HomeMy WebLinkAbout03030 ORD - 05/08/1951AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEY.AS
INTO EIGHT (8) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND
IN WHICH ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL
HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND
SAME SHALL HE KN0WN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS
NUMBERS ONE (1), TWO (2) , THREE (3), FOUR (4),
FIVE (5), SIR (6), SEVEN (7), AND EIGHT (8);
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDI-
NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND DECLARING
AN EDERGENCY.
WHEREAS, the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, is desirous of
calling an election to authorize the issuance of general obligation tax
bonds of said City in the approximate amount of $1,600,000.00; 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 pro-
cedure for calling and holding elections and defining voting precincts; and
WHEREAS, The City Council did on the _ day of , A. D.
1951, by Ordinance No, 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 ORDAII4ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That the City of Corpus Christ is hereby divided
into eight (8) election precincts within said City, within which respective
precincts the legally qualified voters residing in said election precincts
shall mte in all elections as provided by law and that said election precincts
shall be defined, described and bounded as follows:
(1) Election Precinct Number One (1) shall be composed
of the first ward of said City as that wand is
designated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordi-
nance duly passed and approved on the 8th day of
May, 1951.
(2) Election Precinct Number Two (2) shall be composed
of the second ward of said City as that ward is de-
signated by metes and bounds and fixed by ordinance
duly passed and approved on the 8th day of May, 1951.
(3) Election Precinct Number Three (3) shall be composed
of the third ward of said City as that ward is desig-
nated by metes and bounds and fixed -by ordinance duly
passed and approved on the Sth day of May, 1951,
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(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 8th day of May, 1951.
(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 8th day of May, 1951.
(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 8th day of May, 1951.
(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 8th day of rte, 1951.
(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 8th day of Mqq, 1951.
SECTION 2. All other ordinances which have heretofore been
passed and which have set out and established election precincts for the City
of Corpus Christi are hereby repealed and Ordinance No. 2997 passed and approved
by the City Council on the 20th day of February, 1951, is hereby expressly
repealed.
SECTION 3. The fact that the City Council of the City of
Corpus Christi deems it necessary hat the City of Corpus Christi be divided
into eight (8) election precincts in order to provide proper facilities for
voting in the forthcoming 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 resolution shall be read at three several meetings of the City
Council, and the Mayor having declared that such public emergency 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 lS ACCORDINGLY
SO ORDAINED.
A. D. 1951. PASSED AHD APPROVED this Y day of
MAYQR
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
SST:
City Secretary
AS MALFORM:
City Attorney
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• Corpus Christi, Tome
. 1950
TO THE MMM OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Corpus Christi, Texas
Gentlemen:
For the reasons set forth in the emergency olause 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 in
introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council.
Respectfully,
City of Carpus Christi, Texan
The Charter rule was suspended by the following votes
Leslie Wasserman
Jack DeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney E. Herndon 1 )
George L. Lowman Dik
The above ordinance was passed by the following vote:
Leslie viassermaa l // Y&
Jack LeForrest
Barney Cott
Sydney B. Herndon
George L. Lowman
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