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AN ORDINANCE
ADOPTING A BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR
BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 19 3 AND END.ING JULY 31,
12L4, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CHARTER AS
AMENDED FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE
I CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 24, OF THE CITY CHARTER AS AMENDED, DID ON JULY. 1, 1953,
SUBMIT TO THE CITY COUNCIL, A BUDGET ESTIMATE OF THE REVENUES OF SAID CITY,
AND THE EXPENSES OF CONDUCTING THE AFFAIRS THEREFOR FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL
YEAR, BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1953 AND ENDING JULY 31, 1954, AND WHICH SAID ES-
TIMATE HAS BEEN COMPILED FROM DETAILED INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM THE SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS, DIVISIONS AND OFFICES OF THE CITY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SAID
CITY CHARTER PROVISION; AND
WHEREAS, THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL HAVE RECEIVED AND STUDIED
SAID CITY MANAGER'S BUDGET ESTIMATE AND HAVE CALLED AND HELD THE PROPER HEARINGS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 689 -A, OF VERNON'S ANNOTATED STATUTES OF TEXAS, ON
SAID BUDGET; AND
WHEREAS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 26, ARTICLE V OF THE CHARTER OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE CITY COUNCIL ACCEPT,
APPROVE AND ADOPT THE BUDGET AT THE CONCLUSION OF SUCH PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND
BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING IN AUGUST OF THECITY COUNCIL:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, COVERING THE
PROPOSED EXPENDITURES OF THE CITY OF CORPUSCHRISTI, AND THE ESTIMATE OF THE REVE-
NUES OF THE SAID CITY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1953, AND ENDING
JULY 31, 1954, AS SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY THE CITY MANAGER ON JULY 1,;
1953, BE, AND THE SAME IS IN ALL THINGS ACCEPTED, APPROVED, AhDADOPTED AS THE
BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST
1, 1953 AND ENDING JULY 31, 1954, A COPY OF WHICH BUDGET IS ATTACHED HERE70 AND
MARKED EXHIBIT "A", AND MADE A PART HEREOF FOR ALL PERTINENT PURPOSES.
§ECTION 2. THAT THE FACT THAT THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER PRE-
SCRIBED THAT THE BUDGET BE ADOPTED AND APPROVED BEFORE THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING
IN AUGUST, AND THE FACT THAT THE SAME HAS NOT BEEN HERETOFORE APPROVED CREATES A
PUBLICEMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS - PENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORD -I NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE
READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED
THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED
THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY
ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TARE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT
FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 29TH
DAY OF JUL(, A. D. 1953-
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THE CITY -O CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH 1N THE EMERGENCY. CLAUSE OF
THE FOREGOING 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,
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MAYOR
CITY OF CO�US CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENN.D BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING �1
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE a
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN U4 g
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY
JAMES A. NAISMITH ;r��
W. JAMES BRACE