City of Graham v. Seal
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Young County ; H. E. Weldon, Judge. Action by W. P. Seal and others against the City of Graham and others, to enjoin a prosecution- for violation of an ordinance. From a judgment granting the injunction, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtDunklin, J.
The city of Graham and its mayor and city counsel were perpetually enjoined by the district court of Young county from enforcing a certain ordinance passed by the city requiring all parties operating motor or jitney passenger cars for hire from operating the same within the corporate limits of the city of Graham without first procuring a license from the city for that privilege, and also to procure a state chauffeur’s license from the tax collector of Young county, in which the city of Graham is located. The license fee fixed by the city ordinance was §50 per annum with power in the city…
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