Pridham

This is an appeal by petitioners from a judgment of the lower court denying them a writ of mandate requiring respondent, as auditor of Los Angeles County, to issue warrants in .their favor upon the county treasurer for additional salary claimed by petitioners as members of the board of supervisors of said county.

It appears that the petitioners, Pridham, Norton, and Hinshaw, were, at the general election held in November, 1912, elected members of the board of supervisors of said county for terms expiring in January, 1917, and petitioners Manning and Butler were elected in November, 1910, to like offices for terms expiring in January, 1915. In March, 1914, Butler resigned, and petitioner Woodley was appointed to fill the office for the unexpired term.

At the November election of 1912, the electors of Los Angeles County, for the purpose of local government, adopted a charter, approved and ratified by the legislature on January 29, 1913 [Stats. 1913, p. 1486], section 4 of which is as follows: “The county of Los Angeles shall have a board of supervisors consisting of five members, each of whom must be an elector of the district which he represents, must reside therein during his…