Dist. Township of Williams v. Dist. Township of Jackson
Supreme Court of Iowa
Appeal from Calhoun District Court. The jurisdiction of defendant formerly extended over four congressional townships. In 1870, plaintiff was created by the division of this territory into two civil townships. This action is brought to enforce a division of the assets, between the old and new districts, which were held by the old at the time plaintiff was created.
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Appeal from Calhoun District Court. The jurisdiction of defendant formerly extended over four congressional townships. In 1870, plaintiff was created by the division of this territory into two civil townships. This action is brought to enforce a division of the assets, between the old and new districts, which were held by the old at the time plaintiff was created. Plaintiff claims that, in making the division, not only money and personal property held by defendant, but also the school-houses, are to be regarded as assets of which an equitable division is required by law to be made between the…
1Opinion of the Court
Beck, Oh. J.
—I. Section 4, chapter 172, acts Ninth General Assembly, is as follows: “ When any district township *218shall be divided into two or more entire townships for civil purposes, the existing board of directors shall continue to act for both or all of the new districts until the next regular sub-district election thereafter, at which time the new district township shall organize by the election of directors. The respective boards of directors shall, immediately after such organization, make an equitable division of the then existing assets and liabilities between the old and new…
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