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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances (O-72-104)-11/14/1972 ORDINANCE 0-72-104 \,r ,)L lJ .~~ ~ "1/ ." \ ,"~; ;')ro;: ~_ _ J'c.\f .1._' c/OJ ORDINANCE ACCEPTING PROVISIONS OF TITLE 28, TEXAS REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF 1925, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO CITIES AND TOWNS THE STATE OF TEXAS x X X X X COUNTY OF TARRANT VILIAGE OF COLLEYVILLE ON THIS, the 14th day of November, 1972, the Council of the Village of Co11eyvi11e, Texas, convened in regular session at the regular meeting place thereof in the Village Hall, the meeting being open to the public and notice of said meeting, giving the date, place and subject thereof, having been posted as prescribed by Article 6252-17, Section 3A, V.AoT.CoS., with the following members present and in attendance, to wit: L. FRANldWHITMIRE MA YOR GEORGE W. BEAM PIERS CHANCE H. G. COLLINS CLEVE P. KE ITH DR. WILL TAM WYATT ) ) ) ) ) COUNC ILMEN and with the following absent: none constituting a quorum; and among other proceedings had were the following: Mayor Whitmire introduced a proposed ordinance, which was read in full. Councilman Piers Chance made a motion that any rule requiring ordinances to be read at more than one meeting be suspended. The motion was seconded by Councilman Howard ColIins and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Beam, Chance, Collins, Keith and Wyatt. NOES: None. Councilman Piers Chance made a motion that said ordi- nance be finally passed and adopted. The motion was seconded by Councilman Howard Collins and carried by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen Beam, Chance, Collins, Keith and Wyatt. NOES: None. The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been finally passed and adopted. The ORDINANCE is as follows: : . I '{, " VOLU.fE_~PAGE %'1 ----..:. AN ORDINANCE by the Village Council of the Villa ge of Colleyville, Texas, accepting for and on behalf of the Village of Colleyville, Tarrant County, Texas, the provisions of Title 28, Texas Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and amendments thereto, relating to cities and towns. WHEREAS, Article 961, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, 1925, as amended, provides: '~ny incorporated city, town or village in this State, containing six hundred inhabitants or over, however, legally incorporated, and any in~orporated city, town or village of whatever population containing one or more manufacturing establishments, within the corporate limits, may accept the provisions of this title relating to cities and towns, in lieu of any existing charter, by a two-thirds vote of the council of such city, town or village, had at a regular meeting thereof, and entered upon the journal of their proceedings, and a copy of the same signed by the mayor and attested by the clerk or secretary under the cor- porate seal, filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk in which such city, town or village is situated, and the provisions of this title shall be in force, and all acts theretofore passed incorporating said city, tOWn or village which may be in force by virtue of any existing charter, shall be repealed from and after the filing of said copy of their proceedings as afore- said. When such city, town or village is so in- corporated as herein provided, the same shall be known as a city or town, subject to the provisions of this title relating to cities and towns, and vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and innnunities and franchises therein conferred. The provisions of this title shall not apply to any city, town or village until such provisions have been accepted by the council in accordance with this Article. Acts 1875, p. 113; G.L. Vol. 8, p. 485, Acts 1181, p. 115; G.L. Vol. 9, p. 207; Acts 1885, p. 57; G.L. Vol. 9, p. 667; Acts 1915, p. 64; Acts 1919, p. 110." AND, WHEREAS, the Village of Colleyville, Texas, has heretofore been incorporated under the provisions of Chapter 11, Title 28, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1925 as amended; and WHEREAS, it is found and declared that said Village con- tains more than 600 inhabitants (approximately 4,000 inhabitants); and WHEREAS, the Village Council of said Village deems it , advisable for said Village to accept and adopt provisions of Title 28, Texas Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and amendments thereto, relating to cities and towns, and thereby become vested with all the rights, powers and privileges conferred upon cities and towns incorporated under the General Laws of this State; therefore, ViT'n'T' f ~.......j I.........,.~ ' - - .., '--"'--- /.,- "'"" ~_.,. 21r ~ BE IT ORDAINED BY THE VILLAGE COUN::IL OF THE VILLAGE OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: SECTION 1: That the Village of Colleyville, Texas, hereby adopts and accepts as its organic law all of the provi- sions of Title 28, Texas Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and 'amendments thereto, relating to cities and towns. SECTION 2: That said Village shall hereafter be subject to all provisions of Title 28, Texas Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and amendments thereto, relating to cities, towns and villages incorporated under the General Laws, and shall be vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities and franchises therein conferred. SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall be entered upon the official Minutes of the Village Council of the Village of Colleyville, Texas, and a copy thereof, signed by the Mayor and attested by the Village Clerk, under the corporate seal of the Village, shall be filed and recorded in the office of the ;County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas. SECTION 4: That the public importance of this measure and the fact that it is to the best interest of the inhabitants of this municipal corporation to adopt the provisions of said Title 28, Texas Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and amendments thereto, at the earliest possible date constitute and create an urgent public necessity, requiring that any rule providing for ordinances to be read at more than one meeting be suspended; and requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and such rule and provision is accordingly suspended and this ordinance is passed as an emergency measure, and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED this the 14th day of Novembe~, 1972. ,ATTEST: 'Y7 c /"/ / ;/) , .r~1A..~~ r .~ ~Yy~ Village Clerk, Village of Colleyv:" Ie, Texas (Village Sea 1)