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~, .~ ,ry '.' . to property within its confines, are not susceptible of mun- icipal use, and said City is not in a position to furnish,. nor does it contemplate furnishing to said properties the beneficial services and facilities inherent in a proper municipal function. IV. If the sole purpose of the City in affecting such annexation is to obtain additional tax revenue without a reasonable return in municipal services and benefits, as appears to be true, the annexation is unwarranted. V. Because of the lack of any reasonable relationship between the proposed act of annexation and the municipal need and purpose of the City of La Porte, the said Ordinance No. 5~+5 is void as to Du Pont since it contravenes the due process and equal protection clauses of Sections 17 and 19 of the Con- stitution of Texas, the Fou rteenth Amendment to the Constitu- tion of the United States, and is in violation of Section 5, Article XI of the Constitution of Texas prohibiting a Home Rule City from adopting a charter provision or ordinance inconsistent with the constitution and general laws of the State. VI. The properties of Du Pont in the area proposed to be annexed are not,. as a matter of fact and law, "additional territory lying adjacent to said city" and are therefore not susceptible of annexation under Section 10 of the Charter of the City of La Porte, or under the general laws. vII. The proposed annexation Ordinance No. 5~5 taould alter the boundaries of the City of La Porte, as last fixed 2.