City of Winter Haven v. State Ex Rel. Baynes

— In this case the command of an alternative writ of mandamus required the City of Winter Haven, through the respondents its designated officials, to pay instanter certain matured bonds held by relator, which became due April 15, 1931. The writ also embraced a separate command to the effect -that in the event there was not sufficient sums of money on hand in the interest or sinking fund with which to pay relator’s bonds, that respondents be required to levy and collect a direct tax upon all the taxable property within the corporate limits of the city, sufficient to fully pay relator’s'…