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e e Ord. 99-2307 ORDINANCB CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas (the "City") ordained an election to be held in the City on January 16, 1999, on the PROPOSITIONS hereinafter stated; WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the "Council") has investigated all matters pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to the Council. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS THAT: 1. The Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered; proper notice of said election was duly given; proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election; said election was duly held; the City has complied with the Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code; due returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered; and the Council has duly canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law and the Ordinance calling said election. 2. The Council officially fmds and determines that the following votes were cast at said election on the submitted PROPOSITIONS by the resident, qualified electors of the City, who voted at the election: 494 FOR 281 AGAINST 581 FOR .l!lL AGAINST 559 FOR 217 AGAINST 371 FOR 400 AGAINST 508 FOR 265 AGAINST PROPOSITION 1 THE ISSUANCE OF $1,500,000 CITY HALL ADDITION BONDS. BONDS PROPOSITION 2 THE ISSUANCE OF $750,000 FIRE STATION NO.4 (SOUTH LA PORTE AREA) REPLACEMENT BONDS. PROPOSITION 3 THE ISSUANCE OF $750,000 FIRE STATION NO. 3 (LOMAX AREA) REPLACEMENT BONDS. PROPOSITION 4 THE ISSUANCE OF $675,000 FIFTH STREET REPAVING BONDS. PROPOSITION 5 THE ISSUANCE OF $250,000 SAN JACINTO SWIMMING POOL REPLACEMENT BONDS. 3. The Council officially fmds, determines, and declares the result of said election to be that the PROPOSITION 1, PROPOSItION, 2:" PRqPOSITION 3, and PROPOSITION 5 so submitted have received a favorable majority vote i~ all resp~cts' and'hav.e carried. r ".. ", .,."" 1 i r' .r....... .