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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1929
Page
14
The discussion holds that a city's boundaries are fixed by legislative authority and that residence within those limits grants rights and duties. It argues that only a small per capita tax is involved and that contiguous residents cannot block incorporation, citing Texas cases on town definitions and municipal reach.
The case holds Fredericksburg's status as an unincorporated town fixed when Gillespie County formed in 1848. The old town lies within the chartered city limits, and an unincorporated town cannot extend its limits by accretion. The petition fails to show rights to quo warranto, and the judgment is affirmed.
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