HomeMy WebLinkAbout04141 ORD - 02/09/1955AN ORDINANCE
EXPRESSING THE INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
TO PASS AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING PROPOSAL
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER TO THE
QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRIST] AFTER TWENTY DAYS NOTICE HAS BEEN
GIVEN OF SUCH INTENTION BY PUULICATIUN FOR
TEN DAYS IN SOME NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; ORDERING SUCH
NOTICE TO BE PUBLISHED; AND DECLAR114G AN
EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY ThE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THL CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS HAS CONCLUDED THAT AN ELECTION SHOULD BE HELD
AT WHICH THERE SHALL BE SUBMITTED AMENDMFNTS TO THE CITY CHARTER
TO BE VOTED UPON BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 2. NOTICE Of' SUCH INTENTION TO PASS SUCH
ORDINANCE SUBMITTING SUCH AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER IS RE-
QUIRED BY PUBLISHING NOTICE OF SUCH INTENTION FOR TEN (10) DAYS
IN SOME NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CtIRISTI, AND THE
CITY SECRETARY IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO CAUSE SUCH PUBLICATION OF SUCH
NOTICE SIGNED BY THE MAYOR TO BE PUBLISHED FOR SAID PERIOD OF TEN
(10) DAYS.
SECTION 3. THE URGENCY OF CAUSING SUCH PUBLICATION TO
BE MADE FOR TEN (10) DAYS SO AS TO GIVE THE NOTICE REQUIRED OF THE
INTENTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL TO SUBMIT AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY
CHARTER. TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE 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 ALTER ITS PASS •, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED,
THIS THE / DAY OF 1955.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETA
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
CITY ATTORPICY
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBER5 OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DENT LEM:N.
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE
FOREGOING OPDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST
FOR THE °.USFENSION OF THE CHARTER. RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDNANCE
0,: RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED,
AND THAT SUCH OPDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MEETINGS
7f THE CITY COUNCIL; 1, THEREFORE, HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID
CHAPTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE
!T 15 INTRODUCED, OR Al THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
I11�'
MW
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,�EXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
• W. JAMES BRACE G
F. P. PETERSON, JR
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
r P. C. CALLAWAY
ELI-Roy KING . —
JAMES S. NAISMITH �//;;
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.— \
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