In re Light

The petitioners, five in number, ask for the allowance of a writ of certiorari for the purpose of reviewing the legality of an order made by the state superintendent of public instruction removing them from office as members of the board of education of the Dunkirk union free school district in Chautauqua county.

The district in question is not limited by the boundaries of the city of Dunkirk, but takes in the entire town of Dunkirk, which comprises a considerable area of territory outside of the city limits.

It appears that this board of education is composed of eight members, and that a…