Harris v. Cook

Citations

• 119 Cal. 454
• 51 P. 692
• 1897 Cal. LEXIS 919

Syllabus

<p>Delinquent Tax List—Authobitt fob Publication—Allowance of Illegal Claim by Supebvisobs—Manbamus to Auditob.—The tax collector has no authority to contract for the publication of the delinquent tax list, and where the board of supervisors of the county did not contract for the publication thereof with the lowest bidder after ten days’ public notice, in pursuance of section 3766 of the Political Oode, such board had no authority to allow and approve a claim for the publication thereof by order of the tax collector, and mandamus will not lie to the auditor to compel the drawing of a warrant for such illegal claim.</p>