Horsefall v. School District
Missouri Court of Appeals
Writ of error to Dent Circuit Court. — Eon. L. B. Wood-side, Judge. (1) The election was.also illegal because tbe ballots were illegal and did not have printed thereon the language expressly provided by the statute. R. S. 1899, sec. 9752; People ex rel. y. Hanson, 36 N. E. 998; Union Co. y. Ussery, 35 N. E. 618. (2) Provisions of the statute prescribing the kind of ticket to be used bv the voter are mandatory. Hope v. Flentge, 140 Mo. 402; McCay y.
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Writ of error to Dent Circuit Court. — Eon. L. B. Wood-side, Judge. (1) The election was.also illegal because tbe ballots were illegal and did not have printed thereon the language expressly provided by the statute. R. S. 1899, sec. 9752; People ex rel. y. Hanson, 36 N. E. 998; Union Co. y. Ussery, 35 N. E. 618. (2) Provisions of the statute prescribing the kind of ticket to be used bv the voter are mandatory. Hope v. Flentge, 140 Mo. 402; McCay y. Minner, 154 Mo. 616; West v. Ross, 53 Mo. 350; Led-better y. Hall, 62 Mo. 432. (3) The school board has no authority to establish or create a high…
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
Action by injunction to restrain defendants who are the board of directors of the school district of Salem from issuing bonds of the district in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars. A temporary writ was issued, and, on trial, this was dissolved and the issues found for defendants. Plaintiff brings the case here by writ of error.
A special election was held in the district on May 8, 1909. There were two orders of the board calling the election, one .to vote on a proposition to issue bonds of the district in the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars for the purpose of erecting a high school…
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