City of Bradenton v. State Ex Rel. Oliver

An alternative writ of mandamus issued commanding the respondents, city officials, of Bradenton, to pay to relator the amount of $5,Ú00.00 due on bonds held by him. The command of the writ also embraced a requirement that “for want of sufficient funds to pay the amounts due the petitioner” that the city officials do continue to collect the uncollected taxes, delinquent and current, then due,' that had been levied by the city for payment of its bonded debt, and out of the moneys so collected pay in full the claim of relator before making payment of any other claim or claims of bondholders/ and…