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Home My WebLink About05214 ORD - 12/17/1958(D JKH:12 -8 -58 -- `1 AN ORDINANCE Ee SETTING UP, CREATING AND DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO THIRTY -THREE (33) WARDS; DESCRIBING SAID WARDS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND PART OF ORDI- NANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. WHEREAS, IT IS DEEMED NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE CITY WARDS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN ORDER TO FACILITATE THE HOLDING OF ELECTIONS THEREIN: N%J, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, AS ITS BOUNDARIES ) NOW EXIST, IS HEREBY DIVIDED INTO THIRTY -THREE (33WARDS WITH THE RESPECTIVE NUMBERS OF SAID WARDS BEING AS HEREAFTER SET FORTH, TO -WIT: CITY WARD NO. 1 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos 1, 5, 21 AND 49 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM- MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD NO. 2 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS No% 21 3, 1E, 6, AND 39 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 3 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOG 30, 38, AND 78 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM- - MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 1183 TO 1195, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 4 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS 7 AND 8 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 5 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nm 51, 81 AND 82 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM- MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 61 PAGES 1183 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD N0. 6 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NcS 5? AND 99 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD NO. 7 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS 47 AND 79 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 8 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCIS NO;. 31, 321 33, AND 48 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING 1P,RECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 61 PAGES x+83 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957- CITY WARD NO. 9 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS ,WHICH I1S1�� WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos. 45, 46 AND 767 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 61 PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 10 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NM 24-*, 44 AND 60 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES x+83 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 11 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOB. 61 AND 77 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 4H5, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 12 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Na 43 AND 75 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO x+95, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12� 19517 • CITY WARD N0. 13 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE p BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos 41, 83, AND 88 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• * THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. —2- • CITY WARD NO. 14 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NIs. 62 AND 85 AS'FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD No. 15 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NO; 40 AND 58 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD NO. 16 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Na 421 59 AND 86 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957- CITY WARD NO. 17 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos-50 AND 67 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD NO. 18 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NfE. 56 AND 57 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD NO. 19 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 68 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM- MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD ND. 20 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos. 53 AND 96 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD N0. 21 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 74, 80 AND 98 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD N0. 22 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS 73 AND 97 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. -3- • CITY WARD NO. 23 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS N(S 20* AND 71 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 24 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE' BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos. 72 AND 95 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 25 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nm 66 AND 69 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 26 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 87 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, CoM- MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD NO. 27 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 63 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM- MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 28 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 64 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COM- MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 29 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT No. 93 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 61 PAGES 483 TO 495, COM- MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD N0. 30 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NcEL 84 AND 94 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957• CITY WARD NO. 31 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT No. 65 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 To 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. * THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. -4- CITY WARD NO. 32 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 70 *, 89 AND 92 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. CITY WARD N0. 33 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NM 17*, 90 AND 91 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957. THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS. SECTION 2. THAT ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED. SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT A NEW DIVISION OF WARDS IS REQUIRED FOR THE CITY IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE VOTING PRECINCTS ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COURT AND SIMPLIFY THE NUMBERING OF SAID WARDS FOR THE INFORMATION OF THE VOTERS 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 IT IS INTRODUCED AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUEST- ED THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED 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, IT IS ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE_,?�JDAY OF DECEMBER, 1958. Q MAYOR THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS ATTEST: �24 CITY SECRT Y APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE 8TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958: C4'f.. CITY ATTORNEY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS , 1958 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 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, THERE- FORE, 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, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: Farrell D. Smith W. J. Roberts B. E. Bigler Manuel P. Maldonado Charlie J. Aills Arthur R. James Odell Ingle The above ordinance was passed by the folldwi g vote: Farrell D. Smith W. J. Roberts B. E. Bigler Manuel P. Maldonado Charlie J. Aills Arthur R. James Odell Ingle y