State Ex Rel. Jones v. Byers

This is an appeal from a decree denying relator’s petition for an order restraining the holding of an election upon a proposition to dissolve a certain school district and in its place form a new one by consolidation of several others.

The facts are not disputed and may be summarized as follows: Chapter 248, p. 833, Laws of 1941 (Rem. Supp. 1941, §4709-1 [P. P. C. § 900-1] et seq.), relating to the formation of school districts, became effective April 1, 1941. Section 5 of the act (Rem. Supp. 1941, § 4709-5 [P. P. C. § 900-9]) provides that the various county committees created by the act…