San Gabriel County Water District v. Richardson

This is an original proceeding wherein the petitioner seeks a writ of mandate requiring respondent, as president of the San Gabriel County Water District, to execute certain bonds voted by electors of the district.

Petitioner is a county water district, regularly incorporated under the provisions of the act of June 10, 1913 (Stats. 1913, p. 1049), as amended, providing for the incorporation, organization, and management of county water districts, and the respondent is its president. On December 19, 1922, an election was held, at which time the electors of said district and those residing within a certain described area voted to annex the territory last mentioned; and on April 17, 1923, an election was held wherein all the qualified electors of said consolidated district and those of an additional area also voted for annexation of the latter territory. It is conceded that in each instance the provisions of sections 3 and 25 of said act were complied with; the former section provides for the original incorporation of such districts, and the latter for annexation. Section 25 reads as follows, with our italics:

The bond election here in controversy was held December 11, 1923, and…