CHAPTER 5. Obtaining Possession of Office

Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 134.

§§ 1850–1855 · 6 sections

• § 1850 Every officer is entitled to the possession of all books and papers pertaining to his office, or in the custody of a former incumbent by virtue of his office.
• § 1851 If any person, including a former incumbent, refuses or neglects to deliver to the actual incumbent any such books or papers, the actual incumbent may petition…
• § 1852 After notice to the adverse party, the court or judge shall proceed in a summary way to hear the allegations and proof of the parties, and to order any such…
• § 1853 The execution of the order and the delivery of the books and papers may be enforced by: (a) Attachment as for a witness. (b) At the request of the petitioner,…
• § 1854 Every person who wilfully and knowingly intrudes himself into any public office to which he has not been elected or appointed, and every person who, having…
• § 1855 Every officer whose office is abolished by law, or who, after the expiration of the time for which he may be appointed or elected, or after he has resigned or…