Fowler v. State ex rel. George
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Nolan. Tried below before the Hon. William Kennedy. The following conclusions of fact and of law were filed by the trial judge, viz: 1. That on the second day of November, 1886, upon the proper, order of the Governor of the State, and of the county judge of Nolan county, Texas, there was holden in said Nolan county an election for State, county and precinct officers. 2. That there were duly appointed presiding officers to hold said election in the four precincts…
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Appeal from Nolan. Tried below before the Hon. William Kennedy. The following conclusions of fact and of law were filed by the trial judge, viz: 1. That on the second day of November, 1886, upon the proper, order of the Governor of the State, and of the county judge of Nolan county, Texas, there was holden in said Nolan county an election for State, county and precinct officers. 2. That there were duly appointed presiding officers to hold said election in the four precincts of said county, the county being divided into four precincts. 3. That the presiding officers appointed by the…
1Opinion of the Court
Willie, Chief Justice.
Article 39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure authorizes the district judge, whenever the district and county attorneys fail to attend any term of the court, to appoint some competent attorney to perform their duties during such time. Such appointee represents the State in all matters in which it may be interested that may arise during the term. The State is interested in a quo warranto proceeding like the present, and its representative is named in the statute as the proper person to file the information; and this information was *33filed during the term of the court at…
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