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Home My WebLink AboutORD 25-YAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO.BE..HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT TO.DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT A PROPOSED INITIATIVE ORDINANCE BY THE.ELECTORS OF SAID CITY REGULATING THE.KEEPING OF DOGS SHALL BE ADOPTED, THE TITLE OF SAID ORDI- NANCE BEING: YAN ORDINANCE_PROVIDING FOR.LICENSING OF ALL -DOGS WITHIN THECORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS,.AND PROVIDING A FEE THEREFOR;. PROVIDING THAT ALL DOGS BE VACCINATED AGAINST.RABIES; PROVIDING FORA CITY DOG _POUND,.AND PROVIDING REGU- LATIONS FOR ITS OPERATION; PROVIDING FOR THE APPOINT- MENT OF A POUND MASTER, AND PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND. DUTIES; REQUIRING THE DETENTION. OF DOGS HAVING BITTEN.A PERSON;.PROVIDING.AN OFFENSE -FOR REMOVAL OF LICENSE TAG; PROVIDING_AN OFFENSE FOR DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE; REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PRE- SCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS _CLAUSE"; . SETTING THE DATE THERE- OF; PROVIDING THE PLACES AT WHICH.SAID ELECTIQN.SHALL BE HELD, AND DESIGNATING THE PLACES WHERE SAID VOTERS SHALL VOTE;_APPOINTING JUDGES TO PRESIDE OVER SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING THE_MANNER.OF HOLDING SAID ELEC- TION;.PROVIDING.THE ISSUES TO BE SUBMITTED AND FORM OF BALLOT;.PROVIDING.FOR NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION. WHEREAS, on March 27, 1953, Nine Hundred and Seventy -Six (976) qualified voters of The City of Beaumont filed with the City -Clerk a Petition requesting that an ordinance regulating the keeping of dogs within said City be submitted to a vote of the electors of The City of Beaumont for their approval or rejection, the title of.said ordinance being as follows: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR .LICENSING OF ALL DOGS WITHIN.THE CORPORATE.LIMITS OF THE.CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING A_FEE,THEREFOR;,PROVIDING THAT ALL DOGS BE VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES; PROVIDING.FOR A CITY DOG POUND, AND.PROVIDING REGULATIONS.FOR ITS OPERATION; PROVIDINGFOR THE.APPOINTMENT OF A POUND MASTER, AND PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND DUTIES; RE-, QUIRING THE DETENTION OF.DOGS HAVING BITTEN A PERSON; PROVIDING. AN ,OFFENSE FOR. REMOVAL, OF LICENSE TAG; PROVIDING AN OFFENSE FOR DOGS RUNNING.AT LARGE; RE- PEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;" and, WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of The City of Beaumont that the petitioners have complied with the provisions of the Charter of said City and that, therefore, the Council should provide for submitting the question to the electors at an election within the time specified by the Charter of The City of Beaumont, which said Charter provision rovides that an election shall be held not more than ninety (90Y days from the date of the receipt by the Council of the Clerkts...certificate of sufficiency on the pe- tition filed with him, and, WHEREAS, said Charter further provides that, if a majority of the electors voting on such initiative ordinance shall vote in favor thereof, such ordinance shall thereupon become a valid and binding ordinance of said City; and, WHEREAS, said petition has been signed by a number of qualified electors of the City equal in number to at least twenty- five (25%) per cent of the.total number of votes cast at the last General Election; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS:- Section EXAS:- Section 1. That an election be held in The City of Beaumont on the 25th day of April, 1953, at which election there shall be submitted to the qualified voters of The City of Beaumont the following propo- sition: "Shall the proposed initiative ordinance regulating -dogs within The City of Beaumont, captioned as fol- lows: 'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF ALL DOGS WITHIN THE CORPORATE_LIMITS OF.THE CITY OF BEAUMONT_,.TEXAS, AND PROVIDING,A FEE.THEREFOR PRO- VIDING THAT ALL DOGS BE VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES; PROVIDING FORA CITY DOG.POUND,,AND PROVIDING_REGU- LATIONS.FOR ITS OPERATION;,PROVIDING FOR -THE APPOINT- MENT OF A POUND MASTER, AND PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND.DUTIES; REQUIRING THE DETENTION.OF DOGS -HAVING BITTEN.A PERSON;.PROVIDING.AN OFFENSE.FOR REMOVAL OF LICENSE TAG; PROVIDING.AN OFFENSE FOR DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE; REPEALING.CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PRE- SCRIBING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE,t.be approved?" Section 2. That said election shall be held in The City of Beaumont -at the following places, to wit: French High School; Junker School; Central Fire Station; Averill School; St. Annets School;_City Hall; David Crockett School; Ogden School; Sabine Pass Fire Station; George Washington Carver School; South Park Elementary School;.Giles School; Hebert School; and Edwards School. Section 3. That all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 1 shall vote at the French High School Building; that all voters resid- ing in County Voting Precinct No. 2 shall vote at Junker School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos. 3, 6 and 7, shall vote at the Central Fire Station; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 4 shall vote at Averill School Building; that all voters residing in County Vot- ing Precincts Nos. 5, 41, 47, and 50, shall vote at St. Annets School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Pre- cincts Nos. 8 and 10, shall vote at the City Hall; that all voters residing in Rm County Voting Precincts Nos. 9 and 11 shall vote at David Crockett School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No.. 12 shall vote at the Ogden School Build- ing; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 13 shall vote at the Sabine Pass Fire Station; that all voters resid- ing in County Voting Precinct No. 14 shall vote at the George 2. Washington /Carver School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos._15 and 42 shall vote at the South Park Elementary School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Pre— cinct No. 16 shall vote at the Giles School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 17 shall vote at the Hebert School Building; and that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 18 shall vote at Edwards School Building. Section 4. The following named persons are appointed presiding judges for their respective voting boxes with the authority to select and appoint their own clerks: French High School; T. B. Hensley; Junker School, Mrs. J. E. Ray; Central Fire.Station, Miss _Effie Piland; Averill School,,W. F.'Wilson; St. Annets School, Mrs.. J. T. Boone; City Hall, D. H. Barnes;. . .. David.Crockett.School, F. L. Fisher; Ogden School, Mrs. C. E. Drake; Sabine Pass Fire Station,..E. A. Godwin;' George Washington Carver School, Wilfred Como; South Park Elementary School, Mrs.. J. C. Burkhart; Giles School, Ray Watson; Hebert School, -A. L. Price; Edwards School, Mrs. C. C. Moore. Section 5. That there shall be printed on the ballots to be used in said election the following: "AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR LICENSING OF ALL DOGS WITHIN.THE CORPORATE. LIMITS OF THE.CITY_OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, AND PROVIDING A.FEE THEREFOR;.PROVIDING THAT ALL DOGS BE VACCINATED AGAINST RABIES; PROVIDING . FOR A CITY DOG POUND,_AND PROVIDING REGULATIONS FOR ITS OPERATION; PROVIDING.FOR THE.APPOINTMENT OF A POUND MASTER, AND PRESCRIBING.HIS POWERS AND DUTIES; REQUIRING.THE DETENTION OF.DOGS.HAVING BITTEN A PER- SON;-PROVIDING.AN OFFENSE FOR REMOVAL OF LICENSE TAG; PROVIDING AN OFFENSE FOR DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE; REPEALING. CONFLICTING ORDINANCES; PRESCRIBING A PEN- ALTY FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF, AND PROVIDING A SAV- INGS CLAUSE." For the Ordinance Against the Ordinance. Section 6_. Should, at said election, a ers voting at the election vote in then such ordinance shall thereupon dinance of The City of Beaumont. Section 7. majority of the qualified vot- favor of the said ordinance, become a valid and binding or - That a copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor of The City of Beaumont and attested by the City Clerk of The City of 3. Beaumont shall serve as a proper and sufficient notice of said election, and the Mayor is hereby directed to cause a copy of this ordinance, signed by himself and attested by the City Clerk, to be posted at each of the places herein designated for holding said election at least twenty (20) days prior to the date of holding said election in the manner required by law. PASSED by the City Council this / J� day of April, A.D. 1953. - Mayor -