Merced County v. Cook

Citations

• 120 Cal. 275
• 52 P. 721
• 1898 Cal. LEXIS 750

Syllabus

<p>Counties—Power of Supervisors—Excess of Jurisdiction—Employment of Special Counsel—Collection of License Taxes—Authority of District Attorney. — The district attorney of the county is the officer authorized by law to take charge of and conduct litigation for the collection of license taxes; and the board of supervisors, since the year 1883, have no power to employ special counsel other than to assist the district attorney in such litigation; and an order of such board since that date employing a special attorney to recover license taxes, and in effect placing the license affairs of the county under his control and management for an indefinite period of time, for a special retainer and a percentage of all license taxes collected, is in excess of its jurisdiction.</p>