151. A copy of the petition, with a notice stating the day on which the petition will be presented to the court, shall be served upon every school commissioner or trustee whose election is contested, within fifteen days from the date of such election; otherwise the right of contestation shall lapse.
No such petition may be presented or received after the close of the first term of the court next following the day when the controverted election was held.
Nevertheless, if the election was held within the thirty days preceding such first term, the petition may be presented on the first day of the following term.
R. S. 1964, c. 235, s. 171.