Meredith v. Board of Supervisors
California Supreme Court
Appear from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, County of Sacramento. The plaintiff was, on the 6th day of September, 1871, elected a member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento, and entered on the discharge of his duties, and was, on the 2d day of October, 1871, elected chairman of the board.
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Appear from the District Court, Sixth Judicial District, County of Sacramento. The plaintiff was, on the 6th day of September, 1871, elected a member of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento, and entered on the discharge of his duties, and was, on the 2d day of October, 1871, elected chairman of the board. By the law, as it then stood, the term of a supervisor was four years, and the chairman of the board held office for four years, and the board consisted of three members. By the Political Code, which went into effect January 1, 1873, the members of the board were seven. The…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court:
For the reason given by the judge of the court below in denying the motion for a new trial, the judgment and order denying a new trial are affirmed.
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