Furrh v. State

LIGHTFOOT, Chief Justice.

This is a proceeding by the State, on the relation of J. D. Rudd and others, by information, in the nature of a quo warranta, against certain trustees of the village of Waskom, in Harrison County. The respondents and many other persons, inhabitants of the village of Waskom and the vicinity thereof, on the 1st day of July, 1892, presented to the county judge of Harrison County a petition under article 541a, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, to incorporate for school purposes. The petition is as follows:

“We, the undersigned citizens of Waskom and vicinity, hereby…