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AN ORDINANCE
AUTHORIZING THE CITY SECRETARY TO DISPOSE OFD
BY DESRIJC7ION OR OTHERWISE, THE ITIIG IS S
RETURNS OF ELECTION AFFIDAVITS USED
ELECTION AND FILED WITH THE LLLCTION JUDGES AND
CLTR_KS, AFFIDAVITS FILED WITH THE CITY - SECRETARY
IN CONNECTION 91 UNUSED
BALLOTS AP ABL ONLY FOR A FAKIIF-ULAR LLLCIIUN
AND SUCH OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FORMS USEFUL 0_N
N CONNECffBt` lITH AN ELECTION
PROVIDING THAT SUCH WLRIAL HAS 13EEN HELD ON FILE AND
AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR
SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF ELECTION TO WHICH THE MATERI-
AL PERTAINS AND PROVIDED THERE IS NO ELECTION CONTEST
PENDING CONCERNING SUCH ELECTIONS; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY. -
WHEREAS, PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS CONCERNING ELECTIONS WHICH HAVE
BEEN HELD AFTER ELECTIONOIN THE CUSTODY OF THE CITY SECRETARY SOME OF
WHICH HAVE BEEN HELD FOR SEVERAL YEARS, HAVE ACCUMULATED TO THE EXTENT
WHERE THEY ARE USING UNNECESSARY SPACE NEEDED FOR MORE IMPORTANT PAPERS
DOCUMENTS AND FILES IN THE OFFICE SPACE OF THE CITY; AND
WHEREAS, THE ELECTION LAWS OF TEXAS PERMIT THE DISPOSITION OF
SUCH PAPERS AFTER ONE YEAR SUBSEQUENT TO THE HOLDING OF THE ELECTION
WHERE NO ELECTION CONTEST IS PENDING:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS:
SECTION t. THE CITY SECRETARY IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED
TO DISPOSE OF, BY DESTRUCTION OR OTHERWISE, THE VOTING LISTS RETURNS OF
ELECTIONS AFFIDAVITS USED IN THE ELECTION AND FILED WITH THE ELECTION JUDGES
AND.:CLERKS, AFFIDAVITS FILED WI,71H THE CITY SECRETARY IN CONNECTION WITH
ABSENTEE BALLOTS ANY UNUSED BALLOTS ADAPTABLE ONLY FOR A PARTICULAR ELEC-
TION AND SUCH OTHER MISCELLANEOUS FORMS USEFUL ONLY IN CONNECTION WITH AN
ELECTION ALREADY HELD, PROVIDING THAT SUCH MATERIAL HAS BE -EN HELD ON FILE
AND AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR SUBSEQUENT
TO THE DATE OF ELECTION TO WHICH THE MATERIAL PERTAINS AND PROVIDED THERE
IS NO ELECTION CONTEST PENDING CONCERNING SUCH ELECTIONS.
SECTION 2. THE NECESSITY FOR IMMEDIATE AUTHORIZATION FOR THE
DISPOSITION OF VALUELESS ELECTION RECORDS CREATES A PUBLIC EMERGENCY AND
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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 COUNCIL, AND THE MAYOR, HAVING
DECLARED SUCH EMERGENCY AND NECESSITY EXIST, HAVING REQUESTED THE SUS-
PENSION OF 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, THIS THE_,��i DAY OF DECEMBER -F 1959.
ATTES ` .
MAYOR
THE CITY OF ORPUS ISTI, TEXAS
CIT SECRETARY
APP D AS 0 LEGAL FORM THI
DAY OF DECEMBER , 1959=
ITY ATTORNEY
CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS
DAY 017. � A 1922
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 INTRODUCEDO 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 INTRODUCEDS OR AT THE
PRESENT MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
RESPECTFU
YOR
THE CITY OF COP CHRISTI 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
of
JAMES L. BARNARD
MRS. RAY AIRHEART
JOSEPH B. DUNN
PATRICK J. DUNNE
R. A. HUMBLE
GABE LOZANO, SR.