Bishop v. City of Oakland

Citations

• 58 Cal. 572
• 1881 Cal. LEXIS 269

Syllabus

<p>Justices of the Peace—Constitutional Law—Elections.—The People ex rel. Pennie v. Ransom, supra, 558, affirmed.</p> <p>Id.—Id.—Id.—Cities—Local or Special Laws—General Laws—Definitions.—The provisions of section 103 of the Code of Civil Procedure, relating to the election of Justices of the Peace in cities, is a general and not a special or local law, and is, therefore, not in contravention of any of the provisions of article iv of the Constitution, or of the provisions of section 6, article xi; nor are they in contravention of section 11, article vi, of the Constitution:</p> <p>Held, accordingly, That it was the duty of the defendant to provide the plaintiff—a city Justice of the Peace—with a suitable office.</p>