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AN ORDINANCE No. 3580
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO ELEVEN (11)
ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND SAME SHALL
BE KNOWN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NUMBERS ONE (1), TWO �2), THREE
�3), FOUR (4), FIVE (5), SIX (6), SEVEN (7), EIGHT ), NINE
9), TEN (10) AND ELEVEN (11); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
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 $12,000,000.00; AND
WHEREAS, BY VIRTUE OF THE CITY CHARTER AND THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE FOR
CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRECINCTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1953,
BY ORDINANCE NO. j'r7jCREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO
ELEVEN (11) WARDS AND THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL SINCE THE
PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH DIVIDES THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO ELECTION
PRECINCTS;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY DIVIDED INTO
ELEVEN (11) ELECTION PRECINCTS( WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH RESPECTIVE PRE-
CINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN SAID ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL
VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT SAID ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL
BE DEFINED, DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS:
(1) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ONE (1) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF
THE FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED BY
METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953.
(2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWO (2) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF
THE SECOND WARD OF SAID CITYAS THAT WARD 15 DESIGNATED BY
METES AND BOUNDS '',1 AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953•
(3) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THREE (3) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF
THE THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 15 DESIGNATED BY
METES AND - BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
A'P'PROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953.
(4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR (4) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOIU'ND$ AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953.
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(5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 15 OESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBERS 1953•
(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 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953.
(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 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953•
(B) 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 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953•
(9) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINE (9) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953-
(10) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF
THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED BY
METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER} 1953•
(11 ) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID .CITY AS THAT WARD 15 DESIGNATED_
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 4TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1953•
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. 3030 PASSED AND APPROVED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 8TH DAY OF MAY, 1951, IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED.
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
ELEVEN (11) 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 COUNCILS 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 ORDI-
NANCE 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 ACCORDINGLX 80 ORDAINED.
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MAYOR
SHE OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
A�, 1953
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 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 5AID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS
ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEDI OR AT THE PRESENT
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
M YOR
CITY OF C CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING c/
P. C. CALL-AWAY (�
JAMES 4. NAISMITH i2zd4 I
W. JAMES BRACE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
A. A. LICHTENSTEIN
ELLROY KING
P. C. CALLAWAY )
JAMES S. NAISMITH LaL,�7 111
W. JAMES BRACE
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