Turnbull v. Board of Education

Relator asks for a mandamus to compel respondent to pKDvide for tbe payment of certain orders issued by Union School-District No. 1 in the township of Alpena, for various lawful purposes, before the division of that district took effect.

Originally, and when these orders were issued, that district embraced the townships of Alpena, Wilson and Long Rapids. In 1877 various statutes were passed which were identical in afll important respects so far as this proceeding is concerned, whereby it was provided that the territory in Wilson and Long'Rapids should be set off so that each of those townships…