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

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, mios ianers. showing the tata1 vate. affirmatl ve vate on B~id proposed aharter, and the neeative vote therean. together with the ~alq Sheet and Poll L1et. BE .rr Il'URTHER ORDAINED that a ooW of thi. order of e1eoti011, duq oenU'ill,d .. :~I lTj the City Clerk, shall oOJ1stitute notioe ot eleotiQD., end same' shall be published for the time and in the manner required by' law. eleotion ahal1 be held at the City Hall 1n the City otx., Porte, between the t.ours 01) 7.00 A. M. and 7.00 P. M. em said date of Maroh 22, A. D. 1~9. Sald eleotion shall be governed by the e1eoticm. laws of 'the State ot Teas, and all qua,lU'ied vaterEl- residing 1n the City shall be entitled to partiC>ipate therein. Said eleeticm offiollrlJ shall forthwith make theu r.tUrD of the result of Baid e1eotio.a to the Board or COIII1- are appo1D.ted Clerks of said e1eotiarh Sa:ld and oo.u Br~WD Judge, and 1s 'appointed Presiding Judge', Vim. P. "Bi,111t Jones Mm. Az'bela Ra1stao. ..~ Mrs. Ba11ie Wr!2t OFFICIAL B.AI.U1l (1) FOR the adoption of the oharter. (2) AGAINST the &doptlcm. of the charter. THEREFORE, BE IT OlW,ADlED BY fD CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS that in oomIilliW'lOe with the date fixed by the Charter Commission, ad \mdiW and by virtue of the Ham.- ".'~\jRu1f) Amendment, to the Constitution aDd the enabling statute of the State of TeXl~jJ '-_) Artio1es 1165 to 1169, Revi.ed Oivi1 Statutes of ~exaa, 1925. that en e1eotion 1.e held em Maroh 22, 1st&.9, in 8aid City, tor the purpose of haviDg the qualified voter8 pas. on said J,Jroposed Oharter. 8Dd that at 8aid eleot'lC11 theire be 8ulmdtted to the qualified voter8 of said City the propos1tiarll Shall the oharter framed by' the ~harter Comm18~lon and OOllpleted on Febrwuy 1, Jl. D. 1~9, be adopted' The o1'fioia1 ballot shall reacl' as to1lon. I , "e 'mE C l1'Y OF LA PORTE, TBUS ''''-:''/~E rrORDAmD B! THE BOARD OFOOlliISSICIlBRS OF mE om OF LA PatTE, TEXAS. That lIhereu the Charter Commllsion heretofore appoin-ted bY' the Ilayc)r of the City ot 1Aa. Porte, Tem8, baye 8ubmitted a Proposed hOlllle-nl. oharter tor Ila:l.4 City to the Board of Commisslc:mers, and have fixed. the date tor the 8ubm1s.1cm of said propo..d hae-rule Charter to the .'qualified. voter. of said Citr 011 JIaroh 122, A. D. 1949, end have determined that it i. not praa'bloable 1:;0 eul:m1'b the oharter by l,ecl'blon, but as one proposition to the voters, ORDDANCB 1l0. ' 369 All OlWINAWCE SUBMI'lTDG Tn mOPOOED BOUE-RULE CHARTER TO 'mE QUALIFIED varEB~S OF .' . ": .