People ex rel. Butler v. Simpson
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery county; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. This is a proceeding by quo warranto for the purpose of inquiring into the legal existence of a union school district, alleged to have been formed out of parts of four school districts theretofore existing; and for the purpose of ascertaining and determining, whether or not the new school district was legally formed and organized.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery county; the Hon. Robert B. Shirley, Judge, presiding. This is a proceeding by quo warranto for the purpose of inquiring into the legal existence of a union school district, alleged to have been formed out of parts of four school districts theretofore existing; and for the purpose of ascertaining and determining, whether or not the new school district was legally formed and organized. The petition for leave to file an information in the nature of a quo tuarranto against the appellees, who assumed to be school directors of the new district, charges…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Magruder
By section 46 of article 3 of chapter 122 of the Revised Statutes entitled “Schools,” it is provided that “trustees of schools in newly organized townships shall lay off the township into one or more school districts, to suit the wishes or convenience of a majority of the inhabitants of the township, and shall prepare * * * a map of the township, on which map shall be designated the district or districts,” etc. Section 47 provides, that, “in a township where such division into districts has been made, the said trustees may, in their discretion, at the regular meeting in April, when petitioned…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. School Directors v. AllenIllinois Supreme Court · 1895