City of Nacogdoches v. McLeroy

McNEILL, Justice.

Appellees, two former policemen of the City of Nacogdoches, sued the City under the provisions of Art. 1583-1, Sec. 6A, Vernon’s Ann. Penal Code, for wages allegedly due them for working overtime hours per week. These actions were separately instituted but were consolidated and trial before the court resulted in judgments, for them.

Sec. 6A of Art. 1583-1, Penal Code, is r

“Sec. 6A. It shall be unlawful for any city having more than ten thousand (10,000) inhabitants, according to the last preceding Federal Census, to re*62quire or permit any policeman to work more hours during any…