ments made after the first year must be made from the roll of certificates issued and on file in the office of the governor. § 2. The state board of accountancy shall have its office in the city and county of San Francisco, and its powers and duties shall be as follows: 1. To formulate rules for the government of the board and for the examination of and granting of certificates of qualification to persons applying therefor; 2. To hold written examinations of applicants for such certificates, at least semi-annually, at such places as circumstances and applications may warrant; 3. To grant certificates of qualification to such applicants as may, upon examination, be found qualified in "theory of accounts," "practical accounting," "auditing," and "commercial law," to practice as certified public accountants; 4. To charge and collect from all applicants such fee, not exceeding twenty-five dollars, as may be necessary to meet the expenses of examination, issuance of certificates and conducting its office; provided, that all such expenses, including not exceeding five dollars per day for each member while attending the sessions of the board or conducting examinations, must be paid from the current receipts, and no portion thereof shall ever be paid from the state treasury; 5. To require the annual renewal of all such certificates, and to collect therefor a renewal fee of not exceeding one dollar; 6. To revoke for cause any such certificate, after written notice to the holder, and a hearing being had thereon; provided, that such revocation must receive the affirmative vote of at least four members of the board; 7. To report annually to the governor, on or before the first day of December, all such certificates issued or renewed, together with a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements; provided, that any balance remaining in excess of the expenses incurred may be retained by the board and used in defraying the future expenses thereof; 8. The board may, in its discretion, under regulations provided by its rules, waive the examination of applicants possessing the qualifications mentioned in section three, who shall have been for more than three years prior to the passage of this act practicing in this state as public accountants on their own account, and who shall, in writing, apply for such certificates within one year thereafter. § 3. Any citizen of the United States, or any person who has duly declared his intention of becoming such citizen, residing and doing business in this state, being over the age of twenty-one years and of good moral character, may apply to the state board of accountancy for examination under its rules, and for the issuance to him of a certificate of qualification to practice as a certified public accountant, and upon the issuance and receipt of such certificate, and during the period of its existence, or of any renewal thereof, he shall be styled and known as a certified public accountant or expert of accounts, and no other person shall be permitted to assume and use such title or to use any words, letters or figures to indicate that the person using the same is a certified public accountant. §4. Any violation of the provisions of this act shall be deemed a misdemeanor. § 5. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. TITLE 4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. The legislature at various times has passed statutes validating acknowledg ments: See Civil Code, § 1207. Consult the following acts in this connection: ACT 16. Legalizing acknowledgments of deeds. [Stats. 1852, p. 166.] This act legalized acknowledgments taken by recorders before March 26, 1851. ACT 17. To legalize certain acknowledgments. [Stats. 1859, p. 212.] This act legalized acknowledgments taken by deputy clerks of the superior court and deputy county recorders. ACT 18. Concerning certain acknowledgments of deeds and other instruments in writing, affecting real estate. [Stats. 1860, p. 179.] This act provided for correcting defective certificates. It was superseded by Civil Code, § 1202. ACT 19. To legalize certain acknowledgments, required by section 2 of an act to provide for the formation of chambers of commerce, boards of trade, mechanics' institutes and similar protective associations. [Stats. 1885, p. 55.] This act appears in full in Civil Code, Appendix, p. 753. ACT 20. To legalize certain acknowledgments. [Stats. 1891, p. 20.] This act legalized acknowledgments by court commissioners. ACT 21. Cal. 97/483; 108/145. To legalize certain acknowledgments. [Stats. 1897, p. 29.] This act legalized acknowledgments before court commissioners and county clerks. ACT 26. TITLE 5. Providing for the adoption of minors and the legitimizing children born out of wedlock. [Stats. 1869-70, p. 530.] Superseded by Civil Code. Citations. Cal. 81/420, 441, 446. ACT 27. To authorize managers of orphan asylums to give their consent to the adoption of children under their care. [Stats. 1877-78, p. 963.] See Civ. Code, § 224. An act to prevent the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated, mislabeled or misbranded foods and liquors and regulating the traffic therein, providing penalties, establishing a state laboratory for foods, liquors and drugs and making an appropriation therefor. [Approved March 11, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 208. Amended 1909, p. 51; 1909, p. 353.] This act appears in full in Penal Code, Appendix, p. 739. ACT 30. An act for the prevention of the manufacture, sale or transportation of adulterated, mislabeled or misbranded drugs, regulating the traffic in drugs and providing penalties for violation thereof. [Approved March 11, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 230.] This act appears in full in Penal Code, Appendix, p. 776. ACT 31. An act to prevent the adulteration of paints, oils, varnishes and pigments. [Approved March 22, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 852.] This act appears in full in Penal Code, Appendix, p. 738. ACT 32. To prevent fraud and deception in the manufacture and sale of butter and cheese. [Stats. 1881, p. 14.] Superseded by 1895, p. 41; 1897, p. 65. See Act of 1907, p. 265, prohibiting adulteration in dairy products: Post, Act 875. ACT 33. To prevent deception in the manufacture and sale of butter and cheese and to secure its enforcement. Repealed in effect 1897, p. 65. [Stats. 1895, p. 41.] ACT 34. To prevent deception in the manufacture and sale of butter and cheese, to secure its enforcement and to appropriate money there for. 1897, p. 65.] This act is in full in the Appendix to the Penal Code, p. 756. ACT 35. [Stats. To provide against the adulteration of food and drugs. [Stats. 1895, p. 71.] Codified in part by 383 of Penal Code: See Penal Code, § 383, note. ACT 36. To prevent the adulteration of food and liquors. [Stats. 1862, p. 484.] Superseded by Penal Code, § 382. ACT 37. To prevent the sale of imitation or adulterated honey. [Stats. 1895, p. 94.] Superseded 1897, p. 12. See post, Act 38. ACT 38. To prohibit the adulteration of honey, and to provide a punishment therefor. [Stats. 1897, p. 12.] This act is in full in the Appendix to the Penal Code, p. 737. ACT 39. To protect and encourage the production and sale of pure and wholesome milk, and to prohibit and punish the production or sale of unwholesome or adulterated milk. [Stats. 1869–70, p. 298.] Superseded by Penal Code, § 382. ACT 40. To provide for analyzing minerals, mineral waters, and other liquids, and medicinal plants, and of foods and drugs, and to prevent the adulteration of the same. [Stats. 1885, p. 43.] This act appears in full in Political Code, Appendix, tit. "State Analyst." ACT 41. To regulate the sale of imitation olive oil. [Stats. 1893, p. 210.] This act is in full in the Appendix to the Penal Code, p. 835. ACT 42. To prohibit and punish the sale of adulterated syrup. [Stats. 1877-78, p. 695.] This act is in full in the Appendix to the Penal Code, p. 727. ACT 43. To prohibit the sale and disposal of adulterated spirituous or alcoholic liquors, wines or cider. [Stats. 1860, p. 186.] Superseded by Penal Code, § 382. ACT 44. To prohibit the sophistication and adulteration of wine and to prevent fraud in the manufacture and sale thereof. [Stats. 1887, p. 46.] This act is in full in the Appendix to the Penal Code, p. 727. ACT 45. An act to prevent deception in the manufacture and sale of California wines by establishing a uniform wine nomenclature for pure wines, and to secure its enforcement and to provide a penalty for the violation of the provisions thereof. [Approved March 6, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 127.] This act appears in full in Penal Code, Appendix, p. 733. ACT 46. An act to prohibit the use of chemicals and other materials in milk and milk products to prevent fermentation therein. [Approved March 23, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 971.] This act appears in full in Penal Code, Appendix, p. 773, ACT 47. An act to regulate the production and sale of certified milk. [Approved March 18, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 402.] This act appears in full in Penal Code, Appendix, p. 775. Adultery, act to punish. [Stats. 1871-72, p. 380.] Codified by §§ 269a, 269b, Penal Code: See Penal Code, § 269a, note. TITLE 8. AGED PERSONS. See "Home of Adult Blind"; "Veterans' Home Association." ACT 54. To appropriate money for the support of aged stances. [Approved March 15, 1883. Repealed 1895, p. 23. persons in indigent circumStats. 1883, p. 380.] This act provided for an appropriation of one hundred dollars for every aged |