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AUTHORIZING CONDEMNATICN PROCEEDINGS BY THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CONDEIA CERTAIN
REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS, AND
IN SUCH CITY FOR A PUBLIC USE, DIRECTING
THE CITY ATTORNEY TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS
TO CARRY OUT THE INTENTIONS OF THIS
ORDINANCE; AND DECLARING AN ENLPGENC(.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, A HOME RULE
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION, HAS HERETOFORE DEEMLD A NECESSITY EXISTS
FOR THE ACQUISITION OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY BY SAID CITY, MORE
PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOTS 6 AND 5, BLOCK 66, BEACH PORTION OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
1EXA5, BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY TAY. DEED
OATED JULY 5, 1927 FROM LILLIE CALDWELL BY SHERIFF TO
H. A. SCHOENFELD AND F. G. CECH, RECORDED IN VOLUME
171, PAGE 270, DEED RECORDS OF NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS,
FOR A PUBLIC USE, AND
WHEREAS, RECORD TITLE OF SAID PROPERTY APPEARS TO BE IN
JOHN C. JROOKE, BUT THAT A COLOR OF CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP MIGHT '
BE VESTED IN LILLIE CALDWELL, HER HEIRS, EXECUTORS AND ADMINIS-
TRATORS, OR PERSONS CLAIMING UNDER THEM, SAID PER50N OR PERSONS
BEING A NON- RESIDENT OF THE STATE, OR NON- RESIDE14TS OF THE STATE,
AND /OR PERSON UR PERSONS UNKNOWN, AND
WHEREAS, IN ORDER TO SECURE POSSESSION AND TITLE TO SUCH
PROPERTY IT IS NECESSARY TO INSTITUTE CONDEMNATION PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND ALL PERSONS WHO MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST
THEREIN IN CONFORMITY WITH THE APPLICABLE LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS
PROVIDING FOR CONDEMNATION BY PUBLICATION.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY 0'F CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS.
SECTION 1. IN CONFORMITY WITH THE PREMISES, AND IN
ACCORDANCE: WITH THE APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS, AND OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
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CHRISTI TEXAS, THE SAID CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI DOES HEREBY
ORDER THE CONDEMNATION OF CERTAIN REAL ESTATE IN NUECES COUNTY,
TEXAS] AND IN SUCH CITY, AND DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
LOTS 5 AND b, BLOCK 66, BEACH PORTION OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS BEING THE SAME PROPERTY CONVEYED BY TAX DEED
DATED JULY 5, 1927 FROM LILLIE CALDWELL BY SHERIFF TO
H. A. SCHOENFELD AND F, G. CECII, RECORDED IN VOLUME
171, PAGE 270, DEED RECORDS Of NUECES COUNTY TEXAS,
AND THE CITY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED, BY AND THROUGH
ITS PROPER OFFICIALS AND THE CITY ATTORNEYS TO INSTITUTE CON-
DEMNATION PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SAID PROPERTY AND ALL PERSONS WHO
MIGHT HAVE AN INTEREST THEREIN, AND TO PROCEED WITH SAID CONDEM-
NATION SUIT TO ITS CONCLUSION WITH THE INTENTION IN MIND OF OBTAINING
FEE SIMPLE TITLE IN AND TO SAID PROPERTY FOR A PUBLIC USE.
SECTION 2. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE
NECESSITY FOR THE CITY TO GAIN POSSESSION AND TITLE OF THE REAL
PROPERTY HEREINOEFORE SET OUT 50 THAT SAME MAY BE PUT TO A PUBLIC
USES AND THE FACT THAT CITATION BY PUBLICATION WILL NECESSITATE
THE LAPSE OF A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME THAN IS ORDINARILY REQUIRED
TO SECURE PROPERTY BY THE RIGHT OF EMINENT DOMAIN 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 OIV THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE IVJAYOR, 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 AFTER ITS PASS E� IT IS
ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY DF— �t955.
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM:
1.1 TY ATTORNEY/ a
CORPUS HRISTI; TEXAS
p Ste, 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 15 INTRODUCED; AND THAT-SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE MCETINGS 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;
MAYOR
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
Pa C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY DING
JAMES Se NAISMITH
We JAMES BRACE
F. Pa PETERSON; JR,
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE.
Pe C. CALLAWAY
ELLROY KING
JAMES Se NAISMITH
W. JAMES BRACE
Fe Pe PETERSON; JR•, �_