Jenkins

This was an action to compel defendant by mandamus to draw his warrant for the sum of $503.16 in favor of plaintiffs, on the county treasurer of Sacramento county.

Plaintiff had judgment, from which and from the order denying his motion to set aside and vacate the judgment, defendant appeals.

It appears, from the finding marked IX, that the board of supervisors, on August 6, 1907, duly passed an order declaring that it was necessary that a bonded indebtedness be incurred “for the purposes hereinafter stated,” and, to that end, the board ordered that a special election be held “for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the county of Sacramento the question of issuance of bonds for the purpose of creating an indebtedness of $660,000 for the purpose of erecting and constructing a new county courthouse, and in connection therewith a new county jail, in the said county of Sacramento; and also for the sum of $600,000 for the purpose of building and constructing roads and highways in said Sacramento county; and also for the sum of $225,000 for the purpose of building and constructing bridges in said Sacramento county. Said amounts above specified and said purposes so…