HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 322 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THAT THERE SHALL BE ONE OR
MORE TEMPORARY OR RELIEF JUDGES OF THE MUNICIPAL
COURT OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS; PROVIDING
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY,
TEXAS SHALL APPOINT BY RESOLUTION SUCH TEMPORARY
OR RELIEF JUDGES; PROVIDING THAT ALL TEMPORARY OR
RELIEF JUDGES SHALL POSSESS THE SAME QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED OF THE REGULAR JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL
COURT; PROVIDING THAT ANY TEMPORARY OR RELIEF
JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT SHALL HAVE ALL THE
POWER AND DUTIES OF THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL COURT
JUDGE WHILE ACTING AS MUNICIPAL JUDGE; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of The Colony, Texas (the "City"), as a Home Rule
City pursuant to Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art. 1165 et seq (Vernon 1963) and
its Home Rule Charter, is authorized pursuant to Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. art.
1200e (Vernon Supp. 1985) to provide by ordinance for the appointment of one
or more temporary or relief judges to sit for the regular judge of the City's
municipal court.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the matters contained in the above and foregoing
preamble are incorporated herein as if copied herein in their entirety.
Section 2. That there shall be one or more temporary or relief judges
of the City of The Colony, Texas (the "City") municipal court, such judges to be
appointed by resolution of the City Council.
Section 3. All temporary or relief judges of the City's municipal court
appointed by the City Council shall possess the same qualifications required of
the regular municipal court judge.
Section 4. Any temporary or relief judge appointed by the City Council
shall have all the powers and duties of the regular municipal court judge while
acting as municipal judge.
Section 5. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this ordinance or application thereto any person or circumstance is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the
City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of
this ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 6. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the
City are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, morals, peace and
general welfare of the inhabitants of the City creates an emergency for the
immediate preservation of the public business, property, health, safety and
general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall become
effective from and after the date of its final passage and publication as provided
by law, and it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this ,~- day of ~_L~,~f~ ,
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