Cal. Code of Civil Procedure § 15 : California Code Of Civil Procedure — Preliminary Provisions — Joint authority given to three or more public officers or persons Date: 1 Aug 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session 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. Ca. Civ. Proc. Code § 15