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Th ence in a Westerly' dir.ectio'n' along' t.b'e. 'North ri1)bt-of-way line
of North uFu Str~et andalollg the: bojundar.y line of: the .Town ot.
MorganS sPoint~to. the East. right,-of-way line of Broad.l.ay Street i
'Tbence in a'Northerly direction along the East line of Broadway
Street and along the boundary lin.e of. tbe T o.~n of. Morgant s Poinh
to the Northwest corner of said Town of Vorg.nts Point! Texas;'
Thence in an E,sterly direction along the'North b!undary line of
said Town of Morgan1s Point~ Texa~ to a point on such line wbere
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babitantsannexedt to-wit~
All the tenitory lying within t~e l'im.it~ described as follows, to-wi
Beginning at the' Northeastc9rner of Block N.o. Nine Hundred SeventY-I
Eight (978) of the Tcnln of La Portel the,same being on the South
right-of-way lin.e .of NorthllF" Street and being a,point o.n the
.North boundary line of the .prese~t City of La port~; ,
Th eRce due North t:o a po:int. on tit'e Nort'h :tig'ht...;.o't'.:.:tvay line of Nortb
ifF" Streetr the same being on the: boundary Hne of the Totin ot'
Mo rgant s Pointt,T exas i'
ary limit s of. said City all that territory lying a;dJacent to, said City WIthin
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the following described limits, Vlitho~t: the:'consen~ .of the territory and the io-
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Section 1. . The ~oundary limits 91 the'City of La Portel Texas! be
enlarged and extended, as herein~fier set o~t! so..s to include within the bound
NOlV I THEREFORE rBE.IT ORDAINED B.Y THE ~ITY COMMISSION OF TilE CITY OF
LA PORTEr TEXASr THAT:
c~reful considerations determined that the .territory within'the hereinaft.er de-
scribed limits, lying .adjutent to 'the'City ~f ia forte! i~ ~daptable to_,and
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necessary forI the economital:and municipa~ne~ds~and growth of the City'of
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La Portel and should be a:nnexed to said, Ci~y:
IfHEREAS1 the City Commissio'o of:the, City of La POl'te. after due and
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ing adjacent to said City~'With or:wiihout the co~sent oft~~ territory *nd the
inhabitants annexedi and
WHEREASt under and by virtue of~ectio, 2, Article 1175, of the Re-
v-ised Civil Statutes of the :S~ate of Texas~: of.19~5.!J 'as ame~dedf and Sec~ion 10
of tbe Home Rule Charter of the C.j.tyof La 'Porte~,ihe.:S[aid City is autnO!ized
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and empowere~ to fix .theboQnd~ry ~imits O($Did ~itYI and ~o provide fo~ tho
extension of said boundar,y limits'and the annexatio,n of additional territory'ly-
AN ORDINANCE FIXING. THE .BOUNDARY: LIMITS OF. THE CITXQfi)i~AJ,iP!ORTEf TEXAS AND EN-
LARGING AND EXTENDING, TUE BO:UNDI\RYL..lMITS OFSAIDi":CIT"Y~AND :ANNEXING ADDITION;tL
TERRITORY LYING ADJAC~NT TO SAID, CITY IVITHbuT' ~HtCONSENT OF THE TERRITORY AUD
THE INHABITANTS ANNEXEDi PROVIDING FOR.PUBL,ICATlON'OF T'HE ORDINANCE AFTER ITS
INITIAL INTRODUCTION AND PASSAGE. BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF SAID CITYi PROVIDING
THAT ANY CITIZEN OF T'HE SAID CUY OR OF THE TERRITORY TO BE ANNEXED SHAlt HAVE
THE RIGHT TO CONl'EST SUCH 4.NNEXATION :AND BE .GIVEN' 'AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE 'HEARD i
AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS C:LAUSE.': :
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CitY1 Town or Villager ~y reason of a valid annexation ordinance heretofore in-
troduced before the Coun~i1~ Cpm1l1ission or, other governing: body of sucll' Cit)':
Town or Villaget tben such p'ortion or por~ions of the above described territory
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territory is bereby excluded and the rtmainirig ~erritory is hereby annexed to
the City of La Porte! Texas! a.nd -tbe bou.ndat'y llmits ot said 'City are hereby
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amended to conform ~o the boundary limits ot such.otber City, TOWD or Village,
or such other Cities! Towns or Villag~s along the area of ionflict.
Section 4. If any portion. qr. P9:rtions;:-of tbe ab.ove described: teui-
tory legally may beco.e included Witbiri tb' limits of any other incorp6iated
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ary limits be hereby annexed tOr and made a. partoft,the City o."f La Porte.!' Texa:i
and tbe inhabitants ther'eof shall be entitled.to all rights and privileges of
otber citizens of said City and shall be bou~~ bi the'acts, ordinances! resolu~
tions and regulations. of said City.
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Section 3. .If a.nyportiori or. portion.'s of tbe territory included in.
the above described limits is validly includjd within any other incorporated
City, Town or Vi.lager then s*cb portion or.,ortion~ of such above descri~ed
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Section 2. The territory included within the above described bound-
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the same intersects an imaginary line twe-nty-five' hU.ndred :(2500)
feet distant f,om, an~parallel tOf and Jouthwe.t ofl tbe'center
line of the Houston Ship Chunneli .
Thence in a N>>rthwesterlydirection along an imaginary line twenty-
five hundred (2500) feet dJstant from! and parbllel to~ and South-
west of. said center line' of the Houston Ship Cba:nnd,. tOtbe point
where said imaginary line interse.cts with the North 'boundary line
of the La Porte Ind~pendent School Districti
Thence in a Westerly direction along the said North boundary line .
of the said La Porte Independent Schoo~ DistJ:'ict to t~e point where
s'aid boundary line of said School District intersects wHh the
shore line of San-Jacinto BaYi . .
Thence in a Southerly direction and ahng the shore line and follow-
ing the meanders of .the sh>>re line of ,aid San Jacinto 8aYt con-
tinuously following such shore line to. the point wh~re ~t in.tersects
an imaginary line projected' North tram the East right-of-way line .
of North First (1st) Streetj .
Thence in ~ Southerly direction along ,said projection of the East
right-of-way line of North First (1st) Stree~ and along the East
right-of-w,ay line of North First (1st) Stree:t to the eenter line
of Nest Madison Street i .'
Thence in an Easterly direction' along the c~nter line of West Madison.
Street and the center line of East M~dison Street to ~ point due
South of the Southeast corner of Block No. Nine Hundred Eighty-One
(981) of the Town of La Portei .
Thence-due North to the Southeast corner of said Block No. Nine
Hundred Eighty-One (981)j .
Tbence in a Northerly ditectl~n alo~g tbe last boundary line of
Blocks No. Nine Bundred Eighty-One (981) a.nd Nine Hundred Seventy-
Eigbt (978) of th~ Town of La,Pbrte~ to tht place of. beginning.
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La Portet in accordance with the, prov~sions':of -Se~t.ion6 of this ordinan'ce.
Introduced and. approved' and pass.~d by the Cit,) Commission of the City
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of ta Porte, upon it s flrst reading on thi s, th e ~.o;ti( day. of Muchl' Alii D..
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contest such annexation by filing with the City Commission of the City of
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La Porte a written petition 1e~ting out the rea~nn for said contest% and after
such citizen or citizens .shall hlve been.qiven,an ~pportunity to be beard! this
ordinancez in its original or amended forml as :the s~id City Commission in its
judgment may determines shall be finally: passedf an(the territory sb annexed
shall be a part 01 th~ City 'of La Port~r Texas1 and t~e inhabitants thereof sila}
be entiUed::.tb:alLrj.ghts and privileges of other ci.nzens and. shall be bound by"
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the acts, ordinances! resolutions and reg:ulat~ons of said City.'
Section 7. If any portion of this,' ordin.ance be invalid then so much
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thereof as shall not be invalid shall be and reoiain in full force and effe'ct..
Section 8. .Thi~ ~rdinance shall be in ~orce and effect frnm and afte
it has been published and 'finally passed by.)he City Commission of. the City oj:
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territory so annexed.
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Section 6.' Upon the introduction 'of this. ordinance in the City Com~
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mission of the City of La Port~t T~xa~t' it'.Sball:~e pu~~ished in the offi~ial
newspaper as adopted by the said City Commission :in the:' City of La Porte One
time and it shall not therea.fter be finally acted upon.'until at least thirty
(30) days have elapsed after the fir~t notificat,10n th'~reofll . Any citizen of
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the City of La Portet or of the territory to be..annex~d1 shall have the right to
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boundary limits of said City' of La. Porte are hereby amen:ded to c;oni!orm to the
La Portel then such portion of t.he above descr1be4. territory is hei>:eby excluded
and the remaining territory is hereby anD'ex~d to ~b'eCityof La Porte and the
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is hereby excluded and the remaining territory is hereby annexed, to t~e City of
La Porte and the boundary limits of. said .CHy of La :P'orte -are hereby amended to
conform to the boundary limlts ot,: such other CitYt ~,ovln or'Vilhg'e or sucb other
Citiest Towns or Villaoes along the area of ctnflict.
Section' 5~ If any legal impediment exi s:tsz.. preventing' th'e' valid
annexation of any portinn of the'above de~cribed territory to tle City of
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