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HomeMy WebLinkAbout05392 ORD - 06/17/1959JKH:6 -15 -59 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. 5392. t • 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. -2- 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 • 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. a]; t • 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. -4- • 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 -5- 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 t CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 19 J 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. •