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<br />THEREFORE, BE. IT ORDAIN-I"
<br />ED BY THE CITY OF LA
<br />PORTE, TEXAS, that. in,. compli-I
<br />ance with t:ne dateHixecf.by' the I
<br />Charter COI:nmisSion;" and ~. Wider i
<br />and by \1rtLle of .tl:ie. Home,;..Rule II
<br />Amendment - to the" Constitution
<br />and the ennbling 'Statute,,:,o~ tlie!
<br />State of Te:xas, Articles. ,1165 to I
<br />11~9, RevisE!d' CiVil. _~tatutes of,
<br />Texas, 1925, that ari,'election. be
<br />held on ~\fa:rch 22, 1949; in said
<br />City, for th,e plJI"POse' of having
<br />'the qualified voters' pass on said
<br />proposed Ch~lI1:er, and. that at ,said
<br />election therE! be submitted to the
<br />. qualified v~ters of said City the
<br />propositi9n: ,Shall the charter
<br />framed by the Charter Commis-
<br />sion and . completed on February
<br />7, A. 'D. 1949, be adopted? The
<br />,official ballot shall read as follows:
<br />r On'lCIAL BA:u.O.T '
<br />tive that..~ rules rela:tive to' de.:.
<br />I (1) FOR the adoption 'of the laying the~passage of this' ordin-
<br />i charter. . ance be waived and that it be
<br />i (2) AGAINST the adoption of passed' upon the day of its intro-
<br />~ the charter. , .. , duction ' . '.
<br />I Mrs. Hallie Wright is appointed . . \' .: .
<br />r, Presiding Judge, Mrs. Arbela Ral- ~ntroduc~, passed and approved I; ORDINANCE NO. 369
<br />'t J d ' d Willi" P "B'll" ~ the 8ili day of February, A. D. TT NG
<br />s on u ge, aill am. I (Seal) .,~: H. J. Pfeiffer, ' AN ORDINANCE SUBMI I
<br />. Jo~es and, Odell 'Bro~ are ~p- ,:.; , '. Mayor. JI'HE PROPOSED HOME-RULE
<br />'p~~nted ,?.lerlts of s81d election. ATTEST~;;'.. :":' ,I FCHARTER TO THE QUALIFIED
<br />S~ld election ,shall be h.eld at the "J. E. Muldoon City Clerk of the I VOTERS OF THE CITY OF LA
<br />CIty Hall, ill, the CIty of La. . iI{ '.' , '.
<br />Porte, between the hours ?f 7:00 CIty of Lii..;.porte, Texas;.:"1~, PORTE, TEXAS THE
<br />A. M. and 7:00 P.M. on saId date: ~TATE,,~:r. T~. ;~f.1~IU~ BE IT ORDAINED BY
<br />of March 22, A.'.D. 1949. Said, ,COUNJX:,OF HARRIS '~':irE ,BOARD OF C9MMISSIO~S
<br />election shall be governed by the, CITY 0J;l LA POR'l;E '. :' ':i;!: :r . OF THE C::IT'Y OF LA PORTE.
<br />election laws of. the State of . I, J,'E:".Muldoon; .City Clerk~of That whereas.the Charter Com-
<br />Texas, and all qualified. voters re- 'th~ :City.:of ,.is Porte,' do. '.herebY " mission heretofore appointed by
<br />siding in the City shall be entitled. certify' .that . the for~oin8 ..is: a : the Mayor of the City of La Porte,
<br />I to participute therein. Said elec-: hue, and:: correct copy of an or- . Texas, have' submitted. a p~oposed
<br />tion officers shall forthwith make dinance~passed ,by the CitY, of' La I home-rule charter for saId City
<br />'their return of the result of sai'i;1 : Porte, 'Texas, finally on the :,,8th I to the Board of Co~sioners,
<br />. e~ection to th~ Board of ,Commis~ ~y of.r~bruary, A:.D. 19~9,':;tol" and have fixed. the date for the
<br />sIoners, shOWIng the total vote. ,wit: An order of election submit~ submission of. saId proposed. home-
<br />i affirmative vote on said proposed, ~iDg the:.proposed 'Charter' to the rule Charter to the qualified voters
<br />I charter, and the negative vote qualified voters of said City.' of said City on, March 22, A. D.
<br />thereoI;1, toge~ler. with th~, Tally To whic1i.I certify ,under my 1949, 'and have determined that it
<br />Sheet and pon List. .: . offic' '. .~. ture and seal of the ,is not practicable to submit the
<br />BE IT FUE:~R ORDAINED City. . .'orte, Texas, this . the I Charter by section, but as one
<br />t?at a copy of ~ ord~. of, elec . ary.. A., D. JS.49. . ' propOSition to the voters;
<br />.bon, duly certified ~y .1fthe . '. -;:a;~..
<br />Clerk, shan constitute notice 0
<br />election, an1 .same shall be pub-
<br />lished for the time and in the
<br />manner required by law.
<br />BE IT FUR'rHER' ORDAINED
<br />that not less than 30 days prior to I
<br />said election the City Clerk shall
<br />mail a copy of the proposed. char- I
<br />ter to each qUlllified voter of the
<br />City of La F'ort:e, as appears from
<br />the tax: collector's ,. roll fQr the
<br />year' ending JalluarY:31~" preced':'
<br />ing said election . " " ..
<br />Since there. 'Ul no, sufficient and
<br />adequate . Cbl!rl~ . for!.the:.City. of
<br />La Porte,., anti 'smCEl;:, the . lack I
<br />creates' a ..public'~' necessiiy;~ .and I
<br />emergency thf!!l!tor, it ,is, impera-
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