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MONCRIEF v. GURLEY

Nos. 18330, 18331.

609 S.W.2d 863 (1980)

Mike MONCRIEF, County Judge et al., Appellants, v. W. B. (Bill) GURLEY, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Fort Worth.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark White, Atty. Gen. of Texas and Nancy N. Lynch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Austin, Tim Curry, Dist. Atty., Tarrant County and Frederick M. Schattman, Asst. Dist. Atty., Fort Worth, for appellants.

Ray & Wood and Randall B. Wood, Austin, for appellee.

OPINION

HUGHES, Justice.

Did the voters of Tarrant County abolish the office of County Treasurer in their county in an election held on November 6, 1979? In other words, is House Bill 396 (1979 Tex.Gen.Laws, Ch. 130, p. 251) unconstitutional? By its judgment in the two consolidated cases before us the trial court said that it is unconstitutional and that said "Bill 396 and the action taken pursuant to it are invalid and of no force and effect."

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