California Statutes, 1861, p. 167 Chapter CLXVIII. - An Act to authorize John ATKINSON, of Placer County, to remove the Remains of Deceased Persons. [Approved April 15, 1861.] The People of the State of California, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows: Section 1. John ATKINSON, of Placer County, is hereby empowered to remove all of the remains of deceased persons interred on the court-house lot in the town of Auburn in said county, and cause them to be interred in the Auburn Cemetery, within sixty days after the passage of this act. Sec. 2. It shall be the duty of the said John ATKINSON to cause said remains to be decently interred, and to cause any and all tombstones, ornaments, and inscriptions, on the graves of said remains to be re-erected in as good order on the new as on the original graves. Sec. 3. The Supervisors of Placer County are hereby authorized and directed to audit and allow the claim of said John ATKINSON, and the Auditor directed to draw his warrant on the Treasurer of said county for a sum not to exceed the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars for the removal and reinterment of said remains of deceased persons, and the same shall be paid out of the General County Fund, in like manner as other claims against the county. Sec. 4. This act to take effect from and after its passage.