HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 43-AIV
JUI ORDIT:-AITCE
Entitled an Ordinance ordering an election to 'he
held in the City of 13eanmont, Texas,to determine if
bonds of said city shall be issued for the pnrpose of
improving and be w,ti fying Islandwo.':; naming the
time a.nr; place of hk,>ldi n�• said election .and ap)oi.nt-
ing officers, thereof and providing for the manner of
holding said`.election an(,, the giv'ng of notice there-
of and declaring an emergency.
BE IT 0 -1�D I1TED 13Y -TTE. C I T'I COUR C IIS OF TP:-_' CITY OF "3F 4TTt TOXT :
Section 1•
That an election. be held in the City of Beauilont,
Texas on the , day of ILlar ch, !i.D.1915 a t •,f<<h'i ch election
the following Proposition be submitted.
Section 2.
Shall the City Count i 1 of the Ci. ty of Beaumont
be authorized t:-) issue 'honds of said, ci tz" hereinPfter
designated as 1'��^1� 73ond s Tho- 2.1,in the s»m of
One hundred and Fifty Thousand (;'150,000) Dollars,i ay -
able forty ;rears after date with. the option of redeeming
sarle -::ithin tvient7 years from date, bearing, interest rt
the rate of -i zee_ ,r)F_ir cent 1�e-annum, payable semi -
P nnunlly, and to levy a tax sufj'i ci ent to pay, the interast
on.sai.ci bonds and crette a sinking fund sufficient t;n
redAe:i the same. at ma.tnrity for the pii-,pose of improving
and beautifying the Island Park of the Ci tT7 ff Beaumont.
Section
The sfl.i d election shall ha, held at the following
places, to -rig t:�
N a1 si 0,
M
-'111, l U.LUU Ull U.CU IIIZ1Lllutj UXUCl' lllt tj.11 H!
held in the City of 13erii-mont, Texas,to °determine if
bonds of said city shall be issued for the purpose of
improving and be€a.iitifying Is1nn,3 Pail-,; naming the
time and place of holdin`- said election .and ap)oint-
Ing officers thereof and providing for the manner of
holding saWelection and the giv'izg of notice there-
of and decla_� ing € n emergency.
BF IT () ?14I1?HD l3V 'C? Clml v0t7TTCIL OF I���T CITY .0F 73E!�?TI:IOTTT:
Section I.
That an election be held in the City of Beaumont,
Tem as on the , z day of Laarch, A.D.1915 a t !*1 ch election
the followi_n_g pr onosi tion shall be submitted .
Section 2.
Shall the City Council of the City of Beaumont
be authorized tc) issue. 'ponds of said, c1 t`r hereinafter
designated
as Parr
-3ondR Yo.
�. in
the si,.m
of
One Iluncireci
and Fifty
mhonsand
( ;
t
Section 4.
Ti:e folloi�T-n named persons are api�ointec�..
presiding; ;i�dges of their _respective ��rard. with the
authoj, ity 1=o select and ap-)oint their own clerks;
clerks
In the First lard,
In the Second
In the Third '.7ar d t-"L`%� .�
Section 5.
That s, -id election shall be 'Held iind-er the
>,rovi si ns
.of the
State
T�ai�i governing
elections
and
only
gLalified
voters
-.:aho are
pro_�ert,;T
tax.
nayers of
the
City
of 3eaumont shall be a7_los,le6 to vote and IT vote2s
desiring to support the proposition to f7i-)2^ove and beautify
Island lark shall have -:yrinted on their ballots the ts.iords,
"For the issuance of Pay 1T �3onds" a.nd those opposing the
issuence of same shall have ,-)rinted on thein ballots
the -caor ds , "Against the is seance of Pare Bonds-"
Section 6.
A copy of this ordinance signed by the L ayor of
the City of Beaumont and attested by the City Secretary
of the City of "eanmont, shall serve as ycro )er notice of
sai c� election, and the 141a,-yor i s d-Irected to cause said.
notices to be -Hosted up at each of the places designated
for holden` said election at least thirty daJs prior
to the date of holding said election.
Rapti nYn 7.
Section 4.
The follo,�T,_rE, na.rned persons are apj)ointeci
presiding; ji?dges of their respective ward with the
authorit77- t0 select anti appoint their own clerks:
In the First "a -rd,
In the Second Ward.,
In the Third. °;ardq
Section_ 5.
That said. election shall be 'held under tht
provisions .of the State T.,aw governing elections ant' only
qualified voters mho are pro_.,ert, to payers of fl -e City
of 3eaumont shall- be allowed to vote and �_lJ_ voters
desiring to support the proposition to i_nprove and beautify
I Island Lark shall have on their ballots the words,
"For the issuance .of Pal-lr. Bonds" and those opposing the
issua.n.ce of same shall have -printed on the±r ballots
the vords,"Against the' issuance of Park Bonds."
Section 6.
A copy of this oxdinance signed b-;- the T.:ayor of
the City of Beaumont and' attested by the City Secretary
of the City of ''eaumont, shall serve as pro -per notice of
I
saicl election, and the ldayor is directed to can.se said
notices to be »osted up at each of the places designated
i
for holdir_c; said election at least thirty days prior
to the date of holding said election. i
Section 7.
Whereas., the fact that Island Park is-un-
improved.
s un-
improved and a coripleted. and beantifgl park is neces,
creates a public emergency and imperative pi blic nece
necessitating the suspension of the rule reciuix.ng ox
to be read at thiee regular meetings, Said rule is he
suspended and this Ol 1 iiiai-ice shall be in full T02'ce
and affect from and after its -passage and 1atirifill
m1blicatiOn.
Passed this the day O- /JAL A.D.1915.
�.��proved"ili s the day
Atte st
y Se ,retazy.
Beaumont, 1exa,s,
Jan.l�th, l�.il5.
Iion-lglayor & City Council,
C -i -t -y.
Gentlemen: -
','e, yoiir Boa_cl of Pu?rlic e,or.'.s, to whom
eras referred the attacl_ecl orclinanoe, beg to re'_�Ort
that ,ve have carefully examined same and recommencl
that it be ado-ptecl iz11c?ea! s»s_pensio. ,)f the ride.
Respectfally submitted,
Board Public iloTks
Beaumont, lexas,
Jan.19th, 1915.
Hon -Mayor & city Council,
-t-J•
Cantlerien: -
-
eIe, Y0112 Ordinance Committee to whom
cr€.s referred the attached ordinance be` to 'report
that we have care_-lil1J considered same and
recorrz,end that it h.e �.,.dopted undP,i suspension
of the rule r-egnirin�-, ordinances to be read at
three regular r�eeticls•
Respectflally siabr:-Iitted,
Oxdi_nan e .;Omni ttea
TH%4' STATE, 0121 )
COU"Ely OP
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Before me' the, and orsigniAt mithority
on this day per-oonally appK,.rod N.IT,,,Smith-.,,;fChie f of FolicG�,,
of the city of Bemmnt, Texas, wh6:,j by r,,ie duly E3-,v'nrn
Says on oath, that Iv) pooted a twee copy of'tho notice of
alection, hereto a t ta a he d at. ea(,..h of the places 4esignated'-,--for,
holding said olootlon,,' to -wit: ThG' Oentral Pire stat on,
city 'ffall as id Jefferson County i'lonrt'House, in the "RISIrst
Second and Third Vilar,dv roar)eotively, each of which placos are
public places In the i?recineta in which they arcs locatod,, and
that salu", noticer-, of P.1ection vare Post.o(! at Ottch of. 9ald
places on the 23rd day of January,' A.D,t 18I5v which was more
then thirty days prior to tiles dat fm holding said election,
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Beanmozit, oxas
this t (Y 0 I scribed before,me, he
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