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<br />OFFICIAL BALLOT prec:learance. pro,al. . .. .
<br />FOR Consolidation Upon completloa of each of the Section 11. The City COlD- 1
<br />AGAISSTConsoUdatlon above matters,luch fact Ihall million offlclaUy fIndl, ~
<br />Section 5.'That all election be evidenced by a final determlnel,. recltel and ·
<br />materials including notice of ratWcatlon ordinance, duly declare I that a lufflclent 1
<br />election, ballots, Inltructlon enacted by the City Com. Written notice of the date.
<br />cards, aUadavlta and other mission, which IhaUauthonze hour, place and lubJect of this j
<br />forms which voters may be the Mayor to certify to the meeting of the City Com. ~
<br />required to sign and all ab- Secretary of State, naal ap- mlsllon was pOlted at a place '1
<br />:sentee voting materlall sbaU proval by voters, and com. convenient to the public at the ~
<br />be printed In both English and pllance with Section 5 of the . City Hall of the City for the ~
<br />. Spanish, or Spanish tran. Voting Rights Act of 1985, al time' required by law
<br />slations thereof shall be made amended, following which the . preceding thll meeting, .1
<br />., available In the clr.' consolidation of luch cities required by the Open
<br />cumstances permitted and In Ihall be held thereupon to be . Meetln,s Law, Article 8252.11.
<br />the manner required by law. consummated. Otherwlle, . . Texas Revised Civil Statutel
<br />Section 8. The City Clerk of luch consolidation Ihall be Annotated; and thath tbll
<br />. the City of La Porte shall null and void and of no force meeting has been open to the
<br />:. forwlth Issue Notice of said and effect. . . public ai required by law at
<br />election by causing a sub- Section 10. Each and ~very . all tlmel during which this
<br />. stanUal copy of this ordinance '. provlllon, paragraph, sen. 'ordlnance and the subject
<br />:to be published one time In the tence and clause of thll matter thereof bal been
<br />BAY SHORE SUN, which Is Ordinance . hll been dlscusled, considered and
<br />hereby found and declared to seperately considered and : formally acted upo~. The City
<br />be a newspaper of general passed by the 'Clty 'Com. Commission further ratifies,
<br />. circulation In said City, not mission of the City of La . approves and conflrml luch
<br />'Iess than ten (10) days nor Porte, Texas. and each said . written notice and the. con.
<br />.. more than thirty (30) days provision would have 'been 'tentl and posting thereof. .
<br />prior to the date of said leperately passed without any 'PASSED '.AND APPROVED
<br />election. other, provision, and If any .;&hls the 20 day of ~ebruary,.'
<br />Section 7. Said election shall provision hereof shall be..:' i.1980," '.~ .: .'. . .'..:. '. . .'. .'
<br />be held In accordance with the . Inerrectlve, Invalid or ian~ '.'. ::-.;.~:.;;. ;~;'Y::::CITY OF LA PORTE
<br />provisions of the City Charter constltutlonal, for a~y cauie.; ;~::p:""".". J::..;; ;;: .:.:~:.J,.J; Meza ....
<br />oUhe City oILa Porte, and the It shall notlmpalr oraffectth~ 'Y .:.:. :' ':<.' ..;.... '.)\layor .
<br />general election law's of the . remaining portion, or any part : : ATTEST:'. :.', " :::::.;.:;~-.;:::;;:::-".<.;';::
<br />State of Texas governing thereof, but the valid portion. Margie Goyen. . :~,');?'" ' ..:~!.
<br />general and municipal shall be In' force Just as If It 'Clty Clerk ,.::. :.> :"~\.' '.':',t.'.?
<br />elections, so'far as same may had been passed alone, ::..~'~'.<:".APPROVEO: ':' ". ,.
<br />be applicable thereto. . ':~.....Sectlon tl,"Thls.Ordlnance '..Knox W. Askl!,s.;-~.",-:,<:~,:/,
<br />Section 8,Immedlately after .shall be In 'effect lm~edlately '" City Attorney ::':";"t<:;.'.-.' "~1;';:f '. ::
<br />'sald election, the officers ,.upon. It~. pa..~a.e :an~ . all: ",:, ~ ..... _L I
<br />holding the same shall make . .:::::"~...J:"fj&~::;~~i~.:: .:.~.i:il~.~.r;;~...l~':i:.:~~!c.~:.;~" . ...T~~.~ . . ," :.'.;.'
<br />and deliver the returns of the 'I
<br />results thereof and the ac.:..
<br />companying records for use In
<br />the official canvass to the City 1
<br />Commission of the City of La .
<br />. Porte, and the City Com.
<br />mission shall canvass said
<br />elections at the earliest.
<br />practicable time, and shall.
<br />Immediately after canvassing
<br />the returns, declare the
<br />results of the election. ;i.'
<br />Section 9. If a maJority' of
<br />the qualified voters 'at said
<br />election shall vote In favor of
<br />consolidation, the Mayor shall
<br />:''not certify to the Secretary of
<br />State said approval, pursuant
<br />to Art. '1192, Revised Civil
<br />Statutes, until each of the
<br />following events shall 'have
<br />occurred: .... . .
<br />(I) Preclearance of the
<br />:' consolidation by the United
<br />.' States Department of Justice,
<br />:...:.pursuant to Section 5 of the
<br />-' Voting Rights Act of 1965, as
<br />. amended.
<br />.' (2) Acceptance by the City
<br />, .Commlsslon of any terms and
<br />conditions which may be
<br />. " . placed upon said preclearance
<br />~~y the United States Depart-
<br />ment of Justice. Such ae:. ..... .... .... '.' '.. ... ..... .... ," .". -. . . ~......... . -........ ...
<br />ceptance shall be evidenced
<br />by an ordinance duly enacted
<br />by the City Commission.
<br />(3) The final completion and
<br />fulfillment of any terms and
<br />condItions required by said
<br />preclearance, and by. . said
<br />acceptance ordinance, In.
<br />eluding, but not limited to, the
<br />adoption by a majority of the
<br />qualified voters at an election
<br />called for said purpose, of any I
<br />charter amendments which I
<br />. -. :.~~ay . b~ re~uired .by .said.!
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