School District No. 1 v. Joint Township Boards

The power conferred on township boards to alter the boundaries of school districts is restricted by two provisions of the law, one appearing in section 5656 and the other in section 5737, 2 Comp. Laws 1915. Both were amended by Act No. 351, Pub. Acts 1919.

The restriction contained in section 5656 before the amendment read:

“Except that no land which has been taxed for building a schoolhouse shall be set off into another school district for the period of three years thereafter, except by the consent of the owner thereof.”

It now reads:

“Provided, however, That no land which has been taxed for…