the county of Fresno, and to provide for the submission of such change, establishment and location of such boundary lines, to the qualified electors of the territory to be affected by the change. [Approved March 14, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 260.]

An act to change, establish and permanently locate the boundary lines of the county of Kings, and a portion of the south and east boundary lines of the county of Fresno. [Approved April 12, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 827.]

ACT 825.

An act to definitely establish, and permanently locate, the boundary line between the county of Lake and the county of Glenn and a portion of the boundary line between the counties of Lake and Mendocino and the counties of Lake and Colusa, state of California. [Approved March 13, 1909. Stats. 1909, p. 326.]

ACT 826.

An act to definitely establish and permanently locate the eastern boundary line of Mendocino county, between Mount Hull and the southwest corner of Tehama County, and establish the western boundary of the county of Glenn between Mendocino and Glenn counties. [Approved March 8, 1907. Stats. 1907, p. 135.]

In relation to deputies and assistants of county clerks. [Stats. 1880, p. 5.]

Citations. Cal. 67/184; 125/191, 192, 194.

Superseded by County Government Act, 1897.

ACT 828.

In relation to deputies, assistants, and copyists of county clerks. [Stats. 1880, p. 20.]

Amended 1891, p. 5.

Citations. Cal. 125/191.

This act provided for the appointment and compensation of deputies, clerks, and assistants in counties, and cities and counties of over 120,000 inhabitants. Unconstitutional: San Francisco v. Broderick, 125 Cal. 188. Superseded as to San Francisco by the charter of that city.

ACT 829.

Authorizing and empowering county clerks to take and certify affidavits for United States pension claimants without demanding or receiving any fees or compensation therefor. [Stats. 1887, p. 81.]

This act appears in full in Appendix, Political Code, p. 1412.

See Political Code, § 4302.

TITLE 120.

ACT 834.

COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

To establish a uniform system of county governments. [Stats. 1883,

p. 299.]

Amended 1885, pp. 125, 166, 195; 1887, pp. 168, 178; 1889, p. 232; 1905, p. 424. Repealed by County Government Act, 1891, p. 295, c. CCXVI. Citations. Cal. 64/292; 65/123, 124, 288, 289, 291, 311, 313; 66/26, 643, 644, 656; 67/117, 119; 68/55, 56, 142, 143; 69/224, 225, 610; 70/60, 460; 71/244, 246, 247, 600; 72/388, 519, 523; 73/370, 872; 74/24, 25, 259, 260, 335, 506, 578; 75/150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 180, 505; 76/2, 94, 607; 77/236, 593, 594; 78/142, 271, 303, 495, 496; 80/342, 362; 82/190, 191; 83/150, 366, 404, 511; 86/257, 258, 259; 87/164, 396, 397, 635; 88/412, 510, 531; 89/13, 16, 22, 23, 230, 523, 526; 91/434; 94/319, 604, 609; 95/330; 96/51; 97/603; 99/285, 629; 102/448; 106/422, 425; 109/183; 111/368, 371, 556, 569, 570; 112/66, 69, 71, 72; 113/167; 114/121, 122, 245, 326, 327, 330, 333, 334, 335, 421, 561, 562, 563, 564; 116/113; 117/234, 436, 620, 621, 623; 119/214, 215, 216; 120/559; 122/638; 124/88; 125/211; 126/232, 412, 623; 127/89, 224; 130/81; 131/550; 132/267, 335, 336, 446; 134/560, 561, 675; 135/518, 650; 136/550, 653; 142/588, 590, 591; 145/51, 53, 427. App. 8/504. AMDTS. 1885.

Citations. Cal. 68/143, 145; 77/595; 94/635.

AMDTS. 1887.

Citations. Cal. 88/532; 94/603, 630; 95/475; 97/602; 100/63; 112/73.
AMDT. 1889.

Citations. Cal. 80/203; 84/73, 75, 76; 85/372; 88/532; 95/85, 381; 98/ 220; 103/491; 104/259; 112/73.

Superseded by later county government acts. "Various portions unconstitutional. (Miller v. Kister, 68 Cal. 142; San Luis Obispo v. Graves, 84 Cal. 71; Dougherty v. Austin, 94 Cal. 601.) Amended 1905, p. 424 (a mistake for an intended amendment of § 167 of the County Government Act of 1897. See 1897, p. 452.)"-Code Commissioners' Note.

АСТ 835.

To establish a uniform system of county and township government. [Stats. 1891, p. 295.]

Citations. Cal. 89/525; 95/331, 472; 97/242, 243; 98/331; 99/514; 100/ 266, 444; 101/318, 319, 320; 102/164; 103/499, 540; 104/66, 77, 130, 678; 106/402; 107/183, 184, 237, 238, 241, 242; 109/155, 334, 495, 496, 497; 110/622, 623, 624; 112/73, 313; 114/115, 116, 122; 115/630; 116/112, 113, 114, 115; 117/234; 118/361; 120/305, 306, 443; 121/351; 122/429, 430, 482; 125/ 340, 341, 599; 126/622, 623, 625; 131/202, 557; 132/592; 134/560. 2/616.

AMDT. 1893.

App.

Citations. Cal. 117/537; 122/296, 297, 298.

Various parts held unconstitutional: People v. Johnson, 95 Cal. 471; Welch v. Bramlet, 98 Cal. 219; Bloss v. Lewis, 109 Cal. 493; Turner v. Siskiyou County, 109 Cal. 332; Walser v. Austin, 104 Cal. 128.

ACT 836.

To establish a uniform system of county and township governments. [Stats. 1893, p. 346.]

Amended 1895, p. 1. Repealed 1897, p. 452.

Citations. Cal. 103/394; 105/210; 110/554, 555; 112/563; 114/114, 116, 117, 118, 121, 122, 123, 240, 319, 327, 332, 420, 499, 549, 563; 115/548, 549, 550; 116/115, 621, 622; 118/304, 307, 310, 361, 362, 365; 119/120, 511, 629, 688, 689; 120/555, 556, 558, 649, 650, 651; 121/485; 122/137, 138, 139, 302, 303, 645, 646, 647; 123/150, 151; 125/193, 212, 213, 499; 126/ 36, 132, 622, 623, 624, 625, 626, 675; 128/246, 247, 249; 129/527; 130/478, 481; 131/388, 389, 411, 412, 413, 464, 550, 551; 132/275, 276; 133/282, 284; 134/624; 135/100, 516, 535, 536, 652; 136/378; 137/14, 161, 162, 163, 518, 519; 145/50, 51. App. 2/113; 8/246.

Unconstitutional in part: Hale v. McGettigan, 114 Cal. 112.

AMDT. 1895.

Citations. Cal. 111/568; 148/758.

ACT 837.

To establish a uniform system of county and township government. [Approved April 1, 1897. Stats. 1897, p. 452.]

Amended 1901, pp. 681, 685; 1903, pp. 129, 151, 156, 160, 168, 173, 179, 200, 212, 218, 224, 227, 230, 232, 237, 239, 241, 402; 1905, 299, 301, 308, 310, 313, 318, 320, 325, 333, 335, 338, 352, 356, 358, 361, 363, 365, 366, 371, 373. 376, 383, 385, 391, 393, 394, 401, 424, 430, 435, 439, 441, 476, 477, 482, 485, 504, 507, 511, 523, 524, 544, 547, 552, 582, 670, 676, 721, 722, 723, 746; 1907, pp. 9, 93, 107.

Codified in 1907: See Political Code, §§ 4000-4325.

Citations. Cal. 117/619; 121/672; 122/303, 304; 124/348; 125/192, 193, 194, 211, 212, 213; 126/36, 37, 132, 134, 406; 127/87, 160, 161; 128/249, 332; 129/363, 527, 611, 612; 130/479, 480, 481; 132/335, 337; 133/75, 76; 134/54, 55, 70, 71, 72, 74, 75, 674; 135/514, 535, 536, 649; 136/65, 66, 68, 69, 653; 137/163, 164, 205, 206, 209; 138/60, 62; 139/463, 464, 467, 468; 141/393, 394, 395, 398, 428, 429, 430; 142/516, 588, 589, 590, 591; 143/68, 69, 172, 173, 245; 144/8, 89, 267, 268, 269, 276, 277; 145/50, 51, 52, 196. 425, 687; 146/470, 592, 595; 147/684; 148/248, 249, 250, 251, 580, 746, 758; 149/740, 742, 743, 744, 761, 785; 150/96, 456; 152/173, 174, 176, 177, 179, 722, 730; 153/168, 372, 444; 154/319. App. 1/184, 185; 709; 2/251, 616, 617, 618; 3/693, 694; 7/441, 442, 537, 538; 8/246.

AMDT. 1901.

Citations. Cal. 134/144, 149; 146/469; 147/684; 148/746, 756. App. 2/97, 102; 3/770.

AMDT. 1903.

Citations. Cal. 153/211, 212. App. 2/26.

AMDT. 1905.

Citations. App. 8/22.

"Unconstitutional: § 13, Ex parte Anderson, 134 Cal. 69; subd. 21 of § 25, Van Harlingen v. Doyle, 134 Cal. 53; provisions as to fees of official reporters. Pratt v. Browne, 135 Cal. 649; subd. 14 of § 183, Lougher v. Soto, 129 Cal. 610; subd. 13 of § 164, as amended 1901, p. 685, Tucker v. Barnum, 144 Cal. 266; subd. 12% of § 25, 1897, p. 460, Cothran v. Cook, 146 Cal. 470; subd. 13 of Gen. Laws-8

GENERAL LAWS.

114

§ 183, as amended 1901, p. 749, in violation of the constitutional provision that the legislature shall regulate the compensation of all officers 'in proportion to duties,' Millard v. Kern County, 147 Cal. 684; whether subd. 20 of § 25 is constitutional or unconstitutional, the board has the right to appoint a health officer, who is to be deemed an employee and not a county officer (Valle v. Shaffer, 1 Cal. App. 183). See, also, McCabe v. Jefferds, 122 Cal. 302; McCauley v. Culbert, 144 Cal. 276; Tuttle v. Culbert, 144 Cal. xvii. by implication by Political Code, § 3366, as amended in 1901 (Ex parte Pfirrmann, § 25, subd. 25, repealed 134 Cal. 143). Subd. 13 of § 184, as amended 1901, p. 750, is not unconstitutional (Johnson v. Gunn, 148 Cal. 745; Court of Appeal decision contra, 84 Pac. 370). As to subdivision and section last referred to, see, also, Chinn v. Gunn, 148 Cal. 755; court of appeals decision, 84 Pac. 374."-Code Commissioners' Note. Counties are bodies politic.

Names of.

Powers.

Contracts and acts in violation of act.

Money paid without authority, recovery of.
Instructions to grand jury.

§ 1.

§ 2.

Powers exercised by agents.

§ 3.

§§ 4, 5.

§ 6.

§ 7.

Officers violating provisions of act.

§ 8.

§ 9.

§ 10.

§ 11.

County seats.

§ 12.

§ 13.

Population of counties.

Removal of county seats.
Ordinance, submission of.
Supervisors.

Clerk of board.

Records of board.

§§ 22-24. Meetings of board.

§§ 25-53.

General powers.

Eligibility to office.
County officers.

55. Livestock inspector.

Township officers.

Notice, publication of.
Election of officers.

54.

§ 55.

§ 56.

$ 57.

$ 58.

§ 59.

Deputies.

§ 60.

Officer includes deputy.

§ 61.

Residence and office hours.

§ 62.

Liability of sureties.

§ 63.

Oaths, who may administer.

§ 64.

Absence of officers from state.

$ 65.

What officers not to practice law.

§ 65.

What officers not to act as notaries.

§ 66. Bonds of officers.

§ 66a. Statistics.

§ § 67-87. Treasurers.

§ 88.

Process and notice, definitions of

§§ 89-106. Sheriff's

§ § 107, 108.

§§ 109-118.

§ § 119-131.

§§ 132-134.
§§ 135-141.
§§ 142-147.

County clerks.

Auditors.

Recorders.

District attorney.
Surveyor.
Coroners.

§ 231.

§ 232.

§ 233.

New counties, organization of-reduction of population.
Repeal of inconsistent acts.

Salaries of incumbents.

§ 234. In effect, when.

§1. The several counties of this state, as they now exist, and such other counties as may be hereafter organized, according to law, are bodies corporate and politic, and as such have the powers specified in this act, and such other powers as are necessarily implied.

§2. Their powers can only be exercised by the board of supervisors, or by agents and officers acting under their authority, or authority of law.

§3. The name of a county designated in the law creating it is its corporate name, and it must be designated thereby in all actions and proceedings touching its corporate rights, property, and duties.

§4. It has power:

1. To sue and be sued.

2. To purchase and hold land within its limits.

3. To make such contracts and purchase and hold such personal property as may be necessary to the exercise of its powers.

4. To manage and dispose of its property as the interests of its inhabitants may require.

5. To levy and collect such taxes, for purposes under its exclusive jurisdiction, as are authorized by law.

$5. No county shall, in any manner, give or loan its credit to or in aid of any person or corporation. An indebtedness or liability incurred contrary to this provision shall be void.

§ 6. All contracts, authorizations, allowances, payments, and liabilities to pay, made or attempted to be made in violation of this act, shall be absolutely void, and shall never be the foundation or basis of a claim against the treasury of such county. And all officers of said county, are charged with notice of the condition of the treasury of said county, and the extent of the claims against the same.