HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 91-33 9 I' 0752 103 6 1 077
ORDINANCE NO.
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 90-69 TO
AMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WARDS OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT FOR ELECTION PURPOSES ONLY; PROVIDING
FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, by Ordinance 90-69, the City Council established four (4) single
member districts for the purpose of electing ward council members; and
WHEREAS, because those four (4) wards as established by Ordinance 90-69 have
not been "pre-cleared" by.the Justice Department under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act,
the City Council desires to re-establish the ward boundaries as they were prior to Ordinance
90-69;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That Ordinance 90-69 be and the same is hereby repealed.
Section 2.
That the City of Beaumont shall be divided into four (4) wards for voting
purposes, the same being Ward I, Ward II, Ward III and Ward IV, as described in Exhibits
"A," "B," "C," and "D" respectively, attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance, or the
application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any reason be
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held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance, and
to such end the various portions and provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable.
Section 4.
All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed to the
extent of the conflict only.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day
of , 1991.
E lyn M. Lor
- Mayor -
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON X
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared Evelyn M. Lord, known to me to be the person whose name is
subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that she
executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
GIVEN UNDER MY HAND and seal of office this 2nd day of April,
1991.
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Jill Manning
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WARD I
Ward I shall consist of the following Jefferson County voting precincts:
Precinct 22
Precinct 23
Precinct 88
Precinct 87
Precinct 2
Precinct 68
Precinct 89
Precinct 4
Precinct 7
Precinct 6
Precinct I
EXH113IT "A„
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WARD H
Ward II shall consist of the following Jefferson County voting precincts:
Precinct 72
Precinct 65
Precinct 73
Precinct 62
Precinct 78
Precinct 86
Precinct 27
Precinct 5
Precinct 17
Precinct 64
Precinct 79
and that portion of Jefferson County voting
precincts 21, 26, 35 and 90 which lie within the
City limits of the City of Beaumont
EXPIlBIT 'B"
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WARD III
Ward III shall consist of the following Jefferson County voting precincts:
Precinct 77
Precinct 63
f Precinct 3
Precinct 8
Precinct 10
Precinct 11
Precinct 16
Precinct 15
Precinct 14
EXHIBIT "C"
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WARD IV
Ward IV shall consist of the following Jefferson County voting precincts:
Precinct 84
Precinct 18
Precinct 39
Precinct 19
Precinct 20
Precinct 67
Precinct 75
Precinct 13
Precinct 12
Precinct 85
STATE OF Texas COUNTY OF JEFFERSON
I hereby certify that this ir�strLlMent was filed on
the date and time stamped hereon by me and was duly
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recorded in 'he C P i �s cads of Real Property
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Please return to: City Clerk
P. O. Box 3827
Beaumont, TX 77704