Ord. 0085 1964-05-14ORDINANCE NO. 8 02_4
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF CITY SECRETARY BY
APPOINTMENT IN AND FOR THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS: PRO-
VIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF SUCH OFFICER: TERM OF OFFICE
AND QUALIFICAllONS: OUTLINING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OF± ICER BY
REFERENCE: REQUIRING THE POSTING OF A BOND FOR. SUCH OFFICER:
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH:
Whereas, Article 1000 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas
and other Articles of Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas authorize
the governing body of any city or town operating under the general laws of
Texas and having less than five thousand inhabitants according to the last
preceding Federal Census, may, by Ordinance, create the office of City
Secretary by appointment rather than by election of such city or town and at
the same time by such Ordinance, designate that such officer be appointed
as the City Council may direct by appointment rather than elected. Now,
therefore:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1: The office of City Secretary for the City of
Pearland, Texas, after the effective date of this Ordinance shall be filled
by appointment of the City Council of the City of Pearland, Brazoria County,
Texas.
SECTION 2: The duties, powers, authority and obligations
vested by law upon the City Secretary under the provisions of Article 1000
and other Articles of Title 28 of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and
amendments thereto, shall be the same as therein set out, and said officer
shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by law, ordinance,
resolution or order of the City Council.
SECTION 3: The office of City Secretary shall be appointive
and for an indefinite period of time and shall be subject to discharge at the
will of the City Council. Such officer so filling such position shall receive
such compensation as the City Council shall from time to time by ordinance
or resolution designate and shall furnish such indemnity bond as may be
required by law or by the City Council by ordinance or resolution.
SECTION 4: The effective date of this Ordinance shall
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be the /$ day of /7/9y o at/O o'clockP. M.
SEC'i'lON 5: If any part of any section, portion or part
of this Ordinance shall be held by a Court of competent jurisdiction to
be void or unconstitutional, the rest and remainder of such Ordinance
not held to be void or unconstitutional shall continue to remain in full
force and effect, and any such partial illegality shall not affect the same
as a whole.
SEC11ON 6: The fact that there is not now in effect an
ordinance or resolution providing for the appointment or election of an
officer for the office of City Secretary and that an imperative public
necessity exists for the creation of such office and officer, the parlia-
mentary rule of procedure requiring that ordinances be read on three
separate meetings, be, and the same is hereby suspended and this
Ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED and APPROVED THIS the /t %day of May, A. D.
1964.
ATTEST:
City Secretary.
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
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By: ��,(... / 4• €-z,ca1
E. T: Gibbons, Mayor