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1"851—.LA PORTE, Texas Charter 104-69 ' WlEi+(ir�- king requirements .(1) With respect ' to each person whose. removal i8 eat*ht the question shall be submitted "Shall (natde of -Pel. son) be removed from the office of (.name of otfiee) by recall?" (2) Immediately below each such question there shall be' printed the two (2) following propositions, oxie abov ° the other; in the order indicated: "For the recall of ( name of person) ". "Against the recall of (name of person)'.'. Section 105. Results of recall election. If a majority of the votes cast at a recall election shall be against the recall of the officer named on the ballot, he- shall continue in. office for the remainder of his unexpired term, subject to recall as before. If a majority of the votes at- such an election be for the recall of the officer named on the ballot, he shall, regardless of .any technical defects in the recall petition, be deemed removed from office and the vV cancy shall be filled by the commission as in other vacancies. Section 106. Limitations on recalls. No recall petition shall be filed against the mayor or 'a commissioner within six (6) months after he takes office nor in respect to an officer subjected to a recall election and not removed thereby, until at least six (6). 'months after such election. tion 07. District judge may order election. ould the commission fail or refuse to order any of. the elections as provided for in this article, when all the require- ments for such election have been complied with by the peti- tioning electors in conformity with this article of the charter, then it shall be the' duty of any one of the district judges of Harris County, Texas, upon proper application being made therefor, to order such elections and to enforce the carrying into effect of -the provisions of this article of the .charter. Article XI. Franchises and Public Utilities Section 108. Powers of the city. In addition to the city's power to buy, own, construct, main- tain, and operate utilities and to manufacture and distribute electricity, gas; or anything else that may be needed or used by the public, the city shall- have further powers as may now or hereafter be granted under the constitution and laws of. the State of Texas. Section 109. Franchises; power of commission. The commission shall have power by ordinance to grant, amend, renew and extend all franchises of all. public utilities of every character operating within the City' .of La Porte, .and for such purposes' is granted full power. All ordinances granting, amending, renewing, or extending franchises for public utilities not be finally passed until thirty j80) days after the first reading; and no such ordinance shall take effect until sixty (60) days after its final passage; and pending such time, the full text of such ordinance shall bepublished once each week for four (4) consecutive weeks in the official newspaper of the City of La Porte, and the expense of such publication shall be borne by the proponent of the franchise. 'No public. utility franchise shall be transferable except with . the approval of the commission expressed by, ordinance. Section 103. recall election. The city clerk shall at once examine the recall petition and if he finds it sufficient and in compliance with the provisions of this article of the charter, he shall within five (5) days submit it to the commission with his certificate to that effect and notify the officer sought to be recalled of such action. If the officer whose removal is sought does not resign within five (6) days after such notice the commission shall thereupon order and fix a date for holding a recall election. Any such election shall be held not less than thirty (30) days nor more than sixty (60) days after the petition has been presented to the commission at the same time as any municipal election held within such Period; but if no such municipal election be held within such period, the commission shall calla special election to be held within the time .aforesaid. Section 104. ;Ballots in recall election. Ulots used at. recall elections shall conform t6 theIdlow