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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 1971-888 - call charter amendment election .' . ORDINANCS NO. 888 e. AN ORDINAi~CE PROVIDING FOR AN ELECTION TO BE HELD OCTOBER 30, 1971, FOR THE ELECTORS, OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, TO ACCEPT OR REJECT A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER OF SAID CITY; DESIGNATING AN ELECTION PRECINCT AND A POLLING PLACE; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Section 1. An election shall be held within the corpo- rate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 30th day of October, 1971, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified electors of the City of La Porte, for .. their acceptance or rejection, the following amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, Texas, to-wit: AMENDMENT NO. 1 Artiple I, Section 10, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended, shall be amended so that the same shall hereafter read as follows: "Section 10. Extension and contraction of boundary limits. .. liThe Commission shall have power by ordinance to fix the boundary limits of the City and to provide by ordinance for the extension of said boundary limits, by the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, the disannexation of territory within the City and the,oexchange of territory with other cities and towns, all with or without the consent of the inhabitants in such territory or the owners thereof; provided that the foregoing powers shall be exercised by the Commis- sion in a manner consistent with, and the Commission shall comply with, the procedural rules, require- ments and limitations prescribed by any law applicable to cities operating under charters adopted or amended pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, otherwise known as home rule cities, including Article 970a, Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas (Municipal Annexation Act) , as amended." Section 2. The City Commission of the City of La Porte hereby designates and establishes all of the area encompassed .. within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, as one election precinct for this election, and the City Hall of the . . Ordinance No. 88e , Page 2. . . City of La Porte is designated as the one polling place for such election. Section 3. Mrs. Arbela Ra]Rton is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of said election, and Mrs. Isadore Jenkins is hereby appointed Alternate Presiding 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 Pr~siding Ju~ge, as the case may be. Section 4. Absentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day precedi~g the day of the election. Absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Clerk at the same place as provided in Section 2 hereof. Voting machines shall be used for the cast- ing 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 regular working 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 balloting clerks as necessary. Section 5. Immediately after the close of the..,polls on the 30th day of October, 1971, the election officials shall make due return thereof to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, and the City Commission shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after canvassing the returns, declare the results of the election. Each such proposed amendment, if approved by the majority of the qualified voters voting in said election, shall become a part of the Charter of said City. No amendment shall be considered adopted until an official order has been entered upon the records of said City by the City Commission, declaring the same adopted. . . . e Ordinance No. ____~, Page 3. . Section 6. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general election laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elections, so far as the same may be applicable thereto. Only duly qualified resident electors of the City of La Porte, Harris County, Texas, shall be quali- fied to vote at such election. Section 7. Voting machines shall be used at said elec- tion,and the ballots for said election shall have written or printed thereon the following: . OFFICIAL BALLOT AMENDMENT NO. 1 (VOTE "FOR" OR "AGAINST") . "Amend Article I, Section 10, of the Home Rule Charter to provide that the Commission shall have power by ordinance to fix the boundary limits of the City and to provide by ordinance for the extension of said boundary limits, by the annexation of additional territory lying adjacent to the City, the disannexa- tion of territory within the City and the exchange of territory with other cities and towns, all with or without the consent of the inhabitants in such terri- tory or the owners thereof; provided that the fore- going powers shall be exercised by the Commission in a manner consistent with, and the Commission shall comply with, the procedural rules, requirements and limitations prescribed by any law applicable to cities operating under charters adopted or amended pursuant to Article XI, Section 5 of the Constitution of the State of Texas, otherwise known as home rule cities, including Article 970a, Vernon's Civil Statutes of Texas (Municipal Annexation Act), as amended." Section 8. Notice of said election shall be given by posting a copy of the notice containing a substantial copy of this Ordinance, at the City Hall in the City of La Porte, Texas, and by publication thereof, in the La Porte-Bayshore Sun, a newspaper of general circulation published in said city, on the same day in each of two successive weeks, the date of the first publication to be not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election; and, not less than . thirty (30) qays prior to such election, the City Clerk shall mail a copy of the proposed amendment to each qualified voter . Ordinance No. 888 , Page 4. .. . in the City of La Porte, Texas, as appears on the latest rolls of the Tax Collector. Section 9. This Ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon its pass~ge and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 23rd day of Augast, 1971. - ';, .... ...:. .;, ~'.:,;"o-.....~~:~- '>- 'v , .c;~. .~; ",~ '"'!. ~ '" . ..::> ;.;0 ..::--,.., ;~, :.:..;... . v .' ~:~i APPROVED, ~ ~~. . Cl.ty Attorney . .' CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS By ~~~t:thB