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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05356 ORD - 05/13/1959IMS :JKH:5 -11 -59 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK TO CREMATE AND ISSUE CREMATION CERTIFICATES FOR THE WATERWORKS REVENUE BONDS AND COUPONS PAID BY THAT BANK; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI' TEXAS: SECTION 1. UPON REQUEST OF THE CITY MANAGERS THE MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK OF DALLAS, TEXAS, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS OFFICIALLY DESIGNATED TRUST OFFICER IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO CREMATE BONDS AND BOND CERTIFICATES PAID BY AND THROUGH SAID MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANKS PROVIDING A CERTIFICATE OR CERTIFICATES OF CREMATION ARE ISSUED AND DELIVERED TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI CERTIFYING THE NUMBERS AND IDENTITY OF SUCH BONDS AND COUPONS SO CREMATED. SECTION 2. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI TO CHECK SUCH CERTIFICATES OF CREMATION WITH THE RECEIPTS OF MONIES PURPORTED TO CORRESPOND WITH SUCH BONDS AND COUPONS SO CREMATED AND ADVISE THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CORRECTNESS OR INCORRECT- NESS OF SUCH CERTIFICATES PROMPTLY UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH CERTIFICATE. SECTION 3. THAT IN EACH INSTANCE WHEN THE DIRECTOR OF FINANCE APPROVES ANY SUCH CERTIFICATES OF CREMATION AS BEING CORRECT, HE SHALL TRANSMIT THE SAME TO THE CITY MANAGER WITH HIS WRITTEN APPROVAL, AND SUCH WRITTEN APPROVAL OF CERTIFICATES SHALL REMAIN ON FILE IN THE FILES OF THE CITY SECRETARY OF THE CITY. SECTION 4. THE FEES FOR THE SERVICE OF CREMATION SHALL BE PAID OUT OF SUCH FUNDS AS ARE PROVIDED IN THE ANNUAL BUDGET OF THE CITY FOR SUCH PURPOSE IN SUCH AMOUNT AS ARE APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. SECTION 5. THE NECESSITY FOR PROVIDING AUTHORITY AND METHOD FOR CREMATION OF CITY BONDS AND COUPONS REDEEMED BY THE CITY THROUGH PAYMENTS TO AND THROUGH THE MERCANTILE NATIONAL BANK OF DALLAS, TEXAS ._3 .4 � • CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY EMERGENC -Y AND AN IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU- TION 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 MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, REQUESTING 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 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS �_J. AY of , 1959. ATTEST: MAYOR THE CITY OF CQ 6US CHRI T , TEXAS CITY SECRET Y ( �J APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS THE 11TH DAY OF MAY, 19559: Al� J'�" CITY A-TOR EY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS b�� TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS GENTLEMEN; FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE 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; ;, THEREFORE, 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 CORJQ HRIS161 TEXAS THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING E� C JAMES L. BARN ARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART 0 JOSEPH B. DUNK � PATRICK J. DONNE R. A. HUMBLE e GAGE L. LOZANO, SR. r THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE: ELLROY KING JAMES L. BARNARD MRS. RAY AIRHEART JOSEPH B. DUNN c PATRICK J. DUNNED R. A. HUMBLE GABE L. LOZANO, SR.