City of Houston v. Richter
Court of Appeals of Texas
Appeal from District Court, Harris County; Win. Masterson, Judge. Suit by George Richter and others, suing for themselves and others similarly interested, against the City of Houston. From an order granting a temporary injunction, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtReese, J.
On October 17, 1910, the city of Houston, operating under a special charter, adopted an ordinance with regard to plumbing in said city, the material portions of which are as follows: “No person shall do any job of plumbing or drain laying or make any connection with, or opening into, any public sewer, or lay any drain or do any plumbing, although regularly examined and licensed by the examining and supervising board of plumbers, unless he shall possess also the license of the city of Houston, issued by the city engineer, said license to operate for one year, which shall be issued only on the…
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