Davis v. City of Taylor

Plaintiffs in error, as tax-paying citizens of the City of Taylor, brought this suit in the District Court of Williamson County against the City of Taylor and its officials, and sought to enjoin the latter from spending the funds of the City and from levying and collecting a tax authorized by the city charter and ordinances of said City, as disclosed by the charter amend ment and ordinances set out below.

On January 8, 1929, the City of Taylor, which is a home rule city, adopted by a majority vote of its citizens an amendment to its charter, which reads as follows:

“The City Commission shall…