Lemaire v. Henderson

Hart, C. J.,

(after stating the facts). This appeal questions the constitutionality of an act of the Legislature of 1927, providing, by a vote of the people, a county unit school system in counties having a population exceeding 75,000. Acts of 1927, page 531. Section 1 provides that the act shall apply only to counties which, according to the last Federal census preceding the election herein provided for, have a population of 75,000 or over.

Section 2 provides that, upon the petition of not less than one hundred qualified electors of any county in this State, the county hoard of education…