Ordinance No. 797-AORDINANCE NO. 797
AN ORDINANCE CONTAINING ORDINANCE NO. 797, INTRODUCED THE 25TH DAY OF
MAY, 1966, AND BEING, "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF
CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXA-
TION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY CONSISTING OF 2.4 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH SAID
TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN," PROVIDING FOR THE FINAL PASSAGE OF SAID ORDINANCE
PURSUANT TO ARTICLE I, SECTION 9, OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAYTOWN:
Section 1: That pursuant to Article I, Section 9, of the City Charter,
said Ordinance No. 797, introduced to the City Council of the City of Baytown,
on the 25th day of May, 1966, in its original form shall read as follows:
ORDINANCE NO. 797
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BOUNDARY LIMITS
OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, AND THE ANNEXATION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY
CONSISTING OF 2.4 ACRES OF LAND, WHICH SAID TERRITORY LIES ADJACENT TO
AND ADJOINS THE PRESENT BOUNDARY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS.
WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council of the City of
Baytown, Texas, where all interested persons were provided with an opportunity
to be heard on the proposed annexation of the following described territory:
BEGINNING at a point on the existing City limit line of the City of
Baytown, said point being more fully described as the intersection of
the South right -of -way line of U. S. Highway 90 and the East right -of-
way line of the Bohemian Hall Road;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction along the East right -of -way line of the
Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of 10,560 feet to a point;
THENCE, in a Westerly direction, perpendicular to the East right -of -way
line of Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of 10 feet;
THENCE, in a Northerly direction 10 feet from and parallel to the East
right -of -way line of Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of approximately
10,554 feet to a point on the line formed by the extension of the South
right -of -way line of U. S. Highway 90 across the intersection of Bohemian
Hall Road;
THENCE, in an Easterly direction along the said line formed by the exten-
sion of the South right -of -way line of U. S. Highway 90 across the
intersection of Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of approximately 11.55
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
was held at 6:30 o'clock p.m. in the City Council Chamber of the City Hall of
the City of Baytown, Texas, on the 12th day of May, 1966, which date is not more
than twenty days nor less than ten days prior to the institution of annexation
proceedings; and
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WHEREAS, notice of such public hearing was published in a newspaper
having general circulation in the City of Baytown, Texas, and in the above
described territory on the 2nd day of May, 1966, which date is not more than
twenty nor less than ten days prior to the date of such public hearing; and
WHEREAS, the total corporate area of the City of Baytown, Texas, on the
first day of January, 1966, was 15,169.85 acres; and
WHEREAS, the population of the City of Baytown, Texas, is 38,423
inhabitants; and
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies within the extraterritorial
jurisdiction of the City of Baytown, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the above described territory lies adjacent to and adjoins the
City of Baytown, Texas; and
WHEREAS, the above described territory contains approximately 11.55
feet of land; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: The following described land and territory lying adjacent to
and adjoining the City of Baytown, Texas, is hereby added and annexed to the City
of Baytown, Texas, and the said territory hereinafter described shall hereafter
be included within the boundary limits of the City of Baytown, Texas, and the
present boundary limits of such City, at the various points contiguous to the area
hereinafter described, are altered and amended so as to include said area within
the corporate limits of the City of Baytown, Texas, to -wit:
BEGINNING at a point on the existing City limit line of the City of Baytown,
said point being more fully described as the intersection of the South
right -of -way line of U. S. Highway 90 and the East right -of -way line of
the Bohemian Hall Road;
THENCE, in a Southerly direction along the East right -of -way line of the
Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of 10,560 feet to a point;
THENCE, in a Westerly direction, perpendicular to the East right -of -way
line of Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of 10 feet;
THENCE, in a Northerly direction, 10 feet from and parallel to the East
right -of -way line of Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of approximately
10,554 feet to a point on the line formed by the extension of the South
right -of -way line of U. S. Highway 90 across the intersection of Bohemian
Hall Road;
THENCE, in an Easterly direction along the said line formed by the exten-
sion of the South right -of -way line of U. S. Highway 90 across the
intersection of Bohemian Hall Road, a distance of approximately 11.55
feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING.
Section 2: The above described territory and the area so annexed shall
be a part of the City of Baytown, Texas, and the property so added hereby shall
bear its pro rata part of the taxes levied by the City of Baytown, Texas, and
the inhabitants thereof shall be entitled to all of the rights and privileges
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of all the citizens and shall be bound by the acts, ordinances, resolutions and
regulations of the City of Baytown, Texas.
Section 3: This ordinance shall be published and passed in the manner
provided in Article 1, Section 9 of the Charter of the City of Baytown, Texas.
INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED this the 25th day May, 1966.
Seaborn Cravey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED:AS TO FORM:
George Chandler, City Attorney
Section 2: That this ordinance, being Ordinance No. 797 in its original
form shall take effect from and after the date of its passage.
ATTEST:
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED this the 14th day of July, 1966.
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Georg Chandler, City Attorney