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AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS 114TO TdENTY-
SEVEN 2 ELECT 1 014 PREC I NCTS FOR A14D I N WH 1 CH ALL MUi I f C I-
PAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID
CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNO.*4 AS ELECT11ON PRECINCTS NUMBERS
ONE (1), P.'JO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (14), FIVE (5), SIX (6)2
SEVEN (7), EIGHT (8), NINE (9), TEN (10) ELEVEN (11),
T1:ELVE (12) THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (14j FIFTEEN (15),
SIXTEEN (161, SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN (16), NINETEEN (19),
PAIENTY (20), TWENTY -ONE (21), T:•JE[,' Y -11d0 (22) TWENTY -
THREE (23), '11JENTY -FOUR (214)2 P.•JENTY -FIVE (251, P:01TY -SIX
(26), AND - RIENTY- SEVEI'I (27); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREI.11TH, ANJ DECLAR114G AN
EHERGEN.CY .
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS DESIROUS OF HOLDING
A GENERAL ELECTION ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF ,"APRIL, 1955; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE OLD VOTING PRECINCTS WITHIN THE
CORPORATE L11.4ITS OF THE CITY DE CHANGED IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE NEWLY
ESTADLISHOD CITY LIMITS AND WITH THE COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS LOCATED WI THIN
-THE CORPORATE LIMITS Of THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, BY VIRTUE OF THE CITY CHARTER AND THE GENERAL LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIDE THE PROCEDURE FOR
CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFI!IIIIG VOTING PRECIIICTS; AND
i;IiEREAS, TIIE CITY COU!ICIL DID ON THE: 2ND DAY CF MARCH, 11, 1, 0Y
ORDINP.IKE id0. dllr , CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO
TWENTY- SEVE'1 (27) WARDS AND THERE HAS BEEN NOACTION DY THE CITY COUNCIL
SINCE THE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE WHICH DIVIDES THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
INTO ELECTION PRECINCTS:
HOd, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAMEO BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEJ,raS:
SECTION 1. THAT THF. CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HCRE3Y DIVIDED INTO
TWENTY- SEVEII (27) ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH RESPECTIVE
PRECINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN SAID ELECTION PP,ECIIICTS
SHALL VOTE IN ALL ELECTIO14S AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT SAID ELECTION PRE-
CINCTS SHALL DE DEFINED, DESCRIED AND ROUNDED AS FOLLOWS:
(1) ELECTION PRECINCT NUH3ER ONE (1) SHALL BE COMPOSED OF
THE FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED BY
METES AND OOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF 1'•IARCH, 1955-
(2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUTABER TWO (2) SHALL DE COMPOSED OF
THC SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED BY
METES AND HOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955-
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(3) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMDER THREE (3) SHALL DE COMPOSED OF
THE THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 13 DESIGNATED BY
METES AliD BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDII•:ANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED OH THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(11) ELECTION PRECINCT PIUMPEP, FOURo'I) SHALL CE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 15 DESIGNATED
DY METES AND BOUNDS AIJD FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED
Oil THE 2ND DAY OF HARCH, 1957.
(5) ELECTION PRECINCT (NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND POUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955•
(6) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMDER SIX (6) SHALL DE 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 Oil THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955•
(7) ELECTION PRECINCT HUMBER SEVEN (7) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND ROUNDS AND FI::CD BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED 014 THE 2ND DAY OF I•IARCH, 1955-
(8) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMDER EIGHT (8) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY CIETES AND BOU14DS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955-
(9) ELECTION PRECINCT HUMBER NINE (9) SHALL DE COMPOSED
OF THE NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED DY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(10) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED'
OF THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNCE AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF hIARCH, 1955.
(11) ELECTION] PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(12) ELECTIDII PRECINCT NUMGER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWELFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED SY ORDINANCEDULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 214D DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(13) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN (13) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 21lD DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(14) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOURTEEN (14) SHALL DE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED ,
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 214D DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(15) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMDER FIFTEEN (15) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES APID BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955-
(16) ELECTION PRECINCT NUIiBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND POUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AIID
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955•
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(17) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVEFITTEN (17) SHALL OE COMPOSED
OF THE SEVENTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED OIJ THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955-
(18) ELECTION PRECINCT PLUMBER EIGHTEEN (18) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 214D DAY OF MARCH, 1955•
(19) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINETEEN (19) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE NINETEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOU14DS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(20) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY (20) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWENTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955-
(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 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955-
(22) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER T%IENTY -Two (22) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWENTY - SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND DIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(23) ELECTION PRECINCT PIUHSER TWENTY- THP.EE (23) SHALL DE COMPOSED
OF THE TWCNTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY 14ETES AND BOUNDS ARID FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955 -
(211) 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 3Y ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 2ND DAY OF IIARCH, 1955.
(25) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -FIVE (25) SHALL DE COMPOSED
OF THE TWENTY -FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED ON THE 214D DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(20) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER Tw ENTY -SIX (26) SHALL DE COMPOSED
OF THE TWENTY -SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
DY METES AND BOUNDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
APPROVED OIJ THE 2ND DAY OF MARCH, 1955.
(27) ELECTIO14 PRECINCT IIUIV3ER TWENTY -SEVEN (27) SHALL BE COi POSED
OF THE TWENTY- SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
BY HETES AND OOUIJDS AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND
` APPROVED ON THE 214D DAY OF 1 41ARCH, 1955-
SECTION 2. ALL OTHER ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE HE^CTOFORE BEEN PASSED
AND WHICH HAVE SET CUT AND ESTABLISHED ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE RIO. 3744, PASSED AND APPROVED
3Y THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 2(CTN DAY OF APRIL, 195111 IS HEREBY EXPRESSLY
REPEALED.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI DEERS IT NECESSARY THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI :E DIVIDED INTO
TWENTY- SEVEII (27) ELECTION PRECINCTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER FACILITIES FOP.
GENERAL
VOTING IN THE FORTHCOHINGALECTION AND OTHER ELECTIONS TO OC IIELD IN THE
CITY OF CORPUS OHP.IST1, TEAS, CREATES A PUBLIC EIERGENCY AND PUBLIC
IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT
NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL 3E 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 HAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED
THAT SUCH CHARTER RULC DE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED
FINALLY ON TIIE DATE OF ITS 111TRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL
FORCE AHD EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGEE IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE t DAY OF MARCH, 1955•
14AYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, Tc :: 5
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CITY SECRETARY
APPR ED AS TO WGAL FORt91:
# CITY ATTORNEY T- '
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Co RPU CHRISTI, TEXAS
1955
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 SUSPEN-
SION 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; 1, 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,
MA OR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING V'OTE'
P. C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES S. NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
F. P. PETERSON, JR,
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