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SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
June 8, 1961
1:3C P.M.
PRESENT:
Mayor Ben F. McDonald
Commissioners:
Tom R. Swantner City Manager Herbert W. Whitney
Dr. James L. Barnard City Attorney I. M. Singer
J. R. de Leon City Secretary T. Ray Kring
M. P. Maldonado
W. J. Roberts
Jim Young
Mayor Ben F. McDonald called the meeting to order, and announced
the purpose of the special meeting was to consider the calling of an election
on certain proposed amendments to the City Charter, and such other business
as may properly come before the Council.
City Secretary T. Ray Kring called the roll of those in attend-
ance.
ORDINANCE NO. 6167
ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HT,D IN THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, ON THE
15TH DAY OF JULY, 1961, UPON THE QUESTION ADOPTING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR PLACES WHERE SUCH ELECTION SHALL
BE HELD; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING -OF SUCH ELECTION, INCLUDING THE NAMING OF
OFFICIALS TO CONDUCT SUCH ELECTION; SETTING FORTH THE PROPOSITIONS TO BE VOTED
ON AT SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF SUCH ELECTION; AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY.
The Charter rule was suspended by the following vote: All Council
Members present and voting "Aye".
The foregoing ordinance was passed by the following vote: All
Council Members present and voting "Aye
Motion by Young, seconded by Barnard and passed that the action of
the Council on June 7, 1961, concerning the third and final reading of an
ordinance granting a franchise to the Inland Limousine Service, Inc., be re-
considered, and a re -poll of the Council be taken.
ORDINANCE NO. 6172
GRANTING TO INLAND LIMOUSINE SERVICE, INC., A FRANCHISE TO ENGAGE IN Th
BUSINESS OF OPERATING A SIGHTSEEING SERVICE ON AND OVER THE PUBLIC STREETS
WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF CORPUS CHRISTI; PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF 2%
OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS PER MONTH, AND PROVIDING FOR THE PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM
TAXES, CHARGES, RENTAL 'FRES OR OBLIGATIONS FEES WHICH MAY BE LEGALLY IMPOSED
UPON SUCH BUSINESS; AND SETTING OUT CERTAIN CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH SAID BUS-
INESS IS TO BE OPERATED, AND PROVIDING FOR THE FORFEITURE OF SAID FRANCHISE
AND THE METHOD OF REINSTATING SAME; PROVIDING FOR A WRI'1ThN ACCEPTANCE TO BE
DELIVERED TO THE CITY: SECRETARY.
Special Council Meeting
June 8, 1961
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The foregoing ordinance was re -read as the third time and passed
finally by the following vote: Swantner, Barnard, de Leon and Young voting
"Aye", McDonald and Maldonado, abstaining, and Roberts voting "Nay".
Motion by Roberts, seconded by Barnard and passed that T. Ray Kring
be appointed Acting City Manager during the absence from the City of City
Manager Whitney from Saturday, June 10, through Tuesday, June 13, 1961.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the
meeting was adjourned.
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF NUE'CES
OITY OP CORPUS CHRISTI
NOTICE OF SPECIAL M TIiVG
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THE CITY MANAGER, THE CSI SECEEMT
AND TEE CITY ATTORNEY TO THE CITY OF CORPUS CaRISTI, TEXAS:
NOTICE is hereby given that a special meeting of the City Council of the
City of Corpus Christi, Texas, will be held in the City of Corpus Christi, Texas,
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in the Council Chamber of tae - City Nall, at _L1;,B0 o'clock 1 M. on the 8
day of
June , 19 61, for the purpose of considering the calling of
an election on certain proposed amendments to the City Charter, and such other
business as may properly cane before the Council—
DATED this the- day of
June , 1961 .
BEN F. NI I S NALD, Mayor
City of Corpus Christi, Texas
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CONSENT TO MATING
We, the undersigned members of the City Council, the City Manager, the
City Secretary and the City Attorney of Corpus Christi, Texas, hereby accept
service of the foregoing notice, waiving any and all irregularities in such service
and consent ar.d agree that said sheeting shall be at the time and place therein
named and for the purpose therein stated.
TOM R. SWANTIM
HERBERT . WH
iii ty Massager
ING
City Secretary
. M. SING
City Attorne