Mulcahy v. Baldwin

Mandamus to compel the respondent, as secretary of the hoard of directors of the Nevada Irrigation District, to countersign refunding bonds of the district.

The Nevada Irrigation District was formed and came into existence on August 17, 1925, under the California Irrigation District Act (Stats. 1897, p. 254, as amended). The district is located in the foothill regions of Nevada and Placer Counties and comprises approximately 267,000 acres of land. Of this acreage only 8,000 acres are under irrigation and only about 4,000 acres are being served from the district’s works.

In 1925 a first issue of…