¶1We concur in the judgment, on the ground that section 4 of the act of 1885 is in effect a special law as respects the counties therein referred to, which by the twenty-ninth subdivision, section 25 of article 4 of the constitution, the legislature is prohibited from passing.
68 Cal. 142
Miller v. Kister
Decided November 30, 1885
California Supreme Court · decided 1885-11-30
<p>CoNSTirnrioNAL Law — Coramr Government — Special Legislation.— Section 4 of the act of March 18, 1885, amending the act of March 14, 1883, entitled “An act to establish a uniform system of county and township governments, ” violates the provision of the constitution which prohibits local or special legislation affecting the fees or salary of any officer.</p>
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Decided 1885-11-30
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Cited by 35 later decisions — most recently March 1980 · most notably 18 Cal. 3d 808 - Miller v. State of California (1977), 29 Cal. 2d 848 - Kern v. City of Long Beach (1947)
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