Long Beach City School District v. Payne

This is a proceeding in mandamus to compel the respondent county auditor to credit to the acccount of the petitioning school district the percentages imposed by law on account of delinquent payment of taxes levied for school district purposes, and collected by the county officers, and reported to the auditor between July 1, 1931, and June 30, 1932. The delinquent percentages for that period amounted to $5,798.47 and were credited by the auditor to the general fund of the county, where they now' remain.

In their return to the alternative writ the respondents have interposed a general demurrer…