HB 480, 58th R.S.
Relating to requiring that the presiding judge of the corporation court of every incorporated city, town or village in the state be elected by the qualified voters, for the same term and in the same manner as the mayor is elected; saving from repeal the Article which provides that the mayor is the ex-officio recorder of the corporation court in certain cities; saving from repeal all provisions of law which authorize the governing bodies of cities to prescribe qualifications for the office of recorder, city judge or judge of the corporation court; repealing certain laws to the extent that they provide for the appointment of the presiding judge of the corporation court.
Author: John C. Alaniz
Coauthor: Rudolph S. "Rudy" Esquivel | George L. "Skeet" Richardson, Jr. | Neil Caldwell
Subjects:
Courts--Judges
Courts--Municipal
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