The enumeration of powers made in this Charter shall never be construed to preclude, by implication or otherwise, the city from exercising the powers incident to the enjoyment 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taking effect of this Charter, not inconsistent with its provisions, shall continue in force until they are amended or repealed.
This Charter, after its adoption, may be amended in accordance with the provisions of an Act of the 33rd Legislature of the State of Texas, entitled “An Act authorizing cities having more than 5,000 inhabitants by a majority vote of the qualified voters of said city at an election held for that purpose, to adopt and amend this Charter.”
The present members of the city council shall hold and retain their respective offices for the remainder of the term of office for which they were elected.
(Amend. of 1/23/68)
The present city council shall, after this amendment becomes operative, when calling the next regular election of city council members, provide in said election for the election of city council members for places 6 and 7, by a majority vote, which two (2) city council members shall hold their offices until the first Tuesday in May, 1970, or until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Amend. of 1/23/68)
Upon a petition of thirty-three and one-third (33-1/3) percent of the qualified voters of the City of Mexia, the city council must order an election for the recall of any member of the city council or of all the members of the city council. No member of the city council shall be subject to a second recall as provided for herein until a year after a previous recall election in which the right of a member to retain his seat on the commission shall have been determined. Said petition of said voters shall be filed in the office of the city secretary, and if it shall be determined by the city council that thirty-three and one-third (33-1/3) percent of the said voters as shown by the poll tax receipts issued in said city up to February 1, next preceding the filing of said petition, have signed said petition, then it shall be the duty of the said council to call a special election not more than forty (40) days after the filing of said petition, for the purpose of determining the will of the voters of said city, as to whether or not any or all of the members of the city council shall be recalled. In the event that the city council shall, within ten (10) days after the filing of said petition, fail or refuse to call said election as hereinabove set forth, then, in such event, the county judge of Limestone County, Texas shall call said election within such period and such election shall be held in the manner provided for the holding of special elections in said city.
The city council shall have the power to acquire, own, establish, maintain and regulate a free public park or parks and public library or libraries for all purposes that parks and libraries are used, and shall have the power to provide the necessary revenue for the maintenance thereof, and shall have the power to make such rules and regulations for the maintenance and control thereof as they deem to the best interest of the inhabitants of the city.
The city council shall annually, as soon after the commencement of the municipal year as may be practicable, contract with and by ordinance or resolution designate a public newspaper of general circulation in the city as the official organ thereof, and to continue as such until another is designated, and shall cause to be published therein all ordinances, notices, and other matter required by this Charter, by the ordinances of the city, or the laws of the state to be published.
The city council shall have the power to pass all ordinances necessary or expedient to control and regulate commerce within the city, and to regulate, locate and otherwise control same upon the street, and other public places, and to prevent the sale at retail or job lots of commodities upon the tracks or switches or the right-of-way or from the cars of any railway company running into or through, the city.
The city council shall have the power to remit in whole or in part on such conditions as it may deem proper by a majority vote of the city council, any fine or penalty belonging to the city, which may be imposed or incurred under any ordinance by the city.
The city council shall have the power to pass all ordinances necessary to prevent crime and punish offenders and criminals.
The city council shall have the power to regulate picture shows and all places of public amusement or entertainment, and to regulate the control and to supervise the character thereof, exhibitions given and pictures or other matter exhibited for public entertainment in all such places, and to forbid any exhibition that in the judgment of the city council is indecent, immoral or calculated to affect injuriously the morals of the people, and if deemed advisable by it, to pass all such penal ordinances as may be necessary to punish persons violating the same.
All provisions of the general laws of this state governing the selection and designation of a city depository is hereby adopted as the law governing the selection and designation of a depository for the City of Mexia.
All valid and existing contracts to which the City of Mexia is a party, heretofore validly made, and not heretofore terminated by agreement, novation, breach or otherwise, shall be unaffected by the adoption of this Charter and shall be executed in accordance with the laws applicable thereto, and until executed such contracts are here now declared to continue in full force and effect.
The city council shall meet in regular session at any place designated by the city council at least once each month, at such time as may be prescribed by ordinance, for the transaction of such business as may come before it, and may meet at any other time upon call of the mayor or upon the request of two (2) or more council members.
(Amend. of 1/5/54)
In the event that any portion of this Charter should be held to be void because of any conflict with the constitution or statutes of this state, or for any other reason by a court of competent jurisdiction, then in such event said holding shall in no manner affect the remaining items of said Charter not inconsistent with the laws of this state.
The above and foregoing Charter of the City of Mexia was duly and legally adopted in conformity with the laws of this state and became effective as the governing authority and Charter of said City of Mexia on July 7, 1924, and since that date has been in full force and effect.
The Charter appears above as amended.