Authority to erect poles.

§ 13. In granting authority to lay down pipes or to erect poles and string wires, and in contracting for gas or electric current, the board of supervisors must impose such restrictions and conditions, and provide for such locations of the various wires and lights, so as to work the least possible public or private inconvenience.

Estimate for tax levy.

§ 14. On or before the first day of September in each and every year, the board of supervisors of any county wherein a lighting district has been established, shall make an estimate of the cost of conducting and maintaining such lighting district for the ensuing fiscal year, together with the cost of installing and maintaining such additional lights as may have already been petitioned for by the residents of such lighting districts, and for the cost of any other things which may be necessary for carrying out the purposes of this act.

Tax levy. § 15. When such estimate shall have been made, the board of supervisors of any county wherein a lighting district has been established, must, at the time of levying county taxes, levy a special tax upon all of the taxable property within the limits of such lighting district at the equalized value thereof, sufficient in amount to maintain the said lighting system, and to install any additional lights, or for any or all of the purposes of this act.

Disposition of revenue.

16. The revenue derived from said tax, together with all other moneys acquired in whatsoever manner by the lighting district, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the lighting fund of the district wherein said tax was collected, subject only to the order of the board of supervisors of said district, and to be by them expended only for and on behalf of the district wherein such money was collected. Designation of district.

§17. Every lighting district formed or established under the provisions of this act, must be designated by the name and under the style of lighting district, (using the name of the district), of county, (using the name of the county in which such district is situated), and in that name the board of supervisors may make and award contracts, and may sue and be sued.

Dissolution of district. Outstanding indebtedness.

§ 18. The district may at any time be dissolved upon the vote of two-thirds of the qualified electors thereof, at an election called by the board of supervisors, upon the question of dissolution. Upon a petition signed by fifty or more property owners and residents of such lighting district, asking for the dissolution of said district, the board of supervisors shall within thirty days after receiving said petition, by resolution, order that an election be held in the said district, for the deter

mination of the question, and appoint three qualified electors thereof to conduct said election. Such election shall be called and conducted in the same manner as other elections of the district. Upon such dissolution, any property which may have been acquired by such lighting district shall vest in any incorporated town or city that may at such time be in occupation of a considerable portion of the territory of such lighting district; and if there be no such incorporated town or city, then such property shall be vested in the board of supervisors of the county wherein such lighting district is situated until the formation of such incorporated town or city; provided, however, that if at the time of the election to dissolve such district there be any outstanding indebtedness of such district, then, in such event, the vote to dissolve such district shall dissolve the same for all purposes excepting only the levy and collection of taxes for the payment of such outstanding indebtedness; and from the time such district is thus dissolved until such indebtedness is fully paid, satisfied and discharged, the legislative authority of such incorporated town or city, or the board of supervisors, if there be no such incorporated town or city, is hereby constituted ex officio the board of supervisors of such district. And it is hereby made obligatory upon such board to levy such taxes and perform such other acts as may be necessary in order to raise money for the payment of such indebtedness, as herein provided.

§ 19. All acts or parts of acts in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

§ 20. This act shall take effect immediately.

ACT 1467.

An act authorizing the construction, acquisition, maintenance and control of a system of state highways in the state of California; specifying the work, fixing the payments to be made by counties for moneys expended therein; providing for the issuance and sale of state bonds to create a fund for the construction and acquisition of such system; creating a sinking fund for the payment of said bonds; and providing for the submission of this act to a vote of the people. [Approved March 22, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 647.]

This act provided for the submission to the people of an issue of $18,000,000 in bonds for the construction of a state system of highways.

ACT 1468.

An act to provide for the protection and preservation of shade and ornamental trees growing and to be grown upon the roads, highways, grounds and property within the state of California; and for the planting, care, protection and preservation of shade and ornamental trees, hedges, lawns, shrubs and flowers growing and to be grown in and upon such roads, highways, grounds and property; and to create county boards of forestry for such purposes; and to prescribe the duties and powers of such boards; and to authorize

such boards to appoint county foresters; and to prescribe the dutics and fix the compensation of county forester, and to empower such boards to enforce all laws and adopt and enforce any and all lawful and reasonable rules for the protection, planting, regulation, preservation, care and control of such shade and ornamental trees, hedges, laws, shrubs and flowers.

[Approved April 28, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 1129.]

§1. The board of supervisors in each and every county or city and county of the state of California may, in its discretion, appoint a county board of forestry, who shall serve without compensation, and who shall have exclusive charge and control of all shade and ornamental trees, hedges, lawns, shrubs and flowers growing or to be grown upon the pub lic roads, highways, grounds and property within its respective county.

§ 2. Whenever the board of supervisors of any county or city and county in this state shall, by resolution or ordinance, elect to avail itself of the provisions of this act, such board shall, within two months thereafter, appoint five suitable and competent persons, one from each supervisorial district of such county or city and county, as a county board of forestry in and for such county, who shall serve as such without compensation.

§ 3. The term of office of such county board of forestry shall be four years; provided, however, that the persons first appointed shall so classify themselves by lot that two of their number shall retire from office at the end of two years, two at the end of three years and one at the end of four years. If any vacancy occurs in the office, such vacaney shall be filled, for the unexpired term, by the board of supervisors.

§ 4. Within ten days after notice of their appointment, the members of said county board of forestry shall organize by the election of one of their members as chairman and adopt suitable rules for their government.

§ 5. When organized, said county board of forestry shall appoint a suitable and competent person as county forester to serve as such during the pleasure of the board, prescribe his duties and fix his compensation, which, however, shall not exceed one hundred and fifty dollars per month.

§ 6. Such forester, when appointed, shall execute a bond to said board. in the sum of $1.000, for the faithful performance of his duties. He shall act as its secretary and perform such other duties as said board shall prescribe. Said forester shall have power and it shall be his duty to enforce the provisions of this act and all lawful orders of said board and he shall be and hereby is vested with all the powers of a peace officer to make arrests for the violation of any of the provisions of this act.

§7. Every county board of forestry appointed under the provisions of this act shall, within their respective counties, have exclusive power over

and jurisdiction to decide upon the variety, kind and character of trees, hedges and shrubs that shall be planted upon said roads, highways, grounds and property; and to determine all questions respecting the pruning, cutting and removal of any trees, hedges and shrubs now growing and to grow thereon and the necessity therefor and the extent of and the manner in which said work shall be done; and to enforce, carry out and effectuate the provisions of this act; provided, however, that said board, in the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties hereunder, shall not interfere with the jurisdiction of the board of supervisors over the roads, highways, grounds and property in the improvement, care and general control thereof.

§ 8. It shall be unlawful for any person or corporation (except said county board of forestry) in any county or city and county where a county board of forestry has been created and appointed under the provisions of this act, to trim, prune, cut, deface, destroy or remove any shade or ornamental tree, hedge or shrub growing or to grow upon any such road, highway, ground or property or to paint, place, attach to or put upon any such trees, hedges or shrubs any sign, notice, advertisement or advertising device without the consent in writing of said board first obtained, or to plant any tree, hedge or shrub on any such road, highway, ground or property without such written consent.

§ 9. Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of section 5 of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

§ 10. All moneys received as penalties for the violation of the provisions of this act, shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the county board of forestry fund, which fund is hereby created, and the moneys thereof hereby appropriated for the expenses of said board in the carrying out of provisions of this act and the policy and purposes herein provided.

§ 11. Boards of supervisors, whenever the provisions of this act are availed of, shall appropriate money for the use of said county board of forestry sufficient to pay the compensation of said county forester and for the necessary expenses of said county board of forestry.

§ 12. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.

§ 13. This act shall take effect immediately.

HOGS.

General acts relating to hogs running at large were repealed by the estray law of 1897, p. 198. For acts relating to particular localities, see particular title.

TITLE 209.

HOLIDAYS.

ACT 1469.

An act authorizing boards of supervisors or other governing bodies of municipalities to declare holidays.

[Approved March 23, 1901. Stats. 1901, p. 658.]

§ 1. The board of supervisors or other governing body of any county, town, city, or city and county, may declare the day on which a primary or other election is held in such municipality to be a holiday therein.

ACT 1470.

An act declaring February 12, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, a legal holiday and providing for a half-day session in the public schools on such holiday, and for certain exercises in the public schools. [Approved April 13, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 861.]

Lincoln day.

§1. February 12th, the birthday of Abraham Lincoln, is hereby declared a legal holiday, provided, however, that all the public schools throughout the state shall hold sessions in the forenoon of that day in order to allow the customary exercises in memory of Lincoln; and provided further, that when February 12th falls on Sunday, then Monday following shall be a legal holiday and shall be so observed; and provided still further, that when February 12th falls on Saturday such exercises in the public schools shall take place on the Friday afternoon preceding. Compare Act 1471.

ACT 1471.

An act declaring Friday, February twelfth, 1909, the 100th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, a legal holiday and providing for a half-day session of the public schools for that day.

[Approved January 20, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 2.]

§1. Friday, February twelfth, 1909, the 100th anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, is hereby declared a legal holiday, provided, however, that all public schools throughout the state shall hold sessions in the forenoon of that day in order to allow the customary exercises in memory of the martyred president.

§2. This act shall take effect immediately. Compare Act 1470.

ACT 1474.

TITLE 210.
HOLLISTER.

Incorporating. [Stats. 1873-74, p. 675.]

Superseded by incorporating under statute of 1883, in 1901.