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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06109 ORD - 04/05/1961.., , JKH:4 -3 -61 AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1961; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, HERETOFORE ON THE 1ST DAY OF MARCH, 1961, THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CAUSED TO BE PUBLISHED A PROCLAMATION ANNOUNCING THEGENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1961; AND WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN AS REQUIRED BY LAW AND AS DIRECTED IN THE SAID PROCLAMATION, AS IS SHOWN BY AFFIDAVIT PROPERLY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY; AND C WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, A. D. 1961, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, AND THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF; AND WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS TODAY CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1961; AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS THAT THE SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD; AND WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS THAT THE CITY SECRETARY HAS TABULATED THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION AND CERTI- FIED SUCH TABULATION TO THE COUNCIL, AND THAT SUCH TABULATION IS CORRECT: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE TABULATION OF VOTES CAST IN THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL, 1961, MADE AND CERTIFIED TO BY THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART HEREOF, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL TABULATION OF THE VOTES CAST AT SAID ELECTION AND THAT SAID TABULATION BE FILED AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS THE OFFICIAL CANVASS OF SAID ELECTION. i1 9 i SECTION Z. THAT THE SAID OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION REFLECTS THAT BEN F. MCDONALD WAS DULY ELECTED MAYORS AND THAT DR. JAMES L. BARNARD, JOSE DELEONX M. P. MALDONADO, W. J. ROBERTS, TOM SWANTNER AND JIM YOUNG WERE DULY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE ENSUING TWO YEARS AND THAT THEY AND EACH OF THEM ARE HEREBY DECLARED 50 ELECTED. SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY OF MAKING AN OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES CAST IN THE AFORESAID ELECTION AND DECLARING THE SAID RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION 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 OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDI- NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH 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 PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 5TH DAY OF APRILS 1961. ATTEST: �,1 MAYOR CITY SECRETA THE CITY OF C P CHRIST s TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS lj_ DAY OF 1g61: CITY ATTORNEY a CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS �D AY OF ` , 19 Lv / 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 COUNCILS 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. RESPPCTFULLY, 6 MAYOR THE CITY OF C PUS C TI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES ELII.ROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. .RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE GABE LOZANO, SR. - THE ABOVF ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLO NG VOTES ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART Ing, / JOSEPH B. DUNN PATRICK J. DUNNE R. A. HUMBLE - GABE LOZANO, SR. r