O-1391-1-96ORDINANCE NO. 1391-1-96
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS,
ESTABLISHING A FILING FEE FOR A CANDIDATE'S APPLICATION FOR
PLACEMENT ON THE BALLOT FOR A CITY OFFICE; PROVIDING FOR A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
V.T.C.A. Election Code §143.005(c) and §7.03 of the Home Rule Charter for the City of
Allen provide for the setting of a filing fee for the processing of a candidate's application for placement
on the ballot for a city office; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Allen, Texas, finds that a fee of $20.00 is necessary and
proportionate to the city's cost of processing a candidate's nomination papers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1: A filing fee of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) shall be paid by each candidate requesting
election to the office of mayor or councilmember of the City of Allen, Texas, at the time of filing his
or her application or petition for candidacy with the City Secretary.
SECTION 2: It is hereby declared to be the intention of the City Council that the sections,
paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of this ordinance are severable; and if any phrase, clause,
sentence or section of this ordinance shall be declared unconstitutional or invalid by any judgment or
decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality or invalidity shall not affect any
other remaining phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section of this ordinance; and the City Council
hereby declares it would have passed the remaining portions even though it had known the affected parts
would be held unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and publication
in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Allen, and it is accordingly so ordained.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS,
ON THE 18TH DAY OF JANUARY,1996.
APPROVED:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
ceder, CITY ATTORNEY J!oy Mo n, CMC, CITY SECRETARY
AFFIDAVIT AND PROOF OF PUBLICATION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF COLLIN
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared DEBBIE TACKETT, who having been by me duly sworn,
on oath deposes and says:
That she is the General Manager of THE ALLEN AMERICAN, a
newspaper published in COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, not less frequently than
once a week, having a general circulation in said county, and having been
published regularly and oontinously for more than twelve (12) months
prior to publishing
Ordinance # 1391-1-96
of which the attached is a true and written copy, and which was published
in THE ALLEN AMERICAN on
January 24 & January 27,1996
and which was issued on
January 24, 1996
by city of Allen of COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
A printed copy of said publica ' is attached hereto.
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NOTARY PUBLIC in and for COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS
Publisher's fee $ 2 4 . 7 6
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' `F"` December 5, 1996
CITY OF ALLEN
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Allen
City Council adopted the following
ordinance at their regular meeting held on
Thursday, January 18, 1996 (Title only):
Ordinance No. 1391-1-96: An
Ora—in a—n—c eo t h qty of-ATr_,UoIIin
County, Texas, Establishing a Filing Fee
for a Candidate's Application for
Placement on the Ballot for a City Office;
Providing for a Severability Clause; and I
Providing for an Effective Date.
A copy of this ordinance may be read
or purchased in the office of the City
Secretary, City of Allen, One Butler Circle,
Allen, Texas 75013.
/s/Judy Morrison
City Secretary _ _
CITY OF ALLEN
PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the Allen
City Council adopted the following
ordinance at their regular meeting held on
Thursday, January 18, 1996 (Title only).
Ordinance No. 1391-1-96: An
Or mand ce the --City ofATTe—n,--C7ollin
C"-nty, Texas, Establishing a Filing Fee
for a Candidate's Application for
Placement on the Ballot for a City Office;
Providing 'for a Severability Clause; and
Providing for an Effective Date.
A copy of this ordinance may be read
or purchased in the office of the City
Secretary, City of Allen, One Butler Circle,
Allen, Texas 75013.
/s/Judy Morrison r
City Secretary e