Vetters v. State Ex Rel. Murray

PER CURIAM.,

The trial judge ordered the issuance of a writ of mandamus directing C. W. Vet-ters, City Secretary of the City of Corpus Christi, within five days of the date of judgment, to examine petitions for an election to recall the mayor and city commissioners of Corpus Christi, and from the list of qualified voters of the City of Corpus Christi ascertain whether or not said petition had been signed by the requisite number of qualified voters prescribed by the City Charter.

As we view the case, the controlling question relates to the nature of the duties of the city secretary in connection…