State v. Kessler
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court. — Hon. Berry (?. Thurman, Judge. (1) Section 9763, Revised Statutes 1899, provides among other things, that a schoolhouse may be used for religious, literary or other public purposes, when demanded by a majority of the voters of such district voting at an annual or special meeting where such question is submitted, etc. (2) Section 1889 of the Revised Statutes provides against the wrongful entry of said schoolhouse.
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Appeal from Vernon Circuit Court. — Hon. Berry (?. Thurman, Judge. (1) Section 9763, Revised Statutes 1899, provides among other things, that a schoolhouse may be used for religious, literary or other public purposes, when demanded by a majority of the voters of such district voting at an annual or special meeting where such question is submitted, etc. (2) Section 1889 of the Revised Statutes provides against the wrongful entry of said schoolhouse. State v. Tutt, 63 Mo. 601, 602. (3) When the board of directors makes an order closing the schoolhouse, after it has been opened by the voters, it…
1Opinion of the CourtJohnson, J.
On information of the prosecuting attorney of Vernon county, defendants were tried and convicted for the commission of an offense in violation of section 1889, Revised Statutes 1899. The charge is that on January 8, 1908, defendants unlawfully entered the Stanton schoolhouse located in District No. 30, Badger township, Vernon county. Defendants were members of a literary society which had been.using the schoolhouse for its meetings and entertainments pursuant to a resolution passed by a majority of the voters of the school district at an annual meéting.
Section 9763, Revised Statutes 1899,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Pugh v. School District No. 5Missouri Court of Appeals · 1905
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