Great Western Power Co. v. Board of Supervisors

Intoxicating Liquors—Act op March 25, 1909, Prohibiting Sale Within Certain Limits op Camp op Men Working on Public Utility.—The act of March 25, 1909, making it unlawful, with certain exceptions, for any person to sell intoxicating liquors at any place situated more than one mile outside the limits of an incorporated city or town, and within four miles of any camp or assembly of men, numbering twenty-five or more, engaged upon, or in connection with the construction, repair, or operation of any public or quasi public work, improvement, or utility, is valid, and a board of supervisors has no authority to license any one to violate its provisions.

Id.—Certiorari—Review op Order op Supervisors Granting Liquor License.—An order of a board of supervisors unlawfully granting a liquor license is subject to review and annulment on certiorari.

Id.—Review op Evidence on Certiorari.'—In determining on certiorari whether the board had jurisdiction to issue a liquor license it is necessary for the court to look into the evidence upon which the. order was based. In the present case, the evidence shows that the license in question was issued for a place within the limits prohibited by the act of March 25, 1909.