HomeMy WebLinkAbout03864 ORD - 09/01/1954AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED "AN ORDINANCE DIVID-
ING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO TWENTY -
FOUR (24) 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 O), FOUR
(4), FIVE (5), SIX (6), SEVEN( ), EIGHT (8), NINE (9),
TEN (10), ELEVEN (11), TWELVE 112), THIRTEEN (13),
FOURTEEN (14), FIFTEEN (15), SIXTEEN (16), SEVENTEEN
(17), EIGHTEEN (18), NINETEEN (19), TWENTY (20), TWENTY -
ONE (21), TWENTY -TWO (22), TWENTY -THREE (23), TWENTY -
FOUR (24); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY" AND BEING ORDINANCE NO. 3744 PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 1954, BY AMENDING
SECTION ONE THEREOF SO AS TO INCLUDE IN ELECTION PRE-
CINCT NO. 211 ALL OF THE 215T WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE AST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954 AND BE
INCLUDED AND SO AS TO INCLUDE IN ELECTION PRECINCT NO.
24 ALL OF THE 24TH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS
DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE AST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954; AND DECLAR-
ING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER,
1954 BY ORDINANCE NO. 3863 AMEND ORDINANCE No. 3743 SO AS TO INCLUDE INTO
THE RESPECTIVE WARDS OF THE CITY THE TERRITORIES ANNEXED TO THE CITY SINCE
THE ADOPTION OF SAID ORDINANCE N0. 3743, AND IT IS NECESSARY TO INCLUDE IN
THE RESPECTIVE CITY ELECTION PRECINCTS SAID TERRITORIES SO ANNEXED TO THE CITY
AND 50 INCLUDED IN THE CITY WARDS OF THE CITY;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ORDINANCE ENTITLED "DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXASM INTO TWENTY-FOUR (24) 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 (8), NINE (9), TEN (10), ELEVEN (11), TWELVE 12),
THIRTEEN 0% FOURTEEN (14), FIFTEEN (15), 51XT €EN (16), SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN
(18), NINETEEN (19), TWENTY (20), TWENTY-ONE (21), TWENTY -TWO (22), TWENTY -THREE
(23),TWENTY -FOUR (24); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY ", BEING ORDINANCE N0. 3744, PASSED AND APPROVED
THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 1954, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 22 AT PAGES 277 -279 INCLUSIVE
BE AMENDED TO THE EFFECT THAT ELECTION PRECINCTS No. 21 SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE
21ST WARD OF THE SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 15 DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER 1954; AND SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT
ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 24 SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE 24TH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
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WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
1ST DAY OF SEPTEMBERS 1954; AND SAID SECTION ONE OF SAID ORDINANCE ND. 3744,
DEFINING AND DESCRIBING ELECTION PRECINCTS N0. 21 AND 24 SHALL BE AMENDED AS
TO SAID TWO RESPECTIVE ELECTION PRECINCTS SO AS TO He REAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
(21) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -ONE (21) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS
THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED
BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 1ST DAY OF
SEPTEMBERS 1954.
(24) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -FOUR (24) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY - FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 15T DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 1954•
SECTION 2. ALL OF THE PROVISIONS OF SAID ORDINANCE No. 3743
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 1954, SAVE AND EXCEPT AS HEREIN
AMENDED AS TO SAID CITY WARDS ND. 21 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY SHALL REMAIN AND CON-
TINUE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT CITY WARDS N0. 21 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY
HAVE BEEN FIXED 50 AS TO INCLUDE TERRITORIES ANNEXED SINCE THE ADOPTION OF
ORDINANCE No. 3743 REQUIRES THE IMMEDIATE AMENDMENTS OF ORDINANCE NO. 3744 SO
AS TO INCLUDE SAID CITY WARDS 21 AND 24 AS AMENDED AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NO.
21 AND 24 RESPECTIVELY, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER FACILITIES FOR VOTING IN
ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXASI CREATING 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 15
INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND THE MAYORS HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXISTS AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER
RULE BE SUSPENDED1 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 D Y OF SEPTEMBER, 1954•
ATTESjf_�l /� MAYOR
��// THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXA
CITY SECRETARY I
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY
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Corpus Christi, Texas
1954,
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TO THE MDIBERS OF 'T' ?F
Corpus Christi, Tolra,,.f
Gentlemen'.
For the sa forth in the emergency clause of the
foregoing ordinance, I PLIL'ttit, emerigencc and imperative necessity exist
for the suspensitn ij,' il�LT CliiazoL z tait, or Lvqulrement that no ordinance
or resolution vfialh �,t Mraftily in tone date it is introduoed,
and that such *xdinan6A,, ztt shall be mead at three meetings
of the CIty 0unci9., Y, hereby requs -, - that you s-IJ
Charter rule or reqair,,me.,nt and pass this ordinance finally on the date
it is introduced, or at lhf� present meeting of the City Council,
Respectfully,
MAYOR
CM OF CORPUS CHRISH, TEX4
The Charter ;tuIt was suspended by the following vote,.
Pa C. Callaway
Ellray King
James S. Nalsmith
W. James Brace
F. P. Peterson, Jr
The abgvjr- vas passed by the following vote,
P. C. Callaway
ERIrsy King
James S. Naismith
N. James Brace
F. P. Fvtersa'a' Jr