State v. Womack

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dunbar, J. —

Under the provisions of chapter 12 of the Laws of 1889-90, approved March 27, 1890, and which by reason of the emergency clause went into effect upon its approval, the governor appointed four person®, vho, *20together with the superintendent of public instruction, were to be denominated the board of education of the state. Among other things it was made the duty of the board at their first regular meeting in June, 1890, to adopt a uniform series of text books for the use of the common schools of the state, and to enter into a contract with the…