§ 3. Form of Petition.  


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  • The form of petition above provided for shall be as follows:

    TO THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
    OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON:

      We, the undersigned hereto, who are qualified voters of the City of Houston, request the removal of ___________ from the office of ___________ (petition shall set forth distinctly and specifically grounds showing or tending to show some ground of incompetency or unfitness for or misconduct or malfeasance in the office, upon which the petition for removal is predicated, and if there be more than one ground, shall specifically state each ground with such certainty as to give the officer sought to be removed, notice of the matters and things which he will be called to answer). Said petition shall be signed by the requisite number of voters as provided by Section 2 of this Article. Each signature to said petition shall be proved or acknowledged as required of petitioners by Article IX, Section 3 of this Charter, or shall be verified as follows.

    STATE OF TEXAS  §

    COUNTY OF HARRIS  §

    I, ___________, being first duly sworn on oath depose and say: that I am one of the signers of the above petition, that the statements made therein are true, and that each signature appearing thereto was made in my presence on the day and date it purports to have been made, and I solemnly swear that the same is a genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.

                 

      Sworn to and subscribed before me this ___ day of ___________, 2___.

    /s/              
    Notary Public, State of Texas

(Added by amendment October 15, 1913; amended November 6, 2012)