In re Barr
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 415, Jau. T., 1897, by S. W. Swisher et al., from order of C. P. Lancaster County, Trust Book 16, p. 377, removing school directors. Mitchell, J., dissents. Rule on school directors to show cause why they should not be removed.
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Appeal, No. 415, Jau. T., 1897, by S. W. Swisher et al., from order of C. P. Lancaster County, Trust Book 16, p. 377, removing school directors. Mitchell, J., dissents. Rule on school directors to show cause why they should not be removed. The facts appear by the opinion of Bkübaker, J., which was as follows: This is a rule to show cause on the present board of school directors of Colerain township, in this county, why they should not be removed from office by the court, and others appointed in their stead till the next annual election. The rule is based upon the report of the inspector…
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Opinion by
Mr. Justice Dean,
This was a proceeding under the act of June 6, 1893, to *127remove the board of school directors of Colerain township school district, Lancaster county, for neglect and refusal to provide suitable sehoolhouses within the district to accommodate all the school children residing therein. The court appointed an inspector as provided by the act, who took much testimony on both sides, and in a very careful report finds that the averments of the petition are true. On the report being presented to the court additional testimony was taken in the shape of depositions; the court…
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