Legal Opinion
City of Waco v. Akard
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided October 23, 1952No. 3063PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIREY, Justice.
This cause involves the construction and application of a portion of Art. 1269m, Vernon’s Ann.Tex.Civ.Stats., which is the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Act. A statement is necessary.
After the City of Waco (a home rule city) adopted the Civil Service Ordinance putting into effect the Civil Service Commission, the City, by proper ordinance, established a classification system for all officers and places of employment in the Fire and Police Departments. Pertinent to this'discussion the employees of the Police Department were placed in Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4. Grade!…
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