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ORDINANCE NO. 834
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AN ORDINANCE: DECLARING THE INTENTION, ,OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE
TO INSTITUTE PROCEEDINGS TO ANNEX CERTAIN TERRITORY; CALLING
A PUBLIC HEARING AT WHICH ALL INTERESTED PARTIES SHALL HAVE
AN OPPORTUNITY TO 'aE HEARD; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE OF SUCH HEARING BY THE ,PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIvE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Commission of the City of LaPorte
hereby dec,laJ;es its intention to institute annexation proceed-
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i~gs" ,to annex the following describ.ed territory to the City
of La Porte by. the pass~ge of an ordinance of annexation
extendi~g the general, corporate limits of the City of La Porte
for all purpqses to include within such territory all of the
followi~g described territory now situated within the exclusive
extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of La Porte. As used
herein, .the ,term extraterritorial jurisdiction shall have the
same meani~g ascribed to it as is ascribed to it in the
Municipal Annexation Act of 1963, compiled as Article 970a,
Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes:
BEGINNING at a point on the present city limit
line of the City of La Porte, ,at the intersection
of the North bank of Little ,Cedar Creek (also known
as Little Cedar Bayou) and the East right-of-way
line of State Highw~y 146 (also known' as the
La ~orte-Seabrook Road, also known as Broadway
Street);
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THENCE in a Southerly direction along the East
right-of-way line of said State Highway 146, to
an intersection with ,the North boundary line of
Pine Bluff Addition, for a point for corner;
THENCE in an Easterly direction along the North
boundary line of said pine Bluff Addition, same
being the North boundary line of "Bayshore
Municipal Utility District, ,Tr.act No. 1", ,as
described in Article 8280-268, V.A.T.S." to an
intersection with the West shoreline of Galveston
Bay, for' a point for corner.;
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THENCE in a gener,a1ly Northerly direction alo~g
'and following the meanders of the West shoreline
.of Galveston Bay to the intersection of the West
,shoreline of GalvestonB,ay and the South bank of
Little Cedar Creek, for a point for corner;
THENCE in a Northerly direc,tion across the mouth
of Little Ced~r Creek to the point of intersection
of the North bank of Little Cedar Creek and the
West shoreline of Galveston Bay, for a point for
corner;
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Ordinance, No. 834,: ,P~ge, 2.
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THENCE in a generally Westerly diredtion along
and following, the meanders of the North bank' of
Little C,edar Creek to the PLACE OF BEGINNING,
said parceL containi~g 130 acres, ~ore or less.
Se'ction 2. The City Commission of the City: of La Porte
herepy calls a public heari~g at which all interested persons
shall have an, opportunity to be heard upon such proposal to
annex the .territory described above, which hearing shall be
he,ld in the City' Commission Chambe,rs, ,City Hall, City of
La Porte, ,La Porte, Texas, at seven o'clock P.M. on the
24th day of November, ,A.D. 1969.
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Se'ction 3. The annexation proceedi~g of whi,ch notice
of intention to annex is, given by this Ordinance shall be
instituted not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty
(2.0) days subs,equent to such public heari~g.
S:ec:tion' 4. The, City Clerk of the City of La Porte is
herepy. directed to cause notice of such public hearing to
be, giv,en by publication of this Ordinance in the La Porte-
Bayshore Sun, ,and also in the Houston Post, both of said
newspapers havi~g, general circulation in the Ci,ty of La Porte
and in the ,terri tO,ry proposed to be annexed, .such publications
to be made at least once in'eachof such newspapers, not more
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than twenty ,(20) days nor less, than ten (10) days prior to
the date ,of s:uch :publ,ic hear i~g .
Se'ction' 5. This Ordinance ,shall be, effective immediately
upon its pass~ge ;and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 10th day of November, ,
A.D. 1-969.
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