Gibson

This petition arose out of a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by the petitioners herein, who are the owners of certain bonds issued by Reclamation District No. 108.

The petition recites that certain interest coupons of such bonds have matured; that they were presented to the respondent Gibson, who is the duly elected and acting treasurer of the county of Colusa, and as such, is the custodian of the funds of the said reclamation district; that their payment was demanded, and that such payment was refused. The petition further states that there are funds of the district in the hands of said respondent, legally applicable thereto, sufficient to pay all of said coupons of all of the outstanding bonds of said district, due and payable January 1, 1934, and to make additional payments on account of all outstanding coupons maturing July 1, 1934.

The prayer of the petition is that the respondent as such treasurer be required to pay the interest coupons of all outstanding bonds which matured January 1, 1934, in full, and to make a pro rata payment on account of all coupons of all such bonds which matured July 1, 1934. The intervention of Mary E. Morris is effected by a petition in…