Rayfield v. People ex rel. McElvain

Citations

• 144 Ill. 332
• 33 N.E. 188

Syllabus

<p>1. Schools — forming new districts — territory in different townships. Under section 51 of article 3 of the revised School law of 1889 the several boards of trustees of different townships, in forming a new district by detaching territory from two or more districts in different townships, must act in conformity with that section. The different boards must act concurrently upon the petition and not jointly.</p> <p>3. Same — trustees of schools — joint meetings. There is no authority of law given to call or organize joint meetings of the trustees of schools of several townships, or for the transaction of business by such a body.</p> <p>3. Quo warranto — against acting school directors — sufficiency of plea. A plea to an information in the nature of quo warranto against persons assuming to act as school directors of an alleged school district in two or more townships, that at the regular meeting in April, 1890, of each of the boards of trustees of each of said townships, a petition for the formation of the new district was presented to said respective boards, and that they, upon due consideration, granted the prayer of the petition, is not sufficient. It is but a statement of a conclusion, and sets forth no facts from which it can be seen what was done by the several boards.</p>