Carlton Independent School Dist. v. Jordon

FUNDER,BURK, J.

The Carlton independent school district was created by a special act of the Legislature in 1909 (Loe. & Sp. Acts 1909, c. 65) embracing lands wholly within Hamilton county, but contiguous to lands in Erath county. The act, among other things, provided that all laws theretofore and thereafter enacted affecting independent school . districts formed by incorporating towns and villages for free school purposes only should apply to the district thus created. In 1916 certain individuals, including appel-lee J. A. Jordon, upon petition to the trustees of the Carlton independent school…