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AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING SECTION 3 1 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY
CODE SO TO PROVIDE FOR A CHAFE OF .00
FOR EACH TAX CERTIFICATE ISSUED Ty-T—HE
TAX ASSESSOR -
COLLECTOR OF THE CITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. THAT SECTION 35 -1 OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI CITY CODE,
1958, BE AND THE SAME IS HEREBY AMENDED TO HEREAFTER READ AS FOLLOWS:
"SEC. 35 -1. CHARGE FOR TAX CERTIFICATES.
°THE TAX ASSESSOR- COLLECTOR OF THE CITY SHALL CHARGE $1.00
ONE DOLLAR) FOR EACH TAX CERTIFICATE ISSUED BY HIS OFFICE. SUCH SUM
SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE GENERAL FUND OF THE CITY."
SECTION 2. THAT THE SUMS COLLECTED FROM ISSUANCE OF TAX CERTI-
FICATES� AS PROVIDED IN THE PRECEDING SECTIONS SHALL BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT
EACH MONTH AS AN OFFSET AGAINST THE EXPENSES OF THE OPERATION OF THE
OFFICE OF TAX ASSESSOR- COLLECTOR UNDER THE TERMS OF CONTRACTS WHICH THE
CITY HAS WITH THE CORPUS CHRISTI INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS CORPUS
CHRISTI JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT, AND LOWER NUECES RIVER WATER SUPPLY
DISTRICT FOR THE COLLECTION OF TAXES.
SECTION 3. THE NECESSITY FOR FIXING A CHARGE SUFFICIENT TO COVER
THE COST OF RENDERING THE SERVICE NECESSARY TO ISSUE TAX CERTIFICATES
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 OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT SUCH ORDINANCE OR
RESOLUTION SHALL BE READ AT THREE SEVERAL MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCILS AND
THE MAYORS HAVING DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY TO EXIST, HAVING
REQUESTED THE SUSPENSION OF THE SAID CHARTER RULE AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE
BE PASSED FINALLY ON THE DATE OF ITS INTRODUCTION AND THAT THIS ORDINANCE
TAKE EFFECT AND BE IN FULL FORCE AND EFFECT FROM AND AFTER ITS PASSAGE,
IT IS ACCORDINGLY PASSED AND APPROVED T s / DAY OF DECEMBER, 1959.
ATTEST• � MAYOR 1
THE CITY F CORPUS I ISTI, TEXAS
CITY ECRET RY.
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM THIS
_DAY OF WCEMDERI 1959:
CITY ATTORNEY
5613
CORPUS CHRISTI XAS
DAY OF l9j
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 INTRODUCED OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFUL Y,
YOR
THE CITY OF COR S CHRI I, TEXAS
THE CHARTER RULE WAS SUSPENDED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
ELLROY KING
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEAR'
JOSEPH S. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
WAGE LOZANO, JR. /
THE ABOVE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY THfi FOLLOW NO VOTE:
ELLROY KING ✓
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEAR?
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE 11
GABE LOZANO, SR.,