State Ex Rel. Paggi v. Fletcher

On June 5, 1928, an election was held in the city of Beaumont to determine whether or not a commission should be chosen to form a new charter for the city and to elect charter commissioners. In this election 785 votes were cast for and 782 against the proposition; at precinct 12, a negro box, 53 votes were cast for and 5 against The result of the election was regularly declared in favor of the proposition and that the commissioners, naming them, were duly elected. At that time there were in the city of Beaumont more than 9,000 qualified voters. Thereafter a contest was filed against the…