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A RESOLUTION
RECOGNIZING THE POPULATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
TEXAS, AS BEING 165,4W PERSONS AS OF JANUARY 1, 195D;
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, SURVEYS HAVE BEEN MADE BY THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, THE
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE
CENTRAL POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY, SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY AND THE
CORPUS CHRISTI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, TO DETERMINE THE POPULATION WITHIN THE CITY
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS OF JANUARY 1, 1956; AND
WHEREAS, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY SAID SURVEYS THAT SAID POPULATION
is 165,458 PERSONS; AND
1.IHEREAS, IT IS PROPER AND NECESSARY TO RECOGNIZE THE RESULTS OF
SAID SURVEYS AS AN OFFICIAL DETERMINATION OF SAID POPULATION AS OF SAID DATE
OF JANUARY 1, 1956:
Nad, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE OFFICIAL POPULATION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AS OF JANUARY 1, 1956, IS 165,458 PERSONS, AND THAT
DUE NOTICE OF THIS DETERMINATION BE GIVEN TO THE PROPER BODIES, INCLUDING THE
STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, FOR THEIR INFORMATIO14 AND USE,
BY THE CITY SECRETARY.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY OF 114MEDIATELY MAKING DUE RECOGNITION OF
THE DETERI41NATION OF THE POPULATION WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI AS OF JANUARY 1, 1956, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESO-
LUTIDN 15HALL 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 THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, AND HAVING
REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER PULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS RESOLUTION BE PASSED
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT FROMAND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE ,!D' AY OF MAY, 1956. /.
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CITY SECREIT
CAAYOR�^
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
MAY '� 19 6.
— "C-H4Y ATTORNEY -
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CORPUS CIRI STI, TEXAS
1956
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
7
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULLI
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER J
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
MINOR CULL[
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
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