Town of Mill Valley v. House
California Supreme Court
APPLICATION for Writ of Mandate to the Treasurer of the Town of Mill Valley, County of Marin. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHenshaw, J.
This is an application for mandate against the respondent, as treasurer of the town of Mill Valley, to compel him to countersign certain municipal bonds and the interest coupons attached thereto. He justifies his refusal upon the ground that the bond issue is illegal and void. The propositions presented by him in this regard are two.
1. The bonds were issued under the Municipal Improvement Act of 1901. (Stats. 1901, p. 27.). The earlier act of 1889 contained no provision for the doing of “street work.” The act of 1901 expressly empowers the authorities to issue bonds for “street work.” The act…
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