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continue in force until amended or repealed.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.
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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effect until amended or repealed, as herein provided.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.