Bidwell Municipal Utility District v. Knott

The petitioner seeks a writ of mandamus to compel the respondent to draw her warrant and pay the Bidwell Municipal Utility District the sum of $5,877.88, being the second instalment of taxes collected for the fiscal year of 1935-1936, and which is now held by the county of Butte for the benefit of the utility district pursuant to the provisions of the Municipal Utility District Act. (Stats. 1921, p. 245; 2 Deering’s Gen. Laws of 1931, p. 3650, Act 6393.)

The Bidwell Municipal Utility District was duly organized pursuant to law in 1934. It is located in Butte County. The board of directors of…