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<br />• <br />• <br />PAUL STRONG <br />ATTORNEY AT LAW <br />871. SAN JACINTO BUILDING <br />HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002 <br />CA. 7.8127 <br />May 29, 1974 <br />• <br />Knox W. Askins, Esquire ' <br />P. 0. Box 1218 <br />La Porte, Texas 77571 <br />Dear Mr. Askins: <br />This is in reply to your letter o,f May 23rd, <br />concerning the application of Sections 13 and 119 of <br />the La Porte City Charter to Mr, Price in the light of <br />the facts set out in your letters. <br />In the case of State vs. McAllister, 365 S.W. 2d <br />696, where the ouster of seven City Councilmen of San An- <br />tonio was under consideration, the Court said: <br />"State ex rel. Edwards v. Reyna, 160 Tex. <br />~0~, 333 S.W.2d 832, shows that ouster laws <br />are penal in character and must be strictly <br />construed asthou h definin a crime and ~~t <br />scri ing punishmen tae ex re iclrnu l <br />Alcorn, 78 Tex. 387, 1~+ S.W. 663." ,„ <br />The only part of <br />Charter applicable to Mr. <br />13 of the La Por <br />situation reads:. <br />"* * * Commissioners * * * shall not~be <br />terested in the profits of any contract, <br />work or service for the municipality * * <br />• <br />Section 119 of tti ;'`' <br />• ;;~~ <br />The pertinent <br />City Charter are• <br />~' i~ ~! <br />"No member of the Commission * * * shall ~ ~~~i <br />a financial interest, direct or indirect> ~t ~~~ <br />in any contract, or in the sale to the ",,~~, <br />* * * of any * * * service * * *." 1~ ~~~_~ <br />It should be remembered that the contract;~~°~~ <br />Fairmont Park Homes Association, Inc., was execut;,~'1 <br />~,;~ <br />;~, <br />I ~ <br />~~~ <br />~.~:~ <br />~,~.ty <br />rte <br />the <br />~;h 1, 1971, <br />i <br />
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