Ord. 1949-369 - City's original charter election, 5/22/1949

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a~e appointed Clerks of said election. Said election shall be held at the City Hall in the City of La Porte, between ~le hours of 7:00 A. M. and '/:00 P. M. on said date of March 22.A. 'D. 1949. Said election. shall be governed by the election laws of the 'state of Tax.ls, and all q~alified voters residing in the City shall b~ entitled to 4a i participate therein. Said election officers shall for~hwith make , " / their return of the result of said elect1Qn to the Board of C~~- mlso1oners, showing the total vote: atfi~mati~e vote on sald pro- and Odell Brown Judge, and 'is 'appointed Presiding Jud~~e, wm. p.. "Billft Janes llrs. Arbela. Balstcm !Irs. Hall ie \'fright OFFICIAL BA.Ll:tOT (1) FOR the adoption ot the charter. (2) AGAINST the adoption of the charter. "~ , and have determined that ~t is not pract~cabl~ to submit the Charte~ by secti~nJ but as one proposition to the voters; r/~ THEREli'ORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TB;E CITY.OF LA PORTE, TEXAS <,-_../ that in compliance with the date fixed by the Charter COMnission, a:nd under and by virtue of the Home-Rule A.mendment to the Constitution and the enabling Statute of the S~ate ot Texas, Articles 1165 to 1169, Revised Civil statutes ot Texas, 1925, that ane1ect1on be held on March 22, 1949, in said City, for the. purpose ot having the qualified voters pase on said proposed Charter, and that at said election th~re be submitted to the qualified voters of said City the proposition: Shall the charter tram.ed by the Cbarter Commission and completed on February 7, A. D. 1949, be adoptedf Tho oftic.;lal ballot shall read as follows% the Mayor ~f the City of La Porte, Texas,: hav~ submitted a proposed home-rule Charter tor said City to the Board or Commissioners, and have fixed the date for the submiss10n of said proposed home-rule Charter to the qualified voters of sa1d City on March' 22, A. D. 1949, That whereas the Charter Commission heretofore appointed by .~ t' -, \. AN ORDINANCE SUB1ITTING THE PROPOSED HavIE-RULE, CHARTER TO THE QUAL!- , ) FIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS \'......'J1 BE IT O::iDA~mro BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE crn OF LA PORTE, TEXASz 369 ORDINANCE NO. " .