30 - Adoption of Voter-Approved Amendments to the City's Home Rule Charter

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be annexed, shall have the right to contest said annexation by filing with the city council a written petition setting out their4hisl rereasons for said contest and after such citizen or citizens shall have been given an opportunity to be heard said ordinance, in original or amended form, as said city council in its judgment may determine, shall be finally passed, and the territory so annexed shall be a part of Paris and the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of other citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and regulations of said city. It=, 11 0,=OOMMWAt; .�' § 8 Change of district boundaries. -now I _J CLCS dill. UUL11UY-4)L_.*A11C1'T'T15C d&CMiUdLelyp PI-OVIUM- MCI 'Id" d be seven single -member districts within the city; and to subdivide each district now existing or that may hereafter be established so that each district shall contain as nearly as possible the same number of voters, and to change such districts from time to time as the city council may deem expedient. District boundaries shall be established in accordance with state and federal laws as they may, from time to time, be amended. § 9 Eminent domain. The city shall have the full right, power and authority to exercise the power of eminent domain when necessary or desirable to carry out any of the powers conferred upon it by this Charter, or by the constitution or laws of the State of Texas. In all cases where the city seeks to exercise the power of eminent domain, it may be controlled by the laws authorized or permitted by the constitution and laws of this state, or in ami manner and form that mal,, be yrovided b ordinance of the governing body of the city. The power of eminent domain hereby conferred shall include the right of the city to condemn public property. The city shall have and possess this power of condemnation of property within or without the corporate limits for any municipal or public purpose, even though not specifically enumerated herein or in this Charter. § 10 Establishment and control of streets and other public property. The City of Paris shall have the power to lay out, establish, open, alter, widen, lower, extend, grade, abandon, discontinue, abolish, close, care for, pave, supervise, maintain and improve streets, alleys, sidewalks, parks, squares, public places and bridges; and regulate the use thereof and require the removal from streets, sidewalks, alleys and other public property or places of all obstructions, private property, and encroachments of every nature or character. § 11 Street and public property improvements. -ttrtl . wtd (rver -td, Tlip Cit7vofP 211�2veexrl ivedt-tii-t-4-o 2nd i=w_ '