Show MANDATE MANDAU WRIT WHir fOR lAND HOARD BOARD SAlARY Law Held Incomplete and Indefinite by Supreme Supreme Supreme Su Su- Su- Su preme Court Holding that that an act passed by the recent legislature for the payment payment pay pay- ment of salaries and expenses of members of ot the state land board out of ot land board funds Lunds is so In Incomplete Incomplete incomplete in- in complete Indefinite and uncertain as to render It inoperative and Incapable in incapable incapable In- In capable of ot execution the supreme court Tuesday denied the application tion lion for a writ of mandate asked for forby forby forby by the board to compel the payment payment pay pay- ment of ot salaries by State Auditor John B. B Holden The opinion was written by Associate Justice D. D N N. Strau p. p State Auditor Holden took the po position position po po- that he was without power to pay the salaries and expenses out of ot funds designated by th tle e legislature legislature legisla legisla- ture and that these disbursements must come come out of the general gereral fund The courts court's decision which holds in effect ct that in the he absence of ot any specific statute payment can be made jut ut of the general fund opens the way for tor the auditor to issue checks to the board me members bers without without with with- out assuming the responsibility which he had refused to shoulder The court ourt therefore denied th the writ |