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SETTING UP, CREATING AND DIVIDING THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO ELEVEN (11) WARDS;
DESCRIBING SAID WARDS, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES 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 T9E CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS ITS BOUNDARIES
NOW EXIST, IS HEREBY DIVIDED INTO ELEVEN (11) WARDS WITH THE RESPECTIVE
NUMBERS OF SAID WARDS BEING AS HEREAFTER SET FORTH, TO -WIT:
CITY WARD No. 1 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 21 *, 30, 31, 32, 33, 45, 46, 47,
48 AND 49 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. 2 SHALL COMPRISE *No INCLUDE ALL#OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRE6INCTS
Nos. 39, 4o, 41, 43, 53, 56, 57, 58, 62, 73, 83, 85,
88, 96 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 N0. 3 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
Nos. 42, 50, 59, 63, 67, 68, 69 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. 4 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
Nos. 20*, 64, 66, 71, 72, 87, 93, 9 4 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. 5 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
Nos. 24 *, 44, 60, 61, 74, 75, 76, 77, 80 AND 98 AS
FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483
TO 497, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12,
1957
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*THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
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CITY WARD N0. 6 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
Nos. 7, 8, 36 *, 38, 51 *, 52, 78, 79, 81, 82 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. 7 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 7, 65, 70 *,
84, 89, 90, 91 AND 92 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. 8 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 29*'AND 34* AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS
COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6,
PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DAT.ED
AUGUST 12, 1957-
CITY WARD N0. 9 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHINTHE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 9* AND 101*
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 WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 100* AND 103* AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMIS-
SIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN
VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES
DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
CITY WARD No..,11 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
Nos. 17* AND 18* AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMIS-
SIONERS 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.
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 PLILIC NECESSITY
REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR
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RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT 15 INTRODUCED AND THAT
SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND 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 THIS THE 14TH DAY OF
NOVEMBER, 1962.
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MAYOR
ATTEST: THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE ATH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1962:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
ADAY OF , 191
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; I, 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,
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MAYOR //
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISiI/ , TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. McDONALO
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON CLa
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M. P. MALDONADO c4A 0,
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG C44
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
BEN F. MCDONA LD Ct-t
TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD s
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
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