Leet

The appellants constitute the board of supervisors in and for the county of Kern, state of California. Ordinance No. 52, adopted by the board of supervisors of the county of Kern, provides for the issuance of license to sell at retail spirituous, malt or fermented liquors or wines. The ordinance provides the mode of application, time of hearing the application, etc., and then provides as follows: “The board of supervisors shall deny the said application for license, and refuse license to be issued thereunder, if on such hearing it shall appear to the satisfaction of the board, either that applicant for such license is an unfit and not a proper person to have or to hold such license, or that such application is not made in good faith, or that the statements made in such application are untrue, or that there is any other sufficient reason for such refusal, whether shown by protest on file, location of saloon or otherwise.” Leet & Lang, copartners, filed their application for a license to retail liquors, etc., on block 231, in the town of Bakersfield, county of Kern, accompanied by the recommendation of á majority of the owners of lots in said block 231, as by the ordinance required.…