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e e e ORDINANCE NO.--33h AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE APPOINTMENT OF A RECORDER OF THE CORP('IRATION COURT OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; PRESCRIBING HIS, POWERS AND DUTIES; FIXING THE COMPENSATION AND PROVIDING FOR PAYMENT OUT OF GENERAL FUNDS OF THE CITY; PRESCRIBIl\~G HIS QUALI- FICATIONS; FIXING HIS BOND; PROVIDING THAT THE CITY CLERK SHALL BE EX OFFICIO CLERK OF SAID COUR!' AND PRESCRIBING HIS DUTIES; AND DECLARING Al~ EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY C()iMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,' HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS: Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte is hereby a~thorized to appoint a Recorder of the Corporation Court of sa1.d City; such Recorder shall have all of the authority and powers, and be subject to all of the duties granted and con- ferred by the general laws of the State of Texas pertaining to Corporation Courts of cities operating under the general laws of ~ this State. Section 2. The office of Recorder shall be filled by the Commission by appointment for a two-year term. No person shall be appointed to the office of Recorder of this City who has not resided within the corporate limits of the City for at least twelve (12) consecutive months preceding such appointment. The Recorder, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall enter into a bond in the sum of One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00) payable to the City of La Porte, Texas, conditioned for the faithful performance of the duties of his office and e e that he will pay over all funds belonging to the City; such bond shall be subject to the approval of the City Commission. Section 3. As compensation for the performance of his duties, the Recorder shell be paid the SUM of ,1~ Dollars ($ ......~..../) ~) per month, payable in semi-monthly nstall- menta on the first and fifteenth days of each calendar month upon warrant drawn out ,of the General Funds of the City. Section 4. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte shall be ex officio Clerk of said Court and he shall keep minutes of the proceedings of said Cou~t, issue all process, and generally perform all the duties of the Clerk of the Court as prescribed by law for a County Clerk insofar as the same may be applicable.