Ord. 1993-1931 - call election to sell park land

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. . ORDINANCE NO. 93-1931 AB ORDXNABCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF EARLY VOTING; PROVIDING FOR AB EARLY VOTING BALLOT BOARD; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVXDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING A SAVXNGS CLAUSE; FINDXNG COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: section 1. A special election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 2nd day of November, 1993, such day being the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November, 1993, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M.. The wording of the proposition that is to appear on the ballot shall be as follows: "OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR The sale of that portion of Little Cedar Bayou Park situated east of Old Highway 146, with the proceeds of the sale to be used only AGAINST to acquire and improve public park property." section 2. Said election shall be held at each of the following voting places within said City, and the following named persons are hereby appointed as officers of said election, to-wit: Election Precinct #1 Polling Place: Lomax Elementary School 10615 North Avenue "L" La Porte, Texas 77571 Boundaries: BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks and Spencer Highway (West Main Street) ; THENCE westerly along Spencer Highway (West Main Street) to Big Island Slough; THENCE northerly along Big Island Slough to north boundary of Creekmont Subdivision;