People ex rel. Att'y Gen. v. Caruthers Sch. Dist.

Citations

• 102 Cal. 184
• 36 P. 396
• 1894 Cal. LEXIS 615

Syllabus

<p>School Law—Election tor Bonds tor Sohoolhouse—Joint Submission to Voters.—A school district may secure funds to purchase a lot and build a sohoolhouse thereon either by direct tax or by the issuance and sale of bonds, but in either case it can only do so after a vote of the district to that effect, and the question of the buying of a lot and the building of a sohoolhouse should properly be submitted to the voters-jointly with the question of the issuance of bonds or voting of the tax.</p> <p>Id.—Conduct of Election—Compliance With Statute—Validity.— The election, as a whole, must be conducted according to the requirements of the statute; and, if not, it is insufficient to form the basis for- ■ any future proceedings; and the election cannot be treated as a favorable expression of the voters of the district looking toward the purchase of a lot and the erection of the building if the election for bonds is. invalid.</p> <p>Id.—Improper Notice of Election.—A notice of election in a school district must clearly state the particular place where the election is to be held, and where the notice is so contradictory and misleading that it failed to satisfy the statute, the election is invalid.</p>