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AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXA) INTO THIRTY -
SEVEN (37) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNI-
CIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID
CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NUMBERS
ONE (1), TWO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (I}), FIVE (5), SIX (6),
SEVEN (7), EIGHT (8), NINE (9), TEN (10) ELEVEN (11),
TWELVE (12) THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (1 1 FIFTEEN (15),
SIXTEEN (161, SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN (1A), NINETEEN
(19), TWENTY (20), TWENTY -ONE (21) TWENTY -TWO (22),
TWENTY -THREE (23), TWENTY -FOUR (2141, TWENTY -FIVE (25 },
TWENTY -SIX (266) TWENTY -SEVEN (27), TWENTY- EIGHT 2 ,
TWENTY -NINE (291, THIRTY ( 0), THIRTY -ONE (31), THIRTY -
TWO (32) THIRTY -THREE ( 3 , THIRTY -FOUR (34), THIRTY -
FIVE (351, THIRTY -SIX (34 AND THIRTY -SEVEN (37);
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS CONTEMPLATING
HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1961; 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 FORCALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRECINCTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960,
BY ORDINANCE Not,_ "' , CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
INTO THIRTY -SEVEN (37 -) 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 -SEVEN (37) 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:
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(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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
(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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960. 1,
(4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER 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 THE
28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 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 28TH
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960.
(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 PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1960.
(8) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT (8) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDLNANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERO 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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1g6o.
(12) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWELFTH WARD OF SAID CITY ASINAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1960.
(13) ELECTION PRECINCT 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
28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1960.
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(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 ON THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1960.
(16) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1g6o.
(24) 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1g60.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o.
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(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1960.
(28) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -EIGHT (28) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- EIGHTH WARD OF SAID C)TY_AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 26TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960.
(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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960.
(33) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -THREE (33) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD 15 DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1960.
(37) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -SEVEN (37) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY- SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960.
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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 N0. 5833,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 27TH DAY OF JULY, 1960,
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
DIVIDED INTO THIRTY -SEVEN (37) 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 28TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1960.
A T•
MAYOR
� THE CITY 0 RPUS C STI, TEXAS
CITY SE L "TAR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE DAY OF DECEMBER, 196o:
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CITY TTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OFy l9_� v
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 6ORPUS C ISTI, TEXAS
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-
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR. p