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ORDINANCE NO. 8553
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
OF LUBBOCK SO AS TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF LUBBOCK MUNICIPAL COURTS OF RECORD
FROM TWO COURTS TO ONE COURT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE A~ PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock on April 10, 1980,
established its then existing two Municipal Courts as Municipal Courts of
Record in accordance with Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article
1200gg, by means of Ordinance No. 8032; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now finds that the workload of the Municipal
Courts of Record is much reduced from previous levels at the present time;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that at the present time there exists
insufficient work for two Courts and two Judges; and
WHEREAS, the City Council deems it to be in the best interest of the
citizens of the City of Lubbock to reduce the number of Municipal Courts of
Record from two courts to one court effective with the regular General City
Election of April 7, 1984; NOW THEREFORE:
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT Sections 17-1, 17-2 and 17-3 of the Code of
Ordinances of the City of Lubbock BE and are hereby amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 17-1. Established.
The City of Lubbock's two existing Municipal Courts of Record,
which were established April 7, 1980, in accordance with the pro-
visions of Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article 1200gg, are
hereby reduced to a single Municipal Court of Record, effective with
the regular General City Election of 1984. The Court shall have a
single judge, who may be assisted from time to time by slbstitute,
temporary or part-time judges appointed by the City Council. The City
Council may hereafter by Resolution provide for the division of the
Court into one or more divisions as required by the Court's workload
prior to any General City Election. Each such division shall be
presided over by its own full-time or part-time judge at the dis-
cretion of the City Council.
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Sec. 17-2. Operation, Procedure.
The operation and procedure of the Municipal Court of Record
shall be as provided for by Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes, Article
1200gg.
Sec. 17-3. Summoning, impaneling and payment of jurors.
Upon delivery of jury lists drawn for the Municipal Court of
Record to the clerk of the Court, jurors shall be summoned, impaneled
and paid in accordance with procedures established by the presiding
judge of the Municipal Court of Record.
SECTION 2. THAT should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this Ordinance be declared unconstitutional or invalid
for any reason, the remainder of this Ordinance shell not be affected
thereby.
SECTION 3. THAT the City Secretary is hereby authorized end
directed to cause publication of the descriptive caption of this Ordinance
as an alternative method of publication provided by law.
ANO IT IS SO ORDERED.
Passed by the City Council on first reading this _ 9th day of
February , 1984.
Passed by the City Council on second reading this 23rd day of
February , 198 4.
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Jim Blagg, Deputy City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK ,
Before me IOMll McKee a Notary Public in and for ~bbock County. Texas on this day
personally appeared Tvl I a Aufl 11 t Accounl Mnntt:er of the Southwestern Newspa-
pers Corporation. publishers of the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal -Morning. Evening and Sunday. who
being by me duly sworn did depose and say that said newspaper has been published continuously for more
than fifty-two weeks prior to the first insertion of this l.c l!I I N1tSc1•t&J vordsf'J66' &'ti r
vard•tS.Ot.58 No. 861512 at Lubbock County. Texas and the attached print-
ed copy of the Nat!C:f is a true copv of the original and was printed in the Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal on the following dates: F'.lbru;n'l' !S I: March 3, 1914
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LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL
Southwestern Newspapers Corporation
Subscribed and sworf!1o before me this .l1tL day of __ M_a_r-e_h ____ 19 __ _
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