People ex rel. McDonald v. Bush

Rhodes, C. J.,

delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court, Crockett, J., and Temple, J., concurring:

It appears that proceedings were instituted in tbe District Court for Los Angeles County, against three of tbe *345Supervisors of San -Diego County, for tbe purpose of removing tbem from office, under tbe provisions of tbe Act of March 14, 1853. (Stats. 1853, p. 40. and Hit. Dig., Section 4,778.) Tbe second section of tbe Act is as follows: “If any person now bolding, or wbo shall hereafter bold, any office in this State, wbo shall refuse or n«glect to perform any official act, in manner and form as now…