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AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO
ELEVEN (11) 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
44ll$ , FIVE (533, SIX (6), SEVEN (7), EIGHT ( , NINE
(10 ORDINANCES)INRCONFLICT HEREWITH;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS CONTEMPLATING
HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 15, 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 AY OF NOVEMBER,
LL C3�9� , CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS
1962, BY ORDINANCE No'
CHRISTI INTO ELEVEN (11) WARDS, AND SINCE THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE
THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVIDE THE CITY INTO
CORRESPONDI "NG 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 ELEVEN (11) ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH
RESPECTIVE PRECINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFI�D 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. 11
(4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR (4) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
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IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED.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 ELEVEN (11) 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
RESOLUTION 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 INTRODUC-
TION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
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(5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
(6) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIX (6) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
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(7) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVEN (7) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY.'
(S) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT (8) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
(9) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINE (9) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
(10) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY.
(») ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE ELEVENTH 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 No. 6605,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 15TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1962,
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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 ELEVEN (11) 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
RESOLUTION 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 INTRODUC-
TION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
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PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE D AY OF NOVEMBER,
1962. ���11T�T�
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T S
ATTEST:
ITY $ CRE ARY V
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1962:
ITY ATTOkNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS �7
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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. t
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t- RESPECTFULLY,
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MAYOR
t THE CITY ;OF CORPUS CHRISTI, T XAS
• THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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BEN F. MCDoNAto
TOM R. SWANTNER ,
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD
JOSE R. DELEON '
M. P. MALDONADO
W. J. ROBERTS
JAMES H. YOUNG
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
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TOM R. SWANTNER
DR. JAMES L. BARNARD Gel
JOSE R. DELEON
M. P. MALDONADO
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W. J. ROBERTS
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JAMES H. YOUNG h
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