State Ex Rel. Consolidated School District No. 3 v. Smith

This is an original proceedings in mandamus to compel respondent, as State Auditor, to register one of a series of bonds issued by relator. To respondent’s return, relator filed a motion for a judgment on the pleadings.

Relator is a consolidated school district. On April 20, 1937, an election was held for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters thereof a proposition to authorize its board to incur an indebtedness in the amount of $42,000' for the purpose of'improving its school building, and to evidence such indebtedness by the issuance of its bonds in the above amount for that…