<!-- official-source:start --> 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. (Enacted 1872.) <!-- official-source:end --> [California Legislative Information](https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?sectionNum=12.&lawCode=CIV) - Official bulk export checked 2026-10-27T21:36:57.7010540Z.