Collage: Senate Bill 761 related to the National Guard of California; Senate Bill 1169, Chapter 32, Statutes of 1917 was signed by Governor Stephens on march 29, 1917. The law created a State Council of Defense, which would "make investigations into the effect of war upon the civil and economical life of the people of the State of California." Senate Joint Resolution 12 related to the "memorialization of Congress to support the President during the present crisis." Identification Information: Secretary of State, Original Bills, 1917.