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AN ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO USE SIGNATURE PLATES OF THE CITY
SECRETARY AND/OR THE CITY MANAGER AND /OR THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT AND /OR THE DIRECTOR
OF FINANCE OF THE CITY IN LIEU OF MANUAL SIGNATURES IN ISSUING WARRANTS OR ORDERS
FOR PAYMENTS OF MONIES BELONGING TO THE.CITY, PROVIDING THAT ALL CHECKS WARRANTS
OR ORDERS, EXCEPT PAYROLL CHECKS, SHALL BEAR AT LEAST ONE MANUAL SIGNATURE AND
SUCH SIGNATURE SHALL BE THAT OF EITHER THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OR
THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT.
SECTION 2. IN THE ISSUING OF CHECKS, WARRANTS OR ORDERS FOR THE
PAYMENT FROM THE MONIES OF THE CITY, THE SEAL OF THE CITY MAY BE AFFIXED
BY PRINTING THE SAME UPON THE CHECK, WARRANT OR ORDER.
SECTION 3. ALL SIGNATURE PLATES FOR USE IN AFFIXING SIGNATURE
UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SECTION 1 OF THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE RETAINED IN THE
CUSTODY OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND IT SHALL BE HIS DUTY TO SECURELY KEEP
THE SAME FOR THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE USE OF ISSUING CHECKS, WARRANTS OR ORDERS
ON THE CITY TREASURY AS HEREIN PROVIDED AND AS AUTHORIZED BY THE CITY CHARTER,
AND THE SAID DIRECTOR OF FINANCE AND HIS BONDSMEN SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY
USE OF SAID SIGNATURE PLATES EXCEPT WHERE THE PAYMENT IS AUTHORIZED FOR PAY-
MENT OUT OF THE CITY TREASURY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CHARTER.
SECTION 4. THE NECESSITY FOR AUTHORIZING THE USE OF PRINTED
SIGNATURES IN LIEU OF MANUAL SIGNATURES IN THE INSTANCES PROVIDED IN THIS
ORDINANCE AND THE USE OF THE CITY SEAL BY PRINTING THE SAME AS PROVIDED IN
THIS ORDINANCE CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC
NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDI-
NANCE 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
SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION
OF SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE
DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT-THIS ORDINANCE TAKE EFFECT AND BE
IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS SSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS DAY OF 195$•
MAYOR
. THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
28TH DAY OF J Y, 1958:
CITY AT�I`ORNEY