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. . . Ordinance No. 1291 , Page 6. . thereof and the accompanying records for use in the official canvass to the Ci ty Council of the Ci ty of La Porte, and the City Council shall canvass said returns at the earliest prac- ticable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the re- turns, declare the results of the election. The Mayor shall immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the majori ty of votes has been polled, a certificate of election. Such elected official shall assume his or her duties within ten (10) days thereafter, Sundays excluded, upon taking the oath of office. . Section 12. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof shall be ineffec- tive, invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part thereof, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. Section 13. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its passage and approval. . Section 14. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Article 6252-17, Texas Revised Civil Statutes Annotated; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which