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wise appropriated, the sum of five thousand ($5,000) dollars for the two years beginning the first of April, eighteen hundred and eighty-five; said sum to be used for the payment of the salary of the Secretary, not to exceed the sum of one hundred and twenty-five dollars per month, the necessary Traveling traveling expenses of the members of this Board, the employ- expenses. ment of assistants, and such other needful expenditures as this Board may incur, and the State Controller will draw his warrants on the State Treasurer in favor of the Treasurer of the Board for the same.

SEC. 7. The members of this Board shall receive no compensation.

SEC. 8. All Acts or parts of Acts in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

CHAPTER XII.

An Act to provide for a sidewalk for the State Capitol grounds, and to appropriate money therefor.

[Approved March 3, 1885.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

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grounds.

SECTION 1. The State Capitol Commissioners are directed Sidewalk L, to construct a sidewalk about the State Capitol grounds on streets, L, N, and Tenth Streets. The sidewalk from a point on L Capitol Street, opposite east side of Eleventh Street; thence along L Street to Tenth Street; thence along Tenth Street to N Street; thence along N Street to a point opposite east side of Eleventh Street, must be constructed of concrete, and of a quality and in workmanship equal to the concrete walks already laid down in the Capitol grounds. The sidewalk from Eleventh to Fifteenth Streets, to be laid down respectively on L and N Streets, must be constructed of wood. Both walks are to be of such width as is agreeable to the ordinances of the City of Sacramento.

SEC. 2. The sum of ninety-five hundred dollars is hereby Appropriaappropriated out of any money in the General Fund of the tion. State Treasury, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act.

Completion fence, State Capitol.

CHAPTER XIII.

An Act to provide for the completion of the State Capitol fence, and to appropriate money therefor.

[Approved March 3, 1885.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the General Fund not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of completing the fence around the State Capitol grounds. Said sum shall be expended under the direction of the State Capitol Commissioners, in accordance with the provisions of an Act entitled "An Act to provide for the permanent improvement of the State Capitol grounds," approved March fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one.

Plumber to
register at
Health
Office.

List to be published.

Drainage,

etc.,

prescribed

Health.

CHAPTER XIV.

An Act to grant to Boards of Health or Health Officers, in cities, and cities and counties, the power to regulate the plumbing and drainage of buildings, and to provide for the registration of plumbers.

[Approved March 3, 1885.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Every master or journeyman plumber carrying on his trade shall, under such rules and regulations as the Board of Health of a city, or city and county, shall prescribe, register his name and address at the Health Office of such city, or city and county; and after the establishment of such rules and regulations it shall not be lawful for any person to carry on the trade in any city, or city and county, unless his name and address be registered as above provided. SEC. 2. A list of the registered plumbers shall be published in the yearly report of the Health Officer or Board of Health.

SEC. 3. The drainage and plumbing of all buildings, both public and private, hereafter erected in any city, or city and by Board of County, shall be executed in accordance with plans previously approved in writing by the Board of Health of said city, or city and county; and suitable drawings and description of the said drainage and plumbing shall, in each case, be submitted to the Board of Health, and placed on file in the Health Office. The said Board of Health is also authorized to receive and place on file drawings and descriptions of the drainage and plumbing of buildings erected prior to the passage of this Act.

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SEC. 4. The Board of Supervisors, or other city, or city Tax to be and county, officials, whose duty it is to make appropriations and tax levies for general purposes of such city, or city and county, shall make the necessary appropriations and tax levies, and shall insert the same in the yearly tax levy, to provide for carrying out the provisions of this Act. Such appropriations and levy shall be made at the same time, and in the same manner, as appropriations and tax levies are made for other city, or city and county, purposes.

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SEC. 5. In any city, or city and county, where there is, When under existing laws, a Health Officer, but no Board of Health, such Health Officer shall perform all the duties required by this Act of the Board of Health until a Board of Health shall be created, and in any city, or city and county, where there is no Health Officer, nor Board of Health, the Board of Supervisors, or City Council, or other municipal legislative Board or body, shall create a Board of Health, who shall perform all the duties required by this Act of the Board of Health or Health Officer.

restrain violation.

SEC. 6. Any Superior Court, or Judge thereof, shall have Court to power to restrain by injunction the continuance of work to be done upon or about buildings or premises where the provisions of this Act have not been complied with, and no undertaking shall be required as a condition to the granting or issuing of such injunction, or by reason thereof.

SEC. 7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Penalty. Act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished accordingly.

SEC. 8. This Act shall take effect immediately.

CHAPTER XV.

An Act to require the payment of certain premiums to counties, and cities and counties, by fire insurance companies not organized under the laws of the State of California, but doing business therein, and providing for the disposition of such premiums.

[Approved March 3, 1885.]

The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and
Assembly, do enact as follows:

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SECTION 1. There shall be paid to the County Treasurer Insurance of every county, or city and county, in this State, for the companies to use and benefit of the fireman's relief fund of such county, age tax. or city and county, on the first Monday of December in each year, by every person who shall act as agent for or on behalf of any corporation or company not incorporated by or under the laws of this State, but carrying on the business of insurance against loss or injury by fire upon property in this State, a sum equal to one per centum upon the amount of all premiums which, during the year, or part of a year, ending on the last preceding first Monday of September, shall

Firemen's

have been received by such agent or person, or any other person or agent acting during such period for said corporation or company so engaged in said business, or shall have been agreed to be paid to such corporation or company, or his or their agents, for any insurance effected, or agreed to be effected, by such corporation or company, against loss or injury by fire upon property situate within the limits of such county, or city and county.

SEC. 2. The tax provided for by this Act, when paid or Relief Fund. collected by the person or officer entitled thereto, shall constitute a fund, to be known and designated as "The Firemen's Relief Fund" of the county, or city and county, in which the property insured, or agreed to be insured, is situated.

Fire Commissioners

control fund.

Pension

men.

SEC. 3. Such fund shall be under the exclusive control of the Fire Commissioners, or other governing body of the fire department or fire departments of such county, or city and county, under such general regulations as the Board of Supervisors thereof may prescribe.

SEC. 4. The Board of Fire Commissioners, or Board of retired fire- Trustees, or other governing body, of the respective fire departments or companies, on whom is devolved the care and control of the various relief funds provided for by this Act, shall have the power, by a unanimous vote, to relieve from service, at fires, or retire from all service, in the fire department or company, respectively under their control, any officer or member of said fire department or company, who may, upon an examination by a medical officer, designated by such governing body, be found to be disqualified, physically or mentally, for the performance of his duties, and the said officer or member so retired from service shall receive from such relief fund an annual allowance, as pension, in case of the total disqualification for service, or as compensation for limited service, in case of partial disability; in every case said governing body to determine the circumstances thereof, and in case said officer or member shall theretofore have been paid any salary for the services rendered by him, said pension, or allowance, shall be in lieu of such salary, and the department or company to which he may be attached shall not be or be held liable for the payment of any claim or demand for services thereafter rendered by the individual so relieved or retired from fire duty in said department or company; and the amount of such pension or allowance shall be determined upon the following conConditions ditions: In case of total permanent disability caused or induced by the actual performance of his duties, or which may occur after ten years actual and continuous service in the said fire department or company, the amount of annual pension to be allowed shall be one half of the annual compensation allowed such officer or member as salary at the date of his retirement from service, or such less sum in proportion to the number of persons in receipt of an allowance from said fund as its condition will warrant, the same to be Permanent determined by said governing body. In case of total permanent disability, not caused in or induced by the actual per

of relief.

disability.

formance of the duties of his position, or which shall have occurred before the expiration of ten years active and continuous service in said fire department or company, the amount of annual pension to be allowed shall be one third of annual compensation allowed such officer or member, as salary at the date of his retirement from service, or such less sum in proportion to the number of persons in receipt of an allowance from said fund as its condition will warrant, the same to be determined by said governing body. In case of Partial partial permanent disability caused in or induced by the disability. actual performance of the duties of his position, or which may occur after ten years active and continuous service in such fire department or company, the officer or member so disabled shall be relieved from active service at fires, but shall remain a member of the department or company, subject to the rules governing the same, and to the performance of such other duties as the medical officer, designated by said governing body, may certify him to be qualified to perform; and the annual compensation to be paid such officer or member shall be one half of the annual compensation allowed him as salary, at the date of his being so relieved, or such less sum in proportion to the number of persons in receipt of an allowance from said fund as its condition will warrant, the same to be determined by said governing body. In case of partial permanent disability not caused in or induced by the actual performance of the duties of his position, or which may occur before ten years active and continuous service in said fire department or company, the officer or member so disabled shall be relieved from active service at fires, but shall remain a member of said department or company, subject to the rules governing the same, and to the performance of such duties as the medical officer designated by said governing body may certify him to be qualified to perform, and the annual allowance to be paid such officer or member shall not exceed one third of the annual compensation allowed him as salary, at the date of his being so relieved, or such less sum as the said governing body may, in their discretion, determine, or as the condition of the fund will warrant. If Death of any officer or member of said department or company, or sion to be retired officer or member of said department or company, or shall die while in the service of the same, or while so retired, children. and shall leave a widow, or if no widow, a child or children under the age of sixteen years, a sum not exceeding five hundred dollars, or such less sum as in the opinion of the governing body the circumstances may require, or the condition of the fund warrant, by way of annuity, shall be paid to such widow, so long as she remains unmarried, or to such child or children, so long as the youngest of said children continues under the age of sixteen years. In every such case, the said governing body shall determine the circumstances thereof, and order payment of the annuity to be made in such proportion to the various representatives, in case there be more than one, as they may deem just; but nothing herein contained shall render any payment of said annuity obligatory on said governing body, or chargeable as a matter of

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