CHAPTER CXIV. An act limiting the hours of daily services of laborers, workmen, and mechanics employed upon the public works of, or work done for, the state of California, or any political subdivision thereof; providing for the insertion of certain stipulations in contracts for public works; imposing penalties for violations of the provisions of this act, and providing for the enforcement thereof. [Approved March 20, 1899.] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: day on SECTION 1. The time of service of all laborers, workmen, and Eight-hour mechanics employed upon any public works of, or work done public for, the state of California, or for any political subdivision works. thereof, whether said work is done by contract or otherwise, is hereby limited and restricted to eight hours in any one calendar day; and it shall be unlawful for any officer of the state, or of any political division thereof, or any person acting for or on behalf thereof, or any contractor or sub-contractor, for any part of any public works of, or work done for such state or political subdivision thereof, or any person, corporation, or association whose duty it shall be to employ or to direct and control the services of such laborers, workmen, or mechanics, or who has, in fact, the direction or control of the services of such laborers, workmen, or mechanics, to require or permit them, or any of them, to labor more than eight hours in any one calendar day, except in cases of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, Excepflood, or danger to life and property, or except to work upon public, military, or naval works or defenses in time of war. tions. shall con tion. SEC. 2. Each and every contract to which the state of Cali- Contracts fornia, or any political subdivision thereof, is a party, and every tain a contract made for or on behalf of the said state or any political stipulasubdivision thereof, which contract may involve the employment of laborers, workmen, or mechanics, shall contain a stipulation that no laborer, workman, or mechanic in the employ of the contractor, or any sub-contractor, doing or contracting to do any part of the work contemplated by the contract, shall be required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day, except in cases of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood, or danger to life or property, or except to work upon public, military, or naval works or defenses in time of war, and each and every such contract shall stipulate a penalty for each violation of the stipulation directed by this act of ten dollars for each laborer, workman, or mechanic, for each and every calendar day in which he shall labor more than eight hours; and the inspector hours or other officer or person whose duty it shall be to see that the provisions of any such contract are complied with, shall report to the proper officer of such state, or political subdivision. Penalty for requiring or permit ting more than eight work. Misdemeanor. thereof, all violations of the stipulation in this act provided for in each and every such contract, and the amount of the penalties stipulated in any such contract shall be withheld by the officer or person whose duty it shall be to pay the moneys due under such contract, whether the violations for which said penalties were imposed were by the contractor, his agents or employés, or any sub-contractor, his agents or employés. No person on behalf of the state of California, or any political subdivision thereof, shall rebate or remit any penalty imposed under any stipulation herein provided for, unless upon a finding which he shall make up and certify that such penalty was imposed by reason of an error of fact. Nothing in this act shall be construed to authorize the collection of said penalty from the state or any political subdivision thereof. SEC. 3. Any officer of the state of California, or any political subdivision thereof, or any person acting for or on behalf thereof, who shall violate the provisions of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and be subject to a fine or imprisonment, or both, at the discretion of the court, the fine not to exceed five hundred dollars, nor the imprisonment one year. SEC. 4. All acts and parts of acts inconsistent with this act, in so far as they are inconsistent, are hereby repealed. SEC. 5. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Appropriation for mainte nance of governor's CHAPTER CXV. An act providing for the maintenance of a residence for the governor of the state of California, and providing for the number and the salaries of the necessary employés and servants selected and employed by the governor therein, and for the appropriation of necessary money for such purpose, and directing the state controller to issue warrants upon the general fund, and directing the state treasurer to pay said warrants. [Approved March 20, 1899] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Upon the erection, completion and furnishing of a residence for the governor of the state of California, pursuant to the provisions of an act entitled "An act providing residence. for the construction and furnishing of a residence for the governor of the state of California, and appropriating the sum of fifty thousand dollars for the erection and furnishing of said residence, and of all expenses connected therewith," approved -, eighteen hundred and ninety-nine, the state controller and the state treasurer shall transfer from the general fund, into a fund which shall hereafter be known and designated as the governor's residence fund, the sum of five thousand dollars, which fund shall be drawn upon by the governor of the state of California, for maintenance, salaries of necessary employés and servants, to be selected and employed by the governor, to properly maintain and conduct said governor's residence; provided, that the aggregate amount of the salaries of said employés, servants, and maintenance shall not exceed the sum of twenty-five hundred dollars per year; and the several items of appropriation necessary therefor shall thereafter be carried in the general appropriation bill, as are the items of appropriation for the maintenance of other state property. CHAPTER CXVI. An act making an appropriation to pay the expenses incurred for the funeral of the late state treasurer, Levi Rackliffe. [Approved March 20, 1899.] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: funeral of Levi state SECTION 1. The sum of eight hundred nine dollars and fifty Appropriacents is hereby appropriated to pay the expenses incurred for ton to pay the funeral of the late state treasurer, Levi Rackliffe (the same expenses having been approved by the state board of examiners), to be Rackliffe, paid as follows: George H. Clark, six hundred forty-four treasurer. dollars and fifty cents; B. Wilson & Co., twenty-five dollars; the Bell Conservatory Company, forty dollars; George Boyne, one hundred dollars. SEC. 2. The state controller is hereby authorized to draw his warrants for the same, and the state treasurer is directed to pay the same. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. CHAPTER CXVII. An act to appropriate $1,125 to pay the unpaid salary of the late Dennis Spencer as attorney for the state board of health and the board of health of the city and county of San Francisco from July 15, 1895, until and including November 30, 1895. [Approved March 20, 1899.] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: claim SECTION 1. There is hereby appropriated out of any money Appropriain the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of tion to pay one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars, payable Dennis to Helen T. Spencer, administratrix of the estate of Dennis Spencer. Spencer, deceased, for the unpaid salary of said Dennis Spencer, deceased, as attorney for the state board of health and the board of health of the city and county of San Francisco from July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five, until and including November thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-five. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. Appropriation for repair of state capitol. CHAPTER CXVIII. An act making an appropriation for repairing the roof, gutters, and conductors on the state capitol building, and repairing interior of capitol building, resulting and existing from defects in such roof, gutters, and conductors. [Approved March 20, 1899.] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The sum of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the state treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended by the secretary of state in repairing roof, gutters, and conductors on the state capitol building, and injuries to interior of building resulting and existing from defects in such roof, gutters, and conductors. SEC. 2. The state controller is hereby authorized to draw his warrants for the money in this act appropriated, in favor of the secretary of state, and the state treasurer is hereby directed to pay the same. SEC. 3. This act shall take effect immediately. Insurance of univer sity prop erty. CHAPTER CXIX. An act to authorize the insurance of all property of the university of California held for purposes of income against damages or loss. [Approved March 20, 1899.] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. All property of the university of California held in fee or otherwise for purposes of income may be insured against damage or loss. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect from and after its passage. CHAPTER CXX. An act to amend the Penal Code of the state of California, by adding a new section thereto, to be numbered sixty-four and one half, relating to elections, by providing for the punishment of offenses at primary elections. [Approved March 20, 1899.] 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 Penal Code, to be numbered sixty-four and one half, to read as follows: ment of primary 64. All the provisions of sections forty to sixty-four Punishof this code, both inclusive, shall apply with like force and offenses effect to elections, known and designated as primary elec- against tions, held and conducted under official supervision pursuant election to law and to registration therefor, as to other elections, whether the word "primary" be used in connection with the word "election" or "elections" used in said sections or not. SEC. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. laws. CHAPTER CXXI. An act to amend section four hundred and twelve of the Penal Code, relating to boxing or sparring matches, and prize or ring fights. [Approved March 20, 1899.] The people of the state of California, represented in senate and assembly, do enact as follows: SECTION 1. Section four hundred and twelve of the Penal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: prohibited. A person who, within this state, engages in, instigates, aids, Prize fights encourages, or does any act to further a contention or fight, without weapons, between two or more persons, or a fight commonly called a ring or prize fight, either within or without the state, or who engages in a public or private sparring exhibition, with or without gloves, within the state, or who sends or publishes a challenge or acceptance of a challenge for such a contention, exhibition, or fight, or carries or delivers such a challenge or acceptance, or trains or assists any person in training or preparing for such a contention, exhibition or fight, shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than one thousand dollars nor more than five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned in the state prison not less than one year nor more than three years; provided, however, that sparring matches of Sparring exhibitions not to exceed a limited number of rounds with limited gloves of not less than five ounces each in weight may be held rounds. number of |