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THE STATE OF THM
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
On this the 111�4 day of July, 1961, the City Council of
the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in , _ °° meeting,
with the following members of said Council present, to -wit:
Ben. F. McDonald, Mayor,
Tom R. Swantner,
Dr. James L. Barnard,
J. R. De Leon,
Commissioners,
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W. J. Roberts,
Jim Young, i
T. Ray Bring, City Secretary,
with the following absent: Ag_ Q � ,
constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was
transacted:
Mr. ,fir .rz, ...L.,,�v presented for the consideration of
the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary.
The Mayor presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to
said proposed ordinance, as follows:
"Corpus Christi, Texas,
July /t !-4 , 1961.
TO THE CITY COUNCIL
COMM CHRISTI, TEXAS
Gentlemen:
The public importance and pressing need for the permanent
improvements to be constructed by use of the proceeds of the bonds voted at
elections held on November 24, 1953, September 25, 1954, October 6, 1956,
August 292 1959 and January 282 1961, create an emergency and an imperative
public necessity requiring the suspension of rules and Charter provisions
requiring ordinances to be considered and voted upon at three regular meet-
ings. I, therefore request that the City Council pass the proposed ordinance
authorizing the issuance of $2,400,000.00 General Improvement Bonds as an
emergency. You irIll please consider this request in connection with the
ordinance which has been introduced in the City Council on this subject.
Yours very truly,
/,s/ Ben F. McDonald,
Mayor."
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Commissioner moved that the Charter
provision prohibiting ordinances from being passed finally on the date in-
troduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the
Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of the ordinance. The motion was
seconded by Commissioner ,(J_e. The motion was carried by a
unanimous vote by the City Council, viz:
AYES: Commissioners Swantner, Ramat, De Leon,
Ike, Roberts and Young.
NOES: None.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted
Aye. This was done.
Commissioner �wz a��?� moved that the ordinance
be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner (%e-A- -n/
The motion was carried by the following vote:
AYES- Commissioners Swantner, Barnard, De Leon,
Maldonado-, Roberts and Young.
NOES: None.
Aye. This was done.
The Mayor requested that the records show that he voted
The Mayor announced that the ordinance had been passed.
The ordinance is as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 4 2 o g,
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUANCE
OF $2,400,000.00 CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, GEN1ElM rdWVEMENT BONDS, SERIES
1961, BEARING INR^REST AT THE RATES HEREIN-
AFTER SET FORTH, AND PROVIDING FOR THE LEVY,
ASSES' AND COLLECTION OF A TAX SUFFICIENT
TO PAY THE mMFS°T' ON SAID BONDS AND TO
CREATE A SINKMG FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION
THEREOF AT MATURITY; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
IN CONFLICT BER01ITH AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, heretofore on the 5th day of August, 1959, the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance call-
ing an election to be held in said City on the 29th day Of August, 1959, On
several propositions, including the following:
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PROPOSITION NO. 3
"Shell the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi,
Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said City in the
amount of 1$130,000.00, maturing serially in such installments
as the City Council may prescribe, the maximm maturity being
not more than Thirty (30) years from their date, bearing inter-
est at a rate not to exceed Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and
to levy a tax on all taxable property within said City suffi-
cient to pay the annual interest and provide a sinking fund to
pay the bonds at maturity, for the purpose of improving the
streets of the City, as authorized by the Constitution and laws
of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City."
MIERMS, said election was duly and legally held on the
29th day of August, 1959, at which election a majority of the legally quali-
fied electors owning taxable property in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
and who had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at said election
sustained the proposition to issue the bonds hereinafter described by the
following vote:
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STREET Md?ROVEMENT BONDS" 3527 Votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STREET IMPROVEMENT
BONDS" 2366 votes,
as is reflected in the election returns heretofore filed with theCity
Secretary; and
MEREAS, heretofore on the 11th day of January, 1961, the
City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, passed an ordinance calling
an election to be held in said City on the 28th day of January, 1961, on
several propositions, including the following:
PROPOSITION NO. 1
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $1,360,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as theCity Council may prescribe, the
maxim,nn maturity being not more than Thirty Five (35) ,years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5j) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all tax-
able property within said City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at
maturity, for the purpose of constructing a westside sewer
trunk main and laterals and other general sewer system im-
provements, as authorized by the Constitution and laws of
the State of Texas, and the Charter of said City."
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; and
PROPOSITION No. 2
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $3,305,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty Five (35) years
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all tax -
ablve properly within said City sufficient to pay the annual
Interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at
maturity, for the purpose of constructing a sewer relief
line in the South Staples Street area, providing finds
for rehabilitating and expanding Oso sewer plant and
other general sewer system improvements, as authorized
by the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and
the Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 3
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $1,720,000.00, metering serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maximum maturity being not more than Thirty Five (35) yew
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all tax-
able property within said City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking find to pay the bonds at
maturity, for the purpose of constructing storm sewer im-
provements in the City, including such improvements in the
area of Whelan Drive, sections of Go]lihar Road and Green-
wood Drive, Thompson Road, McBride Lane, Cliff Maus Airport
Area, sections of McArdle Road and Westport area between
Morgan Street and Greenwood Drive, as authorized by the
Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and the
Charter of said City."
PROPOSITION NO. 4
"Shall the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, be authorized to issue the bonds of said
City in the amount of $195,000.00, maturing serially in
such installments as the City Council may prescribe, the
maxim,nn maturity being not more than Thirty Five (35) yea's
from their date, bearing interest at a rate not to exceed
Five (5 %) per cent per annum, and to levy a tax on all tax-
able property within said City sufficient to pay the annual
interest and provide a sinking fund to pay the bonds at
maturity, for the purpose of constructing and equipping a
branch library for the City, as authorized by the Consti-
tution and laws of the State of Texas, and the Charter of
said City."
WHEREAS, said election was duly and legally held on the
28th day of January, 1961, at which elec tion a majority of the legally qua
Pied electors owning taxable property in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
and who had daily rendered the same for taxation, voting at said election
sustained the propositions to issue the bonds hereinafter described by the
following vote:
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PROPOSITION NO. 1
140,000.00
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF WESTSIDE SEiM SYSTEM
76,000.00
IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
4965 Votes;
'AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF WEST= SEWER
70,000.00
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
3291 Votes.
PROPOSITION NO. 2
125,000.001
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF SOUTH STAPLES AND OSO
130,000.00
SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT BONDS"
4814 Votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF SOUTH STAPLES AND
2,500,000.00
OSO SEWER SYSTEM IMPROVEY]ENT BONDS"
3205 Votes.
PROPOSITION N0. 3
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF STORM SEWER BONDS" 4787 Votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF STORM SEWER BONDS" 3279 Votes.
PROPOSITION No. 4
"FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS" 4336 votes;
"AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF LIBRARY BONDS" 3788 votes,
as is reflected in t1E election returns heretofore filed with the City
Secretary; and
WHEREAS, it is deemed advisable and to the best interest
of the City that certain of the above described bonds, together with various
purpose bonds authorized at elections previously held in said City be combined
in a single issue and sold at this time, the dates of election, amount of
bonds authorized thereat, purpose, amount of bonds prevsiously sold and the
amount now to be sold being as follows:
DATE OF AMOUNT PURPOSE AMOUNT PRE - AMT. NOW
ELECTION AUTHORIZED VIOUSLY SOLD OFFERED
November 24,1953 $4,975,000•00 Storm Sewers $4,66o,000.00 $315,000•00
November 24,1953 3,500,000.00 Street Improve- 3,355,000•00 145,000.00
ment
September 25,1954
140,000.00
Fire Station 64,000.00
76,000.00
September 25,1954
360,000.00
Street Improvement 290,000.00
70,000.00
October'6, 1956
4,430,000.00
Freeway & Bridge 1,430,000.00
125,000.001
August 29, 1959
130,000.00
Street Improvement -
130,000.00
August 29, 1959
2,500,000.00
Hospital 70,000.00
344,o0o.0o
January 28,1961
1,360,000.00
Westside Sewer System -
360,o00.00
Improvement
January 28,1961
3,305,000•ED
South Staples and Oso -
105,000.00
Sewer Improvement
January 28,1961
1,720,000.00
Storm Sewer -
710,000.00
January 28,1961 195,000.00 Library Bonds - 20 ODO•ED
Total - - - - $2,4w;,000.00
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITr OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS:
1. That the bonds of said City to be called "City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement Bonds, Series 1961 ", be issued
under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and
the Charter of said City, for the purpose of constructing a westside sewer
trunk main and laterals and other general sewer system improvements; con-
structing a sewer relief line in the South Staples Street area, providing
funds for rehabilitating and expanding Oso Sewer plant and other general
sewer system improvements; constructing storm sewers; constructing storm
sewer improvements in the City, including such improvements in the area of
Whelan Drive, sections of Gollihar Road and Greenwood. Drive, Thompson Road,
McBride Lane, Cliff Maus Airport Area, sections of MCArdle Road and Westport
area between Morgan Street and Greenwood Drive; constructing and equipping
fire stations; constructing and equipping a branch library for the City;
improving the streets of said City; the acquisition of right -of -way for the
freeway and providing funds to pay the City's part of the cost of expanding
and enlarging the existing Memorial Hospital, in the principal amount of
Two Million Four Hundred Thousand ($2,400,000.00) Dollars.
2. That said bonds shall be numbered from One (1) to
Two Thousand Four Hundred (2,4o0), both inclusive, of the denomination of
One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars each, aggregating Two Million Faar Hundred
Thousand ($2,400,000.00) Dollars.
3. That said bonds shall be dated July 1, 1961, and
shall become due and payable serially as follows:
BONDS NUMBERS MATURITY DATES AMOUNTS
1 to 75, both incl., March 1, 1962, $ 75,000.00
76 to 150, " March 1, 1963, 75,000.00
151 to 225, " " March 1, 1964, 75,000.00
226 to 300, " " March 12 1965, 75,000.00
301 to 375, " " March 1, 1966, 75,000.00
376 to 450, March 1, 1967, 75,000.00
451 to 525, March 1, 1968, 75,000.00
526 to 600, March 1, 1969, 75,000•00
601 to 675, March 1, 1970, 75,000.00
676 to 75o, " " March 1, 1971, 75,000.00
751 to 825, " March 1, 1972, 75,000.00
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BONDS NUMBERS
MRTUFM DATES
AMOUNTS
826 to 925, both incl.,
March 1, 1973,
$ 100,000.00
926 to 1o75, " "
March 1, 1974,
150,000.00
1076 to 1250, "
March 1, 1975,
175,000.00
1251 to 1425, "
March 1, 1976,
175,000.00
1426 to 1600,
March 1, 1977,
175,000.00
1601 to 1800,
March 1, 1978,
200,000.00
1801 to 2000,
March 1, 1979,
200,000.00
2001 to 2200, " "
March 1, 1980,
200,000.00
2201 to 2400, "
March 1, 1981,
200,000.00
4. That said bonds shall bear interest at the rates as
follows:
Bonds Nos. 1 to 3 both Incl., per annum;
Bonds Nos. 37x to Ij.2 , " " 3,so°� per annum;
Bonds Nos. f,626 to / &On , n n V.,6o% per Anmim�
Bonds Nos- /AA / to 20 oo , " =% per annum;
Bonds Nos. I_Qot to Zaao, " " 3 .r% per annum,
payable March 1, 1962, and semi.- annua]ly thereafter on September 1st and
March 1st of each year.
5. In Bonds Numbers Eight Hundred Twenty Six (826) to
Two Thousand Four Hundred (2,400), both inclusive, the City reserves the
option of calling each such bond for redemption prior to maturity on any
interest payment date on and after March 1, 1972, at par and accrued inter-
est to date so fixed for redemption, plus a premium of 22 , such premium to
be reduced on March 1, 1973 to 4�, with a further reduction of 1/2 of 1% on
March 1st of each year through March 1, 1976. There shall be no premium on
such bonds which may be redeemed March 1, 1977, or on any interest payment
date thereafter. Thirty days' notice of such call shall be given in writing
to the places of payment and notice shall be published in the City of New
York, New York. Said notice shall appear in said publication in at least
one issue, the date of said issue being not less than thirty days prior to
the date so fixed for redemption. If any such bond is called for redemption
in said meaner and if funds sufficient to pay the redemption price shall
have been du7,y placed in the banks of payment by the date fixed for re-
demption, it shall not thereafter bear interest. If fewer than all of the
optional bonds are called for redemption, they shall be called in their in-
verse numerical order.
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6. That the principal of and interest on said bonds
shell be payable upon presentation and surrender of bond or proper coupons
at the Corpus Christi State National Bank, Corpus Christi, Texas, or, at the
option of the holder, at Harris Trust and Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois,
without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder thereof.
7. That each of said bonds and interest coupons smell
be executed by the imprinted facsimile signature of the Mayor and counter-
signed by the imprinted facsimile signature of the City Secretary, and the
corporate seal of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, shall be impressed upon
each of said bonds. Such facsimile signatures shall have the same effect as
manual signatures.
8. The form of said bonds shall be substantially as
follows:
NO. $1,000.00
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUECES
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
GENERAL IMPROVEMENT BOND
SERIES 1961
The City of Corpus Christi, in the County of Nueces,
State of Texas, a municipal corporation duly incorporated under the laws
of the State of Texas, for value received, hereby promises to pay to the
bearer hereof, on the let day of March, 19_, the sum of
ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS
in lavAd money of the United States of America, with interest thereon from
date hereof at the rate of �%o per annum, evidenced by coupons payable
March 1, 1962, and semi - annually thereafter on September 1st and March 1st
of each year, both principal and interest payable upon presentation and a=-
render of bond or proper coupon at the Corpus Christi State National Bank,
Corpus Christi, Texas, or, at the option of the holder, at Harris Trust and
Savings Bank, Chicago, Illinois, without exchange or collection charges to
the owner or holder hereof, and the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is hereby
held and firmly bound and its faith and credit and all taxable property in
said City are hereby pledged for the pronpt payment of the principal of this
bond at maturity and the interest thereon as it accrues.
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This bond is one of a series of Two Thousand Four Hundred
(2,400) bonds of like tenor and effect, except as to number, interest rate,
maturity and right of prior redemption, numbered from One (1) to Two Thousand
Four Hundred (2,400), both inclusive, of the denomination of One Thousand
($1, 000.00) Dollars each, aggregating Two Million Four Hundred Thousand
($2,400,000.00) Dollars, issued for the purpose of constructing a westside
sewer trunk main and laterals and other general sewer system improvements;
constructing a sewer relief line in the South Staples Street area, providing
funds for rehabilitating and expanding Oso Sewer plant and other general
sewer system improvements; constructing storm sewers; constructing storm
sewer improvements in the City, including such improvements in the area of
Whelan Drive, sections of Go114har Road and Greenwood Drive, Thompson Road,
McBride Lane, Cliff Maus Airport Area, sections of McArdle Road and Westport
area between Morgan Street and Greenwood Drive; constructing and equipping
fire stations; constructing and equipping a branch library for the City;
improving the streets of said City; the acquisition of right -of -way for the
freeway and providing funds to pay the City's part of the cost of expanding
and enlarging the existing Memorial Hospital, under and by virtue of the
Constitution and laws of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City, and
pursuant to an ordinance passed by the City Council of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, which ordinance is duly of record in the minutes of said
City Council.
The date of this bond in conformity with the ordinance
above mentioned is July 1, 1961.
'(Bonds numbered Eight Hundred Twenty Six (826) to Tura
Thousand Four Hundred (2,400), both inclusive, of the issue of which this is
one, may be redeemed prior to maturity at the option of the City on the 1st
day of March, 1972, and on any interest payment date thereafter, at a price
of par and accrued interest to date so fixed for redemption, plus a premium
of 2.1 such premium to be reduced on March 1, 1973 to 2%, with a further re-
duction of 1/2 of if on March 1st of each year through March 11 1976. There
shall be no premium on such bonds which may be redeemed March 1, 1977, or on
any interest payment date thereafter. Thirty days' notice of such call is to
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be given in writing to the places of payment and said notice is to be publish-
ed in a financial publication published in the City of New York, New York.
Said notice shall appear in said publication in at least one issue, the date
of said issue being not less than thirty days prior to the date so fixed for
redemption. If such bond is called for redemption in said manner and if funds
sufficient to pay the redemption price sball have been daily placed in the
banks of payment by the date fixed for redemption, it shall not thereafter
bear interest. If fewer than all of the optional bonds are called for re-
demption, they shall be called in their inverse numerical order.)
AND IT IS HEREBY CERTIF'I'ED AMID RECITED that the issuance
of this bond, and the series of which it is a part, is duly authorized by law
and by a vote of the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property
in said City and who had duly rendered the same for taxation in the City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, voting at elections held for that purpose within said
City on November 24, 1953, September 25, 1954, October 6, 1956, August 29,
1959 and January 28, 1961; that all acts, conditions and things required to
be done precedent to and in the issuance of this series of bonds, and of this
bond, have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and d
time, form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision
for the levy and collection of taxes has been made, which when collected shall
be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of whirl
it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons hereto annexed as
the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of said City of
Corpus Christi, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is
one, does not exceed any constitutional, statutory or charter limitation.
IN VITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
by its City Council has caused the seal of said City to be impressed hereon
and this bond and the annexed coupons to be executed by the facsimile signs-
ture of the Mayor and countersigned by the facsimile signAture of the City
Secretary.
Mayor, City of Corpus Chris i, Texas.
City SecrethxyrCity Corpus isti,
Texas.
*(This paragraph should be omitted from Bonds Nos. 1 to 825, both inclusive).
9. The form of coupon shall be substantially as follows:
NO.
ON THE 1ST DAY OF
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The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, will pay to bearer,
*(unless the bond to which this coupon is attached shall have been called
for previous redemption as therein provided and provision for the redemption
thereof made), at the Corpus Christi State National Bank, Corpus Christi,
Texas, or, at the option of the holder, at Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
Chicago, Illinois, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or
holder hereof, the sum of ($ )
Dollars, in lawful money of the United States of America, being months'
interest due that day on "City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General 7niprovement
Bond, Series 1961 ", dated July 1, 1961, No.
City Secretary Mayor.
*(This parenthetical expression should be printed only in coupons maturing
September 1, 1972, and subsequent).
10. Substantially the following certificate shall be
printed on the back of each bond:
OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER
STATE OF TEXAS
I HEREBY rEEMY that there is on file and of record in
my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, to the
effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law, and that
he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws
of the State of Texas and the Charter of said City, and that it is a valid
and binding obligation upon said City of Corpus Christi, Texas, and said bond
has this day been registered by me.
WITNESS MY HAND and seal of office at Austin, Texas,
Comptroller of Public Accounts of the
State of Texas.
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31. That a special fund shall be created and is hereby
created to be designated "City of Corpus Christi, Texas, General Improvement
Bonds, Series 1961 Fund ". The proceeds from all taxes collected for and on
account of this series of bonds shell be credited to said find for the purpose
of paying the interest as it accrues and to provide a sinking fled for the
purpose of paying each installment of principal as it becomes due, and said
fund shall be used for no other purpose. For the current year and each year
thereafter while any of said bonds, or interest thereon, are outstanding and
unpaid, there shall be computed and ascertained, at the time other taxes are
levied, the rate of tax based on the latest approved rolls of said City as veil]
be requisite and sufficient to make, raise and produce in each of said years a
fund to pay the interest on said bonds and to provide a sinking fund suffi-
cient to pay the principal as it matures, or at least 2% of the outstanding
principal as a sinking fund, whichever is greater, Pull allowances being made
for delinquencies and costs of collection. A tax at the rate as hereinabove
determined is hereby ordered to be levied and is hereby levied against all of
the taxable property in said City for the current year and each year respect-
ively while any of said bonds, or interest thereon, are outstanding and unpaid,
and the said tax each year shall be assessed and collected and placed in the
Fund hereby created and the Treasurer shall honor warrants against said Fund
for the purpose of paying the interest maturing and principal of said bonds
and for no other purpose.
12. Be it further ordained that the Mayor shall be
authorized to take and have charge of all necessary records pending investi-
gation by the Attorney General, and shall take and have charge and control
of the bonds herein authorized pending their approval by the Attorney General
and registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. upon registration of
said bonds, the Comptroller of Public Accounts (or a deputy designated in
writing to act for the Comptroller) shall manually sign the Comptroller's
certificate of registration prescribed herein to be printed on the back of
each bond, and the seal of said Comptroller shall be affixed to each of said
bonds.
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13. The sale the bonds herein authorized to
at a price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a premium
of $./-1cf7. yo , is hereby confirmed. Delivery of such bonds shELU be made
to such purchasers as soon as may be after the passage of this ordinance upon
payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale.
14. That all ordinances and resolutions or parts thereof
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
15. The fact that the contemplated use of the proceeds
of the bonds is necessary for the orderly development and growth of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas, creates a public emergency and an imperative public
necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter Rule providing 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 imperative necessity exist, and having requested that said Charter Rule
be suspended and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, it is accordingly so ordained.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the /)r4m day of Slily, 1961.
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Mayor, City of Corpus C 3.5-G ,/,d'exas•
ATTEST• (/
City Secretary, C ty of orpus Ch i,
The foregoing ordinance was approved prior to passage
as to form and correctness this day of July, 1961
City Atto ,,City o Corpus Christi,
Texas.
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CORPUS CHRIS TEXAS
DAY 0 1 .
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
RESOLUTION 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; 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 CH TI,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
BEN F. MtDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLDWI (/ VOTES
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
CAI
JAMES H. YOUNG