Woods v. Reilly

This case presents questions as to the proper construction and constitutionality of the 1937 Act establishing a Teachers’ Retirement System (Acts of 45th Legislature, Regular Session, p. 1178, ch. 470), as amended in 1941 (Acts 47th Legislature, p. *588610, ch. 376). This legislation was further amended in 1943 and 1947 (Acts 1943, 48th Legislature, p. 676, ch. 377, and Acts 1947, 50th Legislature, p. 441, ch. 248), and is contained in Vernon’s Texas Statutes 1948 as article 2922-1. The authority for its enactment is found in Section 48(a) of Article III of the Texas Constitution, hereinafter…