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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLegal Notice of Special Election Ordinance 198; newspaper article (1954) Legal Notice _ _ , NOTICE OF SPECIAL WHEREAS, under the Consti- ELECTION tution and laws of the State of TO THE DULY QUALIFIED Texas and the Home -Rule Charter RESIDENT ELECTORS OF THE of the City of College Station, CITY OF COLLEGE STATION, Texas, said City has authority to TEXAS, WHO OWN TAXABLE issue revenue bonds as hereinafter PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY provided; and AND WHO HAVE DULY REN- WHEREAS, before said bonds DERED THE SAME FOR TAX- can be issued, they must be ap- ATION proved at an election by a major- ity vote of the resident qualified Notice is hereby given that a electors of said City who own tax- special election will be held in the able property within said City and City of College Station, Texas, on who have duly rendered the same the 1st day of December 1954, pur- for taxation, voting at said elec- suant to the following ordinance tion; THEREFORE adopted by the City Council of BE IT ORDAINED BY THE said City, to -wit: CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY • ORDINANCE NO. 198 OF COLLEGE STATION: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- Section 1: That an election ING THE ISSUANCE OF REV- shall be held in and throughout ENUE BONDS OF THE CITY the City of College Station, Texas, OF COLLEGE STATION, TEX- - on the 1st day of December, 1954, A S; PRESCRIBING T H E at which election there shall be TERMS • AND CONDITIONS submitted to the duly qualified THEREOF; MAKING PRO - resident electors of said City who VISION FOR THE PAYMENT own taxable property within said 4 F PRINCIPAL AND INTER_ City and who have duly rendered ST THEREON; AND PRO- the same for taxation, for their IDING FOR AN ELECTION action thereupon, the following AUTHORIZING THE ISSU- proposition, to -wit: ANCE OF SAID BONDS PROPOSITION SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE THE STATE OF TEXAS STATION, TEXAS, BE AUTHOR- COUNTY OF BRAZOS IZED TO ISSUE THE REVENUE The City Council of the City of BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE College Station, Texas, convened AMOUNT OF $300,000, MATUR- in special session at the City Hall ING SERIALLY WITHIN THIR- within said City on the 8th day TY (30) YEARS FROM THEIR of November, 1954, with the fol- DATE OR DATES, BEARING lowing members present, to -wit: INTEREST AT A RATE NOT TO Ernest Langford, Mayor EXCEED FOUR PER CENT J. A. Orr, Councilman (4 %) PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING A. P. Boyett, Councilman IMPROVEMENTS AND EXTEN- Ernest Seeger, Councilman SIONS TO THE CITY'S EXIST - G. W. Black, Councilman ING SANITARY SEWER SYS- ce H. Sorrels, Councilman TEM, SAID BONDS TO BE IS- SUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH . M. McGinnis, City Secretary AND SECURED IN THE MAN- . C. Pugh, Councihnan NER PROVIDED IN ARTICLES and the following members absent, 1111 TO 1118, BOTH INCLUSIVE, to-wit: None, when the following VERNON S TEXAS CIVIL STAT- business was transacted: UTES, AS AMENDED; AND TO SECURE THE PAYMENT OF The Mayor introduced an ordi- THE INTEREST ON S A 1 D ' Hance which was read in full. BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND Councilman Orr made a motion T H E PRINCIPAL OF S A I D that the ordinance be adopted as BONDS AS IT MATURES, BY read. The motion was seconded by PLEDGING THE NET REVEN- Councilman Pugh, and carried by UES FROM THE OPERATION the following vote: AYES: Coun- OF THE CITY'S ELECTRIC cilmen Orr, Pugh, Boyett, Seeger, LIGHT AND POWER SYSTEM, Black, and Sorrels. NOES: None. AND AT THE OPTION OF THE The Mayor requested that he be re- CITY COUNCIL, BY A L S 0 corded as voting `Aye'. The ordi- PLEDGING THE NET REVEN- nance thus adopted follows: UES FROM THE OPERATION AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZ- OF THE CITY'S WATERWORKS ING THE ISSUANCE OF REV- SYSTEM AND SANITARY SEW - ENUE BONDS OF THE CITY ; ER SYSTEM, EITHER OR o F COLLEGE STATION, TEX - j BOTH; EACH BOND TO BE A S; PRESCRIBING THE CONDITIONED THAT T H E TERMS A N D CONDITIONS HOLDER THEREOF S H A L L THEREOF; MAKING PROVIS- NEVER HAVE THE RIGHT TO I ON FOR THE PAYMENT OF )) "' DEMAND THE PAYMENT OF P RINCIPAL AND INTEREST 1 SAID OBLIGATION OUT OF THEREON; AND PROVIDING ANY FUND RAISED OR TO BE FOR AN ELECTION AUTH- ; RAISED BY TAXATION' (The 1 RIZING THE ISSUANCE OF probable period of usefulness of I AID BONDS said improvements is forty (40) Section 6: That notice of said years.) election shall be given by posting Section 2: That the probable a copy of a notice containing a period of usefulness of the im- substantial copy of this ordinance provements for which the bond at the City Hall and at a public funds are to be expended is forty place in each of the wards within (40) years. said City not less than fourteen (14) • Section 3: That said election days prior to the date on which said election is to be held, and by pub - shall be held at the following places', lishing such notice on the same and the election officials shall be, day in each of two successive for the purpose of this election, weeks in The Battalion, a news - as follows: paper of general circulation pub - In Ward No. 1 at the following lished within said City and which polling place, to -wit: A & M Con- newspaper is the official newspa- solidated School Music Room per of said City, the first of said Presiding Judge, E. 0. Siecke publications to be not later than Assistant Judge, Mrs. W. W. fourteen (14) days prior to the date Armistead , , set for said election. Clerk, P. L. Downs, Jr. Section 7: That if said propo- Clerk, Mrs. C. B. Godbey sition is approved by a majority vote of the electors voting at said In Ward No. 2 at the following election, the same will constitute polling place, to -wit: an approval of this ordinance and ' J. C. Culpepper's Office — 121 of the authority of the City Coun- Walton Drive cil to issue said bonds. Presiding Judge, E. R. Alexan- Section 8:. That the issuance of der said bonds is hereby authorized, Assistant Judge, K. A. Manning subject to the approval by a ma- Clerk, Mrs. P. W. Burns jority vote of the resident quali- fied property taxpaying voters Clerk, Mrs. W. H. Delaplane voting at the election hereinabove In Ward No. 3 at the following provided, in accordance with the polling place, to -wit: provisions of Section 63 of Article City of College Station City Hall VI of the City's Home -Rule Char- Presiding . Judge, C. J. Gorzycki ter; and that if the bonds are so Assistant Judge, Mrs. A. P. approved at the election, the details Boyett governing allbe ixed andsspecified t thereof Clerk, Mrs. W. B. Clements dinance or ordinances duly adop- Clerk, J. D. Chaney ted by the City Council subsequent Section 4: That said election to the holding of said election. shall be held in accordance with Section 9: That this ordinance the provisions of the Constitution shall take effect from and after and laws of the State of Texas, its passage. and only duly qualified resident PASSED AND APPROVED this electors of the City of College 8th day of November, 1954. Station who own taxable property Ernest Langford within said City and who have Mayor, City of College duly rendered the same for taxa- Station, Texas. tion shall be qualified to vote. ATTEST: Section 5: That the ballots of N. M. McGinnis, said election shall conform to the City Secretary requirements of Chapter 6 of the (SEAL) Election Code of the State of Tex- THE STATE OF TEXAS as, Chapter 492, Acts of the 52nd ! COUNTY OF BRAZOS ' Legislature, 1951, so far as appli- I, the undersigned, City Secre- cable, and shall have printed tary of the City of College Station, thereon the following: Texas, certify that the attached OFFICIAL BALLOT and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the notice of bond elec- FOR THE ISSUANCE OF FOR SEWER IMPROVE- tion, including a true and corrcet MENT REVENUE BONDS copy of an ordinance calling said election adopted by the City Coun- AGAINST THE ISSUANCE cil of said City at a special meet- ; OF $300,000 S E W E R IM- ing thereof, together with an ex- PROVEMENT R E V E N U E cerpt from the minutes of said BONDS meeting showing the adoption thereof, as same appears of record In accordance •.vith the provisions I in the official minutes of said City n'f Article 61 of the E(r;tirm (`',rie Council on file in my office. (codified by Vernon as Article` WITNESS MY HAND AND 6.05 of said Code), a square shall THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID be printed on the ballot beside CITY, this 8th day of November, each of the above expressions. The 1954. . voter may vote by placing an X N. M. McGinnis, or a plus sign, or any mark that City Secretary, City of clearly shows his intent on, in the ' (Se ^ College Station, Texas.. square beside the expression of his choice; or he may vote by mark- ing out one of the above expres- sions, thus leaving the other as indicating his vote of the proposi- tion.