where disability from unlawful conduct. No pension legal right, and such body may at any time order said annuity to be reduced or to cease. No allowance or pension shall be given or made in any case where the disability or death is the result of any unlawful or immoral act or conduct on the part of the individual disabled or dying. Who may SEC. 5. The respective governing bodies in this Act remake rules. ferred to are hereby authorized and empowered to make such further and other rules and regulations, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as they may deem requisite for the proper management and disposition of said relief fund. Not to affect past SEC. 6. This Act shall take effect immediately, but shall premiums. not be construed to affect any premiums heretofore collected or paid. New district, how formed. CHAPTER XVI. An Act to amend section fifteen hundred and seventy-seven of an [Approved March 3, 1885.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. Section fifteen hundred and seventy-seven of the Political Code is hereby amended so as to read as follows: 1577. No new district can be formed unless the parents or guardians of at least fifteen census children, between the ages of five and seventeen (resident of such proposed new district), and residing at a greater distance than one mile from any school house, present a petition to the Superintendent of Schools, setting forth the boundaries of the new district Boundaries. asked for. The boundaries of any district cannot be changed, except in forming new districts, unless at least ten heads of families residing in the districts affected by the proposed change present a petition to the Superintendent of Schools, setting forth the change of boundaries desired, and the reaTwo districts sons for the same; provided, that two or more districts lying contiguous may, upon the petition of a majority of the heads of families residing in each of said districts, be united to constitute but one district. Joint districts (districts lying partly in one county and partly in another) may be formed in the same manner as other new districts are formed, except that the petition herein provided for shall be made to the Consent of County Superintendent of each county affected; and, proSuperintend- vided, that in the case of joint districts, all the provisions Supervisors. herein enumerated for the formation of a new district shall be by concurrent action of the Superintendent and the Board of Supervisors of each county affected. united. ent and CHAPTER XVII. An Act to appropriate money for the purchase, construction, and completion of avenues, roads, trails, walks, and bridges, and generally to improve and preserve the territory within the limits of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grant. [Approved March 3, 1885.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Big Tree Coulterville and Wagon SECTION 1. The sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) Appropriadollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the State tion. Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to purchase, construct, and complete avenues, roads, trails, walks, and bridges, and To improve generally to improve and preserve the territory within the Valley and limits of the grant of the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Mariposa Tree Grove; provided, that the sum of ten thousand ($10,000) Grove. dollars shall be set apart out of the appropriation herein made (as is directed in section two of this Act) for the purchase, by the Commissioners to manage the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove, and the making free of that part of the Coulterville and Yosemite Wagon Road extend- To purchase ing over the Yosemite Grant from the lower iron bridge, on the level of the Yosemite Valley, to the Cascade Falls, in the Yosemite cañon of the Merced River; the part of said road herein Road. authorized to be purchased and made free having been constructed and being now controlled by the Coulterville and Yosemite Turnpike Company, and for passing over which tolls are now collected; and, provided further, that the sum of fifteen hundred ($1,500) dollars shall be set apart out of the appropriation herein made (as is directed in section two of To purchase this Act) for the purchase, by the Commissioners above trail from named, and making free of the trail within the Yosemite Big Oak Flat Grant known as the Eagle Point Trail, which has been con- Yosemite structed and is now controlled by John Conway, and for Turnpike passing over which tolls are now collected; and, provided company. further, that the sum of three thousand five hundred ($3,500) dollars shall be set apart out of the appropriation herein made (as is directed in section two of this Act) for the purchase, by the Commissioners above named, of all that portion of the road owned by the Big Oak Flat and Yosemite Turnpike Road Company, lying within the Yosemite Grant, and known as the Big Oak Flat Road. Conway and and Road SEC. 2. The President and Secretary of the Commissioners to manage the Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove are hereby authorized to receive and receipt for the sum appropriated in section one of this Act. The Controller Controller of State is hereby authorized and directed to draw his war- to draw rant upon the State Treasurer, on or before the first Monday of May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-five, in favor of said Commissioners, for fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars, warrant. out of said sum of twenty-five thousand ($25,000) dollars so appropriated; out of which sum of fifteen thousand ($15,000) dollars the purchases authorized by section one of this Act shall thereupon be made by said Commissioners; and on or before the first Monday of May, in the year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, said Controller is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant in favor of said Commissioners for the other and remaining ten thousand ($10,000) dollars of said sum of twenty-five thousand dollars herein appropriated. The State Treasurer shall pay said warrants when presented out of the money in the State Treasury appropriated by section one of this Act. SEC. 3. This Act shall take effect from and after its passage. Appropria tion contingent expenses Assembly. CHAPTER XVIII. An Act to provide for a contingent fund for the Assembly, for the twenty-sixth session of the Legislature. [Approved March 3, 1885.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide a contingent fund for the Assembly, for the twenty-sixth session of the Legislature. SEC. 2. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Fund of CHAPTER XIX. An Act appropriating forty thousand dollars for the purpose of the establishment and management of the Industrial Home of Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind of the State of California. [Approved March 5, 1885.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and ARTICLE I. SECTION 1. The sum of forty thousand dollars is hereby Adult Blind, appropriated out of any moneys in the State Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be placed by the State Controller to the credit of the fund hereafter to be known and designated as "The Fund of the Industrial Home of Adult Blind,' and to be expended for the objects and in the manner hereinafter specified. The said appropriation is for purpose of permanently founding and establishing an Industrial Home of Mechanical Trades for the Adult Blind of the State of California, and such other persons as hereinafter provided. SEC. 2. The Board of Directors of the Deaf, Dumb, and Directors. Blind Asylum shall act as the Board of Directors for the management of the Home. SEC. 3. The Home shall be located at such place as the Board of Directors may designate. be approved Examiners. SEC. 4. No purchase of grounds or contract for building Contract for shall be binding, nor shall the Controller draw his warrant building to in payment thereof, unless such purchase or contract is first by approved in writing by the State Board of Examiners, in accordance with the provisions of article eighteen, of chapter three, of the Political Code, defining the duties of said Board of Examiners. But when so approved, the Controller must issue his warrant in payment thereof, and the State Treasurer must pay the same; but should the Board of Directors deem it advisable, either for the purpose of more speedily meeting the present exigencies of the destitute condition of many blind persons in this State, or for the purpose of determining experimentally the feasibility of making the Home nearly or partially self-supporting, to first lease property and build- Directors ings for the use of the Home for the period of not longer may lease than two years, then, and in that event, the said Board of Directors is hereby authorized so to do, subject, however, to the conditions and provisions, as to the approval by the State Board of Examiners, as above expressed. ARTICLE II. property. mechanics. SECTION 1. The Industrial Home of Mechanical Trades Instrucfor the Adult Blind has for its object the instruction of blind to in persons in the arts of mechanical trades, to the end of enabling them to contribute to their own support. SEC. 2. Every blind person who has been a resident of Admission. this State for the period of one year next prior to his application for admission, of suitable age, as hereinafter provided, shall be entitled to the benefits of instruction in said Home free of charge. paid. SEC. 3. The salaries of the Superintendent, Secretary, and Salaries and Physician, and all other expense accounts, including the wages, how wages of workmen at trades and employés, must be paid monthly out of the moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the support of the Home, or from the donations and bequests to the House, made without restraining conditions, or from accumulations from the industries of the Home, whenever resort to said donations, bequests, or accumulations may be necessary. All such claims in said expense Expenses account, excepting salaries of said officers, shall be first audited by approved by the Board of Directors, and shall be so indorsed Examiners. by the Secretary and attested by the President, and shall immediately thereafter be sent forward to the Secretary of the State Board of Examiners. When the claims have been approved by the said Board of Examiners, the Controller must issue his warrant therefor, directed to the State Treasurer, in favor of the Board of Directors, and immediately Board of State Treasurer. transmit said warrant to the Secretary. The State Treasurer is authorized to pay such warrant only when indorsed by the Secretary, and attested by the President of the Board. Claims to be No claim for wages of employés or workmen at trades shall be audited by the Board of Directors, until having first received from the Superintendent his monthly time certificate, duly verified by his oath, and stating the amount of labor performed by the employé or workman. certified. Bonds. Duties of To elect Superintendent and SEC. 4. The official bonds, hereinafter required, must be approved by the Board of Directors, and filed and recorded in the office of the Secretary of State. The approval of the bond must be by indorsement thereon by the President, and reference thereon made by the Secretary to said action of the Board. ARTICLE III. SECTION 1. The powers and duties of the Board of Directors shall be as follows: First-To make by-laws, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act and the laws of this State, for their own government and the government and direction of the Home. Second-To designate the trades that shall be regularly taught in the said institution. SEC. 2. First-To elect a general Superintendent and all subordinate officers and employés, and to determine the numPhysician. ber of subordinate officers and employés when not otherwise fixed in this Act. Salary. To report to Governor. Second-To elect a Physician, who shall not be a member of the Board of Directors, and whose salary shall not exceed six hundred dollars per annum. SEC. 3. To prescribe in particular the duties of the Superintendent, Physician, and Secretary. SEC. 4. To make inquiry into the department of labor and expense, the condition of the Home and its prosperity, and to employ all reasonable means to make the same self-supporting. SEC. 5. To hold stated meetings at the Home at least once in every month. SEC. 6. To keep at the Home a record of their proceedings, which shall be accessible to the public during the hours from 9 A. M. to 4 P. M., excepting on legal holidays. SEC. 7. To report annually in the month of December, to the Governor, a statement of receipts and expenditures, the condition of the Home, the number of inmates, and the number of beneficiaries doing work at their own residences, and such other matters touching the management of the Home as they may deem proper. The annual report must be verified by the oath of the President of the Board of Directors. Number of The Superintendent of State Printing is hereby authorized to print annually two thousand copies of said report, which copies the Board must circulate in the manner appearing to them to be in the best interests of the Home. reports. Purchase of supplies. SEC. 8. The Board of Directors is empowered to purchase from time to time such supplies as may be suitable to the requirements of the manufacturing and other departments |