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Be it resolved by the Senate, the Assembly concurring, That Same. our Senators and Representatives in Congress be and they are hereby requested to give their active support to said bills, or to others having the same object in view, and to use their best endeavors in cooperation with the agent of this State, and in support of his efforts, to thus secure to the State the amounts by her expended, as aforesaid; be it further Resolved, That a copy of the above preamble and resolution be sent, by the Governor of this State, to our Senators and Representatives in Congress, and to our State agent.

CHAPTER XIX.

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 8, relative to the forfeiture of unearned railroad lands.

[Adopted March 9, 1885.]

Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our Forfeiture of Representatives in Congress be requested and our Senators land grants. instructed to use all honorable means to secure the passage of a bill, extending the time two years from the passage of the same, for the completion of the California and Oregon Railroad to the boundary line between California and Oregon, and to make connection with the Oregon and California Railroad, so as to form a through continuous line to Portland, Oregon, and providing that if, at the expiration of said term of two years, any part of either of said railroad shall not be completed, then all lands unearned by either of said roads, and lying opposite such uncompleted portions, shall be forfeited, and shall revert to the United States, without further legislation by Congress.

CHAPTER XX.

Assembly Joint Resolution No. 1, authorizing and directing the publication and disposal of the reports and maps prepared by the State Engineer.

[Adopted March 9, 1885.]

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Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That an To print edition, not to exceed three thousand copies, of the final final report report of the State Engineer, on the Problems of Irrigation, as Engineer, outlined in the report of progress, made to this Legislature, for the years eighteen hundred and eighty-three-eighty-four, together with the maps and diagrams accompanying the same, be printed and published under the joint direction of the Governor, the Superintendent of State Printing, and the State Engineer, and in good, substantial, useful, and salable style, as by them to be determined.

Resolved, That these works shall be disposed of as follows:

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Five hundred copies to be distributed gratuitously, under distributed the direction of the Governor, to free libraries, State institu

tions, and in exchanges with foreign societies and institutions and notable persons; two thousand five hundred copies to be delivered to the Secretary of State, to be by him kept on sale at prices to be fixed by the Governor, at amounts about twenty-five per cent advance on cost of publication.

Resolved, That all moneys received from said sales shall be duly and separately accounted for, and immediately be paid into the State Treasury, to the credit of the General Fund. Resolved, That a short abstract of the full report may be prepared, printed, and distributed gratuitously throughout the country, for the purpose of placing the main points of the work before the public, and as an advertisement of the work itself on sale.

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CHAPTER XXI.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 18, relative to the direct war tax assessed to and levied upon the several States under the Act of Congress, approved August 5, 1861.

[Adopted March 7, 1885.]

WHEREAS, The Congress of the United States has now pending before it a bill to adjust the direct war tax as levied upon the several States and Territories, and the District of Columbia, under the Act of Congress, approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, the passage of which by Congress was on June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, favorably recommended by the Secretary of the Treasury, Hon. Charles J. Folger, and on May second, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, by the First Comptroller of the Treasury, Hon. William Lawrence; therefore, be it

Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assemtax claims. bly concurring, That our Senators in Congress be instructed and our Representatives be requested to use every proper effort within their power to have said measure now so pending enacted into a law.

Resolved, That the Governor of this State be requested to forward to our Senators and Representatives in Congress a copy of this resolution, properly attested under seal by the Secretary of State.

INDEX.

ARRANGEMENT OF VOLUME.

1-LAWS OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH (EXTRA) SESSION_

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2-NUMBER OF CHAPTER AND TITLES OF LAWS AND RESOLUTIONS ----iii-xvi

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ACKNOWLEDGMENT-Validating, certificate of; formation chambers of commerce, etc..
ACTIONS-When may be dismissed...

ADJUTANT-GENERAL-Appropriation salary.

Appropriation salary Assistant.

Appropriation traveling expenses---

Appropriation for Porter, and contingent expenses..

Appropriation care of State Armory and transportation of arms..

On staff of Commander-in-Chief.

On Board of Military Auditors_-

Secretary of Board of Military Auditors

ADVERTISING, OFFICIAL-Appropriation for..

Deficiency appropriation thirty-second year

Deficiency appropriation thirty-sixth year.

ADULT BLIND HOME-Appropriation for..

Site to be selected for...

Contract for building-

Salaries of officers..

Claims against, how approved..

Admission of applicants...

Who are Directors..

Superintendent, duties

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76

82

82

83

83

83

103

105

105

85

72

124

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

22

AGREEMENT-To sell real property affected by lis pendens in action upon official bond__ 130

AGRICULTURE-College of, appropriation for.

District Boards, to report

Organization of Boards and vacancy in office.

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Department of University, deficiency appropriation for special investigations thirty-

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70

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126

AMENDMENT TO CONSTITUTION-Railroad taxation proposed_

AMENDMENT-In forcible entry and detainer cases, of complaint to conform to proof.

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ANDREWS, A.-Appropriation, as Commissioner at New Orleans..

APPROPRIATIONS FOR-Support of institutions not to be used for improvements.

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Agricultural Department University, deficiency for special investigation, thirty-fifth

year

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Adult Blind Home, support--

18

Advertising, official, deficiency Sacramento Publishing Company, thirty-sixth year-
Advertising, official, deficiency for thirty-second year

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Armstrong & Patridge, Trustees for creditors of M. Miles-to pay.

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