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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06897 ORD - 05/01/1963JKH:4 -3o -63 AN ORDINANCE DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO SEVENTEEN (17) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS ELEC- TION PRECINCTS NUMBERS ONE (1), TWO (2), THREE ), FOUR j4 j, FIVE (5), SIX (6), SEVEN (7), EIGHT NINE �9�, TEN (10), ELEVEN (11), TWELVE (12), THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (14), FIFTEEN (15), SIXTEEN (16) AND SEVENTEEN (17); 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, MAY 25, 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 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 1963, BY ORDINANCE NO. 6529, CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO FORTY -THREE (43) WARDS,'AND SINCE THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE 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 15 HEREBY DIVIDED INTO SEVENTEEN (17) 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 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. R, (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. (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 COM- POSED OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (12) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COM- POSED OF THE TWELFTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (13) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN (13) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (i4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOURTEEN (14) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FOURTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (15) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIFTEEN (15) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE FIFTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (16) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. (17) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVENTEEN (17) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE SEVENTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY. EACH OF THE RESPECTIVE WARDS, AS HEREIN REFERRED TO, ARE AS FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, 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 CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE NO. 6830, PASSED AND ARROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 1963, 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 SEVENTEEN (17) 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 -2- O EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULL THAT NO ORUINANGL 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 THIS THE IST DAY OF MAY, 1963- AT;?? /f LITY SECRETARY,/ I �/ � THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM T IS DAY OF MAY, 1963: r CITY ATT RNEY 4" 'o ­ - 0 CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS L.-Y OF , 99 !�! 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 INTRO- DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, ' YOR j THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOIVNG VOTE* JAMES L. BARNARD JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR.