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DECLARING THE HIBISCUS AS THE OFFICIAL FLOWER
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND THE RETAMA
TREE AND THE CHINESE TALLOW TREE AS THE OFFICIAL
TREES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, NO OFFICIAL FLOWER AND NO OFFICIAL TREE HAVE EVER
BEEN DESIGNATED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
AND IT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL THAT THE HIBISCUS BOTANI-
DALLY KNOWN AS HIBISCUS IROSA- SINENSIS, BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE
CITY FLOWERS AND THAT THE RETAMA TREES BOTANICALLY KNOWN AS PARKINSONIA
ACULEATA; AND THE CHINESE TALLOW TREE, BOTANICALLY KNOWN AS SAPIUM
SEBIFERUM, BE OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE CITY TREES
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHR)5T1:
SECTION 1. THAT THE HIBISCUS BE, AND THE SAME IS HEREBY
OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE FLOWER FOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.
SECTION 2. THAT THE RETAMA AND THE CHINESE TALLOW BE, AND
THE SAME ARE HEREBY OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED AS THE CITY TREES OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR THE DESIGNATION OF AN OFFICIAL
FLOWER AND OFFICIAL TREES OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CREATES A
PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS-
PENSION 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 CITY"COUNCIL�
AND THE MAYDR HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST,
AND HAVING REQUESTED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED, AND THAT THIS
RESOLUTION BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND TAKE
EFFECT AND DE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER. ITS PASSAGE IT
IS ACCORDINGLY SO RESOLVED.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE -.LD AY OF CcT-S
ATTEST--
/1 THE q,YY OF CORPUS CHP. 15TI TEXAS
CITY SECRETARY"
APPROVE AS TO LEGAL FOR -'
THIS DAY OF 0 -0 R, lqJ
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
'1957
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN;
;FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE -
G014G ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION SMALL 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
MAYO PR --a
THE ClTY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUS PENDED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTED:
FARRELL D. SMITH
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W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO,
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR JAMES
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OD ELL IN6LE
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY
THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
FARRELL D. SMITH
W. J. ROBERTS
B. E. BIGLER
MANUEL P. MALDONADO
CHARLIE J. AILLS
ARTHUR JAMES
O DELL ING NGLE