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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />1187 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION IN THE CITY OF LA PORTE TO <br />CONSIDER THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE CITIES OF LOMAX AND LA PORTE, <br />TEXAS; MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT; PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF VOTING <br />MACHINES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR METHOD <br />AND DATES OF ABSENTEE VOTING; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS <br />OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE <br />VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 1975; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; FINDING COMPLI- <br />ANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: <br /> <br />Section 1. The City Commission of the City of La Porte, <br /> <br />pursuant to Art. l188, et. seq., Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, <br /> <br />hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: <br /> <br />(I) That the proposition of consolidation with La Porte <br />received a majority vote in favor thereof, at an <br />election in the City of Lomax on January 21, 1980. <br /> <br />(2) That the Cities of Lomax and La Porte are each incor- <br />porated cities in this State, adjoining and contiguous <br />to each other in Harris County, Texas. <br /> <br />(3) That the City of Lomax is the smaller of said cities, <br />and that the City of La Porte is the larger of said <br />cities. <br /> <br />(4) That petitions bearing the signatures of more than <br />100 registered voters of the City of La Porte have <br />been duly filed with the City Clerk of the City of <br />La Porte. <br /> <br />Section 2. An election shall be held within the corporate <br /> <br />limits of the City of La Porte, on the 5th day of April, 1980, <br /> <br />such day being the first Saturday in April, 1980, between <br /> <br />seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M., for the <br /> <br />purpose of considering,the question of whether the City of Lomax, <br /> <br />should be consolidated with the City of La Porte. Said election <br /> <br />shall be held in conjunction with a Trustee's election to be held <br /> <br />on the same date(s} by the La Porte Independent School District, <br />and the appointed officials who shall be appointed to conduct <br /> <br />the La Porte Independent School District election, will also be <br /> <br />allowed to conduct the consolidation election for the City of <br /> <br />La Porte. <br /> <br />t4 CunrYJisS/~ <br />L,WJ*" <br /> <br />- u..5 e-- ~c s (4!- <br />~~J,f"P\,:l~- <br />().)~ ~ <br /> <br />~4w(o <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />JDhn l-, 16m td(tilll <br /> <br />:r.J. KI66Db'PU( <br /> <br />v\ rlb.l\V I' Vt ell fut3" <br />)6{V\ e. SIMonS> <br /> <br />-fJ:L <br />fL <br />f?:> <br />pLf <br />