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AIJ ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORUINANCE N0. 4213, PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
11TH DAY OF MAY, 1955, ENTITLED -AN ORDINANCE CREATING
THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; FIXING THE TERM AND ENUMERATING
THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICER; PROVIDING FOR APPOINTMENT;
PROVIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND
FETAL DEATHS WITHIN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES
COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS; REPEAL-
ING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND SPECIFICALLY
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 3476 AS AMENDED; PROVIDING A
SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION" BY AMEND-
ING SECTION 9 OF SAID ORDINANCE SO AS TO PROVIDE A FEE
OF ONE DOLLAR (81.00) FOR A CERTIFIED COPY OF BIRTH,
DEATH, OR FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATE; CONTAINING A SAVINGS
CLAUSE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH;
PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION: AND DECLARING Ail EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECT IC14 i. THAT SECTION 9, OF ORDINANCE NO. 4213, PASSED AND APPROVED
ON THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, 1955, ENTITLED RAN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE
REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; FIXING THE TERM
AND ENUMERATING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICER; PROVIDING FCR APPOINTMENT; PRO-
VIDING FOR THE REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND FETAL DEATHS WITHIN THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, NUECES COUNTY, TEXAS; PROVIDING ,PENTLAY FOR VIOLATIONS;
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH AND SPECIFICALLY REPEALING ORDI-
NANCE N0. 3475 AS AMENDED; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBL1-
CATIONR, BE AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
•SECTION 9. THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS MAY ISSUE TO
A PROPERLY QUALIFIED APPLICANT, UPON THE PAYMENT OF A FEE DF ONE
DOLLAR ($1.00. A CERTIFIED COPY OF A BIRTH, DEATH OR FETAL DEATH
CERTIFICATE FILED 111 HIS OFFICE, PROVIDED THAT THE RESTRICTIONS
CONTAINED IN RULE 47A;: ARTICLE 4477, REVISED CIVIL STATUTES, AS
AMENDED, SHALL BE OBSERVED IN THE ISSUANCE OF SUCH COPIES. ALL
FEES COLLECTED BY THE REGISTRAR OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE 15SU-
ANCE OF CERTIFIED COPIES OF RECORDS OF BIRTHS, DEATHS, AND FETAL
DEATHS SHALL BE DCP051TED WITH THE CITY TREASURER.•
SECTION 2. IF FOR ANY REASON ANY SECTION, PARAGRAPH, SUBDIVISION,
CLAUSE, PHRASE. OR PROVISION OF 7415 ORDINANCE SHALL BE HELD INVALID, IT SHALL
NOT AFFECT ANY VALID PROV1511JN5 OF THIS OR ANY OTHER ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI TO WHICH THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATE.
SECTION 3. ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
HEREWITH SHALL BE AND ARE HEREBY REPEALED.
SECTION 4. THIS ORDINANCE SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PUBLICATION ONE TIME IN THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
WHICH PUBLICATION SHALL CONTAIN THE CAPTION STATING IN SUMMARY THE PURROSE OF
THE ORDINANCE AND THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF.
SECTION 5. THE PUBLIC IMPORTANCE OF THIS ORDINANCE IN SECURING
AN ADEQUATE FEE TO DEFRAY THE COST TO THE PUBLIC IN PROVIDING CERTIFIED COPIES
OF BIRTH, DEATH OR FETAL DEATH CERTIFICATES 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 INTRO-
DUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL
MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMER-
GENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE
SUSPENDED AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRO-
DUCTION AND TAKE EFFECT AS HEREINABOVE PROVIDED AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND
EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE 31ST DAY OO /F_ .JULY, 195/7. �
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MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CITY SECRET V I /
APPROVER AS TO LEGAL FORM
THISZd-DAY OF JU Y, 1957:
CITY ATTORNEY
CO S CHRISTI, TEXAS
.1957
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI. TEXAS
GENTLEMEN:
FOR TIIE R"BOAS 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 OR THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCED, AND THAT SUCH
ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION 514ALL 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 INTRO-
DUCED, OR AT THE PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
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. MAL DO NA DO.
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
THE FOLLOW G VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
-
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. RILLS
ARTHUR R. JAMES
ODELL INGLE
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