State Ex Rel. Agneberg v. Peterson

The sole question presented on tliis appeal is whether the office of school treasurer in a special school district, lying partly without an incorporated village, is elective or appointive. The relator contends that such office is elective and asserts that he has been duly elected to such office. The respondent, on the other hand, contends that the office is appointive, and asserts that the alleged election of the relator was void and of no effect. It is conceded that the answer to the question in dispute must be found in the statutes of this state.

In 1911 the school laws of this state were…