Show SELL SELLING NO SCHOOL PROP PROPER this TBS facts respecting a case in w trustees are about to dispose of r re under circumstances which w render the transfer of question quentio validity have bare been stated to us have suggested some comma comments to 0 subject it appears that the prop pro payers of the school district to about seven years ago vote d vor ver of having the trustees sell selice ce real estate belon belonging ng to the dis the trustees did not receive an d forthe for the property which was de deeff satisfactory and consequently the was not made at the time it is proposed that the trustees shall ui u the authority of a vote rote taken a years ago sell the property school c hool property can be lawt lawfully only when two thirds of the prof ro taxpayers tax payers of the district distri t p presen ta e a regular regular or special school sc h y mee me called for that purpose vote in t fi of the sale C the notice calling meeting at which the vote is t should distinctly state that the pr to sell property describing will be submitted to the meeting minutes of the meeting should carefully taken approved by the na ing before adjournment properly corded and duty duly certified to should distinctly show that at least two thirds of the votes east cast at the meeting were in favor ol of the sale an unimpeachable record of this charac chirac character will render valid a transfer ol of property by trustees the sale should be made within a reasonable time after the holding of the meeting at which it is authorized what a reasonable time would be would depend upon the circumstances of the case suc such h a period of time as might or probably would be consumed by a private person firm or corporation in effecting a like transaction under macler like circumstances alter the same had been decided a upon oon or ordered would be held to be reasonable but it is 18 unreasonable to presume that a school mee meeting ting held this year would vote in favor ot of a sale of property to be effected seven years hence the lapse of so long a period would undoubtedly be held to annul the authorization taxpayers who constituted the two thirds voting for a sale seven years aso ago might not be such a majority today circumstances might exist now which did not seven years ago and anck which make thestle the sale undesirable the men holding the positions of trustees are probably not the same ones who were trustees seven years ago which fact might under certain circumstances form a very important element in the question especially if a trustee should become a purchaser or be interested in a purchase ft |