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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06951 ORD - 07/03/1963MW 7 -1 -63 v 1 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 6839, AS AMENDED, BY AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE SO AS TO MAKE CLEAR THAT THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN SO FAR AS CERTAIN AREAS OF SAID TERRITORY ARE CONCERNED, IS ANNEXED SUBJECT TO THE ORDER OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS GRANTING EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OVER SAID AREAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, THE STATE OF TEXAS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS THEN DULY AUTHORIZED GOVERNOR, DID ON THE 12TH DAY OF DECEMBER, A.D., 1940, CEDE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER CERTAIN AREAS OF THE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS LONG AS THE SAME REMAINED THE PROPERTY OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; AND WHEREAS, SAID AREAS ARE STILL OWNED BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ARE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE I.I.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS; AND WHEREAS, IT IS DESIRED THAT SUCH ORDINANCE CLEARLY REFLECT THAT THE U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, WAS ANNEXED SUBJECT TO SAID CESSION ORDER: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE NO. 6839, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 6TH DAY OF MARCH, 1963, AND AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE N0. 6912, PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 15TH DAY OF MAY, 1963, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 1 OF SAID ORDINANCE BY ADDING A CLAUSE AT THE END OF SAID SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS: 'NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS ORDINANCE THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION GRANTED TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF TEXAS OVER CERTAIN AREAS OF SAID TERRITORY IS RECOGNIZED AND SHALL PREVAIL IN SAID AREAS SO LONG AS SAID EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT." SECTION 2. EXCEPT AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE No. 6912, AND THIS ORDINANCE, ORDINANCE N0. 6839 SHALL CONTINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT. 6951 v - SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATELY AMENDING ORDINANCE N0. 6B39, AS AMENDED, TO CLARIFY THE STATUS OF THE U. S. NAVAL AIR STATION, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, 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 SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE ly DAY OF JULY, 1963. R THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: CITY ECRETARY APPWED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS J - DAY OF JULY, 1963: ry v A � CI Y TORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY '" OF , l9_�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 INTRO- ' DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, �OORT" 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. DELEDN / M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR. THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI G VOTE: JAMES L. BARNARD l�(� JAMES H. YOUNG JACK R. BLACKMON JOSE R. DELEON GaIr M. P. MALDONADO W. J. ROBERTS W. H. WALLACE, JR.