Editor's note–Printed herein is the charter of the City of Terrell Hills, Texas, which was adopted at an election held in 1957. Apart from minor nonsubstantive changes in style and formatting, the charter is reproduced as set out in the 1996 Code. Capitalization, punctuation and grammar have been retained. Obviously misspelled words have been corrected without notation. Material enclosed in brackets has been added for clarification. Amendments to the charter are indicated by a history note following the amended section. Ordinance 855 adopted 3/30/1992, prop. 8, approved at an election of 5/2/1992, amended the charter by replacing words of masculine gender with words of both the masculine and feminine gender throughout the charter.
PREAMBLE
We, the people of Terrell Hills, Texas being grateful for the blessings we have received, and humbly seeking the continued favor of Almighty God, do ordain and establish this charter for our city.