People ex rel. Irish v. Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 175

At a special election called by tbe Board of Education of Community Unit School District No. 175, in McDonough and Hancock Counties, three propositions were submitted to the voters of said District. These propositions were: (1) for the purchase of an additional school site, (2) for building a new school building, and (3) for the issuance of bonds in the amount of $515,000 for the purpose of purchasing an additional schoolhouse site and building a new school building.

All 3 of these propositions were carried at the election but by extremely narrow margins.

On February 8, 1954, a petition to…