"Bean Hollow Lagoon," about three miles distant, and including all those tide-lands usually known and called "Pebble Beach," situate, lying, and being in the county of San Mateo, state of California,

An act quitclaiming to the successors in interest of James Bowman all claim of the state of California in that certain tract of land in the

lot No. 415," a and county of San Francisco known as "water

empowering and directing the governor to execute a deed of quitclaim therefor to said successors in interest of said James Bowman.

[Approved March 11, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 151.] WHEREAS, Under an act entitled "An act to provide for the sale of the interest of the state of California in the property within the water-line front of the city of San Francisco, as defined in and by the act entitled 'An act to provide for the disposition of certain property in the state of California,' passed March twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fiftyone," approved May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and fiftythree, the board of California land commissioners did sell to one James Bowman that certain tract of land in the city and county of San Francisco known as water lot number four hundred and fifteen, and described as follows: Commencing on the east line of Beale Street two hundred and twenty-nine (229) feet and two (2) inches south of Howard Street; thence southerly along Beale Street forty-five (45) feet and ten (10) inches; thence at right angles easterly one hundred and thirty-seven (137) feet and six (6) inches; thence at right angles northerly forty-five (45) feet and ten (10) inches; and thence at right angles westerly one hundred and thirty-seven (137) feet and six (6) inches to the place of beginning; and whereas, the deed executed therefor by the aforesaid board of California land commissioners to said James Bowman, which deed is recorded in liber three hundred and sixty-two of deeds, at page three hundred and fifty-nine, in the office of the county recorder of the city and county of San Francisco, did incorrectly describe said property; and whereas, said James Bowman has, since the execution to him of the aforesaid deed, parted with the title to said "water lot number four hundred and fifteen "; now, therefore,

The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: –

SECTION 1. The state of California hereby remises, releases, and quitclaims to the successors in interest of said James Bowman all the right, title, and interest of the state of California in and to said "water lot number four hundred and fifteen,” situated within the city and county of San Francisco, and particularly described as follows: Commencing on the east line of Beale Street two hundred and twenty-nine (229) feet and two (2) inches south of Howard Street; thence southerly along Beale Street forty-five (45) feet and ten (10) inches; thence at right angles easterly one hundred and thirty-seven

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(137) feet and six (6) inches; thence at right angles northerly
forty-five (45) feet and ten (10) inches; and thence at right
angles westerly one hundred and thirty-seven (137) feet and
six (6) inches to the place of beginning.

SEC. 2. Upon production to the governor of satisfactory
proof by any person that he is the successor in interest of said
James Bowman to said above-described lot of land, or to any
part thereof, or that he has acquired the title thereto of said
James Bowman, it shall be the duty of the said governor to
execute to the said successor in interest a deed in the name of
the state of California remising, releasing, and quitclaiming
to him all the right, title, and interest of the state of California
in and to said lot, or so much thereof as he may have acquired
title to from, through, or under said James Bowman.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

An act quitclaiming to the successors in interest of Sallie C. Perry
all claim of the state of California in that certain tract of land in
the city and county of San Francisco known as city slip lot
number one hundred and sixteen," and empowering and direct-
ing the governor to execute a deed of quitclaim therefor to said
successors in interest of said Sallie C. Perry.

[Approved March 9, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 102.]
WHEREAS, Under an act entitled "An act to provide for the
sale of the interest of the state of California in the property
within the water-line front of the city of San Francisco, as
defined in and by the act entitled 'An act to provide for the
disposition of certain property in the state of California,'
passed March twenty-sixth, eighteen hundred and fifty-
one," approved May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and
fifty-three, and the act amendatory thereof, of date May
first, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, the governor, con-
troller, and secretary of state, constituting the board of Cal-
ifornia land commissioners, did sell to one Sallie C. Perry
that certain tract of land in the city and county of San
Francisco known as "city ship lot number one hundred
and sixteen," and described as follows: Commencing on the
north line of Sacramento Street one hundred and eighteen
(118) feet and four (4) inches west from East Street; thence
westerly along said northerly line of Sacramento Street
twenty-four (24) feet and tour (4) inches; thence at right
angles northerly fifty-nine (59) feet and nine (9) inches;
thence at right angles easterly twenty-four (24) feet and four
(4) inches; thence at right angles southerly fifty-nine (59)
feet and nine (9) inches to the place of beginning; and
whereas, the deed executed therefor by the aforesaid officers
to said Sallie C. Perry, which deed is recorded in liber fifty-
seven of deeds, at page twenty-five, in the office of the county
recorder of the city and county of San Francisco, did incor-
rectly describe said property; and whereas said Sallie C.
Perry has, since the execution to her of the aforesaid deed,
Parted with the title to said city slip lot number one hun-
ared and sixteen"; now, therefore,

The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. The state of California hereby remises, releases, and quitclaims to the successors in interest of said Sallie C. Perry all right, title, or interest of the state of California in and to the above-described city slip lot number one hundred and sixteen, situated in the city and county of San Francisco, and particularly described as follows: Commencing on the north line of Sacramento Street one hundred and eighteen (118) feet and four (4) inches west from East Street; thence westerly along said northerly line of Sacramento Street twenty-four (24) feet and four (4) inches; thence at right angles northerly fiftynine (59) feet and nine (9) inches; thence at right angles easterly twenty-four (24) feet and four (4) inches; thence at right angeles southerly fifty-nine (59) feet and nine (9) inches to the place of beginning.

SEC. 2. Upon production to the governor of satisfactory proof by any person that he is the successor in interest of said Sallie C. Perry to said above-described lot of land, or any part thereof, or that he has acquired the title thereto of said Sallie C. Perry, it shall be the duty of the said governor to execute to the said successor in interest a deed, in the name of the state of California, remising, releasing, and quitclaiming to him all the right, title, and interest of the state of California in and to said lot, or so much thereof as he may have acquired title to from, through, or under said Sallie C. Perry.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

An act regulating the sale of the lands uncovered by the recession or drainage of the waters of inland lakes, and unsegregated swamp and overflowed lands, and validating sales and surveys heretofore

made.

[Approved March 24, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 341.]

SECTION 1. Any person desiring to purchase any of the lands uncovered by the recession or drainage of the waters of inland lakes, and inuring to the state by virtue of her sovereignty, or the swamp and overflowed lands not segregated by the United States, shall make an application therefor to the surveyor-general of the state, which application shall be accompanied by applicant's affidavit that he is a citizen of the United States, or has declared his intention to become such, a resident of this state, of lawful age, that he desires to purchase such lands (describing the same by legal subdivisions, or by metes and bounds if the legal subdivisions are unknown) under the provisions of this act; that he desires to purchase the same for his own use and benefit, and for the use and benefit of no other person or persons whomsoever, and that he has made no contract or agreement to sell the same, and that he does not own any state lands which, together with that now sought to be purchased, exceeds six hundred and forty acres.

SEC. 2. Upon the filing of said application, when the land has not been sectionized, the surveyor-general shall authorize the county surveyor of the county where the whole or the greater portion of the land lies to survey the same, who shall

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make an actual survey thereof, at the expense of the applicant,
establishing four corners to each quarter-section, and connect-
ing the same with a United States survey: and he must,
within thirty days, file with the surveyor-general a copy, under
oath, of his field-notes and plat, and a statement, under oath,
showing whether or not the land is occupied by any actual
settler.

SEC. 3. If the surveyor thus authorized shall fail to make
his return to the surveyor-general within the time specified in
the preceding section, the surveyor-general may designate an-
other person to make the said survey.

SEC. 4. No application to purchase land under this act shall
be approved by the surveyor-general until the expiration of
ninety days from the filing thereof in his office, and meanwhile
the land shall be subject to the adverse claim of any actual
settler who has resided thereon when the said application was
filed.

SEC. 5. The swamp and overflowed lands designated in this
act shall be sold and patented at the same price and on the
same terms and manner of payment as at present provided for
Swamp and overflowed lands. All moneys received for said
Swamp and overflowed lands shall be paid into the swamp-land
fund of the county in which the lands are situated, and shall
be treated and disposed of in the manner as moneys arising
from the sale of segregated swamp and overflowed lands. If
any of the lands are suitable for cultivation without reclama-
tion, such lands shall be sold only to actual settlers in tracts
not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres. Lands un-
covered by the recession or drainage of the waters of inland
Jakes shall be sold at two dollars and fifty cents per acre, upon
the same terms of payment as for swamp and overflowed land.
All moneys derived from the sale of such uncovered lands
shall be paid into the school fund of the county where the
land lies.

SEC. 6. Any of the lands designated in this act which by reason of periodical overflow, need and are susceptible of reclamation may be reclaimed by the formation of districts in the same manner and subject to all of the provisions of law regulating the reclamation of swamp and overflowed lands; provided, that the board of supervisors of the county in which the lands, or the greater part thereof, are situated must first determine, upon proper petition presented therefor, by the holders of the title, or evidence of title, representing one half or more of any body of such land, that such reclamation is necessary and feasible.

SEC. 7. When land has been sold under this act, no contest shall be maintained against the purchaser on the ground that the land is not of the character stated in the application, unless it is shown that it is not of the character recited in section one of this act.

Szc, 8. All uncanceled certificates of purchase and patents heretofore issued and payments heretofore made for any lands as swamp and overflowed lands which lands belong to any of the classes described in section one of this act, whether or not

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such lands were segregated or sectionized, shall, for all purposes, be valid, and shall have the same force and effect as if such lands had been at all times subject to sale as swamp and overflowed lands; provided, however, that any and all contests now existing between settlers and holders of certificates of purchase snall not be affected by the provisions of this act.

SEC. 9. All plats of any of the lands described in section one of this act which have been heretofore made under authority of the United States survevor-general, and which plats designate the same as swamp and overflowed lands, shall be deemed valid and effectual as surveys of such lands from and after the date thereof.

SEC. 10. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. 3441. Segregation of swamp-lands: 71 Cal. 50; 74 Cal. 175; 88 Cal. 274; 88 Cat, 451. 89 Cal. 73: 89 Cal. 385; 90 Cal. 163; 88 Cal. 591.

3442. Actual settlement: 89 Cal. 73; 89 Cal. 42; 96 Cal. 117; 89 Cal. 385; 90 Cal. 150: 91 Cal. 523; 82 Cal. 139; 88 Cal. 454; 88 Cal. 274.

3443. Application for purchase: 67 Cal. 149; 73 Cal. 625: 74 Cal. 175; 82 Cal. 139. 78 Cal. 116; 83 Cal. 1; 85 Cal. 533; 90 Cal. 150.

3444. Application by woman: 73 Cal. 625.

3445. Official survey. 91 Cal 523.

3446. Reclamation district is a public corporation: 95 Cal. 601.

Statutes providing for reclamation districts, constitutionality: 66 Cal. 54; 79 Cal 90.

The act entitled "An act to provide for the organization and government of levee districts created for the protection of lands from overflow of innavigable running streams of water, and to confine innavigable running streams to a fixed channel," approved March 10, 1891, containing sections 1 to 41, was repealed March 9, 1893. Stats. 1893, p. 111, sec. 2. The repealed act is as follows:

An act to provide for the organization and government of levee districts created for the protection of lands from overflow of innavigable running streams of water, and to confine innavigable running streams to a fixed channel.

[Approved March 10, 1891; Stats. 1891, p. 30.]

SECTION 1. Whenever a majority of freeholders owning land injuriously affected, or liable to be injuriously affected, by overflow from any innavigable running stream, or that will be benefited by the prevention of the overflow of any innavigable stream of running water, desire to provide for the prevention of the overflow of such stream, they may propose the organization of a district under the provisions of this act; and when so organized, such district shall have the powers conferred, or that may hereafter be conferred, by law upon such levee districts.