State ex rel. Blackburn v. Smith
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court. — Hon. Richabd Field, Judge. STATEMENT OE THE CASE BY GILL, JUDGE. This is a mandamus proceeding, begun in October, 1894, the purpose of which was to compel defendants, as directors of Houstonia school district in Pettis county, Missouri, to place the names of Henry Rhodes’ children upon the enumeration list of school children of said district for the year 1894, and to compel defendants, as such directors, to establish a school in said…
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Appeal from the Pettis Circuit Court. — Hon. Richabd Field, Judge. STATEMENT OE THE CASE BY GILL, JUDGE. This is a mandamus proceeding, begun in October, 1894, the purpose of which was to compel defendants, as directors of Houstonia school district in Pettis county, Missouri, to place the names of Henry Rhodes’ children upon the enumeration list of school children of said district for the year 1894, and to compel defendants, as such directors, to establish a school in said district for colored children, for the year beginning in the fall of 1894; relators alleging and contending that said…
1Opinion of the CourtGill, J.
The school law of Missouri requires the establishment and maintenance of separate free schools for colored children. R. S. 1889, secs. 7999, 8002, 8003. *318It is made the duty of the school board of each district, “when there are within any school district in this state fifteen or more colored children of school age, as shown by the last enumeration, *** to establish and maintain,- within such school district, a separate free school for said colored children,” having the same length of term, privileges, and advantages as are provided for white children. R. S., sec. 8003. The enumeration here…
2Cited by3 opinions
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