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Home My WebLink About02868 ORD - 09/12/1950THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES k CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this the 12th day of September, A. D. 1950, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in regular meeting with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: Jack DeForrest Mayor Pro Tem Harney Cott Sydney E. Herndon Commissioners George L. Lowman C. W. Vetters City Secretary With the following absent: Mayor Leslie Wasserman, still con - stituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. Jack DeForrest, Mayor Pro Tem, presented for the consideration of the Council and Ordinance. The Ordinancesas read by the City Secretary. The Mayor Pro Tem presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to said pro- posed Ordinance, as follows: Corpus Christi, Texas September 12, 1950 TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance, a public emergency and imperative necessity exist for the suspension of the Charter rule or re- quirement that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced, and that such ordinance or reso- lution 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 introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, 6-m-, OR PRO TEM 0 ty of Corpus Ch , Texas Commissioner Cott made a motion that the Charter pro- vision prohibiting ordinances from being finally passed on the date introduced be suspended for the reasons stated in the written request of the Mayor and stated in the emergency clause of the Ordinance. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Hern- don. The motion was carried by a unanimous vote by the City Council, viz: Ayes: Commissioners Cott, Herndon, and Lowman Nayes: None Mayor Pro Tem DeForrest requested to be recorded as voting "Aye ". Commissioner Cott made a motion that the Ordinance be passed finally. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lowman. The motion was carried by the following vote: Ayes: Commissioners Cott, Herndon, and Lowman Nsyes: None Mayor Pro Tem. DeForrest requested he be recorded as voting aAye ". The Mayor Pro Tem announced that the Ordinance had been passed. The Ordinance is as follows: API ORDINANCE DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS INTO EIGHT (8) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER HE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS EIRCTION PRE- CINCTS NUMBERS ONE (1), TWO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (,4), FIVE (5) , SIX (6), SEVEN (7), AND EIGHT (8); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE- WITH AND DECLARING AN EPERGENCY. WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is desirous of calling an election to authorize the execution of a contract with the Lower Nueees River Water Supply District and an elec- tion upon the question of annexation of territory adjacent to the City limits of the City of Corpus Christi; and, WHEREAS, it is necessary that the old voting pre- cincts within the corporate limits of the City bechanged in order to conform with the County voting precincts located within the corporate limits of the City of Corpus Christi; 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 precincts; and, WHEREAS, the City Council did on the 1.1-- day of 144- . , A. D. 1950, by Ordinance Mo. g7d 4 Z create and divide the City of Corpus Christi into eight (8) wards and there has been no action by the City Council since the passage of the Ordinance which divides the City of Corpus Christi into election precincts; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINID BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christi is hereby divided into eight (8) election precincts within said City, within which respective precincts the legally qualified voters —1— 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 followss (1) Election Precinct Number One (1) shall be com- posed of the first ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (2) Election Precinct Number Two (2) shall be com- posed of the second ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (3) Election Precinct Number Three (3) shall be composed of the third ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (4) Election Precinct Number Four (4) shall be composed of the fourth ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (5) Election Precinct Number Five (5) shall be composed of the fifth ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (6) Election Precinct Number Six (6) shall be composed of the sixth ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (7) Election Precinct Number Seven (7) shall be composed of the seventh ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. (8) Election Precinct Number Eight (8) shall be composed of the eighth ward of said City as that ward is designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance duly passed and approved on the 12th day of September, 1950. SECTION Z. All other ordinances which have hereto- fore been passed and which have set out and established election Precincts for the City of Corpus Christi are hereby repealed and Ordinance No. 2243, passed and approved by the City Council on the 16th dip of D rch, 1948, is hereby expressly repealed. 2 - 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 eight (8) election precincts in order to provide proper facilities for voting in the forth- coming election and other elections to be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, creates a public emergency and public imperative necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule that no ordinance or resolution shall be passed finally on the date it is introduced and that such ordinance or reso- lution shall be read at three several meetings of the City Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emer- gency and imperative 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 ORDAIND. PASSED AND APPROVED this f�_ day of A. D. 1950. M&y0 2a • 1'rs ✓yu the City or Corpus Christi TEST: City Secretary APPROVED AS TOzWCAL FORM: )4 ity ttorney —3 .. z Co us Christi, Texas / , 1950 TO THE LEMERS OF THE, CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas Gentlemen: 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 introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, r C ty of Co s Christi, Texas The Charter rule raas suspended by the following vote: Leslie Wasserman Jack DeForrest Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon' George L. LoTanan The above ordinance eras passed by the following vote: Leslie 'Nasserman Jack DeForrest Oda , Barney Cott Sydney E. Herndon George L. Lowman