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~ • CJ ORDINANCE NO. 1187 AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF LA PORTS TO CON- SIDER THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE CITIES OF LOh1AX AND LA PORTS, TEXAS; h1AKING FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTIhIG MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1975; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; FINDING COMPLI- ANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SAVIPJGS CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS: Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte, pursuant to Art. 1188, et. seq., Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, ;C hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: • (1) That the proposition of consolidation with La Porte received a majority vote in favor thereof, at an elec- tion in the City of Lomax, held on January 19, 1980, the results of which were canvassed by the City Council of the City of Lomax on January 21, 1980. (2) That the Cities of Lomax and La Porte are each incor- porated cities in this State, adjoining. and contiguous to each other in Harris County, Texas. (3) That the City of Lomax is the smaller of said cities, and that the City of La Porte is the larger of said cities. (4) That petitions bearing the signatures of more than 100 registered voters of the City of La Porte have been duly filed with the City Clerk of the City of La Porte. Section 2. An election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, on the 5th day of April, 1980, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1980, between • seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the purpose of considering the question of whether the City of Lomax, should be consolidated with the City of La Porte. Said election shall be held in conjunction with a Trustee's election to be held on the same date(s) by the La Porte Independent School District, and the appointed officials who shall be appointed to conduct the La Porte Independent School District election, will also be • allowed to conduct the consolidation election for the City of La Porte.