Bradshaw v. Marmion
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Chas. E. Ashe, Judge. Suit by W. D. Bradshaw and others against J. B. Marmion, as Mayor of the City of Houston .Heights, and others. Prom an order dissolving the temporary injunction theretofore issued, the plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHiggins, J.
Appellants, as citizens and taxpayers of the city of Houston Heights, in Harris county, filed this suit against said city, J. B. Marmion, mayor thereof, Richter, Trautwein,vLuck & Andrews, aldermen of the city, and C. -E. Butzer, clerk and auditor thereof, alleging:
That such city was a municipal corporation, with a population of about 11,000, having a special charter granted by the Legislature. That the mayor and four aldermen constitute the city council thereof, and that section 6, art. 5, of the charter of the city reads as follows:
“Compensation oif Officers. — The compensation of the mayor…
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