor. АСТ 3195. An act to create a board of harbor commissioners for the port of San Jose on the southerly arm of San Francisco Bay, and to prescribe their powers and duties and to fix their compensation and the compensation of their employees and to appropriate money to carry this act into effect. [Approved June 14 1913. Stats. 1913, p. 1128.] АСТ 3196. An act providing for the improvement, development or protection of any harbor, bay, inlet, or other arm of the sea, existing within any county of this state, providing for the appointment of a harbor commission by the board of supervisors of any such county to have charge and control of the improvement, development, or protection thereof, and the voting, issuance and sale of the bonds of such county to pay the cost thereof. § 1. [Approved June 15, 1915. Stats. 1915, p. 1459.] Amended 1921 (Stats. 1921, p. 1314). Appointment of county harbor commission. § 2. Membership. Expense of improvement too great. Oath of office. Surveys, etc. Clerks. If expenses too great. Plans for improving. Special fund. May receive donations. Management of work. Improvement work when funds in treasury. One or more contracts. Character of improvements. § 3. § 4. § 5. § 6. § 7. § 8. § 9. Statement of proceedings. § 10. § 11. Compensation of commission. Money paid out of general fund. § 12. Final report of commission. supervisors. § 13. Examination of new improvement. When management passes to § 14. Appointment of officers and employees. § 15. Establishing fees. § 1. Appointment of county harbor commission. In any county of this state where there exists any harbor, bay, inlet, or other arm of the sea, the board of supervisors of any such county, upon receiving a petition signed by persons who are both freeholders and electors in such county, equal in number to at least fifteen per cent of the vote cast for the office of governor of this state at the last preceding election held in any such county for governor, asking that the matter of issuing bonds of the county for the purpose of im proving, developing or protecting such harbor, (naming it by the name by which it is commonly called), be submitted to the electors of the county, may appoint a harbor commission for such county, who shall perform the duties and exercise the powers hereinafter specified. § 2. Membership. Expense of improvement too great. The harbor commission shall consist of five members, each of whom shall, at the time of his or her appointment, be and have been for two years a bona fide resident, elector, and freeholder of such county. The harbor commission shall be appointed to serve for the term of four (4) years, and until their successors are appointed and qualified, and any vacancy in the harbor commission shall be filled by appointment by the board of supervisors; provided, however, that if, after a careful survey, investigation and examination, the harbor commission shall report to the board of supervisors that the improvement, development or protection of any such harbor is not practicable, or would involve too great an expense, and such report shall be approved by the board of supervisors, the said harbor commission shall thenceforth cease to exist, or if the proposition for the issuance of the bonds of the county for the improvement, development, or protection of such harbor shall, when submitted to the electors, fail to carry by the requisite number of votes, or when any proposed improvement, development or protection of such harbor shall have been completed, and that fact established by a finding of the board of supervisors, the said harbor commission shall cease to exist, unless the board of supervisors shall, by an order entered upon its minutes continue the harbor commission in existence for the purpose of carrying out any additional improvement, development or protection of any such harbor, bay, inlet, or other arm of the sea. When any harbor commission appointed under the provisions of this act shall cease to exist another harbor commission may thereafter be created by the board of supervisors without requiring any new additional petition as is provided for by section one of this act in the first instance, and such harbor commission when so created shall exercise all of the powers and be governed by the provisions of this act as the harbor commission first appointed. [Amendment approved June 3, 1921; Stats. 1921, p. 1314.] § 3. Oath of office. Each commissioner shall, within twenty days after he shall receive notice of his appointment, qualify by taking and subscribing the constitutional oath of office, and by executing and filing with the clerk of the county wherein he is appointed, a bond in a sum to be fixed by the board of supervisors, with two sureties, which bond, when approved by the judge or judges of the superior court of such county, shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder, as other official bonds are recorded, at any time subsequent to twenty days after the appointment of the commission. The said commissioners, or a majority of them having qualified, shall meet at some convenient place in the county and organize by electing one of their number chairman of the harbor commission. § 4. Surveys, etc. Clerks. The commission shall with all diligence proceed to cause proper surveys to be made of any harbor designed to be improved, developed or protected, and shall collect, compile and preserve all proper data and information concerning the said harbor, and as to the necessity, advantage and benefit to be derived by its improvement, development or protection, and shall carefully investigate and examine the condition of such harbor and shall ascertain the best, most feasible and practical plan and system of improvement, development or protection to be used and employed, and of the cost thereof; and shall have power, with the consent and approval of the board of supervisors, to appoint and fix the compensation of a clerk, and his or her necessary office assistants; also employ and appoint an engineer or engineers and other experts, and, if in their judgment it is necessary, employ an attorney. All employees and appointees shall hold office only during the pleasure of the harbor commission. § 5. If expense too great. Plans for improving. If the harbor com mission shall, after a careful survey, investigation and examination, find and report to the board of supervisors that the improvement, development or protection of the harbor is not practicable, or would involve too great an expense, their report shall be filed, and if approved by the board of supervisors, the harbor commission shall cease, as provided for in section 2 hereof; but if the harbor commission shall find that the harbor can be improved, developed or protected, and that the public will be benefited by such improvement, development or protection, and that the cost thereof will not be disproportionate to the benefits to be derived, the harbor commission shall provide detailed plans and specifications for the best and most feasible plan of improvement, development or protection of such harbor, and shall estimate the cost thereof and the amount necessary to be raised by the issuance and sale of bonds to do the work, and shall make a complete, full and comprehensive report of their investigation and examination and file the same with the board of supervisors. Hearing of report. The board of supervisors shall then fix a date for hearing said report not more than thirty nor less than twenty days after the filing thereof, and shall cause notice of the fact that said report has been filed, and the date fixed for the hearing thereof to be published in one or more newspapers published in the county, by at least two publications thereof. On the day fixed the board of supervisors shall proceed to hear the said report, and may adjourn such hearing from time to time not exceeding four weeks in all, and shall finally pass upon the same, and may in their discretion refer the same back to the harbor commission for further examination and investigation, or for correction or amendment. Resolution of adoption. When the plans and specifications and report shall finally be accepted and approved by the board of supervisors, they shall pass and adopt a resolution to that effect setting forth the harbor to be improved, developed or protected, designating it by the name by which it is commonly called, the plan or system of improvement, development or protection to be employed and used |