Chestnut v. Wells

Under and by virtue of the provisions of article 2817%, Rev. Statutes 1922 Supp. (article 2806, Rev. St. 1925), the county judge of Clay county ordered an election to be held on the same day in each of three common school districts situated in that county, designated as common school districts Nos. 36, 72, and 79, for the purpose of determining whether or not those districts should be consolidated for school purposes. The order so made was upon a petition of the required number of legally qualified voters of each of those districts, and was in all respects regular. In the election held in…