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ORDINANCE N0. ~ 2 AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TO BE HELD APRIL 3, 1982, FOR THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS, TEXAS, TO LEGALIZE BINGO GAMES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS AUTHOR- IZED BY THE TEXAS BINGO ENABLING ACT IN TE3E CITY OF LA PORTS; DESIGNATING ELECTION PRECINCTS AND POLLING PLACES; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A JOINT ELECTION WITH THE LA PORTS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT .ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte, pursuant to the terms of the Texas Bingo Enabling Act, hereby finds, determines and declares that: (1) Petitions bearing the signatures of more than ( ) qualified voters of the City of La Porte have been filed with the City Secretary of the City of La Porte. (2) Said number of registered voters is a number equal to or greater than ten per cent (100) of the number of votes cast for governor by qualified voters of the City of La Porte in the 1980 general election, or the amount specified in the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, being the document govern- ing the administration of the City of La Porte, whichever is _ less. (3) The City Secretary of the City of La Porte has veri- fied said petitions, in accordance with Sec. 6, Texas Bingo Enabling Act. (4) Said petitions called for an election to be held at which the ballot shall be prepared to prepare for voting for or against the proposition: "Legalizing bingo games for chari- table purposes as authorized by Bingo Enabling Act in the City . of La Porte." (5) The City Secretary of ,the City of La Por te has cer- tified that said petitions are valid.