Stamford Hospital District v. Vinson

This is a suit for a declaratory judgment and injunctive relief. Billy Vinson, Alvin Jefferies, David Ramsey, J. M. Foster, H. L. Mullins and Mrs. Charles Smith sought a declaration that Chapter 563, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session 1973, authorizing an expansion of the Stamford Hospital District upon obtaining proper voter approval in the new district, is in violation of Article 9, Section 9, of the Constitution of the State of Texas, Vernon’s Ann.St. The statute has been codified as an amendment to Article 4494q, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. The plaintiffs requested the…