Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 274.4 (2026)

Record of reorganization filed

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When an election on the proposition of organizing, reorganizing, enlarging, or changing the boundaries of any school corporation, or on the proposition of dissolving a school district, carries by the required statutory margin, or the boundary lines of contiguous school corporations are changed by the concurrent action of the respective boards of directors, the secretary of the school corporation shall file a written description of the new boundaries of the school corporation in the office of the county auditor of each county in which any portion of the school corporation lies. [C24, 27, 31, 35, §4193; C39, §4123.4; C46, 50, 54, §274.5; C58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §274.4] Referred to in §275.22

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1953–1961 · leading case: Swan Lake Consol. Sch. Dist. v. Consol. Sch. Dist., 58 N.W.2d 349 (Iowa 1953).

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Swan Lake Consol. Sch. Dist. v. Consol. Sch. Dist., 58 N.W.2d 349 (Iowa 1953). · cites it 32× “In addition, it shall be considered that the defendant school district further pleads that the action in quo warranto is barred by the provisions of Code section 274.4. By reply (if reply is necessary) plaintiff denies the provisions of that section apply as a defense, either in…”

Anderson v. Hadley, 63 N.W.2d 234 (Iowa 1954). “For the purpose of bringing quo warranto questioning the legality of the organization of any school district the corporation shall be deemed duly organized and to have commenced the exercise of its franchises when the president of the board of directors has been elected.”

Turnis v. Bd. of Educ. of Jones Cnty., 109 N.W.2d 198 (Iowa 1961). “Sections 274.4 and 274.5. The petition for the reorganization of the Monticello Community School District was filed November 3, 1958.”

State ex rel. Cox v. Consol. Indep. Sch. Dist., 68 N.W.2d 305 (Iowa 1955). · cites it 2× “Defendants argue strenuously that there should be a reversal under Code section 274.4 which provides: “No action shall be brought questioning the legality of the organization of any school district * * * after the exercise of the franchises and privileges * * * for the term of…”

State ex rel. Freese v. Mid-Prairie Reorganized Cmty. Sch. Dist., 93 N.W.2d 109 (Iowa 1958). · cites it 3× “In accordance with the provisions of section 274.4, 1958 Iowa Code, the County Superintendent of Schools of Washington County filed with the County Auditor on December 11, 1956, a “Notice of Establishment of Mid-Prairie Reorganized Community School District of Washington County,…”

State v. Mid-prairie Reorganized Commun. Sch. Dist., 93 N.W.2d 109 (Iowa 1958). · cites it 3× “In accordance with the provisions of Section 274.4, 1958 Iowa Code, I.C.A., the County Superintendent of Schools of Washington County filed with the County Auditor on December 11, 1956 a "Notice of establishment of Mid-Prairie Reorganized Community School District of Washington…”

State v. Consolidation Indep. Sch. Dist., 68 N.W.2d 305 (Iowa 1955). · cites it 2× “Defendants argue strenuously that there should be a reversal under Code section 274.4, I.C.A., which provides: "No action shall be brought questioning the legality of the organization of any school district * * * after the exercise of the franchises and privileges * * * for the…”

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