McDonald v. Patterson

Citations

• 54 Cal. 245

Syllabus

<p>Constitutional Law—Street Improvements—San Francisco. — Section 19 of art. 11 of the Constitution is not a provision which requires legislation to enforce it; and the provisions of the Act of April 1st, 1872, relating to street improvements in San Francisco, which authorize the Superintendent of Streets to execute contracts for such improvements—in advance of the levy and collection of the assessment—are inconsistent with the section referred to, and ceased to he operative on the 1st day of January, 1880.</p>