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Home My WebLink About06830 ORD - 03/06/1963EE:2 -22 -63 AN ORDINANCE 6 -- 30 DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO FORTY -THREE (43) 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),THROUGH FORTY- THREE(43), INCLUSIVE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF-ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DE- CLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS CONTEMPLATING HOLDING A GENERAL ELECTION ON TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1963; 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 DAY OF 1963, BY ORDINANCE NO. CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO FORTY -THREE (43�) WARDS, AND SINCE THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDI- NANCE THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVIDE THE CITY 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 FORTY-THREE ELECTION PRECINCTS 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 QF,THE FIRST WARD OF THE SAID CITY. . (2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWO (2) SHALL BE COMPOSED gr,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. 0 - - . . 11 1 . . (5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED DF,THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY. _ (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. (8) 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. _ (11) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (12) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWELFTH WARD OF SAID CITY. _ (13) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN (13) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (141) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOURTEEN (14) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE FOURTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. _ (15) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIFTEEN (15) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE FIFTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. _ (16) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (17) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVENTEEN (17) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE SEVENTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (18) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHTEEN (18) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE EIGHTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (19) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINETEEN (19) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE NINETEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (20) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY (20) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE TWENTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY. (21) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -ONE (21) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY. (22) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -TWO (22) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY - SECOND WARD OF SAID -CITY. (23) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -THREE (23) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY (214) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -FOUR (2I4) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY - FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (25) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -FIVE (25) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY. -2- (26) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —SIX (26) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY —SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (27) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —SEVEN (27) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY— SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (28) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —EIGHT (28) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY - EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (29) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY —NINE (29) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY —NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (30) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY (30) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE THIRTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY (31) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —ONE (31) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY —FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY. (32) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —TWO (32) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY— SECOND WARD OF SAID-CITY- (33) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —THREE (33) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY —THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY._ (34) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —FOUR (34) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY — FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (35) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —FIVE (35) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY —FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (36) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -SIX (36) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY —SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (37) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —SEVEN (37) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY — SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (38) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —EIGHT (38) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY — EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (39) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY —NINE (39) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY —NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (4O) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FORTY (40) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE FORTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY._ (41) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FORTY —ONE (41) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FORTY —FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY. (42) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FORTY -TWO (42) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FORTY— SECOND WARD OF SAID -CITY. (43) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FORTY —THREE (43) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FORTY —THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY.. EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE WARDS, AS HEREIN REFERRED TOE ARE AS FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE DAY OF s 1963, 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 -3- CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE NO. 6696, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 14TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 9962, 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 FORTY -THREE (43) ELECTION PRECINCTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PRO- PER FACILITIES FOR VOTING IN THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL 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 OF ITS INTRODUCTION 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 INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, fT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE X' DAY OF 1963. r� MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ATTEST- ' 1 / CITY SECRETARY APPR VED AS TO L GAL FORM THIS DAY OF 963: CITY ATTOR Y CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS J DAY OF19 J 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, WYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: BEN F. MCDONALD TOM R. SWRNTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI O VOTE: BEN F. MCDONALD TOM R. SWANTNER DR. JAMES L. BARNARD JOSE R. DELEON M. P. W LDONADO W. J. ROBERTS JAMES H. YOUNG