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Home My WebLink About08038 ORD - 06/01/1966AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETER- MINING WHETHER OR NOT THE TERRITORY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND DESCRIBED HEREIN SHALL BE ANNEXED TD THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND FIXING NEW BOUNDARIES FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: DEFINING THE TERRITORY PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED; PROVIDING PROCEDURE FOR THE HOLDING OF SUCH ELECTION; SETTING A DATE FOR SAID ELECTION AND ENACTING PROVISIONS INCIDENT TO AND RELATING TO THE PURPOSE OF THIS ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, IT IS THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL THAT THERE BE SUBMITTED TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT AN ELECTION AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED THE QUESTION OF ANNEXING CERTAIN TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI SO THAT THEREAFTER, IF SUCH ELECTION CARRIES IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION, THE NEW BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WILL BE AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; AND WHEREAS, THE COUNCIL DEEMS IT DESIRABLE AND IT IS THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL TO ANNEX SAID ADDITIONAL TERRITORY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, IF THE SAME BE APPROVED FOR ANNEXATION BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT AN ELECTION BE HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 1966, WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THAT THERE BE SUBMITTED AT SAID ELECTION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN TERRITORY SHOULD BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAID TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED CONSISTING OF ALL OF THE AREA LYING BETWEEN THE PRESENT EASTERN BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE PROPOSED NEW EASTERN BOUNDARY AS HEREINAFTER SET FORTH, SAID AREA PROPOSED TO BE ANNEXED BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: BEGINNING AT A POINT IN THE CITY LIMIT LINE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SAID POINT BEING ALSO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF STATE MINERAL TRACT #417; THENCE IN A SOUTHWESTERLY DIRECTION TO MARKER #1 ON THE INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY LYING IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE EAST BANK OF SAID INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY; THENCE SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG THE EAST BANK OF THE INTER - COASTAL WATERWAY TO ITS INTERSECTION WITH THE EASTWARD EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY LINE OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION, EXTENDED EASTWARD FROM THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NAVAL AIR STATION, A POINT ON THE SHORE OF LAGUNA MADRE; THENCE ALONG SAID EASTWARD EXTENSION OF THE SOUTHERN BOUNDARY LINE OF SAID UNITED STATES NAVAL AIR STATION TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID NAVAL AIR STATION, A POINT ON THE SHORE OF LAGUNA MADRE AND A POINT ON THE PRESENT BOUNDARY OF THE CITY LIMITS LINE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; THENCE WITH THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LINE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ITS MEANDERINGS TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF STATE MINERAL TRACT #78, A POINT ON THE SHORELINE OF CORPUS CHRISTI BAYS THENCE NORTH 45° 36, EAST ALONG AND WITH THE EAST OR SOUTHEASTERLY BOUNDARY LINE OF STATE MINERAL TRACTS #78, 67, 66, 51, 50, 33, 475, 450, 447, 420 AND 417 TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING. SECTION 2. THAT THE OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR SAID ELECTION SHALL BE, EXCEPT FOR CAPTION AND DATE, AND OTHER FORMALITIES AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE FORM OF SAID BALLOT, AS HEREINAFTER SET OUT AND THE PROPOSITION TO BE VOTED ON AT SAID ELECTION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS: "PROPOSITION NO. 1 SHALL THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, BY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL, ANNEX TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY REFERRED TO AND DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION, AS BEING ALL THE TERRI- TORY BETWEEN THE PRESENT CITY LIMITS AND THE NEW CITY LIMITS SET FORTH THEREIN AND WHOLLY WITHIN THE NEW CITY LIMITS; AND FIXING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY, PARTIC- ULARLY ON THE EASTERLY SIDE OF THE CITY, ALL AS SET OUT IN SAID ORDINANCE WHICH ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 1966, SAID TERRITORY BEING SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED IN SAID ORDINANCE AND SHOWN ON A MAP, WHICH MAP IS ON FILE IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AT THE CITY HALL?" ALL VOTERS WHO FAVOR THE ANNEXATION OF THE TERRITORY AS HEREIN DESCRIBED AND AS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN PROPOSITION N0. 1 SHALL HAVE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON THEIR BALLOTS THE FOLLOWING WORDS: "PROPOSITION NO. 1 FOR ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TERRITORY REFERRED TO IN THE ORDINANCE HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, ORDERING AN ELECTION, AND WHICH ORDINANCE WAS PASSED ON JUNE 1, 1966." 55 r AND THOSE OPPOSED TO THE ANNEXATION OF THE TERRITORY HEREINBEFORE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND REFERRED TO AND AS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN PROPOSITION N0. 1 SHALL HAVE WRITTEN OR PRINTED ON THEIR BALLOTS THE FOLLOWING WORDS: "PROPOSITION NO. 1" AGAINST THE ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TERRITORY REFERRED TO IN THE ORDINANCE HERETOFORE PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, ORDERING AN ELECTION, AND WHICH ORDINANCE WAS PASSED ON JUNE 1, 1966." SECTION 3. IF AT SAID ELECTION A MAJORITY OF THE DULY QUALIFIED VOTERS WHO RESIDE WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VOTING AT SAID ELECTION SHALL VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF THE TERRITORY HEREIN DESCRIBED IN SECTION 1 HEREOF AND REFERRED TO HEREIN, AND AS GENERALLY PROVIDED IN PROPOSITION No. 1, THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL, BY ORDI- NANCE, ANNEX AND RECEIVE SUCH TERRITORY AS A PART OF SAID CITY, AND THERE- AFTER SUCH TERRITORY SO ANNEXED AND RECEIVED SHALL BE A PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS. SECTION 4. A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SHALL CONSTITUTE THE NOTICE ORDERING SUCH ELECTION, AND THE MAYOR IS DIRECTED TO CAUSE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE, SIGNED BY HIM, TO BE POSTED AT THE CITY HALL IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND AT EACH OF THE POLLING PLACES IN EACH PRECINCT OF THE CITY, SAID POSTING TO BE NOT LESS THAN FIFTEEN (15) DAYS PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION, AND TO HAVE A COPY OF THIS ORDINANCE PUBLISHED IN THE CORPUS CHRISTI, TIMES, THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IT BEING A NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION, PUBLISHED WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, SAID PUBLICATION TO BE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIRE- MENTS OF LAW. SECTION 5. SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AT THE FOLLOWING PLACES AND THE FOLLOWING NAMED PERSONS ARE HEREBY NAMED JUDGES AND OFFICIALS AT SAID ELECTION: -3- CITY PREC. NO __COUNTY MEC. No. 19 42 & 59 20 50 & 86 Q a 0;T c a 22 CITY PREC. N0. COUNTY PREC, NO. JUDGES AND LOCATION OF POLLS 1' ALTERNATE JUDGES Cafeteria- Incarnata Word Mrs, Dolly Carroll, Judge Convent Mrs, Ruth B. Gill, Alt. Judge 2930 S. Alameda 30, 32, 33 & 47 George Evans School Lindale Recreation Center Joe Morrie, Judge 3133 Swantner Mrs. J. R. Bluntzer, Alt.Judge Carame _ Mra_ Rdwin T.. nl m _?,,A. ad CITY PREC. N0. COUNTY PREC, NO. LOCATION OF POLLS JUDGES AND ALTERNATE JUDGES 1' 19 3, 4, 21* & 49 Judge Flbres_COURT' C. M. Proctor, Judge Room, Court House Mrs. P. T. Moore, Alt. Judge 2 30, 32, 33 & 47 George Evans School Mrs. Irene Cornelius, Judge 1315 Comanche Mrs. Ardelea Price, Alt. Judge 3 7, 38 & 78 Oak Park School Mrs. J.'H. Vetters, Judge 3701 Mueller Mrs. H. A, Tycer, Alt. Judge 4 52 & 79 Robert Driscoll Jr. High Mrs. Vivian Rossi, Judge School - 261 Weil Place Mrs. Jack Barfield, Alt. Judge 5 8, 82 & 99' Tally Ho Motel Mrs. R. J. Hereford, Judge ?901 Highway #9 Mrs. H. H. McCool, Alt. Judge 6• 51 & 81 -Ebony Acres School Mrs. Ed Whelan, Judge 5723 Hampshire Mrs. C, Kelly, Alt. Judge 7 100* & 103 *' Tuloso- Midway High School --Mrs. J. W. Lawrence, Judge Mrs. T. W. Ammerman, Alt. Judge 8 9* & 101* County Building Earl Hodges, Judge Annaville, Loretta R. Vatzlavick, Alt. Judge 9 29 *& 34* Clarkwood'Schoo'1 Mrs. F. C. Payne, Judge Mrs. Arthur Mostella, Alt. Judge 10 24* & 60 Stephen F. Austin School. Mrs. Lena Schreiwer, Judge 3902 Morgan Angel'ita-Barrera, Alt. Judge 11 44, 46 & 76 DeZavala ~School Mrs. E. M. Jimenez, Judge 925 Francesca Mrs, Robert Gonzales, Alt. Judge 12 31, 41 & 45 Geo. Wiggins Homes Daniel G: Garcia, Judge Recreation Center Mrs. Philip E. Tanis, Alt. Judge • 2320 Buford 13 6 & 39 So. Bluff Methodist Church i Miss-Judy Bishop, Judge 1002 Elizabeth Mrs. F. L. Alexander, Alt. Judge 14 40 & 58 Menger School Mrs, C. E. Buck, Judge 2209 S. Alameda Mrs, James Durham, Alt. Judge 15 629 85 & 88 Wynn Seale Jr. High School Mrs. D. W. Schoenfeld, Judge Annex - South Staples St. -Mrs. John R. Lopez, Alt. Judge '16 61 & 77' Carver School George Elizondo, Judge 3109 Carver Mrs. Florins Anderson, Alt. Judge 17 75 David Crockett School Mrs. Rose Gonzales, Judge 3302 Greenwood Lydia M. Trujillo, Alt. Judge 18 43 & 83 Wm. B. Travis School Louie Aderholt, Judge 1645 Tarlton Mrs. J. W. Lane *That portion lying within the City Limits. CITY PREC, NO. COUNTY PREC. N0. LOCATION OF POLLS JUDGES ALTERNATE JUDGES ' 37 64 Santa Fe Swimming Club Mrs. M. A. Cage, Judge 4100 Santa Fe Mrs. V. E. Whitatine, Alt. Judge 38 2 Windsor Park School Mrs, W. J. Moore, Judge 4525 S. Alameda Dorothy Corcoran, Alt. Judge 39 48 t Parkdale Elem. School Mrs. W. P. Livingston, Judge 4801 Everhart Mrs, R. B. Goodrum, Alt. Judge 40 84 Faith Assembly of God W. B. Loftin, Judge Church Helen E. Smith, Alt, Judge 4425 S. Staples . 41 70 *, 89 & 90 Wm. K. Fraser Elem. School R. L. Wiswell, Judge McArdle & Airline Roads Mrs. J. W. Marshall, Alt. Judge 42 92 Cullen Place Jr. High Mrs. Eugene Coffey, Judge h Scool 5225 Greely Mrs. Brooke Garrett, Alt, Judge 43 65 Montclair School Mrs. G. E. Mulle, Judge 5241 Kentner Mrs. F. J. Grassbaugh, Alt. Judge 44 17* & 91 Woodlawn Elementary School Ben F. Wood, Jr. Judge 1110 Woodlawn Mrs. Felix Irwin, Alt, Judge ' 45 18* County Building Jno. H.'Kennedy'-Judge Ci Island Drive J. R. Cobb, Alt. Judge Absentee City Hall Mrs. Edna Meador, Judge Mrs. Marjorie Lawrence, Alt. Judge ' *That portion lying within the City Limits c 0 I t � ' THE PRESIDING JUDGES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO SELECT SUCH CLERKS OR OTHER ASSISTANTS PROVIDED BY LAW, AS MAY BE DEEMED NECESSARY AND SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING TO ELECTIONS FOR THE SUBMISSION OF QUESTIONS OF ANNEXATION AND THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS SHALL BE OBSERVED INSOFAR AS THEY ARE APPLICABLE. THE POLLS SHALL BE OPEN FROM 7 O'CLOCK A. M. TO 7 O'CLOCK P. M. ON THE DATE OF THE SAID ELECTION. SECTION 6. THAT VOTING MACHINES SHALL BE EMPLOYED AT THE ELEC- TION HEREIN ORDERED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF REVISED CIVIL STATUTES OF TEXAS ELECTION CODE, ARTICLE 7.14, AND SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AT THE POLLING PLACES IN THE REGULARLY PRESCRIBED VOTING PRECINCTS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI. SECTION 7. THAT SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. SECTION 8. THE NECESSITY FOR SAVING OF ELECTION EXPENSES BY HOLDING OF THIS ELECTION AT THE SAME TIME AS AN ELECTION SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 25, 1966, AND ALLOWING SUFFICIENT TIME FOR NOTICES AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE SAID ELEC- TION 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, AND HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE 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 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 1966. ATTEST: CI SEC R TARY MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS APPROVED AS TO L AL FORM THIS _DAY OF JUNE, 1966: CITY ATTORNE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS DAY OF 1 9_�s FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE- GOING ORDINANCEo 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 INTRO- DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE; DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE DR. P. JIMENEZy JR. KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE , WM. H. WALLACE _ THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE IOLLOWING O E; DR. MCIVER FURMAN JACK BLACKMON PATRICK J. DUNNE l DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR. rAl KEN MCDANIEL RONNIE SIZEMORE WM. H. WALLACE %� r P