Hoffield v. Board of Education
Supreme Court of Kansas
Original Proceedings in Mandamus. The facts in this case are as follows: For eight years prior to 1880, the city of Newton was a city of the third class; the territory within the city, together with 13-J sections of land adjacent, was duly organized as School District No. 1, Harvey county, state of Kansas.
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Original Proceedings in Mandamus. The facts in this case are as follows: For eight years prior to 1880, the city of Newton was a city of the third class; the territory within the city, together with 13-J sections of land adjacent, was duly organized as School District No. 1, Harvey county, state of Kansas. While said district was so organized, and on August 11, 1879, Thomas C. Cutler was the director, S. A. Newhall the clerk, and H. Miles the treasurer of the district, and constituted the board thereof. On August 11, 1879, while said officers were assembled as a board, they contracted with…
1Opinion of the Court
*647The opinion of tbe court was delivered by
HortoN, C. J.:
On January 22, 1880, the city of Newton was declared by the public proclamation of the governor to be a city of the second class, and thereafter such city was subject to the provisions of article 11, ch. 122, Laws of 1876, relating to public schools. (Comp. Laws of 1879, pp.- 846, 850.) Prior to that time, the association of the inhabitants of the territorial school limits of the city of Newton, for public school purposes, was named and known as “School District No. 1, Harvey county, Kansas.” After that time, the public schools of said…
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