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AN ORDINANCE
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
4- TEXAS, RECEIVING INTO AND ANNEXING TO THE CITY OF
;y CORPUS CHRISTI, CERTAIN ADDITIONAL TERRITORY IN THE
STATE -OWNED SUBMERGED AREAS, AND FIXING NEW BOUNDA-
RIES FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FULLY DESCRIBING
SAID TERRITORY AND SAID NEW BOUNDARIES, AND DECLARING
SAID NEW TERRITORY AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI AND DECLARING THE SAID NEW TERRITORY
AS ANNEXED TO AND MADE A PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY CHARTER OF THE SAID CITY
AND THE ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND LAWS OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ENTITLED TO ALL THE SAME RIGHTS,
PRIVILEGES, AND BURDENS THEREOF; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ON THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE, 1966, THERE WAS PRESENTED TO THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AN ORDINANCE ORDERING
AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE PURPOSE OF
DETERMINING WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN TERRITORY ADJACENT TO THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI SHOULD BE ANNEXED TO THE CITY, WHICH ORDINANCE WAS DULY PASSED ON
JUNE 1, 1966, AT REGULAR MEETING OF THE SAID CITY COUNCIL; AND
WHEREAS, AN ELECTION WAS HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF JUNE, 1966, IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE ORDINANCES AND CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE STATUTES OF THE STATE OF TEXAS REGARDING SUCH ELECTIONS, AND THE
QUESTION OF SUCH ANNEXATION OF SUCH ADDITIONAL TERRITORY WAS SUBMITTED TO
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY BY THE SUBMISSION OF THE FOLLOWING PROPOSI-
TION:
PROPOSITION N0. 1
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"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 TERRITORY
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, PARTICULARLY 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 DE-
SCRIBED 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 HALLV
WHICH SAID AREA TO BE ANNEXED SO FULLY DESCRIBED IN THE ORDINANCE PASSED ON
JUNE 1, 1966 AND RETURNS OF SUCH ELECTION WERE DULY MADE TO THIS COUNCIL; AND
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WHEREAS, ON THE 29TH DAY OF JUNE, 1966) AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CAME ON THE MATTER OF CANVASSING
RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION AND AT SAID MEETING, IT WAS FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT
A MAJORITY OF THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS VOTED IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION
TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF THE SAID TERRITORY, AND THE CITY COUNCIL
THEREUPON DECLARED THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION TO BE THAT A MAJORITY OF
THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI VOTING AT SAID
ELECTION VOTED IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI OF
ALL OF THE TERRITORY BETWEEN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY AS IT EXISTED
PRIOR TO SAID ELECTION AND THE CITY LIMITS AS DESCRIBED AND SET FORTH IN
SAID ORDINANCE N0. 8038 , PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 1ST DAY OF JUNE,
ORDERING SAID ELECTION AND AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED; AND
WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH SECTION 2 OF ARTICLE 1 OF THE
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, AS AMENDED, IT IS NECESSARY
AFTER THE ELECTION HAS BEEN HELD AND THE VOTE IS FAVORABLE FOR ANNEXATION,
THAT THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL BY ORDINANCE ANNEX THE AREA SO VOTED UPON; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DEEMS IT TO THE BEST INTERESTS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI THAT SAID TERRITORY AS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED
AND WHICH THE VOTERS OFTHE CITY BY A MAJORITY VOTE DECLARED SHOULD BE
ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, BE ANNEXED TO AND RECEIVED
INTO AND INCLUDED WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL LIMITS OF SAID CITY TO BECOME
AN INTEGRAL PART THEREOF, AND SUBJECT TO THE RULES, REGULATIONS, ORDI-
NANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY AS WELL AS BECOMING
CHARGED WITH THE BURDENS OF OTHER PERSONS AND PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY
AND THAT THE BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY BE FIXED AS HEREINAFTER
DESCRIBED, INCLUDING SAID AREA:
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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 ME ANDERINGS TO THE SOUTHEAST CORNER
OF STATE MINERAL TRACT #78, A POINT ON THE SHORELINE OF
CORPUS CHRISTI BAY;
THENCE NORTH 450 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,
AND ALL OF WHICH AREA IS HEREBY ANNEXED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, AND RECEIVED INTO SAID CITY AND INCLUDED WITHIN THE TERRITORY AND
LIMITS OF SAID CITY AS AN INTEGRAL PART THEREOF AND THE CITY LIMITS BOUNDARY
ESTABLISHED AS HEREINABOVE SET FORTH, INCLUDING ALL OF SAID AREA SO HEREBY
ANNEXED, IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED THAT SAID TERRITORY SHALL HEREAFTER BE A
PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, SUBJECT TO THE GENERAL LAWS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS APPLICABLE THERETO AS A PART OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND THE ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS AND LAWS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, TO ALL INTENTS
AND PURPOSES AS WAS AND IS ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PRIOR TO SAID ANNEXATION ELECTION AND SUBJECT TO ALL
THE SAME RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES AND BURDENS THEREOF.
SECTION 2. THE FACT THAT SUCH ELECTION,HAS BEEN HELD AND THE
VOTES COUNTED AND CANVASSED AND THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION DECLARED
IN FAVOR OF ANNEXATION OF SUCH TERRITORY TO SAID CITY, AND IT IS IMPORTANT
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TO THE RESIDENTS OF SUCH TERRITORY THAT ANNEXATION OF SUCH TERRITORY BE
IMMEDIATELY COMPLETED, 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 INTRODUCTIGIAND
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 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 AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED THIS THE DAY OF Ip 1966.
ATTEST:
CITY SEC ETAR
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
a5ilkDAY OF .emu H/P , 1966:
ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORRJS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS DAY DF
OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY ANO 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,
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FORMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE
FOLLOWING VOTE:
DR. MCIVER FURMAN
JACK BLACKMON
PATRICK J. DUNNE
DR. P. JIMENEZ, JR.
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KEN MCDANIEL
RONNIE SIZEMORE
WM. H. WALLACE