section 4468, 216.

COLLECTION of municipal taxes, 163.

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, endowment for, 128.
COLLEGE OF LAWS, 129.

COMBINES, by transportation companies prohibited, 186.
COMMANDER IN CHIEF of militia, 88.
COMMISSION, railroad, powers of, 188.

act creating a, 94.

COMMISSIONERS, viticultural, 53.

harbor, imposition of penalties by, 52.
of funded debt of Sacramento, 224.
railroad, 187.

of rivers and harbors, 64.

Supreme Court, act creating, 96.

COMMISSIONS and corporations not to have powers dele-

gated to, 168.

how authenticated, 90.
COMMITMENT for offenses 18.

COMMON CARRIERS, charges at way stations, 186.

combines prohibited, 186.

discriminations prohibited, 186.

rates lowered cannot be raised without consent, etc., 186.
restrictions upon. 185.

COMMON SCHOOLS, legislature to provide for system, 126.

no sectarian doctrine to be taught, 127.

not subject to local or special acts, 72.

perpetual fund for, 125.

system to be provided, 126.

COMMUTATION OF SENTENCE, by governor, 122.

COMMUTATION OF TAXES, prohibited, 155,

COMMUTATION TICKETS, may be issued by common car-
riers, 186.

COMMUNITY PROPERTY, defined, 215.

"COMPENSATION" and "salary" used synonymously, 154.
during adjournment of legislature. 58.

"COMPENSATION," extra cannot be granted, 84.

of county and municipal officers cannot be raised, 153.
of county officers, acts concerning 135.

of judges and justices, 118.

of members of the legislature, 65.

of officers, power to regulate, 135.

to be first upon taking property for public use, 34.

to state prison directors, 131.

COMPLAINT against railroad company, 177.

for collection of delinquent city taxes, 140.

for collection of railroad taxes, 22.

form of, in action for collection of delinquent taxes in
Stockton, 224.

in action against stockholder, 179.

sufficiency of, in action to recover railroad taxes. 46.
COMPULSORY PROCESS, for witness in state prison, not
matter of absolute right, 29.

CONCEALED WEAPONS, carrying of, 13.

ordinance prohibiting, 158.

CONFESSION, in open court, effect of, 45.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS-how formed, 81

not to be separated by county of another district, 81.
city or county may be divided, 81.

CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, from street improvement, 35,
CONSOLIDATION ACT of San Francisco, 146.
effect of on term of office, 137.
CONSOLIDATION, of governments, 145.
CONSTABLES, fixing salaries of, 155.

local and special acts prohibited, 71.
power to fix salaries of, 135.

CONSTITUTION OF 1879, election for, 230.
how amended, 210.

how distributed, 229.

how revised, 211.

promulgation of, 231,

provisions are mandatory and prohibitory, 47.
when took effect, 234.

CONSTITUTION OF UNITED STATES, supreme law, 12.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, how proposed, 210.
CONSTITUTIONAL. convention, pay of members, 221.
expenses of, 221.
system of taxation, 22

CONSPIRACY, jurisdiction to try, 107.
CONSTRUCTION, general rule, 9.

of "suitable for cultivation," 208.
rule of, application of, 47.

rules of, of statutory and constitutional provisions, 52.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES, protection from, 211.
CONTEMPT, appeal from does not lie, 100.

Cases, no appellate jurisdiction in, 99.

defendant in, as witness, 26.

for refusing to answer before grand jury, 19.
for refusing to pay claim against estate, 98.
information or indictment for, 26.

proceedings for, of criminal nature, 26.
under insolvent act of 1880, 21.

CONTINGENT EXPENSES of legislature, 65.

CONTRACTOR not to receive extra compensation, 84.
CONTRACT before adoption of constitution, 194.

between supervisors and district attorney 85.
existing contracts not affected by constitution, 227.
for coolie labor void, 213.

for purchase of land, 115.

for sale of contracts on margin, 79.

for street work, assessments to be first paid, 175.
impairing obligation of, 42.

of inarriage, 215.

taxation of, 191.

to pay tax on mortgage, etc., when void, 194.
CONTROLLER, ex officio member of board of equalization, 196.
salary of, 92.

subject to impeachment, 61.

when elected and term of office, 91.

CONVERSION, complaint in justice court for, 106.
"CONVICTED," meaning of, 45.

felons as witnesses, 26

CONVICTION for treason, power of governor in, 122.
of bribery, perjury, etc., disfranchises, 216.

of bribery to procure election or appointment, 216.
of embezzlement disqualifies for office, 62.

of infamous crime disfranchises, 48

two-hirds of senators necessary in impeachment, 61.
CONVICT LABOR, legislature shall control, 131.

shall not be let out by contract, 131.

CONVICTS can not be restored to citizenship by special act, 71.
COOLIE LABOR, contracts for void, 213.

CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES, how voting may be conducted
at elections 182.

CORONADO, exclusion of from San Diego, 138.
CORPORATION, as surety, 74.

CORPORATIONS, banking prohibited, 179.

books of, subject to inspection, 183

confined to business named in charter, 181.
credit of state shall not be loaned to, 183.

cumulating votes, 182.

elections of directors, 182.

fictitious increase of capital stock of, 182.

forfeiture of franchises, 180.

for public purposes other than municipal, 133,

franchises of, not to be extended, 180.

general restrictions upon, 181.

includes all associations and joint stock companies, 179.

jurisdiction over, 105.

laws concerning may be altered, 177.

leasing, etc., of franchises, 181.

liability of stockholders, 178.

may be assessed for income tax, 201.

may be formed only under general laws, 177.

may not issue stocks or bonds except for property or

labor actually received, 181.

may sue and be sued. 179.

money paid recoverable, 79.

CORPORATIONS, municipal, systems for, 132.
organized out of this state, 183.

prohibited from employing Chinese, 212.
protection of stockholders in, 67.

public other than cities and towns, 170.
public, what are, 142.

quasi municipal, 12.

reclamation districts as, 133.

restrictions upon holding real estate, 181.

restriction upon increase of bonds, 181.

right to sue, etc., is power incident to 179.
selling shares on margins, 79.

shall maintain a place of business, 183.

special grants and charters to, prior to 1879, avoided, 180.
subject to eminent domain and police powers of state, 181.
subject to legislative control. 185.

transportation companies declared to be common car-
riers, 185.

where to be sued, 184.

see Municipal Corporations.

CORPORATE BODY is the corporation itself, 233.

COSTS allowed defendant in unsuccessful exercise of eminent
domain, 35.

COUNSEL FEES, pendente lite, is appealable, 100.
COUNSEL, when should be appointed, 29.

see Attorney.

COUNTER-CLAIM, appellate jurisdiction is not controlled by
amount of, 99.

COUNTIES are not municipal corporations, 141.

classification of, 132.

distinguished from municipal corporations, 142.

fixing boundaries of new, 76.

of thirty-first class, fees in, 233.

of thirty-fifth class, salaries in, 22.

to be classified by population, 134.

COUNTIES, CITIES AND TOWNS, certain appropriations pro-

hibited 82.

compensation of officers, 153.
division of 132.

duty of legislature as to, 133.

indebtedness, when void, 172.

legal subdivision of the state, 131.

limitations on indebtedness, 171.

local inspection officers, how may be appointed, 170.

may make local, police, etc., regulations, 156.

making profit out of funds a felony, 171.

new counties, restrictions as to, 131.

officers of, 133.

power to levy taxes, 163.

private property not liable for debts of, 170.

prohibited from loaning or giving its credit, 82.

property of, exempt from taxation, 189.

right to share in appropriations for support of orphans,

etc., 63.