Stephens v. Richardson

Petitioners pray for writ of mandate directed to the state treasurer requiring him to cancel certain bonds of the state of California prepared by him pursuant to the provisions of section 2 of article XVI of the constitution of the state of California, which authorized the issuance and sale of forty thousand bonds of one thousand dollars each. Petitioners' prayer is based upon the amendment to the constitution adopted by the people of the state at the election November 2, 1920, wherein a new section, number 3, was added to article XVI of the constitution, which provided, among other things,…