County of Mitchell v. City National Bank of Paducah, Kentucky.

Summary

The Texas Supreme Court reversed the lower courts and remanded, holding that the bridge bonds numbered 21‑26, 34‑37, 60 and 61 were void because they were issued for a purpose not authorized by law, while all other bonds were valid. The Court explained that the Constitution requires a statutory provision for a sinking fund of at least two percent and that the statutes at issue satisfied that requirement, making the county’s duty to levy a tax ministerial and enforceable by mandamus.