Johnson v. Williams
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for a Writ of Mandate directed to the County Auditor of the County of Sacramento. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court. E. S. Waehhorst, District Attorney, W. H. Devlin, and J. B. Devine, for Petitioners.
1Opinion of the CourtAngellotti, J.
This is a proceeding instituted in this court to obtain a peremptory writ of mandate requiring the defendant to attest and sign, as auditor of Sacramento County, certain proposed bonds of said county, which have been ordered issued by the board of supervisors, after such issuance had been authorized by the electors of the county at a special election held in the manner provided by the constitution and statutes. The auditor’s refusal to perform this official action is based on his claims that the bonds cannot be legally issued, and the matter was submitted for decision upon a demurrer to the…
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