All powers vested in cities of exceeding One Thousand (1,000) population by the provisions of Title 22, or other provisions of the Revised Statutes are hereby retained and are cumulative of the powers vested by this Charter in the City of Lubbock, and the enumeration of the powers made in this Charter shall never be construed to preclude by implication or otherwise, the City from exercising all the powers incident to the enjoyment of local self-government and from doing any and all things not inhibited by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas.
All ordinances and resolutions in force at the time of the taking effect of this Charter, not inconsistent with its provisions, shall continue in force until amended or repealed.
This Charter, after adoption, may be amended in accordance with provisions of an Act of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Texas, entitled, “An Act Authorizing Cities Having More Than 5000 Inhabitants, by a Majority Vote of the Qualified Voters of Said City, at an Election Held for That Purpose, to Adopt and Amend Their Charter, etc.” approved April 7th, 1913, and any acts amendatory thereof.
Editor’s note–The Act referred to in section 3, above, was codified in V.T.C.S. art. 1165 et seq. In 1987, the statutes pertaining to adoption or amendment of the charter by a home-rule municipality were codified in V.T.C.A., Local Government Code, chapter 9.
Should any provision or portion of this Charter be declared unconstitutional by the Courts of this State, the remainder thereof shall be unimpaired by such holding and shall be in full force and effect until amended or repealed, as herein provided.
If this Charter shall fail of adoption at which the Charter is submitted as herein provided, this shall be regarded as a rejection of the Charter; or if a majority of the votes cast at such election are in favor of the Charter it will then be the duty of the qualified electors of the City of Lubbock to vote for and elect a Mayor, Councilman No. 1, Councilman No. 2, Councilman No. 3, and Councilman No. 4, as provided for by this Charter, at the regular municipal election to be held in the City of Lubbock on the first Tuesday of April, 1918, and on said day every two years thereafter.
Upon their qualification, such Mayor and Council shall be and constitute the governing body and authority of the City of Lubbock and shall thereafter administer its affairs agreeable to the provisions of this Charter, provided, that the present officers at the regular municipal election held on the first Tuesday in April, 1917, may, if they so desire, hold and retain their respective offices and enjoy the emoluments thereof as now provided, until the expiration of said terms of office in April, A.D. 1919, subject, however, to all of the provisions of this Charter and all ordinances and resolutions hereafter passed and adopted under its provisions.