Wood v. Board of Election Commissioners
California Supreme Court
Application for mandamus. The proceedings were brought to compel the defendants to order an election to be held in the City and County of San Francisco, for the election of municipal officers.
1Opinion of the Court
Sharpstein, J.:
The question which has to be determined in this case is whether the special act of April 2d, 1866, as amended March 7th, 1872, which fixes the times of holding elections for city and county officers of the City and County of San Francisco, is repealed by an amendment of the Political Code approved March 7th, 1881.
It is necesgary in the first place to ascertain and determine the political status of the “ City and County of San Francisco” under the Constitution and laws of this State. Section 1 of article i of the act of April 19th, 1856, commonly known as “ the Consolidation…
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