Woosley v. Commissioners of Davidson County
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendant from Webb, J., at chambers, 14 October, 1921, from DavidsoN. Controversy without action, heard upon an agreed statement of facts, the material and controlling parts of which are as follows; “1. That the board of education of Davidson County in meeting duly assembled on 16 February, 1921, created or attempted to create a school district, to be known as the Lexington High School District, by adopting the following resolution, by unanimous vote, all the…
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Appeal by defendant from Webb, J., at chambers, 14 October, 1921, from DavidsoN. Controversy without action, heard upon an agreed statement of facts, the material and controlling parts of which are as follows; “1. That the board of education of Davidson County in meeting duly assembled on 16 February, 1921, created or attempted to create a school district, to be known as the Lexington High School District, by adopting the following resolution, by unanimous vote, all the commissioners present and voting: “ ‘Be it resolved by the board of education of Davidson County, that it is in the opinion…
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
It is conceded at the outset that the board of education and the commissioners of Davidson County have not proceeded under C. S., 5511, for the establishment of a central high school, or high schools in a township, as provided by said section. It should also be noted that the resolution of the board of education, purporting to create the Lexington High School District, and the two special acts of the Legislature relating thereto, were all passed prior to the enactment, on 8 March, 1921, of ch. 119, Public Laws 1921, amending the public school law of the State. Hence, the validity of the…
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