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Appeal from judgment directing issuance of peremptory writ of mandate requiring appellant City of Pomona and its officers to terminate all proceedings for annexation to said city of inhabited territory designated as “Brea Canyon Addition.’’

The proceeding was initiated by resolution of January 3, 1961, which was followed by resolution 61-47 passed on March 6, 1961, fixing a time and place for protests by property owners. As later amended this resolution fixed June 5, 1961, at 8 p. m. as the time for hearing protests. Section 35120, Government Code, as it then stood, read in pertinent part as follows: “At any time not later than the hour set for hearing objections to the election, any owner of property within the territory may make a written protest against the election. If at the time set for hearing objections to the election, there are insufficient protests to terminate further proceedings, supplemental protests may be filed within 10 days thereafter. The protest shall state the name of the owner of the property affected and the street address or other description of the property sufficient to identify it on the last equalized assessment roll. ... As used in this article,…