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GIBSON v. CITY OF ORANGE

No. 5038.

272 S.W.2d 789 (1954)

John W. GIBSON et al., Appellants, v. The CITY OF ORANGE et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Beaumont.

Rehearing Denied December 1, 1954.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith, Mehaffey & McNichols, Beaumont, for appellants.

Hustmyre, Bruce & McKee, E. L. Reid, Orange, for appellees.

WALKER, Justice.

Orange, Texas, is a home rule city and this proceeding is a contest of an election at which a series of amendments to that city's charter was adopted. The contest is limited to the third proposition of the ballot, which reads:

"Shall Article IX be repealed and Articles III, V, VII, X, and XI be amended to adopt a Commission-Manager from of government and to enumerate the authority and duties of the Mayor, Board of Commissioners and City Manager...

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