Riley v. Town of Trenton
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Fannin County. Suit by E. J. Riley and others against the Town of Trenton and others. Judgment for the defendants, and plaintiffs appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtHodges, J.
The conceded facts in this case show that the town of Trenton, one of the appellees, was incorporated in 1890 under the provisions of what is now known as chapter 14 of title 22 of the Revised Civil Statutes of 1911, relating to the incorporation of towns and villages. In 1915 the board of aldermen of the town of Trenton, acting without any petition therefor, ordered an election to be held by the qualified voters to determine whether or not the town of Trenton should adopt the provisions of chapter 11 of title 22 of the Revised Civil Statutes relating to the cities and towns. An election, the…
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