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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY MANAGER
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI To EXECUTE A DEED TO CORPUS CHRISTI
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, A—COPO sRAT7'SRCECT'' S
THE EAST_ ONE -41ALF OF
WATER BLOCK 12 BEACH PORTION OF THE CITY OF
CONSIDERATION
OF TEN DOLLAR: AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE CON -
SIDERATION, ALL OF YrHICH IS SHOWN IN THE DEED
ATTACHED HERETO AND MADE A PART LEREOF; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY..
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION I. That the City Manager of the City of Corpus
Christi be, and he is hereby authorised and directed for and on
behalf of the City to execute a deed to Corpus Christi Chamber of
Commerce, a corporation, of Nueces County, Texas, conveying the
East 1/2 of Water Block 12, Beach Portion of the City of Corpus
Christi, Texas, for and in consideration of Ten Dollaig($LO), and
other good and valuable consideration, all of which is shown in
the Deed attached hereto and made a part hereof, reading as follows:
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THE STATE OF TEXAS Q
COUNTY OF NUECES Q
KN94 ALL WN BY THESE PRESENTS: That the City of
Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas, a municipal corporation,
for and in consideration of the sum of Ten Dollars 010.00) to
it in hand paid by the Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, of
Nueces County, Texas, a Texas Corporation, receipt of which is
hereby acknowledged, and of the additional consideration herein-
after set forth, to -wit:
(a) Said Grantee, the Corpus Christi Chamber of
Commerce, will erect upon the property herein con-
veyed a permanent building, at an expense to it of
not less than l,50,000.00, to house said Cramber of
Commerce, and will staff and maintain such building
without expense to the City of Corpus Christi, the
construction of said building to be commenced within
one year from the date hereof;
(b) Said grantee will maintain as its sole expense a
permanent all -year Tourist Information Bureau in said
Building, and provide such literature as is customarily
employed in such Information Bureaus extolling the
benefits and advantages of the City of Corpus Christi;
(c) Said grantee will provide in said building such
space as it shall deem advantageous, for 'tile displaying
of exhibits, depicting the commercial, industrial,
agricultural, mineral and maritime assets of the
City of Corpus Cnristi,
does by these presents bargain, grant, sell and convey unto the
said Corpus Christi Chamber of Commerce, and its successors, all
right, title and interest in and to that certain tract or parcel
of land lying in Nueces County, Texas, described as follows:
Being the east 1/2 of Block 12, Water Beach
Portion of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, as
shown by map of record in Volume 9, Pages 98 -41
of the ldap Records of nieces County, Texas, more
particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
Beginning at the original northwest corner of
Block 12, Water Beach Portion;
Thence in an easterly direction with the north
boundary line of said Block 12 a distance of 190 feet
to a point, the present northwest corner of Lot 7,
Block 12, Water Beach Portion for the northwest corner
and beginning of tr.is description;
Thence at right angles in a southerly direction
with the present West boundary line of Lots 7, 8, 9,
10, 11 and 12, Block 12, Water Beach Portion, a distance
of 300 feet to the present southwest corner of Lot
12, Water Beach Portion for the southwest corner of
this tract;
Thence at right angles in an easterly direction
with the south boundary line of said Lot 12, Block
12, Water Beach Portion a distance of 150 feet to the
present southeast corner of said Lot 12 for the south-
east corner of this tract;
Thence at right angles in a northerly direction
with the present east boundary line of said Lots 12,
11, 10, 9, 8 and 7, Block 12, ?later Beach Portion a
distance of 300 feet to the northeast corner of said
lot 7 for the northeast corner of this tract;
Thence at right angles in a westerly direction
with the present north boundary line of said Lot 7
a distance of 150 feet to the northwest corner of
said Lot 7 and place of beginning.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the above described premises, to-
gather with all and singular the rights, privileges and appurten-
ances thereto in anywise belonging, unto the'said Corpus Christi
Chamber of Commerce, its successors and assigns forever.
PROVIDED, however, that in the event said grantee
shall fail to erect and maintain said building and otherwise
fail to carry out grantee's obligations set forth in subparagraphs
(a), (b) and (c) above, or permit the use of said land or premises,
or any part thereof, for any purpose other than herein provided
without the written permission of the grantor, the property conveyed
hereby together with all improvements thereon shall revert to the
City of Corpus Christi, and it shall be and hereby is authorized
to make re -entry upon the demised premises and take full possess-
ion thereof and title thereto, provided further, however, that
no default, failure or violation of the terms, conditions and
provisions by the Grantee, its successors or assigns, shall in
any manner affect or impair the validity of any then existing
lien on said property, and that all rights of the City of Corpus
Christi hereunder shall be in all respects subject, subordinate
and inferior to such existing liens, and the rights of the holder
or holders thereof to enforce such lien or liens in accordance
with the,provisionS of the instrument or instruments creating
same, and, thereby to terminate all rights of said Chamber of
Commerce, its successors or assigns, and of the City of Corpus
Christi. It is expressly agreed and understood that in case of
default in the payment of any lien by Grantee created in accord-
ance with the provision hereof that the City of Corpus Christi
shall be authorized to make re -entry upon the demised premises
and take full possession thereof and title thereto, which right
can be exercised only by the assumption by the City, of the pay,
ment of the outstanding indebtedness and the payment thereof,In
the event of such assumption and payment by the city, the City
shall be subrogated to the rights of the creditor.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City of Corpus Christi, a
municipal corporation, has caused these presents to be exdcuted
by its duly authorized City Manager, W. B. Collier, this day
of December, 1950.
CITY OF CORPUS CRRISTI
BY
W. B. Collier, City Manager of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
ATTEST:
C. V. Vetters, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORK:
I. M. Singer, City Attorney
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THE STATE OF TEXAS Q
COUNTY OF NUECES Q
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared W. B. Collier, the City Manager of the City
of Corpus Christi, Texas, a municipal corporation, known to me
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing in-
strument, and acknowledged to me tnat he executed the same as
the act and deed of the City of Corpus Christi and for the pur-
poses and consideration therein expressed and in the capacity
therein stated.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this-day of
December, A. D. 19501
otary P�yblic in and or the County
of P7uecea, State of Texas.
SECTION 11. The need for the promotion and develop-
ment of trade and commerce in the City of Corpus Christi being
to the general welfare and benefit of the citizens of Corpus
Christi creates a public emergency and an imperative public neces-
sity requiring the suspension of the Charter rule, that no ordi-
nance 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,
declaring such emergency and necessity to exist, having requested
the suspension of said 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 the date of its
passage, IT IS ACCOADNGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, �d of December, 1950.
1- QAAAA�n
MAYOR
The City o£ Corpus Christi
Ts
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO IEGAL FORM:
CITY A rney
Corpus Christi, Texas
L". . <_ , 1950
TO THE 1d MERS 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 o r
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.
Respeotfhlly,
�r L��
MAYOR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote:
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
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George L. Lawman
The above ordinance was passed
by the follmving vote:
Leslie Wasserman Q,«�
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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