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RICHTER v. MARTIN

No. 13586.

337 S.W.2d 134 (1960)

J. J. RICHTER et al., Appellants, v. J. C. MARTIN, Jr., Mayor of the City of Laredo, Appellee.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, San Antonio.

Rehearing Denied June 1, 1960.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Fitzgerald Ryan, Laredo, for appellants.

Gerald Weatherly, William W. Allen, Philip A. Kazen, Laredo, for appellee.

POPE, Justice.

This is an election contest. The case concerns the constitutionality of Section 5, Article 1269l-3, known as the Urban Renewal Act. Section 5 limits voting privileges to "qualified voters residing in said city, owning taxable property within the boundaries thereof, who have duly rendered the same for taxation." Contestants, J. J. Richter et al., attack the validity of an election in Laredo because only property owners were permitted to vote at...

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