Helvering v. McDougal
Supreme Court of Arkansas
'Appeal from ‘White Circuit 'Court; J. M. Jackson, Judge; The county -court has no power to detach, or take away, a part of a -single school district and add it to a common school district. 60 Ark. 124; Kirby’s Dig., § ), 7668, 7540-7543.
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Appellants prosecute this appeal to reverse a judgment of the circuit court in the matter of the creation of -School District No. 33 in White County, Arkansas.
The 'County ¡court in creating the district took away from Bradford .Single -School District -a part of its territory -and used it in the formation of District No. 33.
We have heretofore held that the county court has no power to 'dismentber a single school district by taking away a part of its territory and adding it to or forming a common school district with it and other territory. Cotter Special School District No. 50 v. District No.…
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