{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"12","citation":"Civ. Code, § 12","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/preliminary-provisions"}],"history":"Enacted 1872.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the Act giving the authority.</p>","text":"Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them, unless it is otherwise expressed in the Act giving the authority.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/preliminary-provisions-12","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}