State v. Board of County Commissioners

The opinion of the court was. delivered by

Hopkins, J.:

This is an original proceeding in mandamus to compel the board of county commissioners of Thomas county to act in conjunction with the county superintendent in disorganizing school *286district No. 29 and to attach it to joint consolidated school district No. 2.

Chapter 228 of the Laws of 1921 provided that, “Whenever any school district shall have failed or neglected to maintain a school for at least seven months in each year for a period of two successive years, such school district shall be disorganized by the county superintendent of public…