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It e Ordinance No. 821 , P~ge No. 6 . ~ applicable to' Home Rule Cities, ,except as such power and authority is expressly limited or 'denied by this Charter, or any amendments hereto. , ' "Section 50 Reserved for future use. "Section. 51 Reserved for future use. "Section' 52 Reserved for future use. "Section. 53 - Reserved for future use. "$,ection 54 - Reserved for future use." AMENDMENT NO. 9 . Article VI,' ,Section 55, .of t~e Home Rule Charter of the City of La Po~te, as amended, .shall be amended so that the same shall hereafter read as follows,: "Section 55,. Referendum on bon'd 'ord"i'n'ance. "Each bond ordinance passed pursuant to a purpose which has been authorized by majority. vote of the property taxpayi~g voters of the City of La Porte, at, an election held for that purpose shall not l;>e subject ,to referendum. Each bond ordi- nance relati~g to Qonds not authorized by the 'qualified property taxpayi~g voters of the City of La Porte, ,shall be subject to permissive referendum on petition pursuant to the provision of' Article X of this Charter, ,unless the bonds are . authOrized so,lely for a ,~,purpose made necessary as the result of fire, flood, or other disaster, or the bonds are to be issued to finance the improvement or extension of a municipally owned or operated utility or other public service enterprise." AMENDMENT NO. lO Article VI, Section 56, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended, shall be amended so that the same shall hereafter read as follows: ' "Section 56. Public sale of all bonds. "No bonds issued under this Charter shall be sold without . first offeri~g the same at pub~ic sale. Notice of such sale shall be given by publication at least once in a financial journal published in the State of Texas and by publication at