HomeMy WebLinkAbout05393 ORD - 06/17/1959AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, INTO THIRTY -
SIX (36) ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH ALL MUNICI-
PAL ELECTIONS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD IN AND FOR SAID CITY
AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS ELECTION PRECINCTS NUMBERS ONE
I, (1), TWO (2), THREE (3), FOUR (4), FIVE (5), SIX (6)
SEVEN (7), EIGHT (8), NINE (9), TEN (10) ELEVEN (111,
L TWELVE (12) THIRTEEN (13), FOURTEEN (1 j FIFTEEN (15),
SIXTEEN (16j, SEVENTEEN (17), EIGHTEEN (1�), NINETEEN
(19), TWENTY (20), TWENTY -ONE (21)r TVlENTY -TWO (22),
TWENTY -THREE (23), TWENTY -FOUR) (24), TWENTY -FIVE (2 ),
TWENTY -SIX (26) TWENTY -SEVEN (27), TWENTY -EIGHT (28�,
TWENTY -NINE (291, THIRTY ( 0),THIRY ONE ( 1 THIRTY -
TWO ( 2) THIRTY -THREE (3 ), THIRTY -FOUR 3. ), THIRTY -
FIVE 351, THIRTY -SIX (361; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES
OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, IS DESIROUS OF
HOLDING A SPECIAL ELECTION ON SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1959; AND
WHEREAS, IT IS NECESSARY THAT THE OLD VOTING PRECINCTS WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY BE CHANGED IN ORDER TO CONFORM WITH THE
NEWLY ESTABLISHED CITY LIMITS AND WITH THE COUNTY VOTING PRECINCTS LOCATED
WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; AND
WHEREAS, BY VIRTUE OF THE CITY CHARTER AND THE GENERAL LAWS OF
THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE CITY COUNCIL IS AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE THE PROCEDURE
FOR CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRECINCTS; AND
WHEREAASS, THE CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959, BY
ORDINANCE N0. ' C{ i I . CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI INTO
THIRTY -SIX (36) WARDS, AND SINCE THE PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE THERE HAS
BEEN NO ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
INTO CORRESPONDING ELECTION PRECINCTS:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI IS HEREBY DIVIDED
INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH
RESPECTIVE PRECINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN SAID ELECTION
PRECINCTS SHALL VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT SAID
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ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL BE DEFINED, DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS FOLLOWS:
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(1) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ONE (1) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF.THE FIRST WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(2) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWO (2) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNES 1959•
(3) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THREE (3) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT-WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE,, 1959,
(4) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOUR (4) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959! ,
(5) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIVE (5) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(6) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIX (6) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(7) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVEN (7) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF.THE SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNES 1959•
(8) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT (B) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNES 1959•
(9) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINE (9) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(10) ELECTION,PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(11) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER ELEVEN (11) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE ELEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(12) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWELVE (12) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWELFTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(13) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTEEN (13) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE THIRTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNES 1959•
(14) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FOURTEEN (14) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FOURTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
17 DAY OF JUNES 1959•
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(27) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -SEVEN (27) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY- SEVENTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959,
(28) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -EIGHT (28) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTM- EIGHTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
'PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(29) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY -NINE (29) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE TWENTY -NINTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(30) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY (30) SHALL BE
COMPOSED OF THE THIRTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT
WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY ' '
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(31) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -ONE (31) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -FIRST WARD'OF SAID CITY AS
THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(32) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -TWO (32) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY- SECOND WARD OF SAID CITY_
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(33) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -THREE (33) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY -THIRD WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(34) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -FOUR (34) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY- FOURTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDDNANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE j7 DAY OF JUNE; 1959•
(35) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -FIVE (35) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTY- SIF.TH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
(36) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER THIRTY -SIX (36) SHALL
BE COMPOSED OF THE THIRTH -SIXTH WARD OF SAID CITY
AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY
PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE 17 DAY OF JUNE, 1959•
SECTION 2. ALL OTHER ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN
PASSED AND WHICH HAVE SET OUT AND ESTABLISHED ELECTION PRECI'NCTS FOR THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE NO, 5215, PASSED
AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 17TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 1958, IS
HEREBY EXPRESSLY REPEALED.
SECTION 3. THE FACT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI DEEMS IT NECESSARY THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI BE
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DIVIDED INTO THIRTY -SIX (36) ELECTION PRECINCTS IN ORDER TO PROVIDE
PROPER FACILITIES FOR VOTING IN THE FORTHCOMING SPECIAL ELECTION AND
OTHER ELECTIONS TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, CREATES
A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND A PUBLIC IMPERATIVE NECESSITY REQUIRING THE SUS-
PENSION 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 AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED THAT SUCH PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE
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 ACCORDINGLY SO ORDAINED. �/]
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE / / OAY of JUNE, 1959•
MAYOR
THE C I TY 0 RPUS C I ST I , TEXAS
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
THIS 15TH DAY OF JUNE, 1959=
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
GENTLEMEN;
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
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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; J, 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.
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RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY OF C RP S CHRI I, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
ELI-Roy KING
JAMES L. BARNARD X
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
.JOSEPH B. DUNN CA, f, x /
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE L. LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTES
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART /
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DONNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE L. LOZANO, SR.
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