County of Los Angeles v. Payne

— The petitioner seeks a writ of mandate directing the County Auditor of Los Angeles County, H. A. Payne, to countersign the bonds of the Los Angeles County Water Works District No. 9. The respondent Payne and the respondent Alleman, a taxpayer of the district, have appeared by demurrer, so that for the purposes hereof we may refer to the petition for the facts. It appears therefrom that on January 11, 1926, a petition for the formation of the water works district signed by the requisite number of freeholders was presented to the board of supervisors, together with the map and bond as…