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~ ~ • ORDINANCE NO. 1250 AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TO BE HELD APRIL 4, 1981, FOR THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, TO ACCEPT OR REJECT POLICEMEN'S CIVIL SERVICE; 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 PORTE 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 PORTE: Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte, pur- suant to the terms of Article 1269m, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, hereby finds, determines and declares that: (1) Petitions bearing the signatures of more than one hundred forty-eight (148) qualified voters of the City of La Porte have been filed with the City Secretary of the City of,La Porte. (2) Sa~.d number of registered voters is a number not less than ten per cent (10~) of the total number voting in the last preceding municipal election. (3) Said petitions call for. an election to be held at which the adoption or rejection of Policemen's Civil Service shall be voted. (4) Said petitions were filed on the 4th day of February, which day is within sixty (60) days of the date of the election • called herein. Section 2. An election shall be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 4th day of April, 1981, such day being the first Saturday in April, 1981, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., at which there will be submitted to the resident qualified voters of the City of La Porte for their acceptance or rejection, the question of whether to adopt the provisions of the Texas Statutes con- cerning civil service for policemen, Revised Civil Statutes of 1 "~