Simmons v. Lightfoot, Atty.-Gen.
Texas Supreme Court
Original application to the Supreme Court by Simmons and others for writ of mandamus against Lightfoot as Attorney-General.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Dibrell
This is a proceeding on the relation of the county judge and county commissioners of Liberty County, composing the Commissioners’ Court of that county, against the Attorney-General of the State to require him to give statutory certificate of approval to certain bonds for $100,000.00 authorized to be issued by said Commissioners’ Court on November 15, 1911, as road bonds of Road District No. 4 of Liberty County. Previous to the authorization of such bonds, Road District No. 4 had been properly created and established by the Commissioners’ Court of said county, and the qualified electors of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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