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HomeMy WebLinkAbout02-08-1949 Special Meeting231 YffiUT&S - SPECIAL MBII'P INa LA PATS CITY CpQtI3SION - FEBRIIAI~L 8, 1949 10:00 •. Y. p - ~ Special meeting of the City Cossnission was called to order by Mayor H. J. Pfeiffer, with the following swmbers and oity atffsisls preseYt: Camsnissicsrsrs Jas. S. Crate, dr. sad Jas. 8. Stewart, 8npt. of Pablio Korb Raleigh E~xin, John T. Ns Atee, reprsssnti~g lystt C. Hedriale, City ~eit~~'r City Attora~sy Jno. S. ai.ibler, and City Clerk J. E. Ibtldoon. , Yatica by Crate, sssosad by Stewart, authorizing flu City Clerk to issue • building pars{it to H. Y: Qagsl, xfoar Dees-story hollow file stets buildinc, can Lets 11 to ltd, Bleok 53, La Porte. Carried. Yotiaan by Crate, ssoond by Stewart, that Ordinana• No. 369, bsiag ~ aann~cs susYaTn~a THS AaoPOSBn Hol~~vLS cHART~a To T~ QUALIFIED voT~s AF'TTIE CITY OF LA FtRTS, TB>~A3 BB I'F CRDAIN>CD BY T8T3 - HOARD OF CDyOQSSIC~TI~S aF THE GI4'Y OF LJl PCRTE, TE>;AS s That wherea+~ the Charter- Cosslissioa heretofore appointed by the Mayor of the City of Lw Porte, Tezas, haTS subuitted a proposod hoass•ru3s, ~aharCar tsar said City to flu Board of-Camaissiconers, end harts-fixed thi data for tlu snb- missioan`ot said propoasd hears•rrala-Charter is tlns qualified voters of said City harsh 22, A. D~ ' 19~g, and have dstersiined that it ~ is not praotieable to sub- mit~the Charter by sietioa, but as cae propositioa~t to tine vatars; THBREF~B, BE IT ORDAINED HY TS>i CITY ~ LA PQ~TB~ TSBAS that fa aosiplisns• Frith the d ate tiasd by the Charter Cassnise iaa<, aad -under aand by virtw of the H~a••8o1~ ~s~ndwsut to the Ccwlstitatio>a asd the esu-blia6 Statute od' t~ state ~f"lszas,'Artioles 1165°~te 1169, Re~'J.aed Ciiil Statutes of Tsxass 1925, that an elsetioae` bs held sa harsh ?2, 19.9, in said City, foa! the parpose of laavi~ng the qualified votters pass Don said propwsd Charter, and that at said •lsotiaan there be sutenitted to tine gaalitisd woteara of said City the propositiaans Shal1A the oharter fretted by the Chs~rter Caasaissiaez and oaaapleted aan February 7, A. D. 19.9, ~' be adopted? The offisial ballot shall rand as fallowss r 232 ~ ~ OFFICIAL BALLGT (1) FCR the adoption of the oharter. (2) AaAII~1ST the adoption of the oharter. Mrs. Hallie ~r~ht _ _ is appointed Presiding Judge, Yrs. Arbela Balsten Judge, and 16n. P. "Bill" Janes sad. Odell Broom are appointed Clerks of said eleatioa. Said elcotiaa shwll be held at the City Hall in the City `ot Ia Porte, between the hours of 7:00 A. Y. end 7 t00 P. Y. oa said date of Ysrsh 22, A. • D. 1~9. Said eleotiaa shall b. goarerzcd by the sleotion laws of the State of Te=ass and all qualified valets reaidi>tg ix the City shall be entitled to parbioipate therein. Said elsotisn otfioers shall forthwith malos their return of the result of said electicm to ttu Beard of Ca~- missiaaers, shm-ing the total votes affirmativc vote can said proposed ohartcr, and the negative vote thereon, together with the Talky sheet sad Poll Listo BS IT FDRTHP~ OBDAINSD that a copy of this ordcr of election, duly ocrtit3,sd by t3ie City Clerk, shall oawtituts natiac at el~otion, and sane shall be pub- lishcd tar the tine and in the manner required by law. BB IT F~TSER ORDAINED that nal leas than. 30• days prier to said election the Cit$ Cleric shall nail a copy of the proposed ehartsr to cach.qualitied vctcr of the City of La Porte, as appears !'ton the tan collector's roll for the year tiding January 3Lt preocding said elsotieot. Since there is no sufficient and adequate Charter for the City of L Porte, and s inoi the lack creates a pub•lio aeoessity sad e~mergenoy therefor, it is ia• perativc • that all rules relative to 8cleptia~g the passage of this ordiaeaase be waived and that it be passed upon the • day ot. its introduotiao~. Intreduoed,•passcd and appra~red.this the 8~dsy of _ F~bruar e. D. 1949• . ATTBST ~ J. E. T~uldoon uldoon, ity Clerk of the City at La Porte, Teaas H• J. Pfeiffer Carried. 233 Y~rtiaa by Cnte, seocsd by Stewart, to approns aesessar~- ezpenses is oesueteatirnt with t}u pr©poaed Hva~o-Sxile Charter. Carried. Motieaa by Stewart, sevamd by Crates authorizing the City Clerk to issue a eheolr ix the azowst oY #2,9g©.y"2, to 14att C. Hedriah, Cits- ~gi~uer, iz pspr~sat o! has stateaeust. Carried. Yatiaw by Crate, secw~d b7 Stewarii, that the nretiag ad~cura. Carried. AT~T: / ~'- oc~a y ear ity of La Porte, Tea~as _--- or, r • Y ~ Po , ?etas "' j ;