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\I ,~~ ~-y :,~ ;)'" " .' ...-.. . .... Q) .... ~.~ , IT r.::. e .'t~ e~ . , .. I , ! I... .. ORDINANCE NO. 247 AN ORDINANCE ABOLISHING THE OFFICE OF JUDGE OF THE CORPORATION COURT AND CONFERRING THE POW'ERS AND DUTIES THEREOF UPON THE MAYOR AND FIXING THE COM... PENSATION THEREFOR; ABOLISIUNG THE OFF! CE OF TREASURER AND THE OFFICE OF TAX i I i , .' ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR .AND CONFERRING THE POWERS AND DUTIES THEREX>F UPON THE" CITY SECRETARY, AND FIXING THE COMPENSATION OF SUCH OfFICER AND REPEALING ALL' ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREVilTH. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA. PORTE, TEXAS: Seotion 1. That the offioe of Judge of the Corporation Court of the City of La Porte is hereby abolished and the powers and duties prescribed for I :) such offioer are hereby conferred upon the Mayor of the City of La Porte and as oompensation for suoh services the Mayor shall receive the same fees as by law are provided for Justices of the Peaoe, whiohfees shall be taxed as costs against eaoh Defendant convioted. Seotion 2. That the oftice of Treasurer of the City ~f La Porte is hereby ~bolished and said offioe shall be dispensed ~th at the expiration of t~e ter.m of the inoumbent and the powers and duties prescribed for said offioe i <":r are hereby conferred upon the Secretary of the City of La Porte, to be effeo- . tive after the present ter.m of office. . '" Sect:Lon 3. That the office of'the Tax Assessor and Colleotor of the City of La Porte is hereby abolished and said offioe shall be'dispensed with at the expiration of the ter.m of the incumbent and the powers and duties prescribed 'for said offioe are hereby conferred upon the Seoretary of the City of La Porte, to be effeotive atter the present ter.m of office. Seotion 4. That hereafter, beginning with the expiration of the present term of offioe, the compensation of the Seoretary of the City of La Porte is hereby fixed at the sum of On; Hundred Twenty-Five Dollars (#125.00), per month. Section 5. Th~t all ordinanoes and parts of ordinanoes heretofore passed which are in conflict herewith are hereby repealed by this ordinanoe. , I j Seotion 6. That if any seotion or part of a section, or one or more seotions of this ordinanoe be deolared to be invalid'suoh shall not effect the validity of the ~emaining parts hereof. ~. Section 7. That an emergenoy exists oonstituting an imperative pub- lic necessity that the rule requiring ordinances to be read at three several meetings be suspended and that this ordinanoe be passed finally on its second :!,