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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.