Wentz v. Bowdle Ind. School Dist.

A petition was filed with the clerk of the circuit court of Edmunds county, in compliance with the provisions of chapter 175, Laws of 1923, to organize and form a common school district from territory embraced within independent school district of Bowdle, being school district No. 9 of Edmunds county, S. D. The petition was in due form and had the requisite number of qualified signers, with a plat attached, and requested the formation of 'the new district in accordance with the plat. The proposed new district embraced the required territory, and that portion of the old district which the…