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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0235_233233 &term of two (2) years. All Recorders of said Corporation Court shall hold his or her term of office for the term appointed and until his or her successor has been appointed and qualified. Immediately upon the appoint- ment of a Recorder, he shall take the Oath of Office which shall be substantially the same as that of a Justice of the Peace. SECTION 3. JURISDICTION. The said Court shall have jurisdiction within the territorial limits of said City of Georgetown in all criminal cases arising under the ordinances or those hereafter to be passed and shall also have jurisdiction concurrently with the Justice of the Peace of Precinct No, 1, Williamson County, Texas , in which the punishment is by fine only and where the maximum of such fine may not exceed 1200.00 and arising within the territorial and corporate limits of said City. SECTION 4. THE APPOINTMENT 01- CLERK. TlAw City Secretary shall be ex -officio Clerk of said Court and may appoint a deputy who shall have the same power and duties as Clerk and shall hold his office during the time of the City Secretary. SECTION 5. DUTY OF CL'W. It shall be the duty of the Clerk to keep a minute of the proceedings of said Court and to issue all process and generally to do and perform all'. the duties of a Clerk of a Court as prescribed by law for the Clerk of the County Court insofar as the same may be applicable. SECTION 6. PROCrDLTRE. Complaints before such Court hereby created and established may be sworn to before the Recorder, Clerk of said Court, the City Secretary, the City Attorney, his deputy or before any officer authorized by law to administer oaths, provided that in said Corporation Court the rules of pleading, practice and procedure now established for Justice Court shall apply to such Gorporation Court in said City of Georgetown as far as the same are applicable. SECTION 7. SEAL. The said Corporation Court shall have a seal having engraved thereon a star of five points in the center and words "Corporation Court in Georgetown, Texass"the impression of which shall be attached to all proceedings, except subpoenas, issued out of said Court and shall be used to authenticate the official acts of the Clerk and of the Recorder, when he is authorized or required to use the seal of office.