McDonald

Appellants, as the Board of Trustees of Biggs Union High School in the County of Butte, filed their petition herein praying for a writ of mandate directed to the respondent as the Auditor of the County of Butte to levy a tax upon the property of the Union High School District sufficient in amount to produce the sum hereinafter stated. The petition sets forth the fact of the organization and existence of the Biggs Union High School District; the official capacity of the petitioners and also of the respondent; the fact that during the year 1925 and at the time specified in the code for taking such action the petitioners prepared and submitted a budget of the amount of money required for maintaining said High School District for the year beginning June 30, 1925, and ending on June 30, 1926; that said budget was submitted to the superintendent of schools; by him, after the performance of certain duties required by the law, approved and thereafter said budget was duly submitted to the board of supervisors of said county; that by the budget so submitted it was ascertained and set forth that the sum of $25,502.50 was the amount necessary to maintain said High School District during the…