Petree v. McMurray

The act, entitled “An act to provide for the election of a county superintendent of education for Franklin county,” etc., approved September 24, 1923 (Local Acts, 1923, p. 222), if within the constitutional competency of the Legislature, operated, or will so operate if given effect, to oust appellee, complainant in the trial court, from the office of county superintendent of education to which, prior to the act, he had been duly appointed by the county board of education. 'Statutory authority for appellee’s appointment is found in section 1 of article 6 (p. 588) of the act entitled “An act to…