Andrews v. City of Beaumont

McMEANS, Associate Justice.

Appellant J. H. Andreas applied for a writ of mandamus to compel the appellee City of Beaumont, through its tax collector, T. C. King, to issue to him a license to engage in the occupation of retail liquor dealer at a place without the limits prescribed by the city council of the city of Beaumont wherein saloons and grog-shops could be conducted, which said limjts were prescribed by ordinance under and by virtue of express power conferred upon the city council of the city of Beaumont by special charter granted by the Twenty-ninth Legislature.

Appellant alleged…