Texas § CN.4 - CITIES AND TOWNS WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 OR LESS

Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § CN.4 — CITIES AND TOWNS WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 OR LESS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ CN.4. CITIES AND TOWNS WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 OR LESS

CITIES AND TOWNS WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 OR LESS: CHARTERED BY GENERAL LAW; TAXES; FINES, FORFEITURES, AND PENALTIES. Cities and towns having a population of five thousand or less may be chartered alone by general law. They may levy, assess and collect such taxes as may be authorized by law, but no tax for any purpose shall ever be lawful for any one year which shall exceed one and one-half per cent of the taxable property of such city; and all taxes shall be collectible only in current money, and all licenses and occupation taxes levied, and all fines, forfeitures and penalties accruing to said cities and towns shall be collectible only in current money. (Feb. 15, 1876. Amended Aug. 3, 1909, and Nov. 2, 1920.)

Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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What does The Texas Constitution § CN.4 cover?

Section CN.4 ("CITIES AND TOWNS WITH POPULATION OF 5,000 OR LESS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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