Caruthers v. State

Stayton, Associate Justice.

This is a proceeding by the State of Texas, upon the relation of M. F. Brown, to remove the appellant from the office of county treasurer of Presidio county.

It appears that from some time in the year 1875, until the twenty-fifth of July, 1885, the town of Fort Davis was recognized as the county seat of Presidio county, and while no record evidence-seems to exist showing that an election for county seat was had in the year 1875, there is evidence tending to show that such an election was then held, and that Fort Davis was thus selected as the county seat. The courts…