Attorney General v. State Board of Judges

Citations

• 38 Cal. 291
• 1869 Cal. LEXIS 151

Syllabus

<p>Statutoby Constbuction.—The second section of the Act of 1868, “For the encouragement of silk culture,” shows that the Act of 1866, on the same subject, was not repealed for all purposes; but so much of it was left in force as was for the benefit of thoso who had, at the timo of the passage of the Act of 1868, already planted mulberry trees under the encouragement of the Act of 1866. Idem—By the Act of 1866, it was the intention of the Legislature to give for each farm or assemblage of mulberry trees, of the age of two years—amounting to five thousand or more—a premium of two hundred and fifty dollars.</p> <p>Idem.—Under that Act, the State Board of Judges had no jurisdiction to allow a premium for a half of a plantation; or to subdivide a plantation, and denominate each subdivision a plantation, and award a premium therefor.</p>