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0 • <br />Ord. 99-2307 <br />ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of LaPorte, Texas (the "City") ordained an election to be held <br />in the City on January 16, 1999, on the PROPOSITIONS hereinafter stated; <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City (the "Council') has investigated all matters pertaining to said <br />election, including the ordering, giving notice, officers, holding, and making returns of said election; and <br />WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have duly made the returns of the result <br />thereof, and said returns have been duly delivered to the Council. <br />THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS <br />THAT: <br />1. The Council officially finds and determines that said election was duly ordered; proper notice of said <br />election was duly given; proper election officers were duly appointed prior to said election; said election was <br />duly held; the City has complied with the :Federal Voting Rights Act and the Texas Election Code; due <br />returns of the result of said election have been made and delivered; and the Council has duly canvassed said <br />returns, all in accordance with law and the Ordinance calling said election. <br />2. The Council officially finds and dete:nnines that the following votes were cast at said election on the <br />submitted PROPOSITIONS by the resident, qualified electors of the City, who voted at the election: <br />PROPOSITION 1 <br />494 FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,500,000 CITY HALL ADDITION BONDS. <br />281 AGAINST BONDS <br />:PROPOSITION 2 <br />581 FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $750,000 FIRE STATION NO. 4 (SOUTH LA PORTE <br />191 AGAINST AREA) REPLACEMENT BONDS. <br />:PROPOSITION 3 <br />559 FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $750,000 FIRE STATION NO. 3 (LOMAX AREA) <br />217 AGAINST REPLACEMENT BONDS. <br />PROPOSITION 4 <br />371 FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $675,000 FIFTH STREET REPAVING <br />400 AGAINST BONDS. <br />PROPOSITION 5 <br />508 FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $250,000 SAN JACINTO SWIMMING POOL <br />265 AGAINST REPLACEMENT BONDS. <br />3. The Council officially finds, determines, and declares the result of said election to be that the <br />PROPOSITION 1, PROPOSTI`ION-, 2.,- PRO,POSITION 3, and PROPOSITION 5 so submitted have received a <br />favorable majority vote in all respects and'have carried. <br />