This article is and shall be deemed an exercise of the police powers of the State of Texas and of the City of Collinsville for the public safety, convenience, comfort and protection of said City and the citizens thereof, and all of the provisions hereof shall be construed for the accomplishment of that purpose.
[Adopted 8-23-1983 by Ord. No. 203]
The office of Municipal Court Clerk shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor, confirmed by majority vote of the City Council.
The Municipal Court Clerk shall be appointed for an indefinite period of time and shall be subject to discharge at the will of the City Council. The Municipal Court Clerk shall receive such compensation as the City Council shall fix from time to time. The Municipal Court Clerk shall take and subscribe to the official oath of office and shall post bond in such sum as the City Council shall direct, the premium on said bond to be paid by the City.
The person appointed as Municipal Court Clerk shall hold powers and duties of Clerk of said Court as prescribed in Article 1200, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas of 1925, and as hereafter amended, are hereby conferred on the person holding the office of Municipal Court Clerk.
Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this article has been separately considered and passed by the City Council of the City of Collinsville, and each of said provisions would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any provision hereof be ineffective, invalid and unconstitutional for any cause, it shall not impair nor affect the remaining portions or any other part thereof; but the valid portions shall be enforced as if they had been passed alone; and all ordinances and parts of ordinances of the City of Collinsville in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
It appears to the City Council that there is an emergency and for the protection and general welfare of the citizens of Collinsville, an emergency is declared and this article shall be in full force and effective upon passage.