Bennett v. City of Longview

In Mareh, 1922, the appellant, Bennett, was legally appointed city secretary by the mayor of the city of Longview, Tex. His term began about the 1st of the following April, and under the then existing charter was to continue two years. His salary was fixed by ordinance at $200 per month. At that time the city of Longview was operating under a special charter granted by the Thirty-Second Legislature. See Loc. & Sp. Acts of the Thirty-Second Legislature, c. 1, as amended by Loc. & Sp. Laws (1st Called Sess.) c. 11. It contained the following provisions:

“The * * * officers of said city shall he…