Ford v. Board of State Harbor Commissioners
California Supreme Court
Application for a writ of mandate. The facts are Stated in the opinion of Mr. Justice Fox.
1Opinion of the CourtFox, J.
This is an application for a writ of mandate to compel the defendant to allow and pay to plaintiff the sum of thirty dollars as and for the balance due him on account of his salary as collector for the month ending July 24, 1889.
The real purpose of the action is to determine the question of the power of the board of state harbor commissioners to discharge a collector before the expiration of his term of office, for no cause except that his services are no longer needed. The case is submitted upon an agreed statement of facts, from which it appears:—
That on the 9th of June, 1887, the board…
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