of township nineteen north intersects said Butte Creek: thence westerly along the boundary line between the counties of Butte and Colusa as now established by law to the center of the Sacramento River; thence northerly, and following the meanderings thereof, along the center of said Sacramento River, to a point where the north line of township twenty-two intersects the center of the Sacramento River, being the initial point of Tehama County as established by law; thence west along the north line of township twenty-two north to the southwest corner of Tehama County as established in section three thousand nine hundred and fifteen of the Political Code; thence southerly on the summit of the Coast Range Mountai:, on the established line between Mendocino and Lake and Colusa counties, to the place of beginning.

SEC. 3. The seat of justice of said county of Glenn shall be at the town of Willows until otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 4. There shall be held an election for county officers of ad county on the first Tuesday in May, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-one, at which shall be elected a judge of the superior court, county clerk, sheriff, tax collector, treasurer, recorder, auditor, district attorney, assessor, superintendent df schools, county surveyor, coroner, public administrator, and five supervisors. At said election there shall be submitted the qualified electors of said county of Glenn, as hereinafter described, the question whether they desire a separate county government; and for the purpose of ascertaining the choice of said electors, the ballots used at said election shall have written or printed thereon the words "For new county,' "Against new county"; and all ballots from which the words "Against new county" are erased shall be counted in favor of such separate county government; and all ballots from which the words "For new county" are erased shall be Counted against such separate county government. Said election shall be conducted in every respect, except as he einafter otherwise provided, in accordance with the general law for the election of county and township officers.

SEC. 5. The governor shall, when this act takes effect, appoint five persons, residents and electors of the county of Glenn, who shall be and constitute a board of commissioners to perfect the organization of said county, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Said commissioners shall meet in the town of Willows within twenty days after their appointment, and after being duly sworn to faithfully discharge their duties as prescribed in this act shall organize by electing one of their number as president, and shall elect a clerk. The clerk shall keep a record of their proceedings. Three of the number of said board shall be necessary to transact business, and a majority of the votes of the members present at any meeting shall control in all matters coming before it.

SEC. 6. For the purpose of designating the several election precincts in the said county, the said board of commissioners shall meet at the town of Willows two weeks before the day of election, and at said meeting they shall designate the precincts of the county, the house or place within the precincts where

the election must be held and the offices to be filled; and appoint two inspectors. two judges of election, and two clerks for each of said precincts.

SEC. 7. The said board of commissioners, after designating the precincts of the county, and appointing the inspectors, judges, and clerks of the different precincts, shall give notice thereof by posting a written or printed notice in each of the said precincts, stating therein the boundaries of said precincts, and the names of the inspectors, judges, and clerks of election appointed for the same, and naming and numbering in numerical order, commencing with number one, the offices to be filled, and stating, also, that at said election there will be submitted to the qualified voters within the said county of Glenn the question of the final establishment of the said county.

SEC. 8. Sealed returns from the officers of election of the several precincts shall be made to the board of commissioners, at such office as they may select in the town of Willows, within six days after the said day of election. On the sixth day after the said election, the said board of commissioners shall meet in the town of Willows, in said county, and the returns of said election shall be opened and read in public, and a tabular statement shall thereupon be made, under their direction and in their presence, showing the vote given at each precinct of the county for each candidate for the several offices, and the entire vote given in the county for each person, and also the vote for and against a separate county government; which said statement, so made out, shall be signed by the president and clerk of said board.

SEC. 9. As soon as the said statement is made, the said board, by an order entered upon its minutes, shall declare the result; and if a majority of those voting upon the question shall have voted in favor of a separate county government, the president of said board shall immediately make out and send or deliver to each person chosen a certificate of election, signed by him as president of the board of commissioners, and attested by the clerk of said board.

SEC. 10. Each person elected to fill an office of said county under the provisions of this act shall qualify in the manner provided by law for such officers, and shall enter upon the discharge of the duties of his office within twenty days after the receipt of the certificate of his election. The person elected as judge of the superior court shall qualify before the president of said board of commissioners; and persons elected to offices of said county, other than the office of judge of the superior court, shall qualify before the judge of the superior court, or before the president of said board of commissioners, which said president of said board of commissioners, for said purpose, shall have power to administer to each of said persons his official oath.

SEC. 11. The president of said board of commissioners shall transmit a copy of the tabular statement, prepared as provided in section eight of this act, to the secretary of state, within twenty days after said election. The election returns of said county and the original tabular statement shall be retained

by the president of said board of commissioners until the person elected as clerk of said county has qualified and entered upon the discharge of the duties of his office, after which they, with all the records of said board of commissioners, shall be immediately deposited with and filed by the clerk of said county, and shall be retained by him as part of the records of his office.

SEC. 12. The judge of the superior court chosen under the provisions of this act shall hold his office until the first Monday in January, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, and until his successor is elected and qualified. The other officers hereinabove enumerated shall hold their respective offices until the first Monday in January in the year eighteen hundred and ninety-three, and until their successors are elected and qualited. The successors of the officers elected under this act shall be chosen at the general election established by law which takes place next preceding the expiration of their respective terms of office.

SEC. 13. As soon as the said county of Glenn shall have been divided into townships and road districts in the manner provided by law, it shall be the duty of the board of supervisors thereof to appoint for each township two justices of the peace and two constables, and for each road district a road-overseer. seid justices, constables, and road-overseer shall each, respectively, hold his office until the next general election, and until his successor is elected and qualified.

SEC. 14. The officers elected and appointed under the proTisions of this act shall each perform the duties and receive the compensation now provided by general law for the office to which he has been elected or appointed, in counties of the class to which the said county of Glenn belongs, under the general classification of counties in this state; and until otherwise provided by law, said county shall be classified as a county of the thirty-seventh class.

SEC. 15. If, at said election, a majority of the votes cast on the question of a separate county government shall be "For new county," then the said territory hereinabove described shall be and become a separate county from and after the day apon which the returns of the said election shall be ascertained and declared by the said board of commissioners.

SEC. 16. The said county of Glenn shall form a part of assembly district number ten and senatorial district number eight until otherwise provided by law.

SEC. 17. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

An act to create the county of Riverside, classify it, define its boundaries, provide for its organization, and the appointment, election of officers, the location of county seat by election, and the adjustment and fulfillment of certain rights and obligations arising between such county and certain other counties.

[Approved March 11, 1893; Stats. 1893, p. 158.]

SECTION 1. There is hereby formed, subject to approval by a vote as in this act provided, out of the southwest part of the

county of San Bernardino and the northern part of San Diego County, a new county, to be known as the county of Riverside, as hereinafter described, which shall rank as a county of the twenty-fourth class until otherwise classified.

SEC. 2. The boundaries of the county of Riverside shall be as follows, to wit: Beginning at the common corner of the counties of Orange and San Bernardino and the westerly line of San Diego County; thence southwesterly along the line between Orange and San Diego counties to the point of intersection of said line with the township line between township seven south and township eight south, San Bernardino base and meridian; thence easterly along said township line to its intersection with western boundary of Santa Rosa Rancho; thence southerly along the boundary of said rancho to where said boundary of said rancho intersects the range line between the townships eight south, three west, and eight south, four west; thence south on said range line to the point of intersection of the said line with the second standard parallel south; thence east along said parallel to the eastern boundary of the state of California; thence northerly along the said eastern boundary of the state of California to the northeast corner of the county of San Diego; thence westerly along the northerly line of San Diego County to a point where the line between townships one and two south of San Bernardino base line intersects such northerly line of San Diego County; thence west along such township line to the northwest corner of township two south, of range one east, San Bernardino base and meridian; thence south two miles to the northeast corner of section thirteen, in township two south, of range one west; thence west seventeen miles to the southwest corner of section eight, in township two south, of range three west; thence north one mile to the northwest corner of said section eight; thence west eight and one half miles to the quarter corner on the south line of section two, in township two south, of range five west; thence north one mile to the quarter corner on the north line of said section two; thence west ten and one half miles to the northwest corner of section six, in township two south, of range six west; thence south to the northern boundary of the Jurupa Rancho; thence westerly along the north boundary of Jurupa Rancho to the northwest corner of said rancho; thence south along the west boundary of Jurupa Rancho tó the quarter corner on the west line of section ten, in township three south, of range seven west; thence west to the center of section seven, in township three south, of range seven west; thence south to the quarter corner on the south line of section nineteen, in township three south, of range seven west; thence west to the intersection with the eastern boundary of El Cañon de Santa Ana Rancho; thence southerly along the eastern boundary of said rancho to intersection with the boundary line between Orange and San Bernardino counties; thence southeasterly along the southern boundary of San Bernardino County to the place of beginning; all of said townships and ranges being from San Bernardino base and meridian.

SEC. 3. The county seat of the county of Riverside shall be located as hereinafter provided.

SEC. 4. The governor shall, when this act takes effect, appoint five persons, residents and electors of the said county of Riverside, as above described, who shall be and constitute a board of commissioners to perfect the organization of said county, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Said commissioners shall meet in the city of Riverside within ten days after their appointment, and after being duly sworn to faithfully discharge their duties as prescribed in this act shall organize by electing from their number a president and secretary. Said commissioners shall have power to fill all vacanies in their number in case of death, resignation, or failure to qualify. Said commissioners shall then divide the new county formed under this act into a convenient number of judicial townships, road and school districts, define their boundaries, and designate the name of each district. They shall also divide the county into five supervisorial districts, to contain, as nearly as practicable, an equal number of inhabitants, and number said districts. They shall also establish election precincts in said county. They shall also give thirty days' notice, by publication in one or more newspapers published in the said county, of the precincts established, and shall designate the name and boundaries of each precinct, and number and boundaries of each supervisorial district. Said commissioners, their president and secretary, are hereby authorized and required to discharge the same duties as are now required by law of the boards of supervisors and county clerks in the several counties of this state, so far as the same applies to the appointment of election officers, publication of notices and proclamations, holding elections, canvassing returns, issing certificates, and all things lawful to be done to provide for, conduct, and carry on all elections mentioned in this act. They shall keep a full record of all their proceedings, transmitting to the secretary of state a certified copy thereof, filing the originals, with the original election returns, in the county clerk's office of the county of Riverside as soon as he shall have been qualified, and thereupon the powers and duties of said commissioners shall cease and terminate.

SEC. 5. There shall be an election held in said county of Riverside on the first Tuesday in May, A. D. eighteen hundred and ninety-three, at which election shall be submitted to the said qualified electors of said county of Riverside as herein described whether there shall be formed and organized the county of Riverside as herein provided for; and for the purpose of ascertaining the choice of the said electors of said County under the provisions of this act the ballots used at said election shall have written or printed thereon, "The new county of Riverside - Yes," and "The new county of Riverside -No," and each voter desiring to vote for the establishment and organization of said county of Riverside shall mark a cross (thus X) opposite the words "The new county of Riverside-Yes" in the manner now required by law, and each voter desiring to vote against the organization of said county