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RESOLUTION 4
DECLARING THE INTEREST OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI IN BEHALF OF ITS CITIZENS IN THE PRO-
POSED "DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE REFUSE BY DUMPING
SUCH REFUSE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO; DECLARING '
ANY SUCH CONTAMINATION OF THE WATERS OF THE GULF
OF MEXICO AS BEING OPPOSED BY THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI; DESIGNATING THE COUNTY OF NUECES, ITS
COMMISSIONERS COURT AND REPRESENTATIVE OF SUCH �
BODY AS THE OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY., w�"
TO REQUEST_A HEARING OF THE ATOMIC- ENERGY -'COM-
MISSJON_ON THE - MATTER "AND"TO REPRESENT THE CITY
__ -- OF- CORPUS CHRISTI AT SUCH HEARING; AND DECLARING
AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION HAS INDICATED ITS PRO-
,. POSAL TO DUMP RADIOACTIVE REFUSE AND WASTE MATERIAL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO,
AND ANY CONTAMINATION OF THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO IS OPPOSED BY
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THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI AND ITS INHABITANTS; AND -.
• WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, IN THE COUNTY OF NUECES,
STATE OF TEXAS, DESIRES THAT THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SAID NUECES COUNTY
ALSO REPRESENT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IN THE "MATTER OF MAKING A PRO-
TEST AGAINST SUCH DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL:
Nad, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY--THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS OPPOSED TO THE
POSSIBILITIES OF CONTAMINATION OF THE WATERS OF THE-GULF OF MEXICO WHICH
MAY RESULT FROM THE PROPOSAL BY THE ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION TO DUMP
RADIOACTIVE REFUSE AND WASTE MATERIAL IN THE GULF OF MEXICO-
SECTION 2. COUNTY OF NUECES AND ITS GOVERNING BODY AND REPRE-
SENTATIVE OF SUCH COUNTY BE AND IS HEREBY DESIGNATED AS THE OFFICIAL
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS-CHRI -STI, AND HEREBY DULY AUTHORIZED
TO REQUEST A HEARING, AND PROTEST AND OPPOSE DISPOSITION OF'RADIOACTIVE
+ WASTE MATERIALS IN THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, OR OTHERWISE CON-
" TAMINATE THE WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO, AND TO REPRESENT THE CITY
AT SUCH HEARING. '
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SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE PROTEST TO OPPOSE
DISPOSAL OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL, ABOVE MENTIONED, CREATES A PUBLIC
EMERGENCY AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION
OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE PASSED r,
FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR RE-
SOLUTION 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 RESOLUTION
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS RESOLU-
TION TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS
PASSAGE, IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THEj __DAY OF
DECEMBER, 1958.
MAYOR
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY $ECRETAR'
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE
17TH-DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958:
CITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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