People ex rel. Burke v. Badlam

Ross, J.:

In this case we are asked by the petitioner, who alleges himself to be a tax-payer of the city and county of San Francisco, to grant a writ of mandate compelling the assessor of the said city and county to assess, upon the assessment roll thereof, to various holders of certificates of stock in various corporations the respective shares held by them, and to assess the various depositors in various savings banks the respective sums of money deposited by them. Whether the assessor has or has not assessed to the respective corporations all of their property of every character, and to the…