Randolph v. County of Stanislaus

pro tem.—The plaintiffs, as taxpayers, bring this action to obtain an injunction restraining the board of supervisors of Stanislaus County from calling an election to elect directors of a proposed public utility district, known as the Stanislaus Public Utility District, and from expending the moneys of said county for holding said election.

The court, after trial, refused to issue an injunction, and entered judgment for the defendants for their costs. The plaintiffs appeal.

The said public utility district is described as being “composed of all the territory within the Modesto Irrigation District and the Turlock Irrigation District which is within the County of Stanislaus, State of California, including all the municipalities therein, namely, the City of Modesto and the City of Turlock.”

From the record it appears that after proper petitions had been filed with the board of supervisors and with the clerk of each of said cities, elections had been held, and the returns certified to the board of supervisors, and thereafter said board, after reciting the filing of said petitions and the elections held thereon, entered its order as follows:

The complaint alleges that thereafter,…