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under the public streets, avenues, alleys, highways, and other public property of the city, and
<br />may provide for the improvement thereof by paving, repaving, raising, draining, constructing
<br />public improvements, or otherwise. The city's authority over such public property shall include
<br />all authority granted by the Legislature and Constitution of the state and all control not expressly
<br />prohibited by the Legislature or the Constitution. Such exclusive dominion, control and
<br />jurisdiction in, upon, over and under the public streets, avenues, alleys, highways, and other
<br />public property of the city shall also include, but not be limited to, the right to regulate, locate,
<br />relocate, remove, require the removal or relocation at the sole cost of the owner, or prohibit the
<br />location of all utility pipes, lines, wires, poles, conduits, appurtenances, supporting facilities, or
<br />other property.
<br />(Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Prop. 10)
<br />§ 12 Solid waste disposal.
<br />The city council shall have the right by ordinance to adopt and prescribe rules and regulations
<br />for the handling, collection, transportation, and disposition of all municipal, hazardous, and
<br />industrial solid waste, or other garbage, trash, and rubbish within the City of Paris over which a
<br />city may exercise jurisdiction under state law, and shall further have the right to fix charges and
<br />compensation to be charged by or in the city for the removal of such waste, garbage, trash and
<br />rubbish, providing rules and regulations for the collection thereof.
<br />(Resolution 2007-055 adopted 5/21/07, Prop. 11)
<br />§ 13 Municipal court.
<br />There shall be a court for the trial of misdemeanor offenses known as the Municipal Court of the
<br />City of Paris, with such powers and duties as are given and prescribed by the laws of the State of
<br />Texas.
<br />(Ordinance 95-053, sec. 1, adopted 9/13/95)
<br />ARTICLE III
<br />THE COUNCIL
<br />§ 146 Number, selection, term.
<br />The city council shall be composed of seven councils members who shall be elected in the
<br />following manner:
<br />Regular municipal elections in and for the City of Paris shall be held on the uniform election date
<br />established by state law in or about May of each year. In even -numbered years, council members
<br />from Districts One (1), Two (2), Three (3) and Six (6) shall be elected. In odd -numbered years,
<br />council members from Districts Four (4), Five (5) and Seven (7) shall be elected. All council
<br />members shall be bona fide residents of the districts in which they seek election, shall possess
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