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ORDINANCE NO. /~11
AN ORDINANCE CALLING BOND ELECTION: PROVIDING
AND FIXING DETAILS RELATING THERETO: AND
DECLARING THAT SAID ORDINANCE SHALL BE
EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY UPON ADOPTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte
has determined, and hereby determines, that a proposition
for the issuance of tax bonds of the City for the purpose of
making certain permanent public improvements, as hereinafter
provided, should be submitted at an election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to proceed with
the ordering of such election: therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. That a special election shall be held
in and throughout the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 14th
day of December, 1985, which is not less than fifteen nor
more than ninety days from the date of this ordinance, at
which election there shall be submitted to the duly qual-
ified resident electors within the City, for their action
thereupon, the following proposition, to-wit:
PROPOSITION
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, BE AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE TAX BONDS OF
SAID CITY, IN ONE OR MORE SERIES OR ISSUES, IN THE
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $4,250,000, MATURING
SERIALLY WITHIN 25 YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES
AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE OR RATES NOT TO
EXCEED THE MAXIMUM NOW OR HEREAFTER AUTHORIZED BY
LAW, ALL AS SHALL BE DETERMINED WITHIN THE DIS-
CRETION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
PURCHASING AND/OR IMPROVING LAND FOR PARK
PURPOSES, AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX ON ALL TAXABLE
PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE
INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES, AND TO
CREATE AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE
PRINCIPAL OF SAID BONDS AS THEY MATURE?
Section 2. Said election shall be held at each of
the following voting places within the City, and the fol-
lowing named persons are hereby appointed as officers of
said election, to-wit:
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Election Precinct No.1: All voters living in
Precinct No. 1 (consisting of that portion of the City which
is located north of an imaginary line 900 feet south of and
parallel to Avenue "H", and west of the Southern Pacific
Railroad) shall vote at the Lomax Elementary School, which
is located at 10615 North Avenue "L" in the City, with the
following election officers:
Sarah Armand, Presiding Judge
Jerrie Neumann, Alterna'te Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.2: All voters riving in
Precinct No. 2 (consisting of that portion of the City which
is west of Big Island Slough and south of an imaginary line
900 feet south of and parallel to Avenue "H", (and
consisting of that portion of the City which is enclosed by
San Jacinto Junior College on the West: Spencer Highway
[West Main Street] on the North: Fairmont Parkway on the
South: and Underwood Road on the East) shall vote at the
Baker School Cafetorium, which is located at West Main
Street and Underwood Road in the City with the following
election officials:
Bertha Cook, Presiding Judge
Georgette Oliver, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.3: All voters living in
Precinct No. 3 (consisting of that portion of the City which
is enclosed by Big Island Slough, Fairmont Parkway, the
Southern Pacific Railroad, and an imaginary line 900 feet
south of and parallel to Avenue "H") shall vote at the Leo
Rizzuto Elementary School, which is located at 3201
Farrington Boulevard in the City with the following election
officials:
Janet Graves, Presiding Judge
Roberta Sodaro, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.4: All voters living in
Precinct No. 4 (consisting of that portion of the City which
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is east of the Southern Pacific Railroad, north of "B"
Street and west of Broadway) shall vote at the DeWalt
Special Services Center, which is located at Madison and N.
6th Street in the City with the following election
officials:
Pauline Lewis, Presiding Judge
Anna Humphrey, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.5: All voters living in
Precinct No. 5 (consisting of that portion of the City which
is enclosed by Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston Bay,
Donaldson Avenue, and Barbour's Cut Boulevard) shall vote at
the La Porte Senior High School, which is located at 301 E.
Fairmont Parkway in the City with the following election
officials:
Reba Felscher, Presiding Judge
E. W. Felscher, Alternate Presiding Judge
Election Precinct No.6: All voters living in
Precinct No. 6 (consisting of that portion of the City which
is enclosed by the Southern Pacific Railroad, "B" Street,
Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston Bay, and the north
line of the Bayshore Municipal Utility District) shall vote
at the La Porte City Hall, which is located at 604 W.
Fairmont Parkway in the City with the following election
officials:
Delores Gonzales, Presiding Judge
Barbara Moser, Alternate Presiding Judge
The Presiding Judge at each polling place shall appoint as
many Clerks as he deems necessary for the proper conduct of
the election, provided such number of Clerks in each
Precinct shall be at least two and not more than four.
Section 3. That voting in said election,
including absentee voting, shall be by the use of an
electronic voting/punch card system, and the official
ballots for said election shall conform to the requirements
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of the Texas Election Code, as amended, and in addition
shall have printed thereon the following:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
PROPOSITION
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THE ISSUANCE OF TAX BONDS
Place a punch hole (mark) in the space provided beside the
statement indicating the way you wish to vote.
Section .4. Absentee voting in such election shall
be conducted by Cherie Black at her office in the City Hall
of the City of La Porte, Texas. The absentee clerk's
mailing address to which ballot applications and ballots
voted by mail may be sent is P. O. Box 1115, La Porte, Texas
77571. Mrs. Black shall keep said office open for at least
nine (9) hours, that is from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. on each
day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or
an official State or City holiday.
Section 5. The Council Conference Room of the
La Porte City Hall is hereby designated as the Central
Counting Station to receive all ballots cast at said
election, and Cherie Black is hereby appointed the Presiding
Judge for said Central Counting Station. Said Judge shall
appoint any clerks necessary to assist in receiving ballots
and other records and in performing the other duties of said
Judge in this regard. The Mayor is hereby authorized and
directed to obtain, or cause to be obtained, the necessary
electronic tabulating equipment, to arrange for the testing
thereof as provided by law and to employ a duly qualified
manager and a duly qualified tabulation supervisor to
perform the duties respectively imposed on them by law with
respect to the processing and tabulation of ballots at the
Central Counting Station.
Section 6. That all election materials including
notice of the election, ballots, instruction cards,
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affidavits, and other forms which voters may be required to
sign and all absentee voting materials shall be printed in
both English and Spanish, or Spanish translations thereof
and/or other assistance shall be provided, as required by
the Texas Election Code and the Federal Voting Rights Act of
1965, each as amended.
Section 7. That notice of said election shall be
given by posting a copy thereof containing a substantial
copy of this ordinance at the City Hall and at three other
public places within the City not less than fourteen (14)
days prior to the date upon which said election is to be
held, and by publishing said notice on the same day in each
of two (2) successive weeks in The Bayshore Sun, the first
such publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days
prior to the date set for said election. It is hereby found
and declared that The Bayshore Sun is a newspaper of general
circulation within the City.
Section 8. That this ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force upon and after its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 11th day of November,
1985.
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La Porte, Texas
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City Attorney, City of
La Porte, Texas
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ORDENANZA NUM. ~7
UNA ORDENANZA CONVOCANDO UNA ELECCION DE BONOS;
PROPORCIONANDO Y FIJANDO LOS DETALLES
CON RESPECTO A LO MISMO: Y DECLARANDO
QUE DICHA ORDENANZA ENTRARA EN VIGOR
INMEDIATAMENTE DESPUES DE SU ADOPCION
CONSIDERANDO QUE, el Consejo Municipal de la Ciudad de
La Porte ha determinado, y por la presente determina, que una
proposici6n para la emisi6n de bonos de impuesto de la Ciudad
con el prop6sito de hacer ciertos mejoramientos prtblicos
permanentes, como a continuaci6n provisto, de be ser sometida en
una elecci6n: y
CONSIDERANDO QUE, el Consejo Municipal desea proceder
con la convocaci6n de tal elecci6n; por lo tanto,
ORDENESE POR EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE LA PORTE:
Secci6n 1. Que una elecci6n especial se celebrara
dentro y por toda la Ciudad de La Porte, Texas, el dia 14 de
diciembre de 1985, el cual no sea menos de quince dias ni mas de
noventa dias a partir de la fecha de esta ordenanza, y a tal
elecci6n sera sometida a los electores residentes debidamente
calificados de la Ciudad, para su acci6n sobre ella, la
proposici6n siguiente, a saber:
PROPOSICION
lSERA AUTORIZADO EL CONSEJO MUNICIPAL DE LA CIUDAD DE
LA PORTE, TEXAS, PARA EMITIR LOS BONOS DE IMPUESTO DE
DICHA CIUDAD, EN UNA SERlE 0 EMISION 0 MAS, EN LA
CANTIDAD DEL PRINCIPAL TOTAL DE $4,250,000, VENCIENDO
EN SERlE DENTRO DE 25 A~OS A PARTIR DE SU FECHA 0
FECHAS Y PRODUCIENDO INTERES A UNA TASA 0 TASAS QUE NO
EXCEDAN EL MAXIMO AUTORIZADO AHORA 0 EN ADELANTE POR
LEY, TODO COMO SEA DETERMINADO A JUICIO DEL CONSEJO
MUNICIPAL, CON EL PROPOSITO DE COMPRAR Y/O MEJORAR EL
TERRENO PARA LOS PARQUES, Y PARA IMPONER UN IMPUESTO
ANUAL SOBRE TODA PROPIEDAD IMPONIBLE DENTRO DE DICHA
CIUDAD SUFICIENTE PARA PAGAR EL INTERES DE DICHOS
BONOS A MEDIDA QUE SE ACUMULE Y PARA CREAR Y PROVEER
UN FONDO DE AMORTIZACION PARA PAGAR EL PRINCIPAL DE
DICHOS BONOS A MEDIDA QUE VENZAN?
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Seccion 2. Dicha elecci6n tendra 1ugar en cada uno de
los sitios de votaci6n siguientes dentro de la Ciudad y las
personas nombradas a continuaci6n son por la presente designadas
oficiales de dicha elecci6n, a saber:
Distrito electoral num. 1: Todos votantes que viven
en el distrito numero 1 (que consiste en la parte de la Ciudad
que se ubica al norte de una lInea imaginaria 900 pies al sur de
y paralela a la Avenida "H", y al oeste del Southern Pacific
Railroad) votaran en Lomax Elementary School, ubicado en 10615
North Avenue "L" en la Ciudad, con los oficiales electorales
siguientes:
Sarah Armand, Juez Presidente
Jerrie Neumann, Juez presidente A1ternante
Distrito electoral num. 2: Todos votantes que viven
en el distrito numero 2 (que consiste en la parte de la Ciudad
ubicada al oeste de Big Island Slough y al sur de una linea
imaginaria 900 pies al sur de y paralela con la Avenida "H" (y
que consiste en la parte de la Ciudad que esta circundada por
San Jacinto Junior College por el oeste: Spencer Highway [West
Main Street] por el norte: Fairmont Parkway por el sur: y
Underwood Road por el este) votaran en Baker School Cafetorium,
ubicado en West Main Street y Underwood Road en la Ciudad, con
los oficiales electorales siguientes:
Bertha Cook, Juez Presidente
Georgette Oliver, Juez Presidente Alternante
Distrito electoral num. 3: Todos votantes que viven
en el Distrito electoral num. 3 (que consiste en la parte de la
Ciudad que esta circundada por Big Island Slough, Fairmont
Parkway, e1 Southern Pacific Railroad, y 1a linea imaginaria 900
pies al sur de y paralela a la Avenida "H") votaran en Leo
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Rizzuto Elementary School, ubicado en 3201 Farrington Boulevard
en la Ciudad, con los oficiales electorales siguientes:
Janet Graves, Juez Presidente
Roberta Sodara, Juez Presidente Alternante
Distrito electoral num. 4: Todos votantes que viven
en Distrito num. 4 (que consiste en la parte de la Ciudad que
esta al este del Southern Pacific Railroad, al norte de la Calle
"B", y al oeste de Broadway) votaran en DeWalt Special Services
Center., ubicado en las calles Madison y North 6th en la Ciudad,
con 10s oficiales electorales siguientes:
Pauline Lewis, Juez Presidente
Anna Humphrey, Juez Presidente A1ternante
Distrito electoral num. 5: Todos votantes que viven
en el Distrito num. 5 (que consiste en la parte de la Ciudad que
esta circundada por Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston Bay,
la Avenida Donaldson y Barbour's Cut Boulevard) votaran en La
Porte Senior High School, ubicado en 301 E. Fairmont Parkway en
la Ciudad, con los oficiales electorales siguientes:
Reba Felscher, Juez Presidente
E. W. Felscher, Juez Presidente Alternante
Distrito electoral num. 6: Todos votantes que viven
en el Distrito num. 6 (que consiste en la parte de la Ciudad que
esta circundada por el Southern Pacific Railroad, la Calle "B",.
Broadway, Little Cedar Bayou, Galveston Bay, y la linea norte
del Bayshore Municipal Utility District) votaran en La Porte
City Hall, ubicado en 604 W. Fair.mont Parkway en La Ciudad, con
los oficiales electorales siguientes:
Delores Gonzales, Juez Presidente
Barbara Moser, Juez Presidente A1ternante
La Juez Presidente en cada sitio de votaci6n designara a tantos
escrutadores como considere necesario para la debida conducta de
la elecci6n, siempre que el numero de escrutadores en cada
distrito sea por lo menos dos y no mas de cuatro.
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Secci6n 3. Que votaci6n en dicha elecci6n, incluyendo
el voto en ausencia, sera por medio de un sfstema voto
electr6nico/tarjeta perforada, y las balotas oficiales de dicha
elecci6n se conformaran a los requisitos del "Texas Election
Code", como enmendado, y ademas tendran impreso sobre ellas lo
siquiente:
BALOTA OFICIAL
PROPOSICION
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A FAVOR DE
LA EMISION DE BONOS
FISCALES
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EN CONTRA DE
Coloque Ud. un hueco perforado (una marca) en el espacio
provisto al lado de la declaraci6n indicando la manera en
que Ud. desea votar.
Secci6n 4. EI voto en ausencia en tal elecci6n sera
dirigido por la senora Cherie Black en su oficina en el
Ayuntamiento de la Ciudad de La Porte, Texas. La direcci6n por
correo de la escrutadora del voto en ausencia a la cual se
enviaran las solicitudes de balota y las balotas es P.O.
Box 1115, La Porte, Texas 77571. La senora Black mantendra
dicha oficina abierta por lo menos nueve (9) horas, es decir,
desde las 8:00 A.M. hasta las 5:00 P.M. cada dfa para el voto en
ausencia que no sea sabado, domingo, 0 dfa feriado oficia1 del
estado 0 de la ciudad.
Secci6n 5. La sala de conferencias del Consejo del
Ayuntamiento de La Porte es por la presente designada la
estaci6n central de escrutinio para recibir todas las balotas
sometidas en dicha elecci6n, y la senora Cherie Black es por la
presente nombrada Juez Presidente de dicha estaci6n central de
escrutinio. Dicha Juez designara a tantos escrutadores
necesarios para asistir en recibir las balotas y en efectuar las
otras obligaciones de dicha juez con respecto a esto. EI
Alcalde es por la presente autorizado y ordenado a conseguir, 0
hacer que se consiga, el equipo tabulador electr6nico necesario,
a tomar medidas para la prueba de esto como provisto por ley y a
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dar empleo a un gerente debidamente calificado y a un
superintente de tabulacion debidamente calificado para cumplir
con las obligaciones respectivamente impuestas sobre ellos por
ley con respecto al procedimiento y tabulaci6n de balotas en la
estacion central de escrutinio.
Secci6n 6. Que todos los materia1es e1ectorales
incluyendo el aviso de elecci6n, las balotas, las tarjetas de
instruciones, las declaraciones juradas y las otras formas que
los votantes puedan ser obligados a firmar y todos los
materiales para el voto en ausencia seran impresos en ingles y
espanol, 0 traducciones en espanol de ellos y/o otro tipo de
asistencia seran proporcionados, como requerido por el "Texas
Election Code" y el "Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965", cada
como enmendado.
Secci6n 7. Que aviso de dicha elecci6n sera anunciado
por medio de colocar una copia del aviso que contiene una copia
substancial de esta ordenanza en el Ayuntamiento y en otros tres
sitios dentro de la Ciudad no menos de catorce (14) dias antes
de la fecha en la cual se celebrara dicha elecci6n, y por medio
de publicar dicho aviso en el mismo dia de cada una de dos (2)
semanas sucesivas en The Bayshore Sun, que no sea la primera
publicaci6n menos de catorce (14) dias antes de la fecha fijada
para dicha eleccion. Por la presente es considerado y declarado
que The Bayshore Sun es un peri6dico de circulaci6n general
dentro de la Ciudad.
Secci6n 8. Que esta ordenanza se hara efectiva y
entrara en vigor a partir de adoptarse y despues de su adopci6n.
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ADOPTADO Y APROBADO hoy, el 11 de noviembre de 1985.
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Al Ide, Ciudad de La Porte,
Texas
ATESTACION:
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Secretar1a Municipal, Ciudad
de La Porte, Texas
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Abogado Municipal, '
Ciudad de La Porte, Texas
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