Finch v. Board of Supervisors

Citations

• 29 Cal. 453

Syllabus

<p>Board of Supervisors—Jurisdiction.—A Board of Supervisors is a body with limited jurisdiction, and its jurisdiction must appear in the record of its proceedings.</p> <p>Same—Berry Licenses.—A Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction over the subject matter of granting and renewing ferry licenses.</p> <p>Renewal of Berry License.—One who applies for a renewal of a ferry license, claiming precedence as an absolute right under the statute as against a party making an original application, must show that he has kept the ferry the preceding year in accordance with law.</p> <p>Objections to Benewal of Berry License.—If one who has a ferry license gives notice of an application for a renewal of the same for another year, any person may appear on the day appointed in the notice for a hearing, without any notice or citation to the applicant, and file objections to the renewal, and the Board may hear testimony on both sides.</p> <p>Bbfusal to renew Berry License.—If a contest arises on the renewal of a ferry license, the Board of Supervisors has jurisdiction, upon the testimony, if found to be insufficient to entitle the party to a renewal, to reject the application.</p> <p>Granting Berry License.—If an application for a renewal of a ferry license is rejected, the Board has jurisdiction to grant an original license to one who has filed his petition and given proper notice of his application.</p> <p>Query /—Has one whose application for a renewal of a ferry license has been rejected, and who did not appear and contest the granting of a license to another party making an original application, a right to be heard on a writ of review as to the action of the Board of Supervisors in granting a license to said original applicant?</p>