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LAWS-Continued.

OF GENERAL NATURE TO HAVE UNIFORM OPERATION, 21.
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society act, 23.

cities of 5th and 6th classes, act of 1873, 21.

county and township government, 23.

county government act, 1887, 21.

county government act, 1889, 22.

general law need not include all classes in one

scale, 22.

insolvent act of 1880, 21.
McClure charter, 24.

ordinance regulating laundries, 23.

salaries of officers, act of 1891, 22.

sections 3665, 3670, Political Code, 22.

street railway act, 23.

Sunday law, 23.

Whitney act, (police courts,) 21.

only passed by bill, 58.

or law impairing obligations of contract, 41.

parts of appropriation bills rejected by governor, 60.
read three several days, 59.

relating to judicial system in force till changed by legis-
lature, 222.

road, remained in force, 75.

should have liberal construction, 80.

to be accompanied by statement of receipts and expendi-
tures, 63.

to be published in English only, 65.

to embrace but one subject, etc., 65.

what repealed by new constitution, 222.

yeas and nays on, 58.

see Special Laws, General Laws, Sunday Law.

LEGAL DAYS' WORK, 220.

LEGAL HOLIDAYS, injunctions and writs of prohibition

served on, 103.

jury may be discharged on, 198.

LEAVE OF ABSENCE to judicial officers, 113.
LEGISLATION, special, carfully guarded against, 177.
special, prohibited, 71.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT, 51.

LEGISLATURE, acts of, to embrace but one subject, 65.
a department of state government, 50.

all impeachments tried by senate, 61.

approval of city charters, 59.

authority in cases of treason, 122.

ayes and noes to be entered on journal at desire of any

three members, 57.

cannot grant leave of absence to judicial officer, 113.

common carriers subject to control of, 185.

common schools, 125, 126.

contingent expenses, 65.

districts, 55.

doors of each house to be open, except, etc., 58.

DUTY OF, in amending constitution, 210.

in revising constitution, 211.

regarding county governments, 133.

LEGISLATURE, EACH HOUSE judge of election and qualifica-
tion of members, 57.

shall choose its officers, 57.

general appropriation bill shall contain what, 81.
GOVERNOR is not part of, 53.

may convene, in extra session, 90.

shall communicate by message to, 90.

has no power to authorize lotteries, etc., 79.
how laws are passed, 58.

journals as evidence, 57.

lobbying a felony, 86.

may abolish office of surveyor general, 92.

may authorize counties to unite in election of one school
superintendent, 125.

may be adjourned by governor when, 90.

may change number of judges, 113.

may diminish compensation of certain state officers, 92.
may direct appointment or election of certain officers, 214.
may direct mode of auditing expenses of prison directors,
130.

may establish inferior courts, 92.

may forfeit charters of transportation companies, 188.
may prescribe courts of record, 116.

MAY PRESCRIBE penalty for failure to fix water rates, 202.
powers of prison directors, 130.

for court commissioners, 117.

for expenses of constitutional convention, 221.
for income taxes, 201.

for payment of taxes by installments, 195.

for reduction from credits in assessment, 189.

may remove judge or justice, 114.

may vest corporate authorities with power to levy taxes,
163.

MEMBERS, can only be expelled by two-thirds vote, 57.
not eligible to certain offices, 62.

shall not accept railroad free passes, 186.
each house shall judge of election of, 57.

not to be appointed to certain offices during term 62.
members of in each house, 55.

of assembly when and how chosen, 54.

of senate when and where chosen, 55.

shall subscribe oath, 214.

shall vote viva voce at all elections, 81.

term of office 55.

when elected, 54.

mileage, 65.

neither house to adjourn more than three days nor to an-
other place, 58.

no bills to be introduced after fifty days, except, etc., 53.
no increase of mileage or per diem during term, 65.
no increase of pay of members or attaches during the
term, 65.

not synonomous with law making powers, 151.

of what composed, 51.

pay of members of, 53.

per diem of members, 65.

LEGISLATURE, POWER, assembly has sole power of impeach.
ment, 61.

as to municipal corporations, and irrigation dis-
tricts, 142.

delegation of, 53.

harbor commissioners cannot exercise legislative, 52.
may not be delegated, 168.

of over taxation, 164.

of viticultural commissioners, 53.

sanitary and police, 52.

to compel attendance of members, 57.

to each house to determine rules of proceedings, 57.

to enact section 772, Penal Code, 17.

to establish county boundary, 53.

to establish law libraries, 134.

to grant pardons restr cted, 123.

to pass police laws, 212.

to provide for taking deposition, 24.

to re-district state for board of equalization, 197.
to remove railroad commissioners, 188.

to vacate streets, 169.

where vested, 51.

presumptions as to regularity of proceeding, 57.
privileges of members, 57.

proceedings shall be published in English, 66.

quorum of each house, 57.

restriction on power to create debt, 206.

secretary of state shall keep records of, 91.

sessions of, 53.

shall approve amendments to city charters, 147.

shall approve or reject city charters, 147.

shall choose governor, when, 87.

shall classify by population, 135, 136.

shall define powers, etc., of prison directors, wurden and
clerks, 131.

shall delegate power to remove Chinese without corpor-
ate limits, 213.

shall determine number of justices of the peace, 114.

shall direct classification of prison directors 129.

shall encourage promotion of intellectual, etc., improve-
ment, 124.

shall enforce provision against Chinese, 212, 213.

shall establish a system of county governments, 132.
shall fix jurisdiction of inferior courts, 116.

shall have power to aid certain institutions, 63.

shall make no appropriation for sectarian purposes, 82.
shall not aid certain institutions, 63.

shall not delegate power to special commissions, private
corporations, etc. to perform municipal function, 168.
shall not extend franchise or remit forfeiture, 180.

shall not grant charter for banking, 179.

shall not impose taxes on counties or municipal corpor-
ations, 163.

shall not lend credit of state, 82.

shall not pass local or special laws, 71.

shall not permit leasing or alienating frauchise, 181.

LEGISLATURE, shall pass laws limiting telegraph and gas
companies, 85.

shall pass laws regulating sales of shares of stock, 79.

shall pass laws to enforce article on "corporations," 189.
shall pass necessary laws to carry out article on "revenue
and taxation," 201.

shall protect homesteads, 207.

shall protect from alien paupers, etc., 211.

shall protect navigable waters. 206.

shall provide for assessment of lands in small tracts, 191.
shall provide for a state board of health, 217.

shall provide for election and duties of clerk of Supreme
Court, 117.

shall provide for election_or appointment with terms
and duties of county officers, 133.

shall provide for enforcement of mechanics' liens, 217.
shall provide for incorporation, etc., of the cities and
towns, 137.

shall provide for organizing militia, 123.

shall provide for poll tax, 201.

shall provide for publication of the Supreme Court opin-
ions, 118.

shall provide for punishment of defalcation of public
funds, 63.

shall provide for township organization, 132.

shall provide for working of convicts, 131.

shall regulate storage and wharfage charges, 85.

shall require taxpayers to make statement, 195.

special appropriation bill shall contain but one item, 85.
to keep journals, 57.

university, 128.

vacancies, how filled, 58.

vacancies in either house, 58.

see Acts of Legislature.

LEGITIMATION OF CHILDREN by special act prohibited, 71.
LEVEE DISTRICT, act providing for forming in Sutter Co., 40.
LIABILITY OF STOCKHOLDER, 178.

LIBEL, indictment for, 20.

number of prosecutions, 28.

truth may be given in evidence, 20.
two or more in one article, 20, 28.

where triable, 20.

LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION, all laws should have, 80.
LIBERTY, not to be deprived of without due process of law, 24.

of conscience secured, 12.

of the press, 20.

of speech, 20.

LIBRARIES, law, act establishing, 134.

LICENSE, act regulating saloons, 145.

cannot be granted by special act, 71.

failure to procure does not create a debt, 159.

for peddling, etc., 160.

hawkers, etc., in Los Angeles, act to, 225.
of saloons, ordinance regulating, 47, 161.
ordinances, Sunday closing, 47.

LICENSE, ordinances upon sheep raising, 46.

powers of supervisors to collect, 191.

LICENSE TAX COLLECTOR, authority of supervisors to ap-

point, 136.

power to appoint, 163.

LICENSE TAX, 22.

act providing for collecting, 171.

County government act, 133.

levied by supervisors cannot be paid to city treasury, 135.
repeal of act, 159.

upon banking corporations, 165.

upon railroad corporations, 165.

upon sheep business, 160, 163.

upon wine and liquor business, 166.

LIENS, cannot be created by special legislation, 71.

jurisdiction of justices of the peace, 114.
jurisdiction of Superior Court, 102.

LIENS OF MECHANICS, law not repealed by constitution, 226.
must be provided for, 217.

public buildings not subject to, 217.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR, election, duties, qualifications, 90.
when perform duties of governor, 91.

LIFE, LIBERTY AND PROPERTY, inalienable rights to, 10.
not to be deprived of, without due process of law, 24.
LIGHT AND WATER,, right to introduce in cities, 174.
LIQUORS, act preventing sale, 30.

LOBBYING, prohibited-a felony, 86.

services of an attorney, 86.

witnesses compelled to testify, 86.

LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, assessments for, 164.
LOCAL LEGISLATION prohibited, 71.

LOCAL OR SPECIAL LAWS, intention of framers of consti-
tution, 70.

LOS ANGELES, act authorizing licensing, etc., of hawkers,

[blocks in formation]

charter provision concerning depositary of public mon-

eys, 168, 170, 171.

number of judges in, 111.

public library of, 143.

salary of superior judges, 118.

street improvements in, 142.

LOTTERIES, constitutional policy as to, 80.

information charging, 67.

power to authorize search for tickets, 45.

prohibited, 79.

sections 319, 326, Penal Code, 80.

LUCRATIVE OFFICE defined, 62.

persons holding certain, are ineligible to state office, 62.
MAGISTRATE, commitment by, 18.

MAJORITY, special statute declaring a person of age prohib-

ited, 71.

MALFEASANCE IN OFFICE, conviction for disfrauchises, 216.

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