State ex inf. Carnahan v. Jones
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from Carter Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) It is not necessary under the Laws of 1913, p. 722, sec. 3, that the petition of qualified voters to the county superintendent should be signed by a petitioner or petitioners from each of the school districts affected by the organization of a consolidated schools district organized in response to such petition.
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Appeal from Carter Circuit Court. — Hon. W. N. Evans, Judge. (1) It is not necessary under the Laws of 1913, p. 722, sec. 3, that the petition of qualified voters to the county superintendent should be signed by a petitioner or petitioners from each of the school districts affected by the organization of a consolidated schools district organized in response to such petition. State ex rel. v. Job, 205 Mo. 28; Instructions of State Superintendent of Schools under Sec. 10837, School Laws 1913, p. 52; Instructions of State Superintendent of Schools, School Laws, p. 93. (2) The School Laws, being…
1Opinion of the CourtBlair, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the circuit court of Carter county in favor of informant in a proceeding in quo warranto, instituted by the prosecuting attorney, to oust appellants from office as directors of Consolidated School District No. 2 in that county.
By the pleadings and admissions in open court the only questions for solution by the trial court were: (1) whether, when it is proposed to establish a consolidated school district under the Act of March 14, 1913, the petition to the county superintendent must be signed by qualified voters of every district to be affected ; (2)…
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