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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-1968-794 . . ORDINANCE NO. ,. 794 ,.' AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, ON' THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF A ONE PER CENT (1%) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY; DESIGNATING THE DAY .OF THE 'ELECTION AND THE POLLING PLACE; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS THEREFOR; PROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING FORM OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. WHEREAS, Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts 1967, 60th L~gislature, ,R~gular Session, Chapter 36, ,P~ge 62) auth~rizes the, go~erni~g body of any city, town or vill~ge in Texas to call an election for the purpose of adopti~g a local sales and use tax, within such city, town or vill~ge; e NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Secti'on' 1. That a special election shall be held in and thro~ghout the City of La Porte, Texas, on the "7th day of September, 1968, "at wh.:i:'6h election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified voters of said City, for their action thereupon, the followi~g propositions: "FOR adoption of a one per. cent (1%) local sales and use tax within the city." "AGAINST adoption of a one per cent (1%) local sales and use tax within the city." Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby des~gn~tes and establishes all of the area encompassed e" within the corporate limits of the City of Lc~t',Porte, as one election precinct, for this election, and the City Hall of the City of La Porte is des~gnated as the 'one polling place for such election. Voting"machines shall be used in the conduct of such election. Section 3. Mrs. ArbeLa RaLston is hereby , appointed Presidi~g Judge of said election, and Mrs. Fern Arthur is hereby appointed Alternate Presidi~g Judge of said election. The maximum number of clerks which may be appointed to serve at said election is three (3), who shall be selected by the Presiding Judge or the Alternate Presiding . Ju~ge, as the case may be. e- e'" .~ e- JA - . -2- Section' 4. Absentee voti~g by personal appearance shall begin on the ~Oth day antlshall continue thro~gh the 4th day preceding the day of the election. Absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Clerk at the same place as provided in Section 2 hereof. Voti~g machines shall be used for the casting of absentee votes, at such election. The City Clerk shall not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a r~gular worki~g day for the Clerk's office, or at any time when the Clerk's office is not open to the public. The City Clerk of the City ,of La Porte is hereby authorized and directed to appoint deputy absentee balloti~g clerks, as necessary. Section, 5. ~hat said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of La Porte, Texas, shall be qualified to vote. Section 6. That the ballots of said election shall conform to the requirements of Section 2, Subsection G, of Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, R~gular Session, Chapter 36, P~ge 62), and to the requirements of Chapter 6 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and the langu~ge to be printed thereon shall include the following: "FOR adoption of a one per cent (1%) local sales and use tax within the city." IIAGAINST adoption of a one per cent (1%) local sales and use tax within the city.1I Section 7~ Notice of said election shall be given by publication on the same' day of two successive weeks in a news- paper of general circulation published within $a;i;d:City of La Porte, the date of the first publication to be at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date 'set herein for such electioniand further notice of said election shall be given by posti~g a copy of this Ordinance,' t?gether with a copy of the .- e- e-- e- . t. -3- Notice of Election, at the 'City Hall of the City of La Porte, not less than twenty-(20) days prior to the date set herein for such election. It is hereby found and determined that the La Porte- Bayshore Sun is a newspaper published within the City of La POrte, Texas, and it is a newspaper of, general circulation within said City of La Porte, Texas, ,and has heretofore been appointed by the City Commission of, the, City of La Porte as the official newspaper of the City for publication of legal notices. Section 8. Each and every provision, ,par~graph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately con- sidered and passed by the City Conunission of the City of La Porte, Texas, ,and each said provision would have been separately passed wi thout any other provision, ,and if any provision hereof shall be ineffective, ,invalid or unconstitutional, for any cause, ,it shall not impair or a-fect the remaini~g portion, ,or any part thereof, ,but the 'valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone. , s-ecti'oh' 9. This Ordinance 'shall be 'in effect imme- diately upon its pass~ge and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED this the' , , , 5th, day of A?gust, A.D. 1968. il(j~. ATTEST: ~~-.J~~~ CITY CLERK ' , ~~ .1) ,..' C TY 'I!\TORNEY "