Ord. 1980-1216 - call charter amendment election

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. . .e Ordinance No. / ;2;/(P , Page 5. e Section lO. In the event that the official canvass of said election shall show that said amendment was approved by the qualified voters, said amendment shall be effective when the official order declaring the results of said election has been entered upon the records of the City of La Porte, and the Mayor shall, as soon as practicable after the entry of said order, certify to the Secretary of State of the State of Texas an authenticated copy of said amendment under the seal of the City, showing approval by the qualified voters. Section ll. Each and every provision, paragraph, sen- tence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately con- sidered and passed by the City Commission 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 ineffective, invalid or unconsti tu- tional, 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 l2. The City Commission officially finds, deter- mines, recites and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Commission was posted at a place convenient to the public at the Ci ty 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 this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been disc ussed, cons idered and formally acted upon. The Ci ty Commission further ratifies, approves and confirms such ~ written notice and the contents and posting thereof.