Rice v. McClellan

The petitioners, who allege that they are “the duly appointed, confirmed, qualified and acting members of the board of trustees of the La B aliona High School District, formerly Union High School District,” have instituted an original proceeding in mandate to compel the board of supervisors of the county of Los Angeles to include in the annual levy a special tax on property within certain territory of the county, on the theory that such territory constitutes La Ballona High School District. The board of supervisors has refused to levy the tax on the ground that the district did not, at any…