Williams v. Board of Supervisors
California Supreme Court Apr 29, 1884 No. No. 9,186Published
Synopsis
Certiorari—Swamp Lands.—An order of a board of supervisors creating a swamp land district is not a judicial act, and cannot be reviewed upon certiorari.
The Court. —The order of a board of supervisors, creating a district for the reclamation of swamp land, is an act of legisla[161]lion, in the exorcise of the taxing or police power of the State, which is not reviewable upon certiorari. (Bixler v. County of Sacramento, 59 Cal. 700.) The writ of certiorari is, as a remedy, only available for the review of an act judicial in its character.
Judgment reversed and cause remanded.
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