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AN ORDINANCE
APPROPRIATING CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY FOR THE BUDGET
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1957, AND
ENDING JULY 31, 1958: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS. AT A REGULAR :MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL HELD ON THE
31ST DAY OF JULY, 1957, AND PRIOR TO THE FIRST REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IN AUGUST, 1957, THE CITY
COUNCIL. DID, BY ORDINANCE, ACCEPT, APPROVE AND ADOPT THE,BUDOET OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING AUGUST 1, 1957, AND ENDING
JULY 31, 1958; AND
WHEREAS, UPON ADOPTION OF THE BUDGET, AND PURSUANT TO SECTION
14, ARTICLE IV, OF THE CITY CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, THE
CITY COUNCIL MUST, AT ONCE. BY ORDINANCE APPROPRIATE SUCH SUMS OF MONEY FOR
EACH DEPARTMENT AS PROVIDED IN THE BUDGET FOR THE ENSUING FISCAL YEAR FROM
AUGUST 1, 1957, TO JULY 31, 1958;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT ON THIS THE 31ST DAY OF JULY, 1957, AND SUBSE-
QUENT TO AND FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE ORDINANCE ACCEPTING. APPROVING AND
ADOPTING THE BUDGET OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BE-
GINNING AUGUST 1. 1957, AND ENDING JULY 31, 1958. CERTAIN SUMS OF MONEY BE,
AND THEY ARE HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO COVER THE SUMS AS PROVIDED FOR EACH OF
THE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS OF SAID CITY, AS SAID SUMS DO APPEAR IN THE SAID
BUDGET ALREADY APPROVED BY ORDINANCE BY THE SAID CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, AND SAID BUDGET BEING OF RECORD IN THE ARCHIVES OF SAID CITY.
SECTION 2. THAT THE FACT THAT THE APPROPRIATION ORDINANCE MUST BE
PA55CO IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BUDGET IS ADOPTED AND MUST BE PUBLISHED ONCE
BEFORE BECOMING EFFECTIVE, 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
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CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY
TO E %1ST, HAVING REQUESTED 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 PASSAGE AND PUBLICATION.
IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE 315T DAY OF JULY, 1957.
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SE RET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JULY 31, 1�457i
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J. G�
J/ CITY ATTORNEY
C US CHRISTI, TEXAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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 INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MA�10R -"
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTED':
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO, /
CHARLIE J. AILLB
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ARTHUR JAMES
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THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWZING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER G
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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