Pasadena Junior College District v. Board of Supervisors

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the defendants to levy, assess and extend a tax sufficient to repay the plaintiff junior college districts, moneys expended by them during the school year, 1930-1931, for educating pupils residing in the county of Los Angeles but not in any junior college district.

The plaintiffs are junior college districts organized under the laws of the state of California and the trustees of the respective districts. During the school year 1930-1931, each of the plaintiff junior college districts received in their junior colleges and educated therein, pupils who resided in Los Angeles County and not in any junior college district and expended the following amounts respectively for such purpose:

The superintendent of schools of Los Angeles County on July 20, 1931, pursuant to sections 4.630 to 4.634 of the School Code (as then existing), reported these amounts to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, which, together with the claims of other junior college districts, constituted the amount to be raised for the junior college tuition fund. Among the students who were enrolled in plaintiff junior college districts and the cost of…