Brite v. Board of Supervisors

—This cause is before us upon the petition of the above-named Margaret Brite praying that a writ of mandate be issued requiring the respondents to show cause why they should not be required to allow and pass upon a certain claim filed by the petitioner praying for the sum of $1,000 as a reward for the apprehension and arrest of John Brite and Coke Brite, charged with the crime of murder, the petition being based upon an alleged resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Siskiyou County authorizing the district attorney thereof to offer a reward of $500 for the arrest of each of the persons…