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HomeMy WebLinkAbout03719 ORD - 03/31/1954THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF NUECES CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI On this the 31st day of March, 1954, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, convened in Regular Meeting, with the following members of said Council present, to -wit: Ellroy King, Mayor Pro Tem, J. S. Naismith, W. James Brace, Commissioners, P. C. Callaway, T, Ray Kring, City Secretary, Russell E. McClure, City Manager, I. M. Singer, City Attorney, with the following absent: None, constituting a quorum, at which time the following among other business was transacted: Mr. McClure presented for the consideration of the Council an ordinance. The ordinance was read by the City Secretary. The Mayor Pro Tem presented to the Council a communication in writing pertaining to said proposed ordinance, as follows: Corpus Christi, Texas, March 31, 1954. 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 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, /s/ Ellroy King Mayor Pro Tem City of Corpus Christi, Texas. ORDINANCE NO. -3 7 / � AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE MAYOR PRO TEM TO EXECUTE BONDS OF THE CITY; PROVIDING FOR THE FACSIMILE SIGNATURE OF THE MAYOR PRO TEN ON COUPONS APPURTENANT TO SUCH BONDS; RATI- FYING AND CONFIRMING HIS ACTIONS AS MAYOR PRO TEM IN EFFECTING EXECUTION, COMPLETION - AND DELIIVE13Y OE SUC"ONDS; AND DECLARING AN EAFRGEMY. WHEREAS, on March 24, 1954; A. A. Lichtenstein resigned as Mayor of the City and on said date such resignation by appropriate action of the City Council was duly accepted; and WHEREAS, by virtue of Section 4, Article VI of the Charter of the City in such instances the Mayor Pro Tem is required to perform and exercise all of the duties and powers of the Mayor, under the title Mayor Pro Tem, until an election is ordered to fill such vacancy; and WHEREAS, no such election has been ordered for such purpose; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2, Article VI of the Charter, Ellroy King, a Commissioner, was duly nominated and designated Mayor Pro Tem and is now the qualified and acting Mayor Pro Tem of the City; and WHEREAS, on March 17, 1954, prior to the resignation of the said A. A. Lichtenstein, as Mayor, the City Council with all members present in regular meeting passed the following ordinances authorizing the issuance of the following bonds of the City: Ordinance No-'3693 -' MOOO,000 First Mortgage Waterworks Revenue Bonds Ordinance No. 3692 1,500,000 Sewer Improvement & Extension Revenue Bonds Ordinance No. 3691 400,000 Gas System Revenue Bonds Ordinance No. 3690 2,300,000 General Obligation Tax Bonds; and WHEREAS, in each of said ordinances it was ordered and directed that the bonds issued in pursuance thereof should be signed by the Mayor and countersigned by the City Secretary and that the interest coupons appurtenant to each of such bonds should be signed by the facsimile signatures of such officials; and WHEREAS, in order to deliver said bonds to the purchasers thereof within the time specified in the contract of sale with each such purchaser it is necessary that said bonds and appurtenant coupons be executed immediately by the presently authorized and acting officers of the City. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: 1. That Ellroy King, acting under the title of Mayor Pro Tem, be and he is hereby authorized, ordered and directed to execute each of the bonds hereinabove described by signing each such bond as Mayor Pro Tem and that each of the interest coupons appurtenant to each such bond shall be signed by the facsimile signature of Ellroy King, under the title Mayor Pro Tem. 2. That the actions, representations and recitals taken or made by the said Ellroy King, under the title Mayor Pro Tem, in pursuance of the directions contained in this ordinance are hereby in all things validated, ratified and confirmed. 3. That all proceedings, instruments, certificates and affidavits heretofore had or executed during the term of and by A. A. Lichtenstein, authorizing, bearing upon or relating to the authorization, issuance and delivery of the bonds and coupons appur- taining thereto, described in the preamble hereof, be and they are hereby validated, ratified and confirmed and that though the said A. A. Lichtenstein has ceased to be Mayor of the City of Corpus Christi and the completion of the issuance of such bonds must be effected by the said Ellroy King, under the title of Mayor Pro Tem, said bonds and appurtenant coupons when delivered in accordance with law shall nevertheless be valid for any and all purposes. 4. The fact that the contemplated use of the proceeds of the bonds described in the preamble hereof is necessary for the orderly development and growth of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, creates a public emergency and an imperative public necessity requiring the suspension of the Charter Rule providing 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 Pro Tem having declared that such public emergency and imperative necessity exist, and having requested that said Charter Rule be suspended and that this ordinance take effect and be in full force and effect from and after its passage, it is accordingly so- ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED March 31, 1954, ATTEST,- i Mayor Pro Vem. City� Acretary. (CITY SEAL) The foregoing Ordinance has been approved as to form and correctness this 31st day of March, 1954. City AVtorney. CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 953( TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN: FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING-"DINANCE, 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 INTRODUCE-D, 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 INTMODUCEDX OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF" THE CITY COUNCIL. RESPECTFULLY, MAYOR 4.Q 7� CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: 1 ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE* ELLROY KING P. C. CALLAWAY JAMES S. NAISMITH W. JAMES BRACE 3j I i