ORD 1985-34R E P E A L E D
ORDINANCE 85-34
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. n 89_34
AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS
CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A MUNICIPAL COURT; PRO-
VIDING FOR A REGULAR MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND ALTERNATE
JUDGES; PROVIDING FOR THE FILLING OF A VACANCY IN THE
OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL JUDGE AND MUNICIPAL COURT
CLERK: PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A MUNICIPAL
COURT CLERK; PROVIDING FOR THE SETTING OF COURT
SESSIONS; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; DECLARING
AN EFFECTIVE DATE
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS:
Section 1. There is hereby created and established a court designated
as a municipal court of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas (the "Town"), for the
trial of misdemeanor offenses, including violations of municipal ordinances, with
all such powers and duties as are now, or may hereafter, be prescribed by the
laws of the State relative to municipal courts.
Section 2. Judge and Associate Judges.
A. The Town Council shall appoint a person to act as judge of the
municipal court. Said initial appointee shall hold his term of office corres-
ponding to the unexpired term of the mayor, and every two (2) years thereafter
a municipal judge shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years.
B. The Town Council may appoint by resolution one or more persons
to sit for the regular judge of the municipal court or for the presiding judge or
any of the associate judges of such court, while such judge or judges, any or all,
are temporarily unable to act for any reason. Such appointee or appointees shall
possess the same qualifications required of the regular municipal judge, and shall
have all the powers and duties of such office and shall receive the compensation
set by the Town Council for the regular municipal judge.
Section 3. Clerk. A clerk for the municipal court shall be appointed
by the Town Council. Said initial appointee shall hold his term of office
corresponding to the unexpired term of the mayor, and every two (2) years
thereafter a clerk shall be appointed for a term of two (2) years. The clerk shall
keep minutes of the proceedings of the municipal court, issue all process and
generally perform the duties of the clerk of a court as prescribed by law for a
county clerk in so far as the same may be applicable.
Section 4. Vacancy. A vacancy in the office of municipal court
judge or clerk of the court shall be filled by the Town Council for the unexpired
term only.
Section 5. Setting Time of Court Sessions. The municipal judge shall
have power to set time for court sessions as the docket may require.
Section 6. If any section, article, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or
word in this ordinance or application thereto any person or circumstances is held
invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance; and the
Town Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of
this ordinance despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in
full force and effect.
Section 7. The fact that the present ordinances and regulations of the
Town are inadequate to properly safeguard the health, safety, and general
welfare of the public requires that this ordinance shall become effective from
and after the date of its final passage and publication as provided by law, and
it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this—the./ 9 day --oaf Dec. 1985.
, Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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Town Aittorney, Town of Trophy Club, Texas