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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06157 ORD - 05/31/1961�IMS:JKH :5- z4 -61. • r AN ORDINANCE SETTING UP, CREATING AND DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO THIRTY -SEVEN (37) WARDS; DESCRIBING SAID WARDS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. 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 -SEVEN (37) 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. 3, 4, 5, 32 AND 33 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 1183 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, PAGES 1183 TO 1195, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 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*, 81'x' AND 82 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM- MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 1183 TO 1195, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. *THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. Oj5 C7 CITY WARD NO. 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 NO. 7SHALL 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 N0. 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'X' 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. -2- • • CITY WARD N0. 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 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 17 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH 15 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 N0. 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 NO. 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 N0. 20 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING 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 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 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 ND. 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 PRECINCT NO. 98 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. -3- • CITY WARD NO. 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 NO. 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 NO. 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, COMMISSIONERS 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 61 PAGES 483 TO 495, COM- MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 28 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 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 N0. 30 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 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. -4- • 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 *, 84 AND 89 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS - /COURT 1FIXING 1P�RECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 1183 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957 CITY WARD N0. 311 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 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 N0. 92 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT I� BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 4U83 TO 1195, 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 1F83 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD No. 37 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 80 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 1195, COM- MISSIONERS 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, MAKE A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL GROUPING OF COUNTY ELECTION PRECINCTS TO ELIMINATE UNNECESSARY ELECTION EXPENSES, 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 -5- is 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 EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE � / DAY OF i96i. MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRI I, TEXAS ATTEST: CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS T EGAL FORM THIS v 6 DAY OF , 1961: CITY ATTORNEY C.' is CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS /q� / OP / DAY OF 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 FOR THE SUSPENSION-OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 13 INTRODUCEDS AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHR TIJEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN F. MCDONALD TOM R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG ,4 THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN F. MCDONALD TOM R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS / P JAMES H. YOUNG G