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ORDINANCE no. 337
AN ORDINANCE CHANGING THE FISCAL YEAR OT-' THE CITY OF
LA POliTE, TEXAS, TO THE PEHIOD B'EGIN1UNG JULY 1st AND SNDING
Ob J'Ul'lE 30th OF' THE SUCCEEDING CALH:rmAR YEAR: REPEAL::NG ALL OR-
DI!JAl;CES OR PARI'S OJ:' ORDINANCES DJ CORFI,ICT TEEREWITH AND DE-
CLA.RING AN m\~ERGENCY.
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WHEREAS, the City of La Porte, Texas, fiscal year
heretofore c)vered the period from ApriJ 1st of one calendar
yeal' to Mal'ch 31st of the succeeding calendar yea!>, and
WHEREAS, due to the ~act that the City elections for
rnerr>.ba:ra of the governing body of the Oi ty are hel~ on. the fil"st
Tuesday of the month of April, such fiscal year cUl:1.ses great in-
convenience and confusion following each election,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission
of the Oity :)f La Porte, Texas,that:
Section 1. Hereafter, the fiscal year of the City of
La Porte shall begi~ on July 1st of each calendar year and close
on June 30th of each calendar yea~.
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Section 2. Tho City of La Porte shall begin its new
fiscal year on July 1st, 1947 and that the annual budget, all
financial matters and all accounts and reco~ds shall be made to
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conform to such new fiscal period.
Sect1o:l 3. All ordinances or parts of ordi:nar.oes ir..
conflict herewith are hereby e:xpressl~" repealed.
Section 4. The fact that the best interest and general
welfare of the C:lty require that the regulatiol1s made .'lere1n be
put into effect, constitutes and creates an emergency and Q pub-
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lic necessity tha.t the rule requiring ordinances to be rea.d at
three several !1teetings be suspended and that this Ordinance be
passed finally on its first reading; and that this Ordinance take
effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval,
and it is so ordained.
Passed and approved this the ~(day of June, A. D.
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