Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1871-12-30
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A. the mSsiihg Oftho nmemler
II the lar ~ the oiiy ~ Dallas
held a the Office oil'syuo aud Ion.
on the slsl day Of Duc. A. ~ lsTi
lherv we're present the following Az
ilrneys AZ Law, 10 wit Col. J. q
~ tcuy, Judse ~ Gooi Judge T.
", Cullvn, Judgo Nat N, Hartford
Col, john N Slemmons, Maj ] r.
Aull, Msi II larkslale, Cd ]. ".
payhe, Capt 4, q bower. Capt
! Ohm N, Mccoy, Mai, Z, q, 4, Ken,
dell, Capt, q. q. Payne, u, s Dru,
ley, James Field. ", L.. Williams,
ID Corley, WI, Viola, =. NJ. lIanks,
II, u, Codshanh0ur. Capt, J, X T..
Record, Capt, ~, T., Gay and J. ].
/ Long,
The meeting WAS called TO os,ier
by Judge ], j. Good, and on lrd.iua
Col, J, 4, Mccoy Was appointed
chairman sAd ]. J. Long Seo'y.
The chairman on taking his seat
called upon Capt, q. q, Payne, To
state tho object Of the meeting.
whcreupon Capt. Payne, in brief,
stated ~ follows That tho "mem,
bers Of the bar" had been requested
by the Mayor and Couneilmen Ct
tho city ~ Dallas, TO meet at this
time and place snd TO deliver our
opinion IN writing rs 20 whether
Ills oXecllenoy, Governor T., ], Da
Wis, has or has not the authority 10
remove my de'lcer of tho corpora,
zion oc the ~'ty off,all,s from office.
Or N'hetkcr his fsce''ent5', 'hsrs any
aulhori,yso Hill any vacancy in
the oh'cO Of Mayor, Alderman or
other subordinate officer, by mp
the city Of Dallas,
since tho passage and approval of
the Act TO iiicUpcrate the city Of
Dallas.
Tho city council, having before
II business of Importance TO trans.
act and desiring TO have n illegal
board" To pass upon tho same,
they have thought il both prudent
and wise TO ask tho advice of the
bar, as to their legal condition in
tho premises.
Whcreupon the following motion
was offered by Judge J. j. Good,
that q committee Of three members of
the bar DO appointed by tho chair
to draft an opinion in writing to be
the legal opinion of said committee
upon the proposition or PROPOSE.
tons ipyolved in the cause which
has been referred 10 the members
of the bar Of tho city of Dallas by
the city council of this city, and
that said opinion so engrossed be
submitted TO tho members of the
bar OF this city for their action;
which action prevailed.
Motion by Maj j. II. Ault, that
the committee to whom is to tc re-
forred the drafting ofan opinion in
reference TO the cause, submitted "
the members of the bar Of this city
by the city council, be instructed
to submit said opinion to the "mcm.
bcrs Of the bar" That his excel. I
hncy, L. J. DAVIS, since the passage
and approval of tho Act to incorpo-
rate Tho city of Dallas, has no au-
lhtrily vested in him, to appoint
any officer of said corporation, nor
to now remove Any
that were appointed before and at
the time of incorporation. which
motion received II second, and there
upon the following motion was Of
icred rs substitute by Capt. Ii. l..
Ray. That the committee to whom
is to DO refereed The drafting of an
opinion &C., BIO instructed to submit
said opinion to the members of the
bar. That His Exccllency, Il. J.
Davis, has the authority to removes
from Office in tho Office of Mayor,
A Alderman, and other subordinate
officer and to fill any vacancy iE eli
tier or all of said offices in tho city
Of Dallas which also met with il
sccoid.
And thercupon, tho following At
tornies spoke at length in favor OF
The motion offered BY Maj Ault, to;
wit: Judge J. !, Good, Mnj J. r.
AuIt, James Fields, Col. ). W.
Payne, Maj, II. Barksdale and COL
J. G. Mccoy, and the following AT.
,ornics expressed their opinion in
brief in favor Of the motion as Of
'ercd by Maj. Ault, to-wit: Col. j.
NJ. Stcmmons, Capt, G. e. Payne,
Capt. + G. Bower, Capt. J. NJ. Nc
Coy, Maj. n. &, Y. Kendall, +. NJ.
Hanks, W. L. Williams, r. s Druly,
D. Corley, W. G. Wolff, r.. d. Cough
j. X. p, Record and J. J.
Long, all of whom were replied to
~ Capt. III. l.. Ray. There being
10 further remarks, tho question
vas called for and u vote taken upon