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general management, conduct and regulation of interments, permits to inter, or remove interred bodies, the disposition of lots, and keeping the same in. order, are under the jurisdiction and control of the cities and towns owning the same, if incorporated; if not, then under the jurisdiction and control of the board of supervisors of the county in which they are situated; provided, that in all cases, those owned by said fraternal or beneficial associations or societies shall be under the jurisdiction of and controlled and managed by said associations or societies or by trustees appointed by them.

SEC. 2. Section three thousand one hundred and ten of the Political Code is amended to read as follows:

3110. The authorities having jurisdiction and control of cemeteries may make and enforce general rules and regulations therefor, and appoint sextons or other officers to enforce obedience to the same with such powers and duties regarding the cemetery as they may deem necessary.

Municipal officers.

Elections.

CHAPTER 148.

An act to amend sections Nos. 851 and 852 of an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization, incorporation and government of municipal corporations," approved March 13, 1883.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

SECTION 1. Section 851 of an Act entitled "An act to provide for the organization, incorporation and government of municipal corporations," approved March 13, 1883, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 851. The government of such city or town shall be vested in a board of trustees, to consist of five members; a clerk, who shall be ex-officio assessor; a treasurer; a marshal, to be appointed by the board of trustees, who shall be ex-officio tax and license collector; a recorder to be appointed by the board of trustees; and such subordinate officers as are hereinafter provided for.

SEC. 2. Section 852 of an act entitled "An act to provide for the organization, incorporation and government of municipal corporations, approved March 13, 1883, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 852. The members of the board of trustees and the clerk and treasurer shall be elected by the qualified electors of said city or town at a general municipal election to be held therein on the second Monday in April in each even-numbered year. The clerk and treasurer shall hold office for a period of two years from and after the Monday next succeeding the day

of such election, and until their successors are elected and qualified.

trustees.

Members of the board of trustees shall hold office for the Term of period of four years, and after the Monday next succeeding the day of such election; and until their successors are elected and qualified; provided, that the first board of trustees elected under the provisions of this act shall, at their first meeting, so classify themselves by lot as that three of their number shall go out of office at the expiration of two years and two at the expiration of four years. The board of trustees may, in their Appointive discretion, appoint an attorney, a pound-master, a superintendent of streets, a civil engineer, a marshal and such police and other subordinate officers as in their judgment may be deemed necessary, and fix their compensation, which said officers shall hold office during the pleasure of said board.

officers.

CHAPTER 149.

An act making an appropriation for the construction of a dam and reservoir for additional water supply for the Mendocino State Hospital.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

tion: dam,

SECTION 1. The sum of twelve thousand five hundred dol- Approprialars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro- Mendocino priated out of any moneys in the state treasury not otherwise State appropriated, to be used for the construction of a dam and reservoir for additional water supply for the Mendocino State Hospital.

SEC. 2. The controller of state is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant for the amount herein made payable in favor of the officers authorized by law to receive the same, in such amounts and at such times as may be approved by the state board of examiners, and the treasurer is directed to pay the same.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 1911.

Hospital.

Stock of

minors, insane, etc., how represented.

CHAPTER 150.

An act amending section 313 of the Civil Code of the State of California, relating to representing and voting shares of stock in corporations.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

SECTION 1. Section 313 of the Civil Code of the State of California, is hereby amended to read as follows:

313. The shares of stock of an estate of a minor, or insane person, may be represented by his guardian, and of a deceased person by his executor or administrator, and, except when otherwise agreed, all shares of stock standing on the books of a corporation in the name of any person as pledgee or trustee, may be represented or voted by such pledgee or trustee only when such pledgor or beneficial owner fails to represent and vote the same.

Highways

of super

visors.

CHAPTER 151.

An act to add a new section to the Political Code to be numbered section twenty-six hundred forty-six relating to highways.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

SECTION 1. A new section is hereby added to the Political Code to be numbered section twenty-six hundred forty-six and to read as follows:

2646. Whenever any of the highways of a county have in charge been constructed or improved under the provisions of an act entitled: "An act providing for the laying out, constructing, straightening, improvement and repair of main public highways in any county, providing for the voting, issuing and selling of county bonds and the acceptance of donations to pay for such work and improvements, providing for a highway commission to have charge of such work and improvements, and authorizing cities and towns to improve the portions of such highways within their corporate limits and to issue and sell bonds therefor," approved March 19, 1907, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, the board of supervisors of said county shall have the charge of the maintenance and repair of said highways and may employ a

superintendent or inspector to have charge of the repairing and maintenance of all of said roads under the orders and direction of said board, and may employ such workmen and purchase such materials, equipment, tools and appliances as may be necessary to maintain said roads and keep them in repair, the cost of such maintenance and repair to be paid out of the general fund of the county. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the board from having any such work of repair of maintenance done by contract under the provisions of section 2643, if they deem it advisable.

SEC. 2. This act shall take effect and be in force immediately.

CHAPTER 152.

An act to repeal section 63263, sometimes designated as section 632(3) of the Penal Code of California relative to and prohibiting the use of salmon and steelhead roe as bait.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

SECTION 1. Section 63263, sometimes designated as section 632 (3) of the Penal Code of California, is hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 153.

An act to provide for the furnishing and equipping of the male convalescent cottage at the Stockton State Hospital farm, and to make appropriation for the same.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

nishing

State

SECTION 1. The sum of five thousand dollars, or so much Appropriathereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of tion: furthe moneys of the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, Stockton to be paid to the board of managers of the Stockton State Hospital Hospital, to be by them expended as follows: For the fur- farm. nishing and equipping of the male convalescent cottage at the Stockton State Hospital farm.

SEC. 2. The controller of the state is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrants in favor of said board of managers in such amounts and at such times as may be approved by the state board of examiners, and the treasurer is directed to pay the same.

SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

State

hygienic

estab

lished.

CHAPTER 154.

An act to amend an act entitled "An act to establish and maintain a state hygienic laboratory for bacteriological and chemical analysis for the use of the state board of health, providing for the appointment of a director thereof, and assistants; making an appropriation therefor and prescribing the duties of the state controller and state treasurer in relation thereto," approved March 18, 1905, and relating to the state hygienic laboratory.

[Approved March 9, 1911.]

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

SECTION 1. An act entitled "An act to establish and maintain a state hygienic laboratory for bacteriological and chemical analysis for the use of the state board of health, providing for the appointment of a director thereof, and assistants; making an appropriation therefor and prescribing the duties of the state controller and state treasurer in relation thereto," approved March 18, 1905, is hereby amended to read as follows:

Section 1. There shall be established and maintained at laboratory the University of California, at Berkeley, for the use of the state board of health, a state hygienic laboratory for bacteriological and chemical analysis, which shall be under the management and control of the state board of health; and branches of said laboratory may be established and maintained by said board from time to time, at such other places within the State of California as the said board may determine to be necessary for the protection of the public health. Section 2. The state board of health shall appoint a director of said state laboratory who shall be a skilled bacteriologist and chemist, and, subject to the control of said board, shall have general supervision of said laboratory and any branch laboratories that may be established hereunder. Said board Assistant. shall also appoint an assistant director for each branch laboratory established, who shall likewise be a skilled bacteriologist and chemist, and shall also appoint such other assistants as may from time to time be necessary to carry on the work of

Director.

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