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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 .1 . ti o,,'- /09-. r9 15 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, r v ai 06 Beanmozit, oxas this t (Y 0 I scribed before,me, he c In k - j ffr.r X 0, 0 Son 0 muity, TO, ee All