School District v. Bennett
Supreme Court of Arkansas
APPEAL from Clay Circuit Court, Eastern District. J. E. Riddick, Judge. 1. Sec. 6206 Mansf. Dig. was amended by Acts 1887, p-231, by changing the time from ten days from October 15th to ten days from the May meeting. Rodery having been notified of his election, and having accepted the office, was sworn in to succeed Baker. This May meeting is clothed with authority to count the ballots and notify any elector of his. election as director. 43 Ark., 413 ; Mansf.
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APPEAL from Clay Circuit Court, Eastern District. J. E. Riddick, Judge. 1. Sec. 6206 Mansf. Dig. was amended by Acts 1887, p-231, by changing the time from ten days from October 15th to ten days from the May meeting. Rodery having been notified of his election, and having accepted the office, was sworn in to succeed Baker. This May meeting is clothed with authority to count the ballots and notify any elector of his. election as director. 43 Ark., 413 ; Mansf. Dig., secs. 6224 — 6. Rodney was at least director de facto. p Am. Dec., 30. 2. Acts of officers of quasi municipal corporations are of…
1Opinion of the CourtHemingway, J.
Baker, Pollard and McCleskey were directors of the appellant school district, when the annual district meeting convened in May, 1887. Baker was the senior member of the board, and Rodery was elected by the meeting to succeed him. The vote was canvassed and the result declared, when Rodery announced that he would accept the office. At some subsequent time, Rodery took some kind of oral affidavit before a justice of the peace; but he did not “ subscribe to the oath prescribed for officers by the Constitution of this State,” “ and file it in the office of the Clerk of the County Court ” until…
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