HomeMy WebLinkAbout03440 ORD - 04/14/1953AN ORDINANCE
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING THE
RESUL S OF THE GENERAL ELECTION FOR
THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE MAYOR AND
COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL,
1953; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS,:HERETOFORE ON THEI7TH DAY OF MARCH, 1953, THE MAYOR
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CAUSED TO BE PUBLISHED A PROCLAMATION
ANNOUNCING THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 1953;
AND
WHEREAS, NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS ACTUALLY GIVEN AS REQUIRED
BY LAW AND AS DIRECTED IN THE SAIDPROCLAMATION, AS IS SHOWN BY AFFIDAVIT
PROPERLY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THECITY SECRETARY; AND
WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 7TH DAY
OF APRIL, A.D. 1953, IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION LAWS OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS, AND THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND RETURNED
BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF, AND
WHEREAS, THJS COUNCIL HAS TODAY CON51DERED THE RETURNS OF SAID
ELECTION HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 1953; AND
WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS THAT
THE SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD; AND
WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS THAT
THE CITY SECRETARY HAS TABULATED THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION AND CERTIFIED
SUCH TABULATION TO THE COUNCIL, AND THAT SUCH TABULATION IS CORRECT:
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COR-
PUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE TABULATION OF VOTES CAST IN THE GENERAL ELECTION
HELD ON THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 1953, MADE AND CERTIFIED TO BY THE CITY SECRE-
TARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, A COPY OF WHICH 15 ATTACHED HERETO AND
MADE A PART HEREOF, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY ADOPTED AS THE OFFICIAL TABU-
LATION OF THE VOTES CAST AT SAID ELECTION AND THAT SAID TABULATION BE FILED
AND RECORDED IN THE OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS THE
OFFICIAL CANVASS OF SAID ELECTION.
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SECTION 2. THAT THE SAID OFFICIAL CANVASS OF THE RETURNS
OF SAID ELECTION REFLECTS THAT A. A. LICHTENSTEIN WAS DULY ELECTED MAYOR,
AND THAT P. C. CALLAWAY, W. JAMES BRACE, ELLROY KING AND JAMES A. NAISMITH
WERE DULY ELECTED COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI FOR THE
ENSUING TWO YEARS AND THAT THEY AND EACH OF THEM ARE HEREBY DECLARED SO
ELECTED.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY OF MAKING AN OFFICIAL CANVASS OF VOTES
CAST IN THE AFORESAID ELECTION AND DECLARING THE SAID RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION
CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE
SUSPENSi ON OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
PASSED FINALLY ON THEDATE -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, REQUESTING
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 ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE / DAY OF APRIL, 1953,
TEST: MA R
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ITY `SECRETARY
AP PRO D AS TO GAL FORM:
CITY AT RNE,
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
.. i ,1:L ..,.111953
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN!
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND 104PERATIVE 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 IN-
TRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RE304UTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL; T, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU
SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AHD PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY
ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
CITY OF COR'rU5 CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE,
LESLIE WASSERMAN
FRANK E. WILLIAMSON
.TACK DEFORREST
GEORGE L. LOWMAN
MIKE A. NEEDHAM, JR
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE$
LESLIE isASSERNAN
FRANK E. WILLtAMSON
JACK QEFORRE3T
GEORGE L. LOW74AN /
MIKE A. NrEDNAN, JR.
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PRECINCT NO. AND VOTING PLACE FOR MAYOR FOR COMMISSIONERS TOTAL
Frank Albert M.K. Mike Chas, R. Jack W. James P.C. Elroy J.S. Noe C.
Williamson Lichtenstein Moore Needham Porter Pratt Brace Calloway King Nais_mith, -. Garza
Precinct No, 1 Nueces
County Court House
79
92
75
80
79_
78
88
89
88
86
8
171 `
-
Artesian Park
53
55
49
54
54
49
53
53
53
54
10
110
No
3 -
Beacon Printing Go
56
112
51
54
50
49
112
113
112
114
1 _ _
172
No
4 -
Cheston Heath School
75
96
63
70
69
68
91
93
93
91
50
200
No
5 -
Solomon Coles School
68
141
67
72
68
62
129
139
134
13525
214
No
6 -
Civic Centex
76
224
64
74
74
65
224
235
227
232
9
303
No
7 -
Fire Station 3312 Leopard
141
210
134
138
137
133
206
209
208
206
_ 36
_373_
No
8 -
Oak Park Methodist Church
152
246
152
152
136
143
248
248
240
241
39
427
No
No
17
20
- Windsor Park
- Fannin School
111
539
235
853
86
490
110
521
108
533
85
Sol
245
832
243
851
244
838
844
0
148
354
1456
No
21
- North Beach
122
90
116
121
112
109
90
92
91
93
18
218
No
No,
No,
No
30
31
32
33
- Holy Cross School
- Edward Furman School
- Dixie Service Station
- George Evans School
97
98
53
61
88
123
40
101
97
81
36
46
98
84
43
57
99
67
42
55
94
79
40
54
83
113
36
74
_ 83
111
35
88
84
109
35
89
83
110
28
87
15
79
66
119
192
261
127
228
No
38
- Crossley School
170
314
145
165
155
144
303
309
314
314
69
512
No
39
- So Bluff Methodist Church
119
237
106
117
117
108
247
243
239
238
13
361
No
40
- Church of Christ
lid
350
194
118
112
97
356
357
363
359
11
474
No
41
- Morgan St Fire Station
2B6
323
173
191
188
188
312
317
315
317
83
567
No.
42
-- Fisher School
432
959
323
397
377
298
1014
1036
1026
1030
44
1405
PRECINCT NO. AND VOTING PLACE FOR MAYOR FOR COMMISSIONERS TOTAL
Frank Albert M,K. Mike Chas. R. Jack W. James P.C. Elroy J.S. Noe C.
Williamson Lichtenstein Moore Needham Porter Pratt Brace Calloway King Naismith Garza
5,785 9,958 4,858 5,290 5,141 4,690 9,850 10,050 9,962 9,940 3,542 18,004
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF N
1, C, -4. VETTERS, CITY $ €CRBYARY OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TLXAS, 00 HEACMY CERTIFY THAT T14E ATTACHED IS A TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF
THE TABOLATION OFF RETURNS MADE OF THE ®CNERAL ELECTION NEI.D APRIL 7, 1953,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING, A MAYOR ANO FOWFE C0914ISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHR16F11 TExAs.
EXECUTED Tios —L3— Osy or ':PR2IL, 1953-
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` CITY SECRETARY
CITY Of CORPUS CHRISTI TrXAs