People ex rel. Finlay v. Jewett

Citations

• 6 Cal. 291
• 1856 Cal. LEXIS 132

Syllabus

<p>The (xovernor of this State cannot remove from office a. notary duly appointed, before his full term of office has expired.</p> <p>The provision of the Constitution giving to the appointing power the right of removal at pleasure of incumbents, the duration of whose term is not provided for by the Constitution or declared by law, must be construed to deny the right of removal in those cases where the tenure is defined.</p>