People ex rel. Hanks v. Benton

The State’s attorney of Macon county by leave of the circuit court filed an information in the nature of quo warranto against appellants, calling upon them to show by what authority Community Consolidated School District No. 154 claims to exist and by what authority appellants claim to hold the office of president and members of the board of education of said district. A general and special demurrer filed to the information was overruled. Appellants then filed a plea setting forth the proceedings for the organization of the consolidated district out of the territory of school districts Nos.…