State Ex Rel. Agricultural Extension Service v. Miller

This is a mandamus action. The county board of Gage County refused to approve and to set aside in the general fund of the county a budget of $11,100 which had been adopted by the board of directors of the Agricultural Extension Service of Gage County, Nebraska, and submitted to the county board. The district court refused to compel the appropriation and the Agricultural Extension Service appeals. We reverse the judgment and remand the cause.

Section 2-1604, R. R. S. 1943, provides for a county election on the question: “Shall an appropriation be made annually from the general fund of the…