In Re Hoyle

This is an appeal from a decree adjudging “The South San Francisco Journal and South San Francisco News” to be a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to section 4462 of the Political Code.

Appellant contends that because a newspaper is made up in part of what is commonly termed “boiler-plate,” material which is prepared elsewhere, the paper is not printed and published at South San Francisco, according to the definitions of the terms “printed” and “published” as provided by section 4463 of the Political Code.

The evidence is without substantial conflict. John E. Hoyle is the owner and publisher of the newspaper in question. For more than one year prior to the filing of the petition in this case that paper was printed, published, and issued from a fixed place of business located in South San Francisco; all of the local items of news and intelligence, as well as advertisements contained in the paper, were secured in that vicinity and printed with the object of serving the community; the mechanical part of producing the newspaper, including typesetting, editorial work, and impressing the type upon the paper, were all performed in that place; it possessed a bona, fide paid…