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AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS INTO THIRTY -
THREE 33 ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICI-
PAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY
AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NUMBERS ONE
(1), TWO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (4), FIVE (5), SIX 6
SEVEN (7), EIGHT (B), NINE (9), TEN (10) ELEVEN (115,
TWELVE (12) THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (1145 FIFTEEN (15),
SIXTEEN (165, SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN (16), NINETEEN
(19), TWENTY (20), TWENTY -ONE (21) TWENTY -TWO (22),
TWENTY -THREE (23), TWENTY -FOUR (241, TWENTY -FIVE (2;),
TWENTY -SIX (2) TWENTY -SEVEN (27), TWENTY -EIGHT (2)
TWENTY -NINE (295, THIRTY (30), THIRTY -ONE (31), THIRTY -
TWO (32), THIRTY -THREE (33); REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS DESIROUS OF
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HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON SATURDAY, JANUARY "17, 1959, AND A GENERAL
ELECTION ON THE FIRST TUESDAY OF APRIL, 1959; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE OLD VOTING PRECINCTS WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE
NEWLY ESTABLISHED CITY LIMITS AND WITH THE COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS LOCATED
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, BY VIRTUE OF THE CITY CHARTER AND THE GENERAL LAWS OF
THE STATE�OF TEXAS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE yiE PROCEDURE
FOR CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRECINCTS; AND
WHEREAS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE _` DAY OF.DECEMBER
19� ,J , BY ORDINANCE NO. Z- / , CREATE AND DIVIDE IVVIIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS '
CHRISTI INTO THIRTY -THREE {) WARDS, AND SINCE THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE
THERE HAS BEEN NO ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI INTO CORRESPONDING 'ELECTION PRECINCTS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION I. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY DIVIDED
INTO THIRTY -THREE (33) ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH
RESPECTIVE PRECINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN SAID ELECTION
PRECINCTS SHALL VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT SAID
ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL BE DEFINED, DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS:
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(1) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ONE (1) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
L% DAY OF DECEMBERS 1958•
(2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWO (2) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
. 7 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(3) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THREE (3) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
_q_DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR (4) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
_aDAY OF DECEMBERS 1958.
(5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
/ DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(6) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIX (6) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF -THE SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
�D AY OF DECEMB ERA 1958.
(7) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVEN (7) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
LLDAY OF DECEMBERS 1958•
(8) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT (8) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(9) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NJENE'�- (9).SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AN FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
1 / -- DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
\V\ (10) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
-Lt-DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(11) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(12) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWEGFfH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
_ DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958. -
(13) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN (!,3) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY THATPWARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
-4 1% DAY OF DECEMBERy 1958•
(14) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOU PEEN 414) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY THA{ WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
_DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
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(15) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIFTEEN (15) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE FIFTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE__L_]__DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(16) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE_Q DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(17) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVENTEEN (17) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE SEVENTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE INI- % DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(18) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHTEEN (18) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE EIGHTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE_L� DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(19) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINETEEN (19) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE NINETEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE__.L_7_DAY OF DECEMBER,,1958•
(20) ELECTION' PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY (20) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE TWENTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
AND APPROVED ON THE 4-DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(21) ELECTION PRECINCT N UMBER TWENTY -ONE (21) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS
THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE ./ -7 DAY OF DECEMBER,
1958.
(22) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -TWO (22) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY - SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE -% DAY OF DECEMBER
1958. �f -
(23) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -THREE (23)
SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID
CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXEPPP���777BY ORDI-
NANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE DAY
OF DECEMBERS 1958•
(24) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -FOUR (24)
SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- FOURTH WARD OF SAID
CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXE BY ORDI-
NANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1958,
(25) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY- FIVE(25)
SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -FIFTH WARD -OF SAID
CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDI-
NANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE_ Z_DAY
OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(26) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -SIX (26)
SHALL BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -SIXTH WARD OF SAID
CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDI-
NANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE_LZ_DAY
OF DECEMBERS 1958.
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(27) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -SEVEN (27) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE % DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(28) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY-EIGHT (28) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(29) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -NINE (29) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTH -NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE _DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(30) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY (30) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE THIRTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED
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AND APPROVED ON THE / DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958•
(31) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -ONE (31) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS
THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED �7 BY'ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE / DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
(32) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY-TWO (32) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY- SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AN FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE Y 7 DAY OF DECEMBERS 1958.
(33) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -THREE (33) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 1-7 DAY OF DECEMBERS 1958.
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SECTION 2. ALL OTHER ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN
PASSED AND WHICH HAVE SET OUT AND ESTABLISHED ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR THE
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE NO. *r52j PASSED
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AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE•2ND DAY OF MARCH 1955, IS HEREBY
EXPRESSLY REPEALED.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI DEEMS IT NECESSARY THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE
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DIVIDED INTO THIRTY - THREE, 33-) ELECTION PRECINCTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE PROPER
FACILITIES FOR VOTING IN THE FORTHCOMING GENERAL ELECTION AND OTHER ELECTIONS
TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY
AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE 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 COUNCILS AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING REQUESTED
THAT SUCH CHARTER RULE BE SUSPENDED1 AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE BE PASSED
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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 _47 DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958.
ATTEST:
CITY SECRET Y
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DECEMBER 9, 1958=
„Li CITY ATTORNEY
PRYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
1958
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN: t'
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_ 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,
MAYOR
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 followin vote:
Farrell D. Smith
W. J. Roberts
B. E. Bigler
Manuel F. Maldonado
Charlie J. Aills
• Arthur R. James
Odell Ingle {