Prior to the issuance of any bonds, the commission may commence in the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the City and County of San Francisco, a special proceeding to determine the right to issue the bonds and their validity. Such proceedings shall be instituted and prosecuted in the same manner as provided by Sections 860 to 870, inclusive, of the Code of Civil Procedure, as these sections now read or may hereafter be amended to read, and these sections shall apply to and govern all such proceedings instituted under this chapter. Such proceeding shall be a proceeding in rem and the judgment rendered therein shall be conclusive against all persons whomsoever.