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AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO
SEVEN (7) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL
MUNICIPAL 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
(4), FIVE (5), SIX (6), AND SEVEN (7); 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, APRIL 21, 1962; 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
PROCEDURE FOR CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRE-
CINCTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE_�.f DAY OF MARCH,
1962, BY ORDINANCE.NO. j CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI INTO SEVEN (7) 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 SEVEN (7) ELECTION PREC'I'NCTS 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:
(1) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ONE (1) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIRST WARD OF THE SAID CITY.
(2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWO (2) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY.
(3) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THREE (3) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY.
(4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR (4) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
(5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
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(6) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIX (6) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
(7) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVEN (7) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE WARDS, AS HEREIN REFERRED TO, ARE AS
FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE DAY OF
1962, BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS.
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 NQ. 6158,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 31ST DAY OF MARCH, 1961,
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 SEVEN (7) 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 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 RESOLU-
TION 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 DAY OF �% 1962.
AT MAYOR Nro•iem
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APPROVED AS TA LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF , 1962:
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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.
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RESPECTFULLY,
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MAYOR
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THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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DR. JAMES L. BARNARD Cj
JOSE R. DELEON G1 a
M. P. MALDONADO C60
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JAMES H. YOUNG p' °
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING .VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONALD
TOM R. SWANTNER ��,t / �, • -'
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD ;(
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JOSE R. DELEON CIA/
M. P. MALDONADO A
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
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