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AN ORDINANCE
DIVIDING THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TERAS,_INTO
TWENTY 20 ELECTIORECINCTS FOR AND IN WHICH
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MUNICIP L ELECTI NS SHALL HEREAFTER BE HELD
IN AND FOR SAID CITY AND SAME SHALL BE KNOWN AS
ELECTION PRECINCTS ONE (1) THROUGH TWENTY (20),
INCLUSIVE; 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, DECEMBER 5, 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 15 AUTHORIZED TO PRESCRIBE THE PRO-
CEDURE FOR CALLING AND HOLDING ELECTIONS AND DEFINING VOTING PRECINCTS;
AND
WHEREAS,_THEp CITY COUNCIL DID ON THE 7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959,
BY ORDINANCE NO. � / p, CREATE AND DIVIDE THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
INTO TWENTY (20) 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 TWENTY (20) ELECTION PRECINCTS WITHIN SAID CITY, WITHIN WHICH
RESPECTIVE PRECINCTS THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED VOTERS RESIDING IN SAID ELEC-
TION PRECINCTS SHALL VOTE IN ALL ELECTIONS AS PROVIDED BY LAW AND THAT
SAID ELECTION PRECINCTS SHALL BE DEFINED, DESCRIBED AND BOUNDED AS
FOLLOWS:
(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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOUR, 1959.
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(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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 1959.
(8) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHT (8) 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 1959.
(10) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TEN (10) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 13 DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 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
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959.
(15) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER FIFTEEN (15) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE FIFTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959.
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(1¢) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SIXTEEN (16) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SIXTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD 1S DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959.
(17) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER SEVENTEEN (17) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE SEVENTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 1959•
(18) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER EIGHTEEN (18) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE EIGHTEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 1959•
(19) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER NINETEEN (19) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE NINETEENTH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBERS 1959•
(20) ELECTION PRECINCT NUMBER TWENTY (20) SHALL BE COMPOSED
OF THE TWENTIETH WARD OF SAID CITY AS THAT WARD IS DESIGNATED
AND FIXED BY ORDINANCE DULY PASSED AND APPROVED ON THE
7TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 1959.
SECTION 2. ALL OTHER ORDINANCES WHICH HAVE HERETOFORE BEEN
PASSED AND WHICH HAVE SET OUT AND ESTABLISHED ELECTION PRECINCTS FOR THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ARE HEREBY REPEALED AND ORDINANCE N0. 5454,
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1959,
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
DIVIDED INTO TWENTY (20) 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 EXISTS 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
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PASSAG , ITT ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS THE AY
OF 1959•
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MAYOR
CITY AT'PORNEY
THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISXY, TEXAS
ATTEST:
CITY $ECR T RY
APPROVED AS TO -LEGAL F0�9 THIS
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CITY AT'PORNEY
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI' TEXAS
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CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
DAY OF 1959
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCE, A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND IMPERATIVE NECESSITY EXIST FOR THE
SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE OR REQUIREMENT THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLU-
TION 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 REQUIRE-
MENT 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 ORPUS C ISTI,TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLRDY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD O�
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING OTE>
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAT AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.