California Supreme Court December 28, 1880, No. 6287 (Santa Cruz Railroad v. Board of Supervisors)

McKEE, J.

By an act of the legislature of the state, passed April 4, 1870, the people of any county of the state "who proposed to aid in the construction of a railroad in their county were authorized to vote upon the proposed aid, at an election to be held on a day and at the places in the county to be named in a notice of election for that purpose.