The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-09-02
JACKSON TOWNSHIP
SCHOOL BOARD FILES
SUIT AGAINST EHLE

Alleging that Amos z. Ehle of Cam
bridge City, trustee of Jackson town
ship, has refused to assume his du-
ties as ex-officio member of the con-
solidated school township Of Cam
bridge City ard Jackson township,
and that he has unlawfully withdrawn
from the county treasury the school
funds belonging to the consolidated
school township, and has refused to
surrender such funds, the Wayne cir
cult court was petitioned Thursday to
issue a mandate order against Ehle.
The action brought against Ehle Is
entitled: State of Indiana ex rel, Con-
solidated School Township of Cam
bridge City and Jackson Township,
Wayne County, Indiana, Benjamin F.
Wissler as president, and Elbert f.
Huddleston, as treasurer of said Con-
solidated School Township, against
Amos E. Ehle. for mandate.
1t is said in the complaint that in
June, 1919. the constituted authorities
adopted joint resolution to consoii-
date the schools of Cambridge City
and of Jackson township, which ac
ton was approved by a majority of
the voters of the town and of the
township at special elections which
were held separately.
Assume Join. Control.
Following these elections the trus-
tees of the Cambridge City schools
and the trustee of Jackson township
assumed joint control over the consol
idated school system, which manage
ment continued until Aug. 1 this year,
when the elected trustees for the
consolidated schools assumed control,
Mr.. Wissler representing Cambridge
City, Mr.. Huddleston, Jackson town
ship.
1t is stated in the complaint that the
consolidation was effected under 4
state law enacted in 1917, and that
under this law, the township trustee
is to serve as ex-officio member of a
consolidated school board. The CON-
plant states that Mr.. Wissler and MI.
Huddleston, constituting a majority
of the new board, met and elected
Mr. Wissler president and Mr.. Hud-
dleston treasurer, and elected Mr..
Ehle the secretary.
1t is alleged in the complaint that
| Ehle has refused to recognize the con.
| solidation of the town and township
schools, that he has refused to meet
with other trustees of the consolidated
schools or to participate with them in
any way in the management of school
/ affairs.
1t is further alleged that Ehle has
! drawn from the county treasury a
total of $3,121.10 of the funds properly
| belonging to the consolidated school
| township. 1t is averred that Ehle still
| holds these funds unlawfully and that
! he continues to assume control over
| the affairs of the schools of jackson
! township as though they had not been
| consoli dated with the Cambridge City
| schools H 30
| 1t is stated in the complaint that
Wissler and Huddleston have request
| ed and demanded of Ehle that he as
| sumo his duties as secretary of the
consolidated school board, and that he
surrender to the consolidated board
the school funds he holds in his pos
session. Ehle has refused to accede
| to these demands, it is alleged.
| Say He Employed Teachers.
The complaint states that in con
tinuing to assume that he still has
full control over the township schools
Ehle has even employed the teachers
| for these schools.
The complaint concludes with the
declaration that by his actions Ehlt
has apparently created dual contro
over the township schools to the seri
Gus damage to the public and to the
interests of the schools in the town
ship.
The petitioners ask the court for {;
mandate to require Ehle to assume
his duties as a member Of the con
solidated school township board, t,
surrender to the treasurer of tn,
board the school funds now in hi:
hands, and to desist in his action o
assuming full control over the schools
of Jackson township.
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