the dates fixed by the general state laws, but shall not lengthen the same.

See note under subdivision 26.

"Uniformity" of the game season would be destroyed by this provision. Working of prisoners.

29. To provide for the working of prisoners confined in the county jail, under judgment of conviction of misdemeanor, under the direction of some responsible person, to be appointed by the sheriff, whose compensation shall not exceed one hundred dollars per month, upon the public grounds, roads, streets, alleys, highways, or public buildings, or in such other places as may be deemed advisable, for the benefit of the county.

See notes under this subdivision, infra.

Indigent dead.

30. To provide for the burying of the indigent dead.

Police and sanitary regulations.

31. To make and enforce, within the limits of their county, all such local police, sanitary, and other regulations as are not in conflict with general laws.

See notes to this subdivision, infra.

Gunpowder and other explosives.

32. To adopt such rules and regulations, within their respective counties, with regard to keeping and storing of every description of gunpowder, Hercules powder, giant powder, or other explosive or combustible material, as the safety and protection of the lives and property of individuals may require.

Promotion of immigration.

33. To appropriate from the general fund of the county, unless otherwise in this act provided, not

to exceed, in counties of the first and second class, the sum of three thousand dollars, and in all other counties the sum of two thousand dollars in any one year, to aid in or carry on the work of inducing immigration thereto, or for the purpose of exhibiting or advertising the agricultural, mineral, manufacturing, or other resources of the county.

The provisions of subdivision 33 of this section were contained in subdivision 37 of section 25 of the acts of 1891, and 1893, except that in those acts the amount of the appropriations was limited to $2500 in counties of first, second, third and fourth classes, and to $1000 in other classes.

Size of wagon tires.

34.

To enforce, by ordinance, within the limits of their counties, all such regulations concerning the size of wagons and vehicles of all kinds to be used on the roads or highways, and the width of tires on the same, as are not in conflict with general laws.

The same provision with reference to wagon tires was contained in subdivision 39 of section 25 of the acts of 1891 and 1893. See special act on same subject, post.

Tolls.

35. To grant licenses and franchises for constructing, keeping, and taking tolls on roads, bridges, ferries, wharves, chutes, booms and piers, and to grant franchises along and over the public roads and highways for all lawful purposes, upon such terms and conditions and restrictions as in their judgment may be necessary and proper, and in such manner as to present the least possible obstruction and inconvenience to the traveling public.

The substance of subdivisions 35, 36 of this section was contained in subdivision 41 of the

acts of 1891 and 1893. But see Political Code, sections 2779, et seq.

Tolls and franchises.

36. To grant on such terms, conditions, and restrictions as in their judgment may be necessary and proper, licenses and franchises for taking tolls on public roads or highways, whenever in their judgment the expense necessary to operate or maintain such public roads or highways as free public highways is too great to justify the county in so operating or maintaining them. It shall always be a condition attached to the granting of such licenses and franchises, that such roads or highways shall be kept in reasonable repair by the person or persons to whom such licenses or franchises may be granted.

For franchises for roads for bicycles and other horseless vehicles see act post in this volume; and as to railroad and other franchises, see act of March 23, 1897, post.

Ordinances respecting highways.

37. To enact ordinances, and regulations for the construction, alteration, repair, and control of all public roads and highways in the county, unless otherwise provided by law.

See notes under this subdivision, infra. "Unless otherwise provided by law" is a term not heretofore employed in connection with the authority of supervisors over road matters.

Besides passing a road law evidently designed to place road matters with a board of trustees to be elected in each road district, the last legislature also passed an act entitled "An act to provide for the protection and preservation of public highways from damage by storm waters and floods, and to authorize the expen

diture of public moneys for the purposes thereof." Both of said acts will be found in this volume, post.

See subdivision 4 and notes.

Road fund tax.

38. To levy a special road fund tax, not to exceed two (2) mills on the one dollar of assessed valuation, on all the property in such counties, outside of any incorporated city or town. Such tax shall

be in addition to all taxes otherwise provided for, and the fund so created shall be expended for the construction and maintenance of the main public roads or county highways in the several road districts, in proportion to the amount collected from such districts.

Compare with sections 2651, 2653, 2654, 2655 of the Political Code, and see the new road law, in this volume, post.

Tree planting.

39. To encourage under such regulations as they may adopt, the planting and preservation of shade and ornamental trees on the public roads and highways, and on and about the public grounds and buildings of the county, and pay to persons planting and cultivating the same, for every living tree thus planted at the age of four years, a sum not exceeding one dollar.

See Political Code, section 4080. And owners may plant trees along highway, section 2633 Political Code, amended 1893. Supervision, see section 23, subdivision 2 of district. road law of 1897, in this volume, post.

or

40. To do and perform all other acts and things, required by law not in this act enumerated, which may be necessary to the full discharge of the duties of the legislative authority of the county government.

There are many duties required by law, of supervisors, not enumerated in this act, as for instance:

They have power to bind out minors, who become a charge upon the county, Civil Code section 268. They must divide the county into election precincts, Political Code section 1127; and must appoint boards of election, Political Code section 1131; must canvass election returns, Political Code section 1278; must furnish assessor with maps and plats showing private lands, etc., Political Code section 3658; must levy county school tax, Political Code section 1818, and special school tax, section 1837; must levy general tax, section 3714; and road poll tax, section 2652; and equalize assessments, section 3672; supervisors are respectively road commissioners, section. 2641; must select lists for jurors, C. C. P. 204; may form swamp and reclamation districts, Political Code section 3446 [Stats. 1897]; and irrigation districts.

See Wright act [Stats. 1887, p. 29], and subsequent amendments, and act of March 31, 1897, in this volume, post.

Candidates for supervisors and other officers are prohibited from giving any pledge to vote for or against any particular bill or specific measure. See an act to protect candidates, etc., approved March 2, 1897, in this volume, post.

See "An act concerning bridges across navigable streams," approved February 27, 1897, in this volume, post.