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AN ORDINANCE
CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULT OF AN ELECTION
ON THE QUESTION OF WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY COUNCIL WIL
ADOPT A RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINiTIMS.
AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT 10 fHL URBAN RLNEWAL LA
- OF TEXAS; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREASA HERETOFORE ON THE 3OTH DAY OF SEPTEMBERS 1959, THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, PASSED AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN
ELECTION -TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBERS 1959, ON THE
FOLLOWING PROPOSITION:
PROPOSITION
"SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL ADOPT A RESOLUTION SUBSTANTIALLY AS
FOLLOWS:
'RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS, DETERMINATIONS,
AND ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL
LAW OF TEXAS.
I 'BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CORPUS
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CHRISTI, AS FOLLOVIS:
'SECTION 9. IT IS HEREBY FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT ONE OR
MORE SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREAS EXISTS IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
'SECTION 2. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER FOUND AND DETERMINED THAT THE
REHABILITATIONS CONSERVATIONS OR SLUM CLEARANCE AND REDEVELOPMENT
OR A COMBINATION THEREOFO OF SUCH SLUM OR BLIGHTED AREA OR AREAS
IS NECESSARY IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC HEALTHY SAFETY MORALS OR
WELFARE OF THE RESIDENTS OF SAID CITY.
'SECTION 3. IT IS HEREBY FURTHER DETERMINED THAT THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI SHALL EXERCISE THE POWERS GRANTED TO THE CITY BY THE
URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, EXCEPT THE URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT POWERS AS DEFINED IN SAID URBAN RENEWAL LAW.
'SECTION 4. IT ISHEREBY FURTHER DETERMINED TO BE NECESSARY
AND IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ELECT
AND, ACCORDINGLY THE CITY HEREBY ELECTS TO HAVE SAID URBAN RENEWAL
PROJECT POWERS EXERCISED BY THE URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, WHICH AGENCY IS CREATED BY SAID URBAN RENEWAL LAW.
'SECTION 5. THE FINDINGS DETERMINATIONSS AND ELECTIONS HEREIN
MADE ARE MADE IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND THE VARIOUS TERMS USED HEREIN
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ARE USED IN THE SAME SENSE AS USED OR DEFINED IN SAID URBAN RENEWAL
LAW.'
'IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION IJ
'AGAINST ADOPTION Q
MARK AN X IN ONE OF THE ABOVE BLOCKS ACCORDING TO YOUR CHOICE."
AND
WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY HELD AT THE TIME AND PLACES SPECIFIED
AFTER DUE NOTICE AS REQUIRED BY LAW HAD BEEN GIVEN BY POSTING AND PUBLICATION;
AND
WHEREAS, SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND LEGALLY HELD ON THE 5TH DAY OF
DECEMBERS 19591 IN CONFORMITY WITH THE ELECTION ORDINANCE HERETOFORE PASSED
BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE RESULT OF SAID ELECTION HAS BEEN CERTIFIED AND
RETURNED TO THIS COUNCIL BY THE PROPER JUDGES AND CLERKS THEREOF; AND
WHEREAS, THIS COUNCIL HAS TODAY CONSIDERED THE RETURNS OF SAID
ELECTION ON THE PROPOSITION HEREINABOVE STATED WHICH WAS HELD ON THE 5TH
DAY OF DECEMBERS 1959; AND
WHEREAS, IT APPEARS TO THE COUNCIL, AND THE COUNCIL SO FINDS, THAT
SAID ELECTION WAS IN ALL RESPECTS LAWFULLY HELD AND SAID RETURNS DULY AND
LEGALLY MADE AND THAT THERE WERE CAST AT SAID ELECTION THE FOLLOWING VOTES:
"IN FAVOR OF ADOPTION" 1464 VOTES;
"AGAINST ADOPTION" 6565 VOTES.
NMI, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT THE PROPOSITION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CITY
COUNCIL SHOULD ADOPT A RESOLUTION MAKING CERTAIN FINDINGS DETERMINATIONS AND
ELECTIONS UNDER AND PURSUANT TO THE URBAN RENEWAL LAW OF TEXAS WAS REJECTED
BY A MAJORITY OF THE RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING AT SAID ELECTION.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR PROMPTLY MAKING A RECORD OF THE
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI ON THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER
1959, CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND AN IMPEFFATIVE PUBLIC NECESSITY
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REQUIRING THE SUSPENSION OF THE CHARTER RULE THAT NO ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION
SHALL BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDI-
NANCE OR RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL,
AND THE MAYOR, HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING
REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF SAID CHARTER RULE 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__F DAY OF DECEMBER, 1959•
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CORPUS CHRISTI fy XAS
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TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH IN THE EMERGENCY CLAUSE OF THE FORE-
GOING ORDINANCES 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;
1, THEREFORE HEREBY REQUEST THAT YOU SUSPEND SAID CHARTER RULE OR REQUIRE-
MENT AND PASS THIS ORDINANCE FINALLY ON THE DATE IT IS INTRODUCEDS OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFULLY,
MAYOR
THE CITY <C+ CHRI4 TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY T
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.