4. He is to guard the State against irruptions of the grasshopper, and must at suitable intervals, put up petitions for the putting down of the potato-bug.
5. When Venus transits he is to go up to the top of Mount Davidson, the day before, provided with a shot-gun and other nautical instruments with which to stop her, if, in his opinion, what she does on that occasion is liable to have a bad effect on any of the leading interests of this State—particularly the anchovy-fields and the bologna marshes.
6. In case of an aurora borealis he will let it take its course—the same with comets and measles.
7. In the spring, when the farmers have sown their cereals, he is to go down into the valleys and reduce the atmospheric pressure, in order that the grains may sprout without painfully straining themselves in swelling; also, in the fall he will perform the same duty, so that the pumpkins and cabbages may grow with less effort.[effort.]
8. He will assist the Fish Commissioner in the introduction into our State of the alligator and other improved breeds of shrimps; will splice out short rainbows, cure warts free of charge, and furnish antidotes for harelip, night-mare, corners in stocks, twins, and Beecher-Tilton at the same price—sending his bill in to the Board of County Commissioners.
9. In case of foreign invasion, by the Piute Indians, or any other intestine foe, he is to so alter the boundary lines to our State, so as to throw the part containing the war into California—reserving, of course, our right to the free navigation of the waters of Lake Tahoe.
10. Should he at any time discover in any part of the State indications of milk-sickness, female suffrage, poison-oak or choke-damp, he will forthwith proceed to make an assay of the same, and, having extracted the cube root, will deposit it among the archives of the Pacific Coast Pioneers; with a recommendation to the mercy of the Court.
11. When a man is bitten by a mad dog, he is to kill the dog first—the same if the dog bites anybody else.
12. When not otherwise engaged, he is to keep our cows from giving bloody milk; cause the water to run up hill in the Virginia City sewers; bag the surplus of all “Washoe zephyrs” for use in the lower levels of the mines; clip the ears of black-and-tans; cause the sun to shine on cloudy days; vaccinate for fits; have the moon shine on dark nights, and cause all the leading mines on the Comstock range to pay monthly dividends every two weeks.
In the eastern suburbs of Virginia City is situated the Chinese quarter of the town, commonly called “Chinatown.” In this Chinese quarter live several hundred Mongolians of both sexes and all ages and conditions. In their part of the town they have stores of various kinds, shops, and markets, gambling-dens, a joss-house, where they worship their gods, and all other establishments required by them either for business or pleasure. In their part of the town these people live much as they would at home in China.