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Regular municipal elections in and for the City of Paris shall be held on the uniform
<br />election date established by state law in twV M May of each year e rnajmr shall
<br />be elected at large in orMd rit year,,,,,;,,, In even-numbered years, council
<br />members from Districts One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Six (6) shall be elected. In odd-
<br />numbered years, council members from Districts Four (4), Five (5) and Seven (7) shall
<br />be elected. Ott,,l ,rr f,Ifwrr, Cllr v, A��ll council members shall be bona fide residents of
<br />the districts in which they seek election, shall possess the qualifications prescribed by this
<br />Charter and by V.T.C.A. Election Code, Chapter 141, as amended, and shall be elected
<br />by a majority vote of the qualified voters residing in their respective districts. err rruarnr;�,ror°w
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<br />At the first regular meeting of the council, or special meeting if the same is necessary,
<br />after which votes are canvassed for each annual election held in or about May, including
<br />any runoff election that is necessary, the newly comprised city council shall elect from
<br />among its members jg,,Ergy a mayor pro tem,pg� in) of'Wa g�,ittho shall serve at
<br />the pleasure of the council. The mayor pro tem shall act as mayor during the absence or
<br />disability of the mayor. In the absence or disability of both, the council shall designate a
<br />member as its temporary presiding officer.
<br />The members of the city council, tf)* r°raayc: r; shall serve not more than three
<br />consecutive two-year terms, after which two years must pass before they are again
<br />eligible to serve on the council. Any unexpired term to which a member is appointed shall
<br />not be counted toward such consecutive terms rraoi) prior serWk,,,,,e as
<br />Members shall serve until their successors have been elected and qualified The rr� �arkr;��r°rrr°
<br />shall' not inore than three corPps`ecti'five two-yeair, ef!erl"rl"rm mkift'erh tete)hdch yeat�t,r
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<br />tet,r"°r's'Vs. 71"i'm rnayor sha,ill serve 11rl71,`11 1?ills l,jer m ic� ceo,r;sor1" hlas be� ir; e/e�P,,:,,t dl ar°Nld
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<br />Sec. 17. Qualifications.
<br />Each ofthe [a r° f'the cotincil shall beat least eighteen
<br />years of age or older, a citizen of the United States of America, a resident of the State of
<br />Texas for twelve months as of the deadline for filing for office, and other ttrrrin the rr;aleor,
<br />a bona fide resident of the district in which he seeks election for twelve months as of the
<br />deadline for filing for office; and shall not have been convicted of a felony, been adjudged
<br />to be mentally incompetent by a court, or be disqualified by reason of any provision of
<br />any other section of this Charter or of Chapter 141 of the Texas Election Code. 111,1,e
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<br />ri i rrrrldr„ ar� of` fhrrr drmr,' Jl�dP1j`e /",1 h)r,g F/,, rrfflPce. A member of the council shall
<br />immediately forfeit his office if the member ceases to possess any of the qualifications
<br />specified in this section or in any other section of the Charter or while in office, tri
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