Fire Department v. City of Fort Worth

Supreme Court of Texas · Decided 1949-02-09

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Mr. Justice Simpson delivered the opinion of the Court. A measure known as the Firemen’s and Policemen’s Civil Service Act was passed by the Legislature in 1947 and approved by the Governor. Acts 1947, 50th Leg., ch. 325; Art. 1269m, Vernon’s Ann. Civ. Stat. The provisions of the act were accepted by a majority vote of the citizens of the City of Fort Worth in an election called conformably to the statute’s ter…

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