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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
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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:
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CITY A-TOR EY
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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
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JOSEPH B. DUNK �
PATRICK J. DONNE
R. A. HUMBLE e
GAGE L. LOZANO, SR.
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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.