Ordinance No. 137ORDINANCE NO. 137
® . ORDINANCE CALLING SPECIAL BOND ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS 0
COUNTY OF HARRIS l)
The City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, convened in regular session
at the City Hall within said City on the 28th day of February, 1952, with the follOw-
ing members present, to -wit:
J. A. Ward Mayor
W.
E
Buelow
Councilman
District
No. 1
R.
B.
Bergeron
Councilman
District
No. 2
M.
L.
Campbell
Councilman
District
No. l
W.
D.
Reeves
Councilman
District
No. 5
R.
H.
Pruett
Councilman
District
No. 6
hers.
Edna Oliver
City Clerk
is
when the following
business
was transacted:
The Mayor introduced an ordinance which was read in full. Councilman M. L.
Campbell made a motion that the ordinance be adopted as read. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Pruett and :.cdrriedcby the following vote: AYES: Mayor Ward,
Councilmen Buelow, Bergeron, M. L. Campbell and Pruett. NOES: Councilman Reeves.
The ordinance thur adopted follows:
ORDINANCE CALLING SPECIAL BOND ELECTION
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Baytown:
Section 1: That a special election shall be held in and throughout the City
of Baytown, Texas, on the lstaday of April, 1952, at which election there shall be
submitted to the fuly qualified resident elect6rs of said City who own taxable
property within said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for their
action thereupon, the following propositions, to -wit:
PROPOSITION NO. ONE
SHALL TIC CITY COUNCIL OF TIIE CITY OF BAYTUVN BE AUTHORIZED TO
ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FOUR
HUNDRED WITHTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($480,000.00), MATURING SERIALLY
WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING
INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND ONE -HALF PER CENT (42 %)
PER ANNUM. FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING AND ECTENDIIdG
THE CITY'S EXISTING SANITARY SIf SYSTEM, AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL
TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES
AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION OF SAID BONDS
AS THEY MATURE.
PROPOSITION NO. TWO
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN BE AUTHCIIZED TO
ISSUE THE BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF FIVE
HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($525,000.00), MATURING
SERIALLY WITHIN FORTH (40) YEARS FROM TIIEIR DATE OR DATES, ABD�
BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO EXCEED FOUR AND ONE -HALF PER
CENT (4Z %) PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, ENLARGING
AND EXTENDING THE CITY'S EXISTING I4ATERWORKS SYSTEM. AND TO
LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS
AS IT ACCRUES AND TO CREATE A SINKING FUND FOR THE REDEMPTION
OF SAID BONDS AS THEY MATURE.
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Section 2: That said election shall be conducted and held in the several
election precincts of the City of Baytown; heretofore established, and at the respec-
tive polling places hereinafter stated and the following named persons are hereby
appointed officers to conduct said election in said election precincts, respectively,
to -wit: -
ELECTION PRECINCT N0, 99
Henry Cathriner Presiding Judge
Mrs. C. J. Bailey Assistant Judge
Mrs. S. B. Herbert Clerk
ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 100
1,irs. C. G. Pars1by Presiding Judge
Firs. Jessie Lunsford Assistant Judge
Mrs. F. W. Burke Clerk
ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 101
Mrs. J. W. Riggs Presiding Judge
Mrs. E. E. Slagle Assistant Judge
Mrs. Frank Moore Clerk
ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 142
Nat Pace, Sr Presiding Judge
R. R. Bains, Sr Assistant Judge
S. P. Larkins Clerk
ELECTION PRECINCT NO. 149
J. RODGFR READ Presiding Judge
John Henderson Assistant Judge
Mrs. C. R. Hinton Clerk
Polling.-Place
Franta Motor Company
Wilkenfeld's Furniture Company
City Hall
Mexican Recreation Hall
Section 3: That the ballots for said election shall conform to the requirements
of Chapter 6 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, Chapter 492, Acts of the
52nd Legislature of Texas, 1951,so far as applicable, and, in addition to the require-
ments of said Chapter 6, shall have printed thereon the following:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
PROPOSITION NO. ONE
FOR TITS ISSUANCE OF $480,000. SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSURANCE OF $480,000 SANITARY SFdER SYSTEM BONDS
PROPOSITION N0. TWO
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $25,000 VIATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $525,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS
Each voter shall mark out one of the above expressions on each proposition, thus
leaving the other as indicating his vote on such proposition.
Section 4: That said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution
and general lairs of the State of Texas and only duly qualified resident electors
of said City who own taxable property within said City and who have duly rendered the
same for taxation shall be qualified to vote.
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Section 5: That notice of said election shall be given by posting a copy of a
notice containing a substantial copy of this ordinance at the City Hall and in each
of the election precincts of the City not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the
date on which said election is to be held, and by publication thereof on the same
day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the English language
and of general circulation within said City, the first of said publications to be made
not later than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election.
PASSED and RPPROVED this 28th day of February, A. D., 1 952.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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Mayor, City of BaytIwn, Texas
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