Crawford v. Dunbar

Citations

• 52 Cal. 36

Syllabus

<p>Lucrative Office. — The office of Inspector of Customs in a collection district to which there is annexed a salary of one thousand dollars per annum is a lucrative office within the meaning of sec. 21, art. 4, of the Constitution of this State; and one who holds such office is ineligible to the office of School Superintendent when it is an office of profit.</p> <p>Civil Office.—The office of School Superintendent of a county is a civil office within the meaning of sec. 21, art. 4, of the Constitution of this State.</p> <p>Officer de facto. — One who is the incumbent de facto and not de jure of a lucrative office under the United States, is not ineligible to a civil office of profit in this State.</p> <p>Title to ah Office.—When the title of one to an office consists in written, documents, being his appointment, acceptance, and his oaths of office, which are the record of his title to the office, he will not be permitted by parol evidence to falsify the record for the purpose of showing that he was not an officer de jure, but only an officer de facto.</p> <p>Election to an Office. — The candidate for an office who does not receive a majority or a plurality of the votes is not elected because the opposing candidate who did receive a majority or plurality of the votes was ineligible.</p>