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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS
ORDINANCE NO. W42, ON JUNE 1, 1966, BY AMENDING
CHAPTER 11 OF SAID ELECTRICAL CODE BY ADDING TO
SECTION 11 -1 THE PROVISION THAT IT SHALL NOT BE
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS ORDINANCE N0. 8042, ON JUNE 12 1966,
BE,AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY AMENDING SECTION 11 -1 OF CHAPTER 112
BY ADDING THE FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH:
"IT SHALL NOT BE NECESSARY FOR ANY COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION TO
NEGATIVE ANY EXCEPTION CONTAINED IN THIS ORDINANCE CONCERNING ANY PROHIBITED
ACT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUCH EXCEPTION SET FORTH HEREIN MAY BE URGED
AS A DEFENSE BY ANY PERSON CHARGED BY SUCH COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION.'
SECTION 2. THAT THE ELECTRICAL CODE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS, BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY, AMENDED BY ADDING A NEW SECTION TO CHAPTER
112 TO BE NUMBERED SECTION 11 -42 READING AS FOLLOWS:
'SECTION 11 -4: IN ADDITION TO THE PENAL REMEDY HEREIN, THE CITY
ATTORNEY SHALL, UPON DIRECTION BY THE CITY MANAGER, INSTITUTE ANY APPROPRIATE
ACTION OR PROCEEDING, INCLUDING ACTIONS FOR INJUNCTION TO PREVENT, RESTRAIN,
CORRECT OR ABATE ANY ACT, CONDUCT, WORK, BUSINESS, PRACTICE OR USE WHICH IS
A VIOLATION OF AND ILLEGAL UNDER THIS ORDINANCE."
SECTION 3. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HERE-
WITH BE AND THE SAME ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION SHALL BE MADE ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLI-
CATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION
STATING IN SUBSTANCE THE PURPOSE OF THE ORDINANCE.
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SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY TO FACILITATE THE PROCEDURE FOR BRINGING
CHARGES FOR VIOLATION OF THE ELECTRICAL CODE AND TO PROVIDE FOR MORE EFFECTIVE
REMEDIES FOR VIOLATION OF SAID CODE 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 1-1 DAY OF FEBRUARY, I W.
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM TS
__A_�L DAY OF FEBRUARY, 1968:
CITY ATTORNEY
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF-THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
CORPUS CHRISTI T
DAY OF.,
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING
ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPEN-
SION 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,
REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDI-
NANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE
CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
OR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY JR.
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J. "WRANGLER" ROBERTS
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWI G VOTE:
JACK R. BLACKMON
RONNIE SIZEMORE
V. A. "DICK" BRADLEY JR
P. JIMENEZ, JR., M.D.
GABE LOZANO, SR.
KEN MCDANIEL
W. J.- °WRANGLER" ROBERTS
PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF TEXAS,
i.County of Nueces.
Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public, this day personally came_......
Leland G� Berries . .......... _ who being first duly sworn, according to law, says that he is the
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Daily Newspapers published at Corpus Christy Texas, in said County and State, and that the publication of
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Louise Vick