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Hardcover reprint of the original 1880 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9. No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: California. Probate Court San Francisco County. Reports Of Cases In The Probate Court Of The City And County Of San Francisco: From January 1, 1872, To December 31, 1879. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: California. Probate Court San Francisco County. Reports Of Cases In The Probate Court Of The City And County Of San Francisco: From January 1, 1872, To December 31, 1879, . San Francisco, Cal.: S. Whitney & Co., 1880. Subject: Probate law and practice

Excerpt from Reports of Cases in the Probate Court: Of the City and County of San Francisco, From January 1, 1872, to December 31, 1879 By the Constitution of this State as originally adopted, the County Judge in each county of the State was authorized to perform the duties of Surrogate, or Probate Judge. Under that provision of the Constitution, the Legislature from time to time enacted laws prescribing the duties of the Probate Judge and determining the powers of the Court; and the County Judges of the various counties have held Probate Courts and performed duties as Probate Judges. The same general system prevailed, with the single exception of the City and and County of San Francisco, until December 31, 1879, on which day the old Constitution, with its amendments, was superseded by the new Constitution, and all the business of the former Courts passed to the Courts constituted by that instrument. The Probate Court of the City and County of San Francisco, as a distinctive tribunal, and with a Judge of its own, came into existence by virtue of the constitutional amendments proposed in 1861, ratified September 3, 1862 (Art. VI, Sec. 1, old Constitution), and the Act of the Legislature approved April 20, 1863 (Stat. of Cal., 1863, p. 338, et seq.), the County Judge thereupon losing jurisdiction of probate proceedings. The first Probate Judge elected was the Hon. Maurice C. Blake (afterwards the Judge of the Municipal Criminal Court). Judge Blake presided over the Probate Court for the first term (four years), from January 1, 1864, to December 31, 1868. He was succeeded by the Hon. Selden S. Wright, who held the office for the term of from January 1, 1868, to December 31, 1871. Judge Wright subsequently held the office of County Judge for four years, ending December 31, 1879. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.