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• Ordinance No. 1187 Page 4. • SUN, which is hereby found and declared to be a newspaper of general circulation in said City, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election. Section 7. Said election shall be held in accordance with • C the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. Section 8. Immediately after said election, the officers holding the same shall make and deliver the returns of the results thereof and the accompanying records for use in the official canvass to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, and the City Commission shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after can- vassing the returns, declare the results of the election. Section 9. If a majority of the-qualified voters at said election shall vote in favor of consolidation, the Mayor shall not certify to the Secretary of State said approval, pursuant to Art. 1192, Revised Civil Statutes, until each of the follow- ing events shall have occurred: (1) Preclearance of the consolidation by the United States Department of Justice, pursuant to Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended. (2) Acceptance by the City Commission of any terms and conditions which may be placed upon said preclearance by the United States Department of Justice. Such acceptance shall be evidenced by an ordinance duly enacted by the City Commission. • (3) The final completion and fulfillment of any terms and conditions required by said preclearance, and by said acceptance ordinance, including, but not limited to, the adoption by a majority of the quali-