Source or Prior Law:

L. 1861, ch. 76, art. 3, § 1; L. 1863, ch. 56, § 5; L. 1867, ch. 123, § 1; G.S. 1868, ch. 92, § 19; L. 1876, ch. 122, art. 3, § 11; L. 1885, ch. 181, § 1; L. 1905, ch. 381, § 1; L. 1907, ch. 318, § 1; L. 1909, ch. 214, § 1; 72-407, 72-502, 72-1006.

CASE ANNOTATIONS

1. County commissioners cannot reduce school-tax levy made by district. Seward v. Rheiner, 2 Kan. App. 95, 109, 43 P. 423.

2. Authority to erect schoolhouse; liability of district. School District v. Brown, 2 Kan. App. 309, 310, 43 P. 102.

3. Inhabitants, qualified to vote, may designate new site for schoolhouse. Moore v. The State, 9 Kan. App. 489, 491, 58 P. 1004.

4. Designation of schoolhouse site; right of alternative selection provided. Moore v. The State, 9 Kan. App. 489, 491, 58 P. 1004.

5. District bound by contract of board for repairs. Conklin v. School District No. 37, 22 Kan. 521, 525.

6. Electors of school district may ratify irregular acts of board. School District v. Swayze, 29 Kan. 211, 216.

7. Word "appendage" should be construed broadly; well a necessary appendage. Hemme v. School District, 30 Kan. 377, 381, 1 P. 104.

8. Right of district to levy tax must clearly appear. Railway Co. v. Alexander, 63 Kan. 72, 74, 64 P. 978.

9. Erection of schoolhouse; power of district meeting to suspend work. The State v. Umbarger, 69 Kan. 66, 69, 76 P. 429.

10. School-district officer must reside in district; change of boundaries. School District v. Wolf, 78 Kan. 805, 810, 98 P. 237.

11. Control of litigation; authority of director and district meeting considered. School District v. School District, 79 Kan. 407, 409, 99 P. 620.

12. Power of annual meeting to levy taxes; effect of mistake. School District v. School District, 80 Kan. 641, 103 P. 126.

13. Powers of annual school meeting; calling of special meetings. The State v. School District, 80 Kan. 667, 670, 103 P. 136.

14. School warrants, drawn on empty treasury, become floating debt. Bank v. School District, 102 Kan. 98, 103, 169 P. 202.

15. Notice of special school-district meeting; purchase of additional site. Griebel v. School District, 110 Kan. 317, 321, 203 P. 718.

16. School districts may acquire more than one schoolhouse site. Griebel v. School District, 110 Kan. 317, 321, 203 P. 718.

17. Annual meeting has no power to prescribe course of study. The State, ex rel., v. School District, 112 Kan. 66, 67, 209 P. 665.

18. Voters may determine number of teachers at annual meeting. State, ex rel., v. School District, 121 Kan. 573, 574, 249 P. 594.

19. Tax may be voted at annual meeting to pay floating indebtedness. State, ex rel., v. School District, 121 Kan. 573, 575, 249 P. 594.

20. Taxpayer may enjoin excessive levy voted at annual meeting. Jackson v. Consolidated School District, 123 Kan. 325, 326, 255 P. 87.

21. Teacher's contract made prior to annual meeting held void. Calloway v. Atlanta Rural High School, 129 Kan. 659, 661, 284 P. 377.

22. Ratification of excess cost of building; district cannot escape liability. Farmers State Bank v. School District, 134 Kan. 47, 51, 4 P.2d 404.

23. Cited in holding board may oppose boundary change and hire attorney. Wagner v. School District, 138 Kan. 428, 430, 432, 434, 26 P.2d 588.

24. Board cannot sell school property without consent of electors; board's powers statutory. Rose v. School District No. 94, 162 Kan. 720, 724, 179 P.2d 181.

25. Common-school districts cannot segregate colored pupils from white pupils. Webb v. School District, 167 Kan. 395, 401, 206 P.2d 1066.

26. Common-school district may maintain two schoolhouses and designate attendance areas. Webb v. School District, 167 Kan. 395, 401, 206 P.2d 1066.

27. Mentioned; administration of oath provisions of K.S.A. 72-405 held mandatory. State, ex rel., v. Reed, 175 Kan. 142, 146, 259 P.2d 238.

28. Discussed; petition attacking validity of bond election proceedings examined and held sufficient. Tyler v. Common School District No. 76, 177 Kan. 387, 393, 395, 279 P.2d 302.