Texas Local Government Code 9.008 – Registration of Charter or Amendment; Effect
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(a) The secretary or other officer of a municipality performing functions similar to those of a secretary shall record in the secretary’s or other officer’s office a charter or charter amendment adopted by the voters of the municipality. If a charter or amendment is not recorded on microfilm, as may be permitted under another law, it shall be recorded in a book kept for that purpose.
(b) Recorded charters or amendments are public acts. Courts shall take judicial notice of them, and no proof is required of their provisions.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 9.008
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005