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AN ORDINANCE ENLARGING AND EXTENDING 'rHE BOUNDARY LIlUTS OF THE CITY
OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, AND ANNEXING ADDITIONAL ADJACENT TERRITORY TO SAm
CITY.
BJ~ IT ORDAINED BY THl!: CITY COMl.'J:SSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
S:i!:CTION ONE: That the boundary lines of the City of La Porte, Texas, be enlarged
a:::I.d extended as hereinafter set out so as to include within the boundary limits of
said City all that territory lying adjacent to said City within the following des-
cribed lines, to-witg .
BEGINNING at the intersection of the North right-of-way line of South "0"
Street, Tovm of La Porte, Texas, with the West right-of-way line of the G. H. and
S. A. Railroad, Harris County, Texas;
THENCE, in a southerly direction with said railroad right-of-way to a point
where said railroad right-of-way intersects the Nprth line of the George McKinstry
Survey, Abstract 41, Harris County, Texas;
THENCE, in a westerly direction with said survey line to a point where said
survey line intersec"(,s the East right-of-way line of the County Road known as "Red
Bluff' Road", Harri~ County, Texas;
THENCE, in a northerly direction with the East right-of-way line of said Red
Bluff Road ~~H,th-'-"~'t=ot'-weyd--::t:ne~~.s~:urRed$l~)to the South right-
of-way line of the road commonly lmO'Wll as "Spencer High:way", Harris County, Texas;
THENCE in an easterly direction with the South right-of-way line of said
Spencer Highway to a point vmere it intersects the East right-of-way line of Center
Street of the Tovm of Deer Park, Tex,as;
THENCE, in a north~rly direction with the East right-of-way line of said
Center:Street to the NorttlRight-of-way line of Texas State Highway #225, Harris
County, Texas;
THENCE, in a~ easterly direction vuth the North right-of-way line of said
!exas State Highway ~o. 225 to the West right-of-way line of Texas State Highway
1\;00 134, Harris County, Texas;
THENCE, in a northerly direction with the West right-of-way line of Texas
State Highway No. 134 to a point where said line interesects the South boundary line
of the San Jacinto Battlegrounds State Park of Texas;
THENCE, in an easterly direction following the South boundary line of the
S~n Jacinto Battleground State Park to the Southern most point of said boundary;
T~CE; in a northeasterly direction following the East boundary line of
said State Park and said East bounde.ry line of said State Park extended in the same
direction to a point of intersection with an imaginary line 2500 feet distant from
undp;lrallel to, and on the South side of, the center line of the Houston Ship \..Ihan-
ne1;
THENCE, following in a Southeasterly direction, said imaginary line to a
point where such line intersects the North right-of-way line of State Highway 1~6;
THENCE, along the North right-of-way line of Texas State Highway 146 in a
:~outhwesterly direCt ion to a point 1mere said right-of-way line intersects the East
right-of-way line of Donaldson Street, City of La Porte, Texas, such point of inter-
13ection being in the East boundary line of the present limits of said City of La Porte;
SECTION TV'iO: That the territory included '\outhin the above described boundary lines
be hereby annexed to, and made a part of, the City of La Porte, Texas, and the inhabi-
'~ants thereof shall be bound by the acts and ordinances of said City.
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SECTION THREE: That if any portion or portions of the above described territory
is validly included 1.'Tithin the territorial limits of another city or town, then
such portion or portions of the above described territory is hereby excluded and
the remaining territory is hereby amexed to the City of La Porte, and the boundary
limits of said City are hereby amended to conform to the boundary limits of such
other city or town or such other cities or towns along the area of the conflict.
SECTION FOUR: That if any portion or portions of the above described territory
legally may become included within the limits of another city or tOY'ffi by reason
of a valid annexation ordinances heretofore intnoduced before the council, commis-
sion or other legislative body of such city or town, then such portion or portions
of the above described territory is hereby excluded from the limits of the City of
1,a Porte and the remaining territory is hereby annexed to the City of La Porte and
the boundary limits of said City of La Porte are hereby amended to conform to the
l:oundary limits of such other city or town or such other cities or towns along the
a.rea of the conflict.
SECTION FIVE: That if any legal impediment exists preventing the valid annexation
cf any portion of the above described territory to the City of La Porte, then such
portion of the above described territory is hereby excluded and the remaining terri-
tory is hereby annexad to the City of La Porte and the boundary limits of said City
c,f La Porte is hereby amended to conform to the territory so annexed.
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SECTION SIX: That iL' any portion of this ordinance be invalid, then so much thereof
c.s shall not be invalid shall be and remain in full force and effect.
rIATI!D this' / J 1;(, day of September, ~949, at / /:y/J , ~.M.
ATTEST:
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