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The Funding Act was amended authorizing the audit- ing of accounts whether money was in the treasury or not, and the issuance of warrants to bear interest at the rate of ten per cent. per annum.
Authorizing the transcribing of the records of home- steads and other records, which had been kept in small books unsuited to the purpose.
An Act to provide for the appointment of a short-hand reporter for the District Court.
The county of Ventura was created out of the county of Santa Barbara and attached to the First Judicial and Third Senatorial Districts, composed of the counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura.
With the authority to build a Court House came the controversy of the location. The Tribune vigorously advocated the selection of a site in the Mission Garden Tract, south of the creek, maintaining that there would be the future city of San Luis Obispo. The plaza, the jail block, and the present location east of the Eagle Hotel were proposed and discussed. Whatever may have been said for and against the various sites men- tioned, the one selected appears to have given satisfac- tion to all.
A block of land of the average size of the blocks of the town of San Luis Obispo, anywhere in the Mission Gar- den, was offered the county by Bishop Tadeo Amat, for the nominal price of $1.00. Mr. Ernest Cerf offered the lot next to the Eagle Hotel, 147 feet front, for the sum of $1,500, which was accepted on the 29th of March, 1872, by a vote of the Supervisors, Messrs. D. W. James and J. C. McFerson voting for, and John M. Price against the acceptance.
An Act to provide for the introduction of water into the town of San Luis Obispo was also passed by the Legislature, being the commencement of the present system of water-works.
Senator Van Ness was very active in passing laws for the benefit of the county, one of which was the Road Law, specially for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties. This levied a road tax of $2.00 upon all male
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persons between twenty-one and fifty years of age, and under its provisions great and needed improvements were made in the public roads.
The Trespass, or No-Fence Law, for the counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, was passed at this session, making it necessary for all owners of stock to prevent the same from going upon the land of another.
The State was apportioned into four Congressional Districts, the Fourth comprising the counties of San Diego, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis Obispo, Tulare, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Merced, Mariposa, Stanislaus, Santa Clara, Monterey, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, and Mono.
CAMPAIGN OF 1872-GRANT AND GREELEY.
With the campaign of 1872 again occurred the Presi- dential election, and by an Act of Congress the election of four members of Congress in California was fixed for this year. The nomination of General Grant for the Presidency was regarded as a foregone conclusion, and a branch of the party opposed to such nominations called a convention to meet at Cincinnati. This was the Lib- eral Republican wing, and they nominated Horace Gree- ley for President and B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, for Vice-President. These nominations were indorsed by the Democratic Convention, at Baltimore, in July. On the 5th of June the regular Republican Convention met at Philadelphia and nominated for President Gen. U. S. Grant, of Illinois, and Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, for Vice-President.
The questions at issue mainly were the charges of corruption, weakness, and avarice against Grant's admin- istration, the jealousy of office-holders, and the desire of official positions. The watchword of a great party was " Anything to beat Grant," and the singular spectacle was observed of the extremes of two opposing parties uniting under the name of "Liberal" to defeat the Repub- licans. A few lonely Democrats adhered to their former principles and nominated Charles O'Conor and Charles Francis Adams for the two high offices.
THE ELECTION.
The election was held November 5, 1872, resulting in the success of the Republican candidates, the electoral vote in the United States being 286 for Grant and Wilson, and 80 for Greeley and Brown. In California the vote for Grant was 54,020; Greeley, 40,718; O'Conor, 1,068. The Representatives in Congress were Charles Clayton, Re- publican, First District; H. F. Page, Republican, Second; J. K. Luttrell, Democratic, Third; and S. O. Houghton, Republican, from the Fourth.
The vote in San Luis Obispo was as follows :-
For President-Grant, 455; Greeley, 312; O'Conor, 57. Congressman-S. O. Houghton, Republican, 459; E. J. C. Kewen, Democrat, 383. The total vote in the newly-established Fourth District was, Houghton, 10,391; Kewen, 9,012.
Supervisor-C. Mather, Republican, 162; J. C. McFer- son, Democrat, 173.
CAMPAIGN OF 1873.
The election of 1873 was for Legislative, county, and district officers. The Legislature would elect a United States Senator to succeed Eugene Casserly, whose term expired March 3, 1873. The chief political questions re- lated to the growing power and arrogance of the Central Pacific Railroad Company. In addition, the candidacy of Governor Booth for the United States Senate, engrossed popular attention in a high degree.
The organization known as the Independent People's Party, took its rise at the time, its avowed purpose being to oppose all "monopolies, rings, and corruption, and extravagance in office." This organization bore the name "Dolly Varden."
COUNTY CONVENTIONS.
The Republican County Convention met in San Luis Obispo, June 30, 1873, represented as follows :-
San Luis Obispo-A. S. Whitsel, José Alvizo, A. B. Spooner, E. W. Steele, Theobald Bayer, Walter Murray, Samuel Cook, A. J. Downing, Hypolite Dallidet, and Tomas Higuera.
Old Creek-Angus M. Hardie, R. S. Brown and John Greening.
Morro-H. Y. Stanley, F. W. Parker.
San José-Edward Lester, Leonardo Lopez.
Estrella-E. Miles.
Cambria-M. Utley, G. W. Ramage, Daniel Leighton, James Woods, Herbert Olmstead.
Arroyo Grande-F. Ketchum, Frank Branch.
Santa Margarita-J. W. Hohstadt.
Hot Springs-A. T. Foster.
Walter Murray presided and H. Y. Stanley was Secre- tary
The resolutions adopted as a platform expressed the duty of rewarding faithful service by a re-election to office; denounced such transactions as the "Credit Mobilier" as a public wrong; opposed the granting of subsidies to rail- road corporations; favored the exercise of the undoubted right of the Legislature to regulate the rates of freights and fares on railroads, and declared for the election of Newton Booth to the United States Senate.
Nominations were made for county and township offi- cers. Peter A. Forrester, Esq., of Cambria, a Democrat, was nominated for District Attorney, as there was no Re- publican Lawyer in the county who desired or would ac- cept the office.
The "Peoples' Party" was the title borne by the Democ- racy when holding their county convention on the 3d of June, and the following were the representatives :-
San Luis Obispo-J. A. de la Guerra, E. B. Morriss, D. Ely, M. Pepperman, G. Leff, D. P. Mallagh, I. John- son, M. Henderson, F. Villa, J. Casner, H. Francis, S. B. Call, F. de la Guerra, L. M. Warden, C. H. Johnson. Huasna-D. Rice, L. Musick.
Arroyo Grande-D. F. Newsom, W. C. Dana, G. W. Robbins.
San Simeon-Zenobio Pico, A. J. Barton.
San Miguel-J. C. Morgan. Cambria-A. C. Buffington, A. Cook, M. B. Martin,
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J. C. Baker, J. D. Campbell, William Leffingwell, Sr. Old Creek -- Dr. Tripp, Isaac Flood, Travis Phillips, R. M. Preston.
Morro-A. J. Mothershead, T. J. Stevens.
Hot Springs-D. W. James, W. J. Guffy, J. L. Free- man.
San José-S. S. Frazer, L. Potter, B. Martin.
Santa Margarita-P. W. Murphy, Geo. W. Rector. Estrella-R. B. Turner. .
A. C. Buffington was Chairman, and D. F. Newsom was Secretary.
The resolutions adopted denounced railroad influence in elections or in legislation; opposed the granting of subsidies to railroads or other corporations, and demanded the repeal or the modification of the tariff which it de- clared oppressive. The Burlingame treaty with China was denounced as opening the way for the immigration of an inferior race of people.
Nominations of candidates for office were made. In the proceedings of the two conventions, the members and resolutions, we find the names of those most prominent in politics at that date when parties were taking shape, and the principles are the same as those distinguishing the parties at the present.
District conventions of both parties were held July 9th, at Santa Barbara, for the nomination of Legislative offi- cers, whose names appear in the returns.
ELECTION OF 1873.
The election returns in San Luis Obispo, for the elec- tion of September 3, 1873 were as follows :-
Senator-W. J. Graves (D), 763; George Steele (R), 432. Total vote in district, Graves, 1,659; Steele, 1,316. Assembly-A. G. Escandon (D), 562; J. A. Barry (R), 466; A. C. Buffington (P), 187. Total vote in district, Escandon, 1,348; Barry, 1,329; Buffington, 292.
Sheriff-D. C. Norcross (R), 868; L. M. Warden (D), 353.
County Clerk-Charles W. Dana (R), 1, 114; Freder- ick Ott (D), 91.
Treasurer-Lazare Landeker (D), 576; Bernardo Laz- cano (R), 630.
District Attorney-A. A. Oglesby (D), 606; Peter A. Forrester (Ind), 587.
Assessor-James Buffun (D), 493; J. J. Scheiffarley (R), 693.
Superintendent of Schools-J. M. Felts (D), 790; Levi Rackliffe (R), 431.
County Surveyor-R. R. Harris (D), 709; Ezra Car- penter (R), 513.
Coroner-William Leffingwell (D), 538; A. B. Spooner (R), 452.
Supervisor San Luis Obispo District-Geo. W. Hamp- ton (D), 374; John M. Price (R), 192.
Total county vote, 1,218.
JUDICIAL ELECTION.
The judicial election for Justice of the Supreme Court, to succeed Belcher, was held October 15, 1873. S. H. Dwinelle, of San Francisco, was the Republican nomi-
nee; E. W. Mckinstry, of San Francisco, was nominated by the Dolly Vardens, while S. B. McKee, of Alameda County, was the choice of the regular Democratic Party. The Republicans also nominated Anson Brunson, of San Francisco, to succeed Judge Crockett, who had been elected for a short, or unexpired term; but the Court decided there was no short term, and therefore but one Judge to be elected at that time. The result was the election of Mckinstry, who received 28,901 votes, while Dwinelle received 16, 189, Brunson, 15,078, and McKee, 21,850.
The vote in San Luis Obispo was as follows: Justice of the Supreme Court, E. W. Mckinstry, 336; McKee, 174; Dwinelle, 129; Brunson, 127.
The Justices of the Peace elected in the different townships were: San Luis Obispo, J. J. Simmler and G. WV. Barnes; Morro, R. M. Preston and E. C. Holcomb; San Simeon, William Richards and O. S. Palmer; Salinas, George W. Rector and W. W. Messer.
THE LEGISLATURE-SENATORS ELECTED.
The Legislature met December 1, 1873, and organized by the election of William Irwin (D), President pro tem- pore of the Senate, and M. M. Estee, Speaker of the Assembly. The parties were represented by eighteen Republicans, fourteen Democrats, and eight Indepen- dents in the Senate, and nineteen Republicans, twenty- seven Democrats, and thirty-four Independents in the Assembly. The combinations for organization and the election of United States Senator were announced to be monopoly and anti-monopoly, or friends and oppo- nents of the railway interest. Soon after the organization of the Legislature the resignation of Eugene Casserly as United States Senator was made known, and it became necessary to elect a Senator for the unexpired term. The election of Senator for the full term took place on December 20th, after many ballotings, the final vote being Newton Booth (I), sixty-one; James T. Farley (D), thirty-seven; James McM. Shafter(R), twenty. On the 23d of the same month John S. Hager (D), of San Fran- cisco, was elected to serve out Casserly's nnexpired term.
MURRAY APPOINTED DISTRICT JUDGE.
In December, 1873, Pablo de la Guerra, on account of ill-health, resigned his position as Judge of the First Judicial District, and in January following Hon. Walter Murray, of San Luis Obispo, was appointed Judge by Governor Booth. Judge de la Guerra had been ill dur- ing the past year, incapacitating him the greater part of the time from attending to his official duties. He died at Santa Barbara on the 5th of February, 1874, aged fifty- four years.
PABLO DE LA GUERRA.
Don Pablo A. de la Guerra y Carrillo was the son of "El Capitan" Don José Antonio de la Guerra y Noriega, and was born at Santa Barbara November 29, 1819. He received a thorough education under the in- struction of Prof. W. E. P. Hartnell, at Monterey, and the fathers of the church, and in 1861 was admit- ted as an attorney and councilor in the Supreme Court
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of California. When twenty years of age he was ap- pointed by Governor Alvarado Surveyor of Customs at Monterey, and was afterwards Collector of the Port. In 1849 he was a member of the Constitutional Conven- tion, first State Senator of the District, Mayor of Santa Barbara, Lieutenant-Governor of the State, when Pacheco became Governor, and for ten years Judge of the First Judicial District. He was a strong Union man during the War of the Rebellion, and aided in raising the Cali- fornia battalion, in which his brother was a Captain and his nephews officers.
LAWS PASSED.
During the session of 1873-74 several Acts were passed of importance to San Luis Obispo County; among them an Act to provide for the construction of a railroad from the bay of San Luis Obispo to Santa Maria in Santa Barbara County, another fixing the salaries of county officers, materially raising them; one to provide funds for the town of San Luis Obispo; amendments to the Tres. pass law; and an Act ordering the counties of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara each to issue bonds to the amount of $20,000, at ten per cent. per annum in- terest, to run ten years, for the construction of roads; $12,000 of which should be expended on the "Cuesta" road, known as the Harris grade, the remainder to be ex- pended on the road from San Simeon to Paso de Robles Hot Springs, and from the town of San Luis Obispo to the bay.
CAMPAIGN OF 1875-COMPLICATED PARTIES.
The campaign of 1875 was interesting from the com- plication of parties, the exposed secrets of political ma- nipulators, the personal animosities engendered, the in- fluence of monopolies in securing nominations, and, finally, the results of the election.
In no campaign in the history of the State were the parties more completely subordinated to selfish and personal control. There were to be elected a Governor and other State officers, Members of Congress, Legislature, county officers, Superintendent of Public Instruction, District and County Judges, and Justices of the Peace. Three State and Congressional tickets were in the field. The Republican State Convention met at Sacramento, and, organizing under the motion of George C. Gorham, nominated T. G. Phelps as Governor; J. M. Cavis, of San Joaquin, Lieutenant-Governor; O. H. Hallett, of Butte, Secretary of State; J. J. Green, of Marin, Con- troller; W. M. Beckman, of Sacramento, Treasurer; E. D. Sawyer, of San Francisco, Attorney-General; Robert Gardner, of Humboldt, Surveyor-General; Ezra S. Carr, Superintendent of Public Instruction, and S. O. Hough- ton, Representative to Congress from the Fourth District.
The management of the convention and some of the nominations were so offensive to many Republicans that an Independent Convention was called, which met at Sacramento and nominated John Bidwell, of Butte, as Governor, and Romualdo Pacheco as Lieutenant-Governor, with the remainder of the ticket made up of men of dif- ferent parties. J. S. Thompson was the Congressional nominee for the Fourth District.
The Democrats met in convention at San Francisco, in June, and nominated a State ticket, as follows: For Gov- ernor, William Irwin, of Siskiyou; Lieutenant-Governor, James A. Johnson, of San Francisco; Secretary of State, Thomas Beck, of Monterey; Controller, James W. Man- deville, of Tuolumne; Treasurer, J. M. Estudillo, of San Diego; Attorney-General, Jo Hamilton, of Placer; Sur- veyor-General, Wm. Minis, of Yolo; Clerk of Supreme Court, B. D. Woolf, of San Francisco; Superintendent of Public Instruction, O. P. Fitzgerald, of San Francisco. P. D. Wigginton was nominated for Congress in the Fourth District.
The charges, common in the canvass, were that the Re- publican nominees were entirely under the control of the railroad company, and that the Democratic nominee for Governor had been aided to the nomination by the same company in consideration for services while State Sena- tor.
ELECTION OF 1875.
The political election was held September 1, 1875, re- sulting in the success of the Democratic State nominees, by the following total vote: For Governor, Irwin (D), 61,509; Phelps (R), 31,332; Bidwell (I), 29,752; Lovett (Temperance), 356.
In San Luis Obispo the vote was as follows: Romualdo Pacheco, Republican candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, received a majority of 290 votes; but with this exception, the Democratic nominees received majorities of from 100 to 250 votes. For Congressman, Wigginton (D), the successful candidate, received in San Luis Obispo, 781 votes; Houghton (R), 234; Thompson (I), 536.
A. D. Piper (D), was elected to Congress from the First District, H. F. Page (R), from the Second; J. K. Luttrell (D), from the Third, and P. D. Wigginton from the Fourth.
Assemblyman-R. M. Preston (D), 727; G. W. Ram- age (R), 418; H. B. Blake (I), 284; G. Leff (I), 15.
Sheriff-R. R. Harris (D), 713; George W. Mauk (R), 830.
County Clerk-Nathan King (D), 732; Charles W. Dana (R), 701; J. J. Simmler (I), 121.
District Attorney-A. A. Oglesby (D), 797; F. K. Miller (R), 744.
Assessor-J. S. White (D), 720; John Scheiffarley (R), 864.
Treasurer-Irvine Johnson (D), 675; H. B. Palmer (R), 864.
Surveyor-George W. Lakin (D), 786; A. Leon Cer- vantes (R), 742.
Superintendent of Schools-J. M. Felts (D), 823; L. Rackliffe (R), 718.
Coroner-J. L. Oiler (D), 663; T. Wearmouth (R), 720.
Supervisor-San Simeon District, C. J. Russell, 243; J. B. Kester, 131.
DEATH OF JUDGE MURRAY.
Judge Walter Murray died October 5, 1875, on the eve of the judicial election. He had been a prom- nent candidate for election for the full term ensuing, un-
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til his declining health precluded the possibility of his filling the office. Hon. Engene Fawcett, of Santa Bar- bara, was appointed in his place for the unexpired part of the term.
JUDICIAL ELECTION OF 1875.
The judicial election took place on the 20th of Octo- ber. Of the candidates for the District Judgeship Eu- gene Fawcett received 608 votes; L. C. Granger, 248; McD. R. Venable, 760. Taken with the vote of Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties, Fawcett received the majority of 118.
For Superintendent of Public Instruction, Prof. E. S. Carr, Republican, received in San Luis Obispo County 429 votes, to 423 given for O. P. Fitzgerald, the Demo- cratic candidate.
THE LEGISLATURE.
The Legislature met on December 6, 1875, and or. ganized by the choice of B. T. Tuttle, of Sonoma, as President pro tempore of the Senate, while G. J. Carpen- ter of El Dorado, one of the present Railroad Commis- sioners, was Speaker of the Assembly. Both bodies were largely Democratic, the partisan representation being twenty-three Democrats, nine Independents, and eight Republicans in the Senate; sixty-five Democrats, eleven Republicans, and four Independents in the Lower House.
ELECTION OF SUPERVISORS.
By an Act of the Legislature the system of Supervisors was changed, requiring five to be elected, and the elec- tion occurred on the second Monday of May, 1876. The candidates were H. Y. Stanley, G. W. Hampton, L. T. Musick, D. W. James, C. J. Russell, L. M. Warden, Marcus Harloe, C. W. Dana, C. H. Ivens and W. T. Sheid; Messrs. Dana, James, Harloe, Warden, and Rus- sell being elected.
The Board organized May 17th, by electing George W. Hampton, Chairman, and drew lots for terms of office. Messrs. Harloe and Lew M. Warden drew for two years each, Drury W. James and C. WV. Dana for three years each, and C. J. Russell for one year.
CAMPAIGN OF 1876.
The centennial year 1876 witnessed a very important political campaign, whose ontcome makes a memorable chapter of national history. The election of a Presi- dent and Vice-President of the United States took place, and in California four Members of Congress were to be chosen. The Republican State Convention, for selecting delegates to the National Convention at Cincinnati, met at Sacramento on the 25th of April. The National Con- vention met at the appointed time, and nominated Ruth- erford B. Hayes, of Ohio, for President, and William A. Wheeler, of New York, for Vice-President.
The Democratic State Convention met at San Fran- cisco June 24th, and appointed delegates to the National Convention at St. Louis, where Samuel J. Tilden, of New York, and Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana, were nominated.
In the Fourth District of California, P. D. Wigginton
was nominated by the Democrats for Congress, and R. Pacheco, of San Luis Obispo, by the Republicans.
THE ELECTION.
The election was held on November 7, 1876, resulting in the election of Hayes and Wheeler, who received 185 electoral votes to 184 for Tilden and Hendricks. The vote of California was, for Hayes, 79,269; for Tilden, 76,465.
In the Fourth District the vote stood, Wigginton, 19,103; Pacheco, 19,104. The vote being so close the seat was contested, and Wigginton finally secured it.
The vote of San Luis Obispo was as follows :- Presidential Electors-Tilden, 944; Hayes, 772. Congressman-Wigginton, 834; Pacheco, 879.
Supervisor-George Van Gorden, 794; B. F. May- field, 897. Mr. Mayfield succeeded C. J. Russell, taking his seat in June following. The total vote of the county was 1,716.
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POLITICAL HISTORY CONTINUED.
Campaign of 1877-Election in 1877-Judicial Election-The Legislature-James T. Farley Senator-Hon. Lew M. Warden -Workingmen's l'arty-Constitutional Convention-Cam- paign of 1878-Campaign of 1879-Constitution Adopted - Political Campaign-The Election-State Officers-Campaign of 18So-The Election-The Legislature -- Campaign of 1882- Official Election Returns-Prohibition-Members of Congress -The Legislature-County Government-Death of Judge McMurtry-The Brooks-Steele Contest-Hon. George Steele.
HE campaign of 1877 involved the election of county officers, and a Legislature, one of whose duties would be the selection of a United States Senator to succeed Aaron A. Sargent.
ELECTION IN 1877.
The Republicans and Democrats held conventions in July and nominated candidates for the various offices which were to be filled. The vote for State Senator, Assemblyman, and county officers was as follows :--
State Senator -- Patrick W. Murphy (D), of San Luis Obispo, 1,289; Thomas R. Bard (R), of Ventura, 693. The former's election was assured by a corresponding vote in the other two counties of the district.
Assemblyman-1. M. Warden (D), 1,028; H. Y. Stanley (R), 976.
Sheriff -- W. J. Oaks (1)), 1,024: C. L. Woods (R), 959; G. W. Hampton (1), 18.
Clerk, Recorder, and Auditor-Nathan King (1)), 1,187; J. M. Manson (R), 816.
County Treasurer-E. C. Dana (R), 1,031; I. N. McGuire (D), 884; H. Langhery (I), 64.
District Attorney-L. McMurtry (D), 1, 160; J. M. Wil- coxon (R), 833.
Superintendent of Schools-F. E. Darke (D), 1,065; C. M. Lovette (R), 884.
County Surveyor-J. H. Doyle (D), 1,133; H. C. Ward (R), 866,
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Coroner-R. Pollard (D), 1,027; T. Wearmouth (R), 931.
Supervisors-R. G. Short, Dr. C. L. French, Maj. R. H. Pond, and C. W. Dana were elected.
The total vote of the county was 2,004.
JUDICIAL ELECTION.
The judicial election was held October 17th, resulting in the election of G. W. Barnes and Harvey B. Blake as Justices of the Peace in San Luis Obispo; A. L. Toll, in Morro; B. F. Muma and Rufus Rigdon, in San Simeon; B. J. Woods and George O. Taylor, in Arroyo Grande, and Walter Jeffries and T. J. Dunn, in Salinas Town- ship.
THE LEGISLATURE-JAMES T. FARLEY SENATOR.
The Legislature organized December 3, 1877, by the election of E. J. Lewis, of Tehama, President, pro tem., of the Senate, and Campbell P. Berry, of Sutter, as Speaker of the Assembly. P. H. Dunn, of Paso de Robles, was elected Assistant Secretary of the Senate. On the 19th the Legislature met in joint convention and elected James T. Farley, of Amador, United States Senator to succeed Aaron A. Sargent, whose term would expire March 3, 1879.
The representatives of San Luis Obispo in the Legis- lature were active in the interests of the county.
Assemblyman Warden procured the passage of a resolution asking our Representatives in Congress to pro- cure an appropriation for the improvement of the har- bor of San Luis Obispo, also for increasing the postal accommodation for the county. He also introduced a bill, which became a law, providing that when a vacancy occurred in the Board of Supervisors, the County Judge should appoint a qualified elector to the position.
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