Norton v. Tom Green County

McClendon, justice.

This suit involves the right of Tom Green County, under Art. 720, R.C.S., 1925, to redeem prior to maturity dates the outstanding portion of its Courthouse construction bonds issued in 1927, and payable serially in one to forty years. The case is ruled by the decision in Cochran County v. Mann, 141 Tex. 398, 172 S.W.2d 689, 690.

The bonds were issued under the provisions of Chapters 1 and 2 of Title 22, Arts. 701 to 725, inclusive, of R.C.S. of 1925, and so stated in the face of the bonds and in the various proceedings of the Commissioners’ Court in connection with their…