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AN ORDINANCE
SETTING UP CREATING AND DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS
CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO THIRTY -SIX 3 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:
NOW, 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 -SIX (36) WARDS 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, 21 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 N0. 2 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 3, 4, 5, 32 AND 33 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. 3 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 30, 38 AND 78 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 N0. 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 N0. 5 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 51 *, 81* AND 82 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COM-
MISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOL-
UME 6, PAGES 483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED
AUGUST 12, 1957•
* THAT PORTION LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
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CITY WARD NO. 6 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS
NOS. 52 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 N0. 8 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 6, 31 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 N0. 9 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 45, 46 AND
48 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. 10 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 44 AND 76
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. 11 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 24* AND 60
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. 12 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE -
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 61 AND 77
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. 13 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 75 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.
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CITY WARD N0. 14 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 43 AND 83
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. 15 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS: 41, 85 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•
CITY WARD NO. 16 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH 18 WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 40, 58 AND
62 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. 42, 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 N0. 18 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS'WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. WAND 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. 19 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS'WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos. 56 AND 57
AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING
PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 483 TO
4952 COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 19517
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CITY WARD N0. 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 68
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. 21 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH 'IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS Nos. 69 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 NO. 22 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 74 AS FIXED
BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERS COURT FIXING PRECINCT
BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES 4°3 TO 495,
COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12, 1957.
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CITY WARD N0. 23 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 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. 24 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
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.
CITY WARD No. 25 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THE
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 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 121 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 26 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
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 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. 66 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. 28 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 INVOLUME 61 PAGES 483 T'O 495,'COM-
MISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST 12,'1957-
CITY WARD ND. 29 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. 30 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 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. 87 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.
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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 PRECINCT NO. 94 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. 33 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY - LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 70*, 84 AND
89 AS FIXED BY THE ORDER OF THE COMMISSIONERSXOURT
FIXING PRECINCT BOUNDARIES RECORDED IN VOLUME 6, PAGES
483 TO 495, COMMISSIONERS COURT MINUTES DATED AUGUST
12, 1957•
CITY WARD N0. 34 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT N0. 65 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. 35 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCT NO. 92 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. 36 SHALL COMPRISE AND INCLUDE ALL OF THAT
AREA LYING WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS 4.WHCH IS WITHIN THE
BOUNDARIES OF COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS NOS. 17'x', 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
CONFLICT HEREWITH ARE HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT A NEW DIVISION OF WARDS IS REQUIRED
FOR THE CITY IN ORDER TO CONFDRM 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
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AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR HAVING DECLARED
SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY EXIST, AND HAVING
REQUESTED 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 ACCORDING-
LY SO ORDAINED.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE -aDAY OF JUNE, 1959.
ATTEST: /
✓_ MAYOR '
CIT SEC E AR I f _ THE CITY OF CORPUS C STI, TEXAS
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
THE /_DAY 0 JUNE, 1959:
CITY ARdRfiEY
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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, I, 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 C PU CHRISTI, EXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
EELROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD /(\
MRS. RAY AIRHEART ` l
JOSEPH B. DUNN R
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE 1O�'
GABE L. LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLIOWI G VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE L. LOZANO, SR.
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