Bland v. City of Taylor

Appellants, taxpayers of the city of Taylor, sought to enjoin the city, its city commissioners, tax assessor and collector, and city manager from levying and collecting a tax authorized hy the city charter and ordinances of said city, on the grounds that such levy was in violation of the laws and the constitution of the state. The trial court refused the injunction; hence this appeal. The following facts appear: ■

Taylor is a city of more than 5,000 inhabitants, operating under the Home-Rule Amendment to the Constitution. On January 8, 1929, it adopted by a majority vote of its electors, among…