Green v. Stienke

DAVIS, Justice.

This is an election contest relating to a bond election held on June 22, 1957, in Colorado County Water Control District No. 2, a water district authorized under Sec. 59 of Art. 16, Texas Constitution, Vernon’s Ann.St. and Arts. 7880-1 to 7880-147z, inclusive, Vernon’s Ann.Texas Civ. St.

The Board of Directors of the Water District canvassed the returns of the election and declared that the bond issue had carried by a vote of 124 for the issuance of the bonds to 123 votes against the same. E. E. Green et al., as contestants, timely filed a contest of the election, challenging…