In Re Validation Bonds of Orange Grove Consol. School Dist.

There are 161 qualified electors residing in the Orange Grove Consolidated School District in Harrison County. On June 9,1939; a petition signed by 133 of the aforesaid electors was presented to the board of supervisors praying for the issuance of the bonds of the district in the sum of $30,000 to provide funds to erect, repair, and equip school buildings. The petition did not request that an election be called, but, for the sole authority relied on, referred specifically to Section 6643, Code 1930, which section is in the following language: ‘ ‘ O'n petition of the majority of the qualified…