(ADOPTED: NOVEMBER 30, 1954; AMENDED: APRIL 6, 1971; AMENDED: APRIL 8, 1975; AMENDED: APRIL 7, 1979; AMENDED: APRIL 11, 1983; AMENDED: APRIL 6, 1985; AMENDED: APRIL 4, 1987; AMENDED: MAY 6, 1989; AMENDED: MAY 4, 1991; AMENDED: MAY 1, 1993; AMENDED: MAY 6, 1995; AMENDED: MAY 1, 1999; AMENDED: MAY 6, 2003; AMENDED: MAY 7, 2005; AMENDED: MAY 12, 2007; AMENDED: MAY 9, 2009; AMENDED: MAY 2012.)
PREAMBLE
We, the citizens of El Campo, Texas, in order to establish a home rule municipal government, provide for the future progress of our city and obtain more fully the benefits of local self-government, do hereby adopt this home rule Charter in accordance with the statutes of the State of Texas; and do hereby declare the residents of the City of El Campo in Wharton County, Texas, living within the legally established boundaries of the said city, to be a political subdivision of the State of Texas incorporated forever under the name and style of the “City of El Campo,” with such powers, rights and duties as are herein provided.
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Editor’s note–Printed herein is the charter of the City of El Campo, Texas, originally adopted on November 30, 1954, and subsequently amended on the dates listed at the end of the charter. The charter printed herein has the amendments adopted through May 9, 2009, consolidated in the text without notation. Subsequent amendments to the charter are indicated by a history note following the amended section. The absence of a history note indicates the material is unchanged from the consolidated charter. Apart from minor nonsubstantive changes in style and formatting, the charter is reproduced as printed in the 2010 Code of Ordinances. Capitalization, punctuation and grammar have been retained. Obviously misspelled words have been corrected without notation. Material enclosed in brackets has been added for clarification.