Dickey v. Hurlburt
California Supreme Court
Appeal from the District Court of the Tenth Judicial District, Yuba County. The opinion the Court contains the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtMurray, C. J.
Heydenfeldt, J., concurred.
This was a proceeding by mandamus in the Court below, to compel the county officers of Sutter County, to open their offices and transact the business of said county, at the town of Nicolaus. No exception has been taken to the form of the remedy, and the proceeding seems to be of an amicable character, to determine the legal seat of justice of Sutter County.
The Act of 1850, “ to provide for the permanent location of seats of justice,” fixed the county seat of Sutter, at Oro,—the Act of 1851, entitled “An Act to divide the State into Counties, etc.,” removed the seat…
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