People ex rel. Frick v. Jackson
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Sonoma County. In August, 1855, the County of Sonoma was divided into three Supervisor Districts in accordance with the Act of 1855. By this division the Townships of Sonoma, Vallejo, and Petaluma, constituted one Supervisor District, and no change has since been made in the districts.
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Appeal from the District Court, Seventh Judicial District, Sonoma County. In August, 1855, the County of Sonoma was divided into three Supervisor Districts in accordance with the Act of 1855. By this division the Townships of Sonoma, Vallejo, and Petaluma, constituted one Supervisor District, and no change has since been made in the districts. T. F. Baylis was elected Supervisor in said district in 1862, and his term of office expired in 1865. At the general election, September 6th, 1865, G. W. Frick and the defendant Jackson were voted for for the office. Frick received a majority of the…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court, Sanderson, J.:
By the Act of the 20fch of March, 1855, (Statutes, p. 51,) it was provided that the several counties of the' State should be divided into districts corresponding in number with the number of Supervisors to be elected, and that the qualified electors of each district should elect one Supervisor, who should be a resident of the district.
On the 22d of April, 1863, an Act was passed concerning officers (Statutes, p. 386,) which was designed to adapt the election and terms of officers to the changes made by the amendments to the Constitution which took effect at the…
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