Martin

Defendants, the County of Contra Costa and the members of its board of supervisors, have appealed from a judgment directing the issuance of peremptory writ of mandate commanding them to compensate and provide benefits for the plaintiffs, six employees of the Municipal Court of the Richmond Judicial District, equal to and with the same effective date as other county employees, and awarding each of the plaintiffs, as against the county, a sum equal to $10 per month as a uniform allowance for each month he was employed during the period between September 8, 1966 and November 2,1967.

The controversy stems from provisions found in the statute governing municipal courts in Contra Costa County. (Gov. Code, tit. 8, ch. 10, art. 2, §§ 73340-73362.) Section 73349 provides in part, “Except as otherwise provided in this article, all employments of any municipal court and marshal’s office now established or which may be established in Contra Costa County shall be compensated and receive other benefits in accordance with the provisions of the salary ordinance of the county governing other county employments. Any subsequent change in benefits provided by the salary ordinance to…