O-2012-3433 Municipal Court of Record

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lei ORDINANCE NO. 2012 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE AMENDING CHAPTER 46, "MUNICIPAL COURT", OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, BY ESTABLISHING THE LA PORTE MUNICIPAL COURT AS A COURT OF RECORD; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Chapter 30 of the Texas Government Code authorizes a city to establish a municipal court of record; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas deems it necessary to establish a municipal court of record, in order to provide for the efficient disposition of cases arising within the City of La Porte; WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide for a more effective means to enforce the ordinances and laws of the City; now therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found to be true and correct. Section 2. Chapter 46, "Municipal Court", of the Code of Ordinances of the City of La Porte is hereby amended in its entirety by replacing sections 46-1 through 46-6 with new Sections 46-1 through 46-63, and shall hereafter read as follows, to -wit: "ARTICE I. MUNICIPAL COURT OF RECORD DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY Sec. 46-1. - Creation and name. (a) The city council hereby creates a municipal court of record to be known as the "Municipal Court of Record in the City of La Porte, Texas" in order to provide a more efficient disposition of cases arising in the city and in order to more effectively enforce the ordinances of the city. (b) The city council hereby adopts state law regarding municipal courts of record, as amended, and to the extent