State Ex Rel. Guerguin v. McAlister

BROWN, Associate Justice.

—Section 33 of the charter of the city of San Antonio reads as follows:

“Section 33. The city council shall be composed of the mayor and aldermen, one alderman to be elected from each ward by the voters thereof, and four aldermen to be elected by the voters of the city at large. * * * The aldermen elected as representatives of the different wards shall be residents thereof at least six months prior to the election” etc.

Question: “Is the above section of the city’s charter unconstitutional in providing for the election of aldermen from the several wards by the vote of…