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AN ORDINANCE
SETTING UP,, CREATING AND DIVIDIN - THE_CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) WARDS; DESCRIBING
SAID WARDS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDI-
NANCES -IN-CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN_EMEI?GENCY.
WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE CITY WARDS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS
THEREIN:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS ITS BOUNDARIES
NOW EXIST, IS HEREBY DIVIDED INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) WARDS WITH THE RESPECTIVE
NUMBERS OF SAID WARDS BEING AS HEREAFTER SET FORTH, TO -WIT:
CITY WARD N0. 1 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 1, 2, 21 AND 49 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM-
MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED
IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT
MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD N0. 2 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 31 4, 51 32 AND 33 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE
COMMISSIONERS COURT OFIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED
IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT
MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 3 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 30, 38 AND 78 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM-
MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED
IN VOLUME 6, PAGES483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT
MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD NO. 4 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 7 AND 8 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS
COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6,
PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED
AUGUST 12, 1957-
CITY WARD NO. 5 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 51'x', 81'X' AND 82 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM-
MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOL-
UME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED
AUGUST 12, 1957.
*THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
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CITY WARD N0. 6 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 52 AND 99 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS
COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6,
PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED
AUGUST 12, 1957• '
CITY WARD N0. 7 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 47 AND 79
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 8 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 6, 31 AND 39
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 9 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 45, 46 AND
48 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST
12, 1957.
CITY WARD NO. 10 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 44 AND 76
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 11 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 24* AND 60
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 12 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 61 AND 77
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 13 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 75 AS FIXED BY
THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495,
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD NO. 14`SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 43 AND 83
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
*THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
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CITY WARD NO. 15 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY,VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 41, 85 AND
88 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
FIXING PRECINCT,BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST
12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 16 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 40, 58 AND
62 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 61 PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST
t2, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 17 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 42, 59 AND
86 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12,
1957-
CITY WARD NO. 18 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 50 AND 67
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 19 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 56 AND 57
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 20 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTYVOTING PRECINCTS Nos. 53 AND 68
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12j 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 21 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 69 AND 96
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12,
1957•
CITY WARD N0. 22 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 74}AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495,
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD N0. 23 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 80 AND 98
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495,c0MMlla'410NERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
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CITY WARD N0. 24 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 73 AND 97
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD N0. 25 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 20* AND 71
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 26 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 72 AND 95 AS
FIXED BY THE,ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483
TO 495, COMMASSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 27 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS-WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 66 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 28 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 63 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 29 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 64 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 30 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITH THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 93 AS FIXED BY
THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING,PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495,
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO.31 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES-OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 87 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495,
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
CITY WARD NO. 32 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 94 AS FIXED BY
THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS -COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957•
*THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
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CITY WARD No. 33 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 70'x', 84 AND
89 AS FIXED BY THE_,ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST
12, 1957.
CITY WARD N0. 34 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0..65 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD No. 35 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT No..92 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD N0. 36 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 17'x', 90 AND
91 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF.THE COMMISSIONERS COURT
FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST
12, 1957.
*THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
SECTION 2. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN
CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. .
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT A NEW,DIVISION OF WARDS IS REQUIRED
FOR THE CITY IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE VOTING PRECINCTS ESTABLISHED
BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SIMPLIFY THE NUMBERING OF SAID
WARDS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE VOTERS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER
RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE -OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE
IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ
AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING
DECLARED SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY TO EXIST,
AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS
ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE
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EFFECT AND BE IN FULL-FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 27 AY OF JULY, 1960.
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CITY SECRETA /
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE a to DAY OFF JULY, 1960:
CITY ATTORNEY U
MAYOR
THE CITY OF PU5 CHRI I, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS %
/ V ! DAY OF 191 0
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST F-OR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL;
I, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
G
MAYO `
THE CITY 6ORPUS CHR Tly TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR. -
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD-
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
.JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.