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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05833 ORD - 07/27/1960I AN ORDINANCE DIVIDING THE-CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI_, TEXAS, INTO THIRTY - SIX (3 6) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICI- PAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNOdN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NUMBERS ONE (1), TWO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (4), FIVE (5), SIX (6), SEVEN (7), EIGHT (8), NINE (9), TEN (10) ELEVEN (11), TWELVE (12) THIRTEEN (13 ); FOURTEEN (1141 FIFTEEN (15), SIXTEEN (161, SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN (1$), NINETEEN (19), TWENTY (20), TWENTY -ONE (21), TWENTY -TWO (22), TWENTY -THREE (23), TWENTY -FOUR (24), TWENTY -FIVE (2�), TWENTY -SIX (2 ) TWENTY -SEVEN (27), TWENTY -EIGHT (2 ), TWENTY -NINE (291, THIRTY (30), THIRTY -ONE ( 1), THIRTY - TWO (32) THIRTY -THREE (33), THIRTY -FOUR (R), THIRTY - FIVE (351 AND THIRTY -SIX (36); FEPEA ING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS DESIROUS OF HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 20, 1960; AND WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE OLD VOTING PRECINCTS WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED CITY LIMITS AND WITH THE COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND WHEREAS, BY VIRTUE OF THE CITY CHARTER AND THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE THE PRO- CEDURE FOR CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRECINCTS; AND WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1960, BY ORDINANCE N0. , CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) WARDS, AND SINCE THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO CORRESPONDING ELECTION PRECINCTS: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY DIVIDED INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH RESPECTIVE PRECINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN SAID ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT SAID ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL BE DEFINED, DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS: .5833 (1) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ONE (1) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWO (2) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF 'JULY, 1960. (3) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THREE (3) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULYS 196o. (Y) ELECTION PRECINCTAUMBER FOUR (4) SHALL-BE COMPOSED OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON AE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. (6) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIX (6) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. (7) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVEN (7) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSEDAND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. (8) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT (8) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULYS 1960. (9) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINE (9) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULYS 1960. (10) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (11) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. (12) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWELFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULYS 1960. (13) ELECTION PRICINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN (13) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. -2- (14) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOURTEEN (14) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FOURTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED O141HE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (15) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIFTEEN (15) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FIFTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (16) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALLt BE .COMPOSED OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (17) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVENTEEN (17) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE SEVENTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (18) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHTEEN (18) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE EIGHTEENTH WARD OF•SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (19) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINETEEN (19) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE NINETEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (20) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY (20) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (21) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —ONE (21) SHALL -BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY —FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (22) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —TWO (22) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY — SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (23) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —THREE (23) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY —THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY-PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. a ?� ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —FOUR (24) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY— FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULYS 1960. (25) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —FIVE (25) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY —FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (26) ELECTION•PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —SIX (26) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE,TWENTY —SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. -3- (27) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -SEVEN (27) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, -1960. (28) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -EIGHT (28) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960: (29) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -NINE (29) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960: (30) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY (30) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. (31) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -ONE (31) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY,AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (32) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -TWO (32) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY - SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. (33) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -THREE (33) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS . -THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960. (34) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -FOUR (34) SHALL :BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY- FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 1960.. - (35) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -FIVE (35) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY,,1960._ (36) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -SIX (36) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND,APPROVED ON THE 27 DAY OF JULY, 196o. , SECTION 2. ALL OTHER ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN PASSED AND WHICH HAVE SET OUT AND ESTABLISHED ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE NO. 5511, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE -CITY COUNCIL ON THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959, IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DEEMS IT NECESSARY THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE SE DIVIDED INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) ELECTION PRECINCTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER FACILITIES FOR VOTING IN,THE FORTHCOMING SPECIAL ELECTION AND OTHER ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS- PENSION 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 THAT.SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY 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 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. ATTE : � MAYOR THE CITY OF C PUS CHRI I, TEXAS CITY SECRETAR APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE DAY OF JULY, 196o: CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS / ' DAY OF 19 V 4 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR 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, MAYO THE CITY OF COR US CHRISTI dEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 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 ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD- _ A MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN `J PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR.