25-2169.Action by private person; costs.Private persons suing out writs of mandamus, under the provisions of sections 25-2156 to 25-2168, shall be liable for costs as in civil cases.SourceR.S.1867, Code § 3, p. 279; R.S.1913, § 8284; C.S.1922, § 9237; C.S.1929, § 20-2169; R.S.1943, § 25-2169.