Young v. Taylor

This suit was instituted by John T. Young, as mayor of the city of Wichita Falls and as a taxpaying citizen, to restrain its board of aldermen and other city officers from transferring $75,000 from its water fund to its general tax fund.

According to allegations in the petition, a resolution authorizing such transfer has been passed by four of the aldermen of the city at a special meeting. It was alleged that the meeting was in violation of section 34 of the city charter, in that it was not called by the mayor or by the city clerk, upon the written request of three aldermen of the city, or by…