State v. Young

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gordon, J.

This is an application for a writ of mandate to compel the respondent, as state treasurer, to make the statutory indorsement of “ Not paid for want of funds ” upon a warrant drawn upon the general fund. The petition upon which the application for the writ is based recites that the relator is the owner and holder of the warrant; that on the 13th of September it was presented to the respondent and, “ there being no money in said general fund applicable to the payment thereof, relator demanded that said warrant be indorsed” that it was not paid…