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<br />v. <br /> <br />The City of Paris, Texas, through its duly qualified voters, approved and enacted the City <br />Chance on November 2, 1948 (hereinafter, the "Charter"). Conti:1ined within the Charter IU'c <br />provisions relating to the rec.aU of any sitting member of the City Couneil. See Code of <br />Ordinances, City of Paris, Paris, Texas (988). Important to understanding this Petition, the City <br />of Paris, at the time the Charter was enacted, elected councilpersons at large. In approximately <br />1976, though, following the conclusion of federal Htigation, the City of Pans was divided into <br />seven single-member districts for ,\!oting purposes only. (See Ord. No. 95.0S3~ ~ 1,9-13-95) <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />VI. <br /> <br />Relevant to Petitioner's caUge are Sections 112 and 113 of Article X of said Charter <br />which read as fOJ/OM: <br /> <br />6-ec. 112. ~U n...ocedqr~~ <br /> <br />Any elector of the City of Paris may make and file with the city clerk an affidavit <br />containing the name or names of the offi~ or officers whose removal is sou.ght <br />and a statement of the grounds for removal. The clerk shall thereupo.o deliver to <br />the elector making such affidavit copies of petition blanks demanding sueh <br />removal. The city clerk shaH keep a sufficient number of such printed petition <br />blanks on hand for distribution. Such blanks, when issued by the city clerk, shall <br />bear the signature of that officer and be addressed to the city council, and shall be <br />numbered, dated, and indicate the name at the person to whom issued. The <br />petition blanks, when issued, shall also indicate the number of Such bianks issued <br />and the Dame of tho officer whose removal is sought. lbe city clerk shaD enter in <br />a record to be kept in his office the name of the ejector to whom the petition <br />blanks were issued and the number issued to said person. <br /> <br />Sec. 113...Rcca,l1 DetitioDS. <br /> <br />The recall petition, to be effeotive, must be returned and filed with the city clerk <br />within thirty days after the filing of tbe affidavJt required in section 112 of this <br />article and it mU3t be Signed by qualified electors of the city equal in number to at <br />least fifty-one per cent (5 t 'Yo) of the total number of votes cast at the last <br /> <br />Original PlfflUorr for Dffillt'd/IJry Relief <br /> <br />Pace] of 5 <br /> <br />r- <br />