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AN;OIUHNJ\NCE l!1rxING'THfH~~ri'NDAR:r.LIMrrS:~F'T'6.E crfY OF LA JORT! .:t~XAS AND EN-
L AD:G J NG AND,~.trEN~:J~G JlI'E :a'o U~DAR Y : L nll'l'S' 01;.': SAJI1~ IT I AND. 4NNEilIG ADD IT I ONAL
JKRRlTORY-LJI~G' 'AlJ,lCE:m, '1':0, SAID CITY 'UTH'OUT T"EC::O~SE:NT Of T;IIEt:ERRITORY AND
, .' Tnf: INHABIT-'~~IS,ANN$X:F:~'f' P'ROV:JDINGFOR::P,Y:BiLtCATIONOF' TIt~ QJ.OlUUN,C:E AFTER IT S
IfHTIALINTll"OIU.CTION" A~D:.P~SS~G:E.BY T.OE'CrrY GOMM1SSIONOF '541>> GITYi PROVIDING
THllT A~YCliFI.irf;Qf:'THE lAUl orty- O'R:OF' t,BE TERIUTOllY TOBEANWE~D SHALL' HAVE
TUt: 'IG8T. T() ~ONrE's:r SUCH ANNEXATION ANJ) BE GIVEN AN 'OPPORTUNITY TO' BE HEARD i
AmI' PROVID-ING:!A'SAVINGS CLAUSE.
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WREREASr under .and. by virtue :of SecUon 2,. Articl e 1115r' of th e Re-
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vi:sed CiV.i1;,S~:a~ut~;esOJ the s.t.~t'e f)fTexa.s, of 192.5, as amended., and Section 10
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ofth e HOme R~.1 e ~harter o{ tbe' CHyo~ L<lPorte1, the .saidCity is authorized
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and .empo;w,eredrtl) 'tix the .bounda'ry limits of '.sdd City, and to prtvide for the
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extension of said' .boundary limits and the annexa~ion of additional territory Iy-
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ing adjacea't ';to s,Hd GitYt with or without the consent of the teI'ritory and the
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inhabi talit 5 '.'nnex.ed i and
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Wd~REAS, the Cltytommission of the City of La Porter after due and
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e~,!~lul. '~;o.~.:~~d~ra~lonJ dete.rmined that. the ,territory wIthin the hereinafter de-
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S(:~ib,ed:,~i~i.~St.lflng adjacent to. ~he City of La Portet -is adap~able to, and
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nftcessary fO~t the'. econo:mical andmunicipa~ needs and growth of. the City of
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,Lil Porte~ ,,~n? sh~;~\l.~ .:be..,.,p,ne~ett;O 'Said.CU-y-:
.'.' ;"'::"';,~4J1.'~':~Hlnl'liF'oR~r 8'~ IT OlIDAINED BY TliE CITYCOMMlSSION OF THE CITY OF
LA PORT E' rT EXAS r . T,HAT: .
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:,~:~,ction: 1. The boundary limits of the City of La Porte, Texast be
""',entlafge:~ a:ndiext endedi as h ~r~einaft er set out%.s 0 as to inc lade within the bound
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ary limits ~~ sa'id City all that territory l,ying adjacent to sdd City within th
hJUwing. d~scribed limitstwithout the 'consent of the territory and the inhabi-
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;:4Uthe te'rritol'Y lying within the limits described ilS followst to-wi
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-,. ::"'I"'~'J~Plng ~J,:,the irttersection of .the center line Ule.st Madiso~
","i;'.,tteetU"o~r.1D'e:r.ly.',~n:own as .North "DilStreet) and tbe West right- .
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, '. ~_::~Jl.~J~:" in:.a~:Qrt:~e~ly:di~e&qoll"~:1.on.t the.}Vest rig~ ~'to~-way line
...~', .f;;/'~:i~~t~ {~Otb) . $.treetto th~'~~~~ '"~'l~'~'t~of~.y,hif~of .North
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.. ;", f':~~:~:~" ,in:u aft"e st'erly dir e~ ~i,9n. ~:l:~~g' t.h.e".I"S~U~~", f;ia,h \;~of~".,.yline .
. ,ii' ;~,.,~t.;i,:~~'rth . F Street to th.e E~~t..-I'.~g~t,-O'f7.way l.~n"ot..t~e T&NO Rul-
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,,' 'i,". ~~hen:,ce. in a Nortberly direCitl.o:;~:dl}.Q:g,:,th.e East right~ef-"ay line
. . _ ;':. ':,,{:"tilte said T&NORailroad an~,:p'~. " fng 'on to tile ~9illt where the
:'!, ';"-m':';~.:J:~';!~;f th e ..ail road ~igh t~~~-:,,~y;; ,.:'i:e;s.;,t 0 th.e ~ort~ea st and con-
::;;' ".:puJng on along. the East' U:;fle-, ofthefa~lro~d nght-oI-:ny around
"J;:;,:: ":d.cu~v~ tot'h:epoint where :th.e right~.8f~wat c:urv;its to the South-
,'>;,.'-'i)ea~t:~a'M(1-t},~itinIl1ng .0naloDg; the Southwestl1g;lIt,~ef...way line of
'~'sU~'h rail.p,IHid..ri:gh;t,;;;uf;;'way in a Southeasterly direction to the
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point !I'h'ere the said Southwest line of said railroad rigbt-of-way
in~ersects with the West line of North Second (2nd) Streeti I
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Tbenee in a Southe'rly direction aJong the West line of North Second
(2~d) Street to the eenter'litlt ~f West Madison Street, same being
th,:e present City limit line of the City of La Porte;
Thence in a Westerly direction along the certter of West Madison
Street and along tne present bou,ndary Hne lof the City of La Porte
to the ,place of beginning.
Section 2. The territory included within the above described boundar
Hmits be h'etebyannexed to~and made a part of., the City of La Porte! T exass
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and the inJubitan:ts thereof shall be entitled to all rights and privileges of
other citize~s of said C,ity and shall be b'ound by the acts, ordi'nancesr resolu-
tions andr~ulaUOns of said City.,
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'S:ection3.. If any portion' or portions of the ierritory included in
the abo~e:d~scrib~d limits is validl) inclrlded within any other incorporated
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City~ l,own' ~r Villager then sucbportion or portions of such above described
territory: is hereby excluded and the re.aining territory is hereby annexed to
the City of La Porte! Texas! aod the boundary limits of said City are hereby
ilmel~ed, t~~ .~O~f~O:~..to 'tnebQundary limits of'such other City, Town or Villager
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or such o:th:~r.:'tities, Towns or Villages 'along the area of c~nflict.
,,:Sect1on 4. U on.y portion or portions of the above described terri-
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tory leg~:n~may .become in~luded within the limits of any ot.her incorporated
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City! T'.o~:n ;:or Villaget by rea;~on of a valid annexation ordinance heretofore in-
troducedbefore ~he Council, Commission or other governingbQdy of such CitY:J
Town or Village.. then such portion or portions of the above described territory
is hereby exclud,ed and- the remainingt'e'rritory is hereby annexed to the City of
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L~ PQt.te,<:~,tl>th.e bounda:ry limits of said City of LaPorte are he~eby amended to
,,~~'~~o:~~,Jo!the:,~iPu:lld.ary liJllits of such oth er CitYt T own or'V l11ag e or such other
... :G!ties't" ~!-4bS'0:r V il1a~e.s ~l~ng the area, of conflict.
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ia~...~x:a~~ilrOD'i' of any portion of theabQve described ,terl'ito:rt to the City of
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LaPorte,tit'hen such porti~ ,plthe :abQve . described terl'it~ry is hereby excluded
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and th e, remaining tert.,it,Q.~\y is "h erebf"ilnt1.e,xed to the City of LaPorte and the
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JJound:ar~ ~i~~~,t;~"'t~(~ s~idai,t~ oLLa: P~rte are hereby' amended to conform to the
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territOtY'~!'S8 annexed. '..,.: 0;
Set.t'lon 6. . Upon the introd'uction of this Qrdinance in the City 60m-
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mhsion of ~hi,.City of La 'Porte!, Texas, it sball 'be published in the official
nenspaper as ldop~ed by the said City Commission in the City of La Porte one
tilDe and it skalln.ot ther'eaher be finally acted upon until at least thirty
(313) days bav:e elapsed after the first n,otification thereof. Any' citizen of
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the City of L,a Porte. or of the territory to be annexedlf shall have the right
to contest S~lh a~Dexation by filing with the City .Commission of tbe City of
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Lil Porte aWlitten..petition setting out the reason for said contestr and after
such citia~n~or ~itizens shall have been given an opportunity tobe heard, this
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o:rdinance, i. its, original or amended form, as the said' City Commission in its
judgment' may'. dete~.minel 'shall be Unally' passed., and th e territory so annexed
lh~ll ~e a ~art of the City of La Port~tTexasT and the inhahitants thereof
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'shall'be en~ltled, to'all rightl and privileges of other citlaens and shall be
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bound b1 ~h~ acts~ o~dinancesf resolutions and regulations of said City.
. :$ecti~'n 7. If any po.-tion Of, this ordinance be invalid then so much
thereofa:.s ~bUlnot. be;.invalidshallbe and remain in full force and effect.
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it ha,s:bee:~ publ:i$~:~da:ndfinally 'passed '~y the City CommissioR of the City of
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t~ Portei jk"ac'c~rdance:' with the provisions of Section 6 of ttt:is ordinance.
. ?atroduced aud approved aud passed by tbe City ce.mi~~~~e City
of La Po~tet upon it.s first reading o'n. -this the ~sI- day of t A. D.
1956. '
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