O-1969-821 - call Charter amendment election

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e e Ordinance No. 821' , .P~ge 11. ~~~.. .~_:~:~~~ AMENDMENT NO. 8 _..."'-~~~:..:. i~~fff~" (VOTE "FOR" or" AGAINST") "Amend Article VI, .Sections 49 thro~gh 54, both inclusive, of the Home Rule Charter, ,so that Section 49 shall hereafter provide that the City of La Porte shall have the power and authority, by ordinance duly adopted, ,to borrow money on the credit .of the City for permanent public improvements and to issue its general obl~gation bonds, revenue bonds, ,refundi~g bonds, ,certificates ,of indeb.tedness, notes, warrants, ,or other . forms of indebtedness pursuant to and in accordance with the present or hereinafter adopted or amended, general and special laws of this State applicable to Home Rule Cities, except as such power and authority is expressly limited or denied by ,this Charter, ,or an~ amendments her.eto; and to delete the present la~gu~ge of ,Sections 50 .thro~gh 54, poth inclusive, and to provide that said Sections 50 thro~gh 54 shall hereafter be reserved for futu.re use." AMENDMENT NO. 9 (VOTE "FOR" or" AGAINST") "Amend Article VI, ,Section 55, of the Home Rule Charter, to provide that 'each bond ordinance passed pursuant to a . purpose which has been authorized by a majority vote of the property taxpayi~g voter.s of the .city of La Porte at an election held for that purpose shall not be subject to referendum; to further provide that ec;lch bond ordinance relati~g to bonds not authorized by, the qualified property . . taxp'ayi~g voters of the City of La Porte" shall be subject to permissive ,referendum on petition pursuant to the provision of Artic.le X of thi,s Charter, ,unless the bonds are authorized solely for a purpose made necessary as the result of fire, ,flood, or other disaster, or the bonds are to be issued to finance ,.. the improveme~t or extension of a municipally owned or operated .utility or other publ,ic service ,enterprise."