Staude v. Board of Election Commissioners
California Supreme Court
Application for writ of mandamus. The prayer of the petition was that a writ of mandate issue out of this Court directed to said Board of Election Commissioners of said City and County of San Francisco, and the members thereof, commanding them to proceed in compliance with the requirements of the Constitution and the laws to make suitable and legal preparation for the election on the seventh day of November, 1882, of the following municipal officers for the City and County…
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Application for writ of mandamus. The prayer of the petition was that a writ of mandate issue out of this Court directed to said Board of Election Commissioners of said City and County of San Francisco, and the members thereof, commanding them to proceed in compliance with the requirements of the Constitution and the laws to make suitable and legal preparation for the election on the seventh day of November, 1882, of the following municipal officers for the City and County of San Francisco, viz.: Mayor, County Clerk, Attorney and Counselor, District Attorney, Sheriff, Recorder, Auditor,…
1Opinion of the Court
Ross, J.:
The question-in this case is whether, by virtue of the Act of the Legislature approved March 7, 1881, and commonly known as the-“Hartson Act,” an election of the elective officers of the City and County of San Francisco is required to be held at the general election to occur in November of the present year.
That the Legislature intended the provisions of the Act to apply to San Francisco is not denied. Indeed, it could not be successfully denied, for it provides in terms for the election of all elective county, city and county, and township officers, with certain enumerated…
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