STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

COUNTY OF SOLANO, CITY OF VALLEJO.

of city

This is to certify that we, W. B. Pressey, president of the Certificate board of city trustees of the city of Vallejo, and C. F. Mugridge, officials. city clerk of said city of Vallejo, have compared the foregoing proposed and ratified charter with one of the duplicates mentioned therein, and find that the same is an exact copy thereof; and we further certify that the facts set forth in the preamble preceding said charter herein are true.

Dated Vallejo, Cal., January 14, 1899.

W. B. PRESSEY,

President of board of city trustees of the city of Vallejo.
C. F. MUGRIDGE,

City clerk of the city of Vallejo.

CHAPTER VI.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 9, relative to the abrogation of that portion of the Stanislaus forest reserve in Alpine county, or in lieu thereof, the permission of pasturage of sheep in said portion thereof for the year 1899.

[Adopted February 3, 1899.]

WHEREAS, The late President Cleveland when in office cre- Preamble. ated and established the Stanislaus forest reserve, which reserve covers a large portion of the county of Alpine, state of California; and

WHEREAS, The larger portion, if not the whole, of said Stanis-
laus forest reserve in said Alpine county is in no sense
covered with such forest timber or other growth as is con-
templated by congress or the executive in the establishing of
forest reserves; and

WHEREAS, The destruction of timber or undergrowth in said
portion of the Stanislaus forest reserve is impossible, because
said reserve is not covered with great forests of timber, and
forest fires are impossible on account of the lateness of the
disappearance of snow in that section; and
WHEREAS, In the past twenty-five or thirty years the presence
of camp fires, tourists, stockmen, and others has not resulted
in any disastrous fires in said portion of said reserve; and
WHEREAS, The closing of the lands embraced in said reserve
in the county of Alpine to the pasturage of sheep will be of
great injury to said county and to the hundreds of people
engaged in said industry in said county, as well as to its
merchants and others who have heretofore furnished supplies
to said stockmen; now, therefore, be it

Favoring abrogation of Stanis

reserve in Alpine county.

Resolved by the senate and assembly, jointly, That our senators in congress be instructed, and our representatives be laus forest requested, to urge upon the commissioner of the general land office and the president of the United States the injustice to all the interests herein before mentioned of further continuing said Stanislaus forest reserve in said county of Alpine; to obtain the abrogation or suspension of said reserve in so far as the same extends over Alpine county; and, if said abrogation or suspension of said reserve cannot be had, to obtain from the honorable commissioner of said general land office permission for the pasturage of sheep for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-nine in the portion of said reserve in said Alpine county.

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be immediately forwarded, by mail, by the secretary of the senate to our representatives in congress.

CHAPTER VII.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 10, relative to construction and ownership of Nicaragua canal.

[Adopted February 3, 1899.]

Preamble. WHEREAS, The construction of the Nicaragua canal would be of immense value to the people of the Pacific coast, and especially to the people of the state of California, as it would afford greater protection to this coast in time of war, open new lines of trade and commerce in time of peace, tend to cheapen transportation to foreign and Atlantic seaboard markets, build up new enterprises everywhere within our state, and largely tend to maintain old ones, greatly increase our population, and thus enhance our wealth and multiply our resources, and establish a shorter line of oceanic communication between the United States and its possessions in the Orient; and

Favoring

govern

ment own

WHEREAS, There is now pending in the congress of the United States a measure providing for the construction of the Nicaragua canal by the United States government;

Resolved by the senate of the state of California, the assembly thereof concurring, That our senators in congress be instructed, and our members of the house of representatives of the United gua canal. States be requested, to earnestly support the passage of this measure; and be it further

ership of the Nicara

Resolved, That we favor the absolute ownership and operation of the said Nicaragua canal by the United States govern

ment.

Resolved, That his excellency the governor is hereby requested to forward to each of our senators and representatives in congress a copy of this resolution.

CHAPTER VIII.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, relative to the appointment of committees to draft resolutions to the memory of the late Hon. John Boggs.

[Adopted February 4, 1899.]

WHEREAS, In the dispensation of Divine Providence, a sad duty has this day fallen to our lot, arising from the death of our esteemed colleague, Hon. John Boggs; therefore, be it

of Hon.

Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the presi- In memory dent of the senate appoint three members of the senate, and John the speaker of the assembly appoint three members of the Boggs. assembly, to act as a joint committee to draft suitable resolutions in memory of our late honored and esteemed colleague, Hon. John Boggs.

CHAPTER IX.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 12, relative to improvement of San
Pablo bay.

[Adopted February 6, 1899.]

WHEREAS, It has been determined, as a result of an official sur- Preamble. vey of the Coast and Geodetic Survey, as shown on their chart of August, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, that a shoal exists in San Pablo bay, between Lone Tree Point and Point Pinole; and

WHEREAS, San Pablo bay is the waterway between the Golden Gate and Carquinez straits, having commerce aggregating millions of dollars annually;

THEREFORE, In the interest of commerce, the development of the state as a whole, and to insure the safety of our naval vessels going to and coming from Mare Island navy yard,

be it

Resolved by the senate and assembly, jointly, That our sena- Favoring tors in congress be instructed, and our representatives requested, dredging to use all their efforts to have the necessary dredging done and Pablo bay. to secure an appropriation therefor.

Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be forwarded by the secretary of the senate to our representatives in congress.

Lieutenant-Gov

months'

CHAPTER X.

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, relative to the consent of the legislature to the absence from the state of the lieutenantgovernor of the state, Hon. Jacob H. Neff, for a period not to exceed six months.

[Adopted February 9, 1899.]

Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the ernor Neff legislature of the state of California has consented, and does granted six hereby consent, that the lieutenant-governor of the state of leave from California, the Honorable Jacob H. Neff, may depart from the state of California at any time during the remainder of his official term, and remain absent for a period not to exceed six months from, and immediately succeeding, the time of his departure.

state.

CHAPTER XI.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 8, relative to the irrigation of arid

lands.

[Adopted February 9, 1899.]

Preamble. WHEREAS, There are many thousand acres of land within the confines of the state of California that are at present lying idle, uninhabited, and of no assessable value; and WHEREAS, A supply of water for irrigating purposes would render these lands susceptible of the highest cultivation, and a source of revenue to the government; and

Favoring irrigation

of arid

lands.

WHEREAS, The expense of securing such a supply of water by the building of storage reservoirs is far beyond the means of the state, and as the result of such work is of great value to the federal government, in reclaiming and making salable large tracts of said land and thereby making them a source of revenue; and

WHEREAS, The money necessary for such work should properly be appropriated by congress; now, therefore, be it

Resolved by the senate of the state of California and the assembly, jointly, That our senators in congress be instructed, and our representatives be earnestly requested, to use their best endeavors to secure an appropriation from the federal government to provide for the necessary surveys and estimates for the diverting of rivers and streams and the construction of reservoirs for the storage of water, in order that some of our lands, at present arid and worthless, may be irrigated and thereby rendered suitable for cultivation and a source of revenue to the United States as well as to the state of California.

Resolved, That the secretary of the senate be directed to transmit to each of our representatives and senators in congress a copy of these resolutions.

CHAPTER XII.

Senate Joint Resolution No. 7, relating to false branding of food

products.

[Adopted February 11, 1899.]

WHEREAS, It has become known to the people in the state of Preamble. California that many of their staple articles of production that commend themselves to the consumers of the world by reason of their purity and quality, markets for which have only been obtained by the expenditure of much time and energy, are being counterfeited by unscrupulous persons in many parts of the union, by the substitution for the pure California product of certain mixtures or articles not the product of California, and labeling the packages containing them as being a pure product of California; and WHEREAS, The subject of false branding and labeling of articles of food and beverages is recognized by producers and consumers throughout the civilized world as being of vital importance to commerce and the health of the people, being especially so to the producers of California, who by reason of their large annual output seek foreign markets for their surplus products, and who find that the good name and reputation of their goods are seriously injured in the markets of the world, and the trade therein restrained, by reason of such false branding and labeling; and

terations.

WHEREAS, This condition is fully met by the provisions of a Bill to prebill entitled "A bill for preventing the adulteration, misbrand- vent adul ing, and imitation of foods, beverages, candies, drugs, and condiments in the several states, the District of Columbia and the territories, and for regulating interstate traffic therein and for other purposes," introduced in the national house of representatives by Hon. Marriot Brosius (H. R. 9154) and in the senate by Hon. Charles J. Faulkner (S. No. 4144) and indorsed by the national pure food congress, which makes such false branding and labeling a misdemeanor, section five of which provides that the term "misbranded" as used therein "shall include all drugs, or articles of food, or articles which enter into the composition of foods or condiments, the package or label of which shall bear any statement purporting to name any ingredients or substances as not being contained in such article, which statement shall be false in any particular, or any condiment or food product which is falsely branded as to the state or territory in which it is manufactured or produced"; therefore, be it