05-11-13 Charter (City of La Porte Texas Charter)- amended by Special Election held May 11, 2013

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• CHARTER 1.03 ARTICLE I. INCORPORATION; CITY POWERS 1.01. Incorporation. The inhabitants of the City of La Porte within the boundaries as now established or as hereafter established in the manner provided by law shall continue to be a body politic and corporate and be known by the name of the City of La Porte. 1.02. City boundaries. The boundaries and limits of the city shall be the same as have heretofore been established and now exist, which boundaries and limits were originally shown on the map recorded in Volume 8, Page 16, Map Records of Harris County, Texas, and as modified by subsequent annexations and disannexations. State law reference—Map of municipal boundaries, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 41.001. 1.03. Modification of city boundaries. • The city council shall have power by ordinance to fix the boundary limits of the city and to provide by ordinance for the extension of said boundary limits,by the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the city, the disannexation of territory within the city and the exchange of territory with other cities and towns, all with or without the consent of the inhabitants in such territory or the owners thereof, provided that the foregoing powers shall be exercised by the council in a manner consistent with,and the council shall comply with,the procedural rules, requirements and limitations prescribed by any law applicable to cities operating under charters adopted or amended pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, otherwise known as home rule cities, including V.T.C.A., Local Government Code §§ 42.001 et seq., §§ 43.001 et seq. (Municipal Annexation Act). The following methods of annexation may be used: (a) Petition. The residents of any land contiguous and adjacent to the city may request the annexation of such land. Such request shall be made by a petition in writing which is signed by a majority of the residents of such land, addressed to city council and filed with the city secretary. City council shall hear the petition and any arguments for or against it and shall accept or refuse the petition as council sees fit, as prescribed by state law.If the petition is accepted,council shall by proper ordinance annex such land. (b) Otherwise. The city may annex territory by use of any of the means provided in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 43.021 et seq. (Municipal Annexation Act). (Ord. No. 2013-3482, §§ 4, 5, 5-14-13) State law reference—Annexations, V.T.C.A., Local Government Code § 43.021 et seq. Supp.No.28 CHT:5