Randall & Co. v. Yuba County
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the Tenth District. Suit to recover of defendant one thousand one hundred and sixty dollars, for publishing the delinquent tax list of the county for the year 1858. The complaint avers that plaintiff published bid list at request of defendant, etc. Answer denies that plaintiff performed any services of the kind by authority of the county, and sets up that the.
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Appeal from the Tenth District. Suit to recover of defendant one thousand one hundred and sixty dollars, for publishing the delinquent tax list of the county for the year 1858. The complaint avers that plaintiff published bid list at request of defendant, etc. Answer denies that plaintiff performed any services of the kind by authority of the county, and sets up that the. Board of Supervisors had, before the printing was done by plaintiffs, contracted with another paper to do the work. On the trial, plaintiffs relied on a contract between themselves and one Moore, the Tax Collector of the…
1Opinion of the CourtBaldwin, J.
The main and decisive question in this caso is, whether a Tax Collector has the power to contract for the publishing of the delinquent list of tax payers, so as to bind the county for tho payment of the price. It is contended by tho Appellant that he has no such power, but that the Board of Supervisors have the authority to make or authorize such contracts. This question is to be decided by the statutes.
1. By the Bevenue Law, (Wood’s Dig. 619, See. 14,) it is provided that on the Saturday next preceding the third Monday in Hove mb or, the Tax Collector shall have completed a list of all…
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