Richards

The Douglas Independent School District filed in the District Court for the District of Alaska, Division Number One, at Juneau, an application for order calling for an election for the purpose of determining whether the people of the Douglas District and the Juneau Independent School District desired consolidation. The District Judge made an ■“order” calling the election and appointed judges therefor. Upon certification of the results of the election, Judge Folta, the District Judge, entered an “order” on March 18, 1955, establishing Juneau-Douglas Independent School District and declaring five persons duly elected as directors. No appeal has ever been taken from this order.

On March 28, certain persons describing themselves as “permanent residents and inhabitants, qualified electors and taxpayers within the boundaries of the Douglas Independent School District, either within or without the boundaries of *182 the Municipality of Douglas, Alaska, and signers of and parties to the petition hereto attached and made a part hereof” ; and “petition this Honorable Court for leave to appear herein by this motion.” The motion was that the “order” of March 18 “be vacated and set aside or…