Atherton v. Board of Supervisors of San Mateo Couty

Citations

• 48 Cal. 157

Syllabus

<p>Election bob Removal of County Seat.—When an election is held for the removal of a County Seat, under Chapter II, Title I, Part IV, of the Political Code, and a majority of the electors vote in favor of retaining the County Seat where it is, the Board of Supervisors may, at any time, upon the presentation of a proper petition, order a second election for the same purpose. The statute does not restrict the number of elections which may be held, so long as the place of the County Seat is not changed.</p> <p>CrBANroro a Reheabing.—If, upon the argument of a cause in which the proceedings of a Board of Supervisors are sought to be reversed by certiorari, any issue of fact is waived, and the question presented is one of law, the counsel cannot, after a decision on the point of law, have a rehearing on the ground that there is a question of fact which should be determined.</p>