Buford v. State

Walker, Associate Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment of the District Court of Rusk County removing the appellants from the offices they had been holding as mayor and aldermen of the town of Henderson.

Information was filed August 4, 1888,.against the appellants by the district attorney for the purpose of testing the validity and legality of the existing corporation of the said town, the validity of the authority of the municipal officers, and in view of the several acts of incorporation by the Legislature to ascertain the status of said town as to her corporate franchise.

It appears that…