§ 1394.

§ 1395.

§ 1396.

§ 1397.

434

435

435

Certificate of magistrate and return of depositions.. 434

Grand jury to investigate when sufficient cause.

Appearance and plea....

Fine on conviction, how collected..

TITLE XI.

Of Proceedings in Justices' and Police Courts, and Appeals

to Superior Courts.

CHAPTER I.

Proceedings in Justices' and Police Courts.

§ 1427. When warrant of arrest must issue. Form of war-

rant. Summons to issue in case of corporation... 435

CORPORATION LEGISLATION PRIOR TO THE CODES.

History of statutes and provisions for repeal....

CORPORATION FORMS AND PRECEDENTS.

715

Continuance of existence under § 287 of the Civil Code.

Extension of existence under § 401 of the Civil Code..

724

726

Extension of existence under § 7, Art. XII, of the Constitution 728

CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF

CALIFORNIA-1879.

PORTIONS RELATING TO PRIVATE CORPORATIONS.

ABBREVIATIONS.

Cal. California Reports.

Cal. App. California Appellate Reports.

Cal. Dec.: California Decisions.

Cal. App. Dec.: California Appellate Decisions.

SEC. 11. All laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation.

56 Cal. 638; 58 Cal. 61; 59 Cal. 12; 60 Cal. 189; 65 Cal. 35; 68 Cal. 145; 69 Cal. 151; 71 Cal. 630, 631; 73 Cal. 582; 76 Cal. 442; 84 Cal. 76; 89 Cal. 472, 523; 90 Cal. 558; 91 Cal. 249; 94 Cal. 603, 620, 624, 632; 104 Cal. 351; 105 Cal. 616; 109 Cal. 334, 497; 110 Cal. 652; 111 Cal. 371, 372, 569; 113 Cal. 646; 114 Cal. 146, 334; 115 Cal. 550; 118 Cal. 305, 408; 119 Cal. 241; 120 Cal. 650; 122 Cal. 147; 124 Cal. 347; 126 Cal. 37; 127 Cal. 7; 129 Cal. 343; 134 Cal. 53, 55; 136 Cal. 528; 137 Cal. 481; 138 Cal. 381; 140 Cal. 487; 143 Cal. 414; 144 Cal. 269; 147 Cal. 334; 148 Cal. 265, 748; 149 Cal. 400; 151 Cal. 334; 153 Cal. 61, 62; 1 Cal. App. 199; 6 Cal. App. 240, 241.

Rights of private property.

SEC. 14. Private property shall not be taken or damaged for public use without just compensation having been first made to, or paid into court for, the owner, and no right of way shall be appropriated to the use of any corporation other than municipal until full compensation therefor be first made in money or ascertained and paid into court for the owner, irrespective of any benefit from any improvement proposed by such corporation, which compensation shall be ascertained by a jury, unless a jury be waived, as in other civil cases in a court of record, as shall be prescribed by law.

50 Cal. 285, 411; 54 Cal. 324; 59 Cal. 265, 267; 60 Cal. 210; 61 Cal. 91; 64 Cal. 178; 65 Cal. 294; 66 Cal. 501; 67 Cal. 49, 62, 64, 545; 68 Cal. 62, 65; 69 Cal. 206, 265, 301; 73 Cal. 40; 74 Cal. 262; 77 Cal. 29; 78 Cal. 72; 79 Cal. 162, 551; 83 Cal. 569; 86 Cal. 48; 91 Cal. 456; 94 Cal. 492, 608; 95 Cal. 223; 98 Cal. 262, 617, 618; 103 Cal. 470, 616; 106 Cal. 284; 109 Cal. 622; 111 Cal. 563; 112 Cal. 309; 118 Cal. 281, 287, 572, 584; 124 Cal. 643; 125 Cal. 106; 126 Cal. 22, 153; 130 Cal. 495, 634, 636, 637; 133 Cal. 105; 137 Cal. 579, 621, 629; 141 Cal. 49; 142 Cal. 650; 144 Cal. 212; 150 Cal. 175; 151 Cal. 273, 275, 279; 1 Cal. App. 444; 2 Cal. App. 560; 5 Cal. App. 730; XXXVI Cal. Dec. 258.

Special privileges, limitations on.

SEC. 21. No special privileges or immunities shall ever be granted which may not be altered, revoked, or repealed by the legislature, nor shall any citizen, or class of citizens, be granted privileges or immunities which, upon the same terms shall not be granted to all citizens.

60 Cal. 189; 62 Cal. 539; 65 Cal. 35; 69 Cal. 151; 72 Cal. 389; 73 Cal. 371, 375; 83 Cal. 396, 412; 110 Cal. 652; 112 Cal. 471; 114 Cal. 496; 118 Cal. 5; 127 Cal. 7; 129 Cal. 343; 134 Cal. 55, 59; 137 Cal. 481; 143 Cal. 414, 573; 144 Cal. 173; 148 Cal. 265; 149 Cal. 400; 151 Cal. 334; 152 Cal. 233; 6 Cal. App. 237, 240, 241; XXXVI Cal. Dec. 264; VII Cal. App. Dec. 112.

ARTICLE IV.

LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT.

SEC. 22. Money, how appropriated; how drawn.

25.

26.

Local and special legislation forbidden.
Lotteries prohibited.

31.

33.

Public credit to corporations prohibited.

Charges by certain corporations, regulation of

Money, how appropriated; how drawn.

SEC. 22. No money shall be drawn from the treasury but in consequence of appropriations made by law, and upon warrants duly drawn thereon by the controller; and no money shall ever be appropriated or drawn from the state treasury for the use or benefit of any corporation, association, asylum, hospital, or any other institution not under the exclusive management and control of the state as a state institution, nor shall any grant or donation of property ever be made thereto by the state; provided, that notwithstanding anything contained in this or any other section of this constitution, the legislature shall have the power to grant aid to institutions conducted for the support and maintenance of minor orphans, or half-orphans, or abandoned children, or aged persons in indigent circumstances-such aid to be granted by a uniform rule, and proportioned to the number of inmates of such respective institutions; provided further, that the state shall have at any time the right to inquire into the management of such institution; provided further, that whenever any county, or city and county, or city, or town, shall provide for the support of minor orphans, or half-orphans, or abandoned children, or aged persons in indigent circumstances, such county, city and county, city, or town shall be entitled to receive the same pro rata appropriations as may be granted to such institutions under church or other control. An accurate statement of the receipts and expenditures of public moneys shall be attached to and published with the laws at every regular session of the legislature.

61 Cal. 267; 69 Cal. 74, 77; 71 Cal. 630, 631; 77 Cal. 133, 134; 80 Cal. 221; 84 Cal. 58; 92 Cal. 55; 106 Cal. 116, 119; 114 Cal. 395; 120 Cal. 386; 121 Cal. 19; 123 Cal. 151; 126 Cal. 118; 139 Cal. 400; 144 Cal. 684; 151 Cal. 800; VII Cal. App. Dec. 109.