County of Santa Barbara v. Rucker

The appeals in these cases are from the several judgments entered therein. The parties have stipulated that all of them may be heard together upon the same briefs and arguments; the questions presented for consideration here being identical in all of the cases. In accordance with the suggestion of counsel, our references to matters of record will be confined to No. 1916, County of Santa Barbara v. Rucker et al.

Appellant Rucker was elected to the office of supervisor of Santa Barbara County, for the fourth district thereof, at the general election of November, 1908, for the term of four years…