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Home My WebLink AboutORD 12-Uk AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE. HELD _IN THE . CITY_ OF, BEAUMONT ON THE. 21ST. DAY OF JUNE, .1949, T0. DETERMINE WHETHER. OR NOT . THE CITY OF BEAUMONT SHALL TRANSFER.TO-THE PORT.OF BEAUMONT.NAVIGATION DISTRICT_THE,PORT PROPERTIES, ASSETS,.LANDS,_MONIES AND FUNDS ON HAND, AND.FAC- ILITIES,_PROVIDING. THE PORT DISTRICT SHALL ASSUME THE.UNPAID AND.OUTSTANDING.INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY WHICH HAS BEEN.INCURRED BY.IT.FOR PORT WHARF AND -DOCK PURPOSES; NAMING THE_PLACES.IT WHICH SAID.ELECTION SHALL BE.HELD.; APPOINTING JUDGES TO.PRESIDE OVER SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR THE.MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION, AND GIVING NOTICE THEREOF. WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. 335, passed by the current session of the Legislature of the State of Texas,.signed by the Governor of Texas on May 11, 1949, and becoming effective immediately, creates the Port of Beaumont Navigation District of Jefferson County, Texas, and Sections 7 and 25 of said Bill authorize and instruct The City of Beaumont to call a special election in the said City for the pur- poses stated in said Act; and, WHEREAS, it appearing to the City Council that said elec- tion should be held on Tuesday, the 21st day of June, 1949, within the hours provided by law for the holding of a general election in said City; NOW, THEREFORE, BE -IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: Section 1. That a special election be held in The City of Beaumont on the 21st day; of June, A.D. 1949, for the purpose of submitting to the quali- fied voters of The City of Beaumont the following matters: Section 2. Shall The City of Beaumont transfer to the Port of Beaumont Navigation District the port properties, assets, lands, monies and funds on hand, and facilities, providing the Port District shall assume the unpaid and outstanding indebtedness of the City which has been incurred by it for port, wharf and dock purposes. Section 3. The:said election shall be held in The,City of :Beaumont at , the following places, to wit: French School; Junker.School, Gladys Street Fire Station, Averill School; Beaumont High School, Dick Dowling Junior HighSchool, Central Fire - Station, the City.Hall, Fletcher,.School;.Jeffer son. County Court House, David Crockett Junior High School, Ogden.School,-Sabine Pass Avenue Fire Sta- tion, Magnolia,School, South Park Elementary School - Giles School, Hebert Colored School, Edwards.School, Sonth.Park,High School, St. Annets School, Beaumont Courts on College Street Extension. That all voters'residing'in County Voting Precinct No. 1 shall vote at the French-School,Build3ng; that all voters residing. in County Voting Precinct No..2 shall vote at. the Junker School - Building;. that all voters' -residing in County Voting. Precinct No. 3 shall vote,at the Gladys.Street Fire Station; that all voters re- siding,in County Voting Precinct No. 4. shall vote at -the Averill School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 5 shall vote at the'Beaumont'High School Building;'that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No..6 shall vote at the Dick Dowling Junior _High School Building; that all voters.residing .in County Voting Precinct No. 7.shall vote at the Central Fire Station; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. shall vote at the City Hall;_that all voters-rbsiding in County Vot- ing Precinct No. 9 shall vote at the Fletcher School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No.. 10 shall vote at - the Jefferson County Court Hous; that all ,voters residing in County Voting Precinct'�No'..11' shall vote.at David,.Crockett Junior High School Building; that allvoters.residing in -.County Voting Precinct No. 12 -shall vote at the Ogden School Building; that all:voters-re- siding in County Noting Precinct No..13 shall vote at the Sabine Pass' Avenue Fire Station;.that all voters residing in County Voting Pre - No. l�. shall vote at the Magnolia School Building; that.all voters, residing in County Voting Precinct No. 15'shall vote at the South Park Elementary School Building;,'that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 16. -shall vote.at the GilesxSchool Build- ing; that all -voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 17 shall vote at the Hebert Colored School_ Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 18 shall vote at Edwards School Build- ing; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 4.2 -shall vote at the South Park High School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 4.7'shall vote at St. Annets School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting -Precinct No. 50 shall vote at Beaumont Courts on'the College Street Extension. Section 4.. The following named persons.are appointed presiding judges for their respective voting boxes in said wards with the authority to select and appoint their own clerks: At the French School Building At the Junker School Building At the Gladys Street Fire Station At the Averill School. Building At the Beaumont High School Building At the Dick Dowling Junior High School Building At the Central Fire Station At. the City Hall At the Fletcher School Building At the Jefferson County Court House Al. At the David Crockett Junior High School aBuilding At the Ogden School Building At the Sabine Pass Avenue Fire Station At the Magnolia School Building At the South Park Elementary School Building At the Giles School Building At the Hebert Colored School Building At the Edwards School Building At the South Park High School Building At St. Annets School Building At Beaumont Courts on College Street Extension Section 5. ti Mrs. N. G. Farrell and LT. B. Hensley (W.E.Pool Mrs.. James E. Ray and Mrs. ,( Mrs. L. E. Downs and L.E. W. F..Wilson and (Downs A. F. Briggs Spencer Blain and John F. Coffey Mrs. Elmon W. Doty, Mrs. S. B. Perry and Elmon W._ Doty Mrs. Geo..Rafferty and Glenn Pontious Mrs. Pat Burrell and Cecil Collins --- R. L. Brown, Jr. and Chas. H. McDonough F. E. Carroll and Tobe Hahn F. L.- Fisher and Mrs. Joe Fisher .0. A .. Ernest and Mrs. Raymond Alford Mrs. B. P. Derr and Mrs. Louise Pitts E. A. -Godwin and J. J. Kettl Everett E. Garrison and Mrs. John C. Burkhart Mrs. Vernon'E. Bazine and Ray Watson A. L. Price and 0. B. Hebert George. W. Cowart and Mrs. C. C_. Moore G. W. Glezen and Mrs. Tom Stephens Eugene L. Seale, Mrs. Eugene L.'Seale and W. E. Sprouse C. F. Cummins and Mrs. M. H. Jaronitzky There shall be printed on the ballot to be used in said election the following: FOR TRANSFERRING TO THE PORT OF BEAUMONT NAVIGATION DISTRICT THE PORT.PROPERTIES, ASSETS, LANDS,.MONIES AND FUNDS.ON HAND, -AND FAGILITIES,.PROVIDING THE - FORT DISTRICT -SHALL ASSUME-THE.UNPAID AND OUTSTANDING INDEBTEDNESS.OF.THE CITY.WHICH HAS.BEEN.INCURRED BY IT_FOR PORT, WHARF AND.DOCK.PURPOSES. AGAINST TRANSFERRING TO THE PORT OF BEAUMONT NAVIGA- TION DISTRICT .THE PORT PROPERTIES, ASSETS, LANDS, MONIES.AND FUNDS ON HAND AND.FACILITIES, PROVIDING THE PORT DISTRICT SHALL �SSUME THE UNPAID AND OUT- STANDING INDEBTEDNESS OF THE CITY WHICH_HAS BEEN. INCURRED BY.-IT.FOR PORT, WHARF.AND DOCK PURPOSES. All voters desiring to support the proposition and permit the transfer of the Port properties, assets, lands, monies and funds on hand, and facilities to the Port of Beaumont Navigation District shall run a line through or across that section of said proposition which begins with the word "AGAINST", and all voters desiring to vote against the above stated proposition shall run a line through or across that section of said proposition beginning with the word "FOR". Section 7. That said election shall be held under the provisions of the State laws governing elections, and the qualifications of those voting thereat shall be controlled by the provisions of the State law governing elections, and only those qualified,to vote residing within the corporate limits of The City of Beaumont shall be allowed to vote at said election. Section 8. A copy of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor of The City of Beaumont and attested by the City Clerk of The City of Beaumont, shall serve as proper and sufficient notice of said election, and the Mayor is hereby directed to cause one each of said notices to be posted in each of the election precincts and fractional parts of election precincts within The City of Beaumont, and at the City Hall, such posting to be not less than fifteen (15) full days prior to the date for said election, and he shall further cause said notice to be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a news- paper of general circulation publiched within said City, the date of the first publication to be not'°less than fourteen (14) full days prior to the date set for said election. And the person posting said notices shall make a return on the copy thereof, showing the times and places of posting, and the return shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the posting of said notice, and the affidavit of the publisher of the newspaper, ., Y . a • - . stating the days on which the same was published, shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk and shall be conclusive evidence of the publication of said notice. PASSED by the City Council this 1st day of June, A.D. 1949. ATTEST: - Mayor - City Clerk No Text NOTICE OF ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON CITY OF BEAUMONT TO THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, TEXAS: TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held within.said City of Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas, on the 21st day of June, 1949, at the places and on the propositions more fully set forth in the Ordinance calling said election, which Ordinance is substantially as follows, to wit: PUBLISHER'S AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF JEFFERSON Before'me, the undersigned authority,personally appeared R. A. Bean who, being by me duly sworn, says that the f o r e g o i n g and . attached Legal Notice was published oa the following dates: June 3. 10, A. D.., 19 49 in the BEAUMONT Journal a daily newspaper printed and published at Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. D and sworn to 'before me, this the :clay A. D. 19��f %t NOTARYP$BLIC in and for Jefferson County Texas r HE STATE OF TEXAS 'OUNTY OF JEFFERSON 'ITY OF BEAUMONT 'O THE LEGALLY QUALIFIED RESI- IENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ;EAUMONT, JEFFERSON COUNTY. EXAS: TAKE NOTICE that an election will be eld within said Cite. of Beaumont,'Jef- :rson County, Texas, on the 21st day of une, 1949, at the places and on the propo- itions more fully set forth in the Ordi- �ance calling said election, which Ordf= ance is substantially as follows, to . wit: ORDER - HELD IN ON THE :)'DETER- CHE CITY ET ON CITY BY IT DOCK -% Tlxpeisons are ap- The il:e..IN"D.�. T- zI} for their re - pointed pie sD� s$aid wards with spective, voting: boxes the authority to _select i0d appoint their own clerks: 1 At the French School Building Mrs. N. G. Farrell and T. B. Hensley At the Junker School Building .Mrs. James E. Ray and Mrs. W. E. Pool At the Gladys Street Fire Station Mrs. L. E. Downs and L. E. Downs At the. Averill School Building W. F. ,lWilson and A. F. Briggs 'I At the Beaumont High School Building _ gspencer.Blain and John F. Coffey {{ At the Dick Dowling Junior High School Building, Mrs. Elmon W. Doty, Mrs. S. B. Perry and Elmon'W. Doty. ' .j At the Central Fire Station Mrs. 'Geo. (Rafferty and Glenn Pontious ,i At the City Hall Mrs. Pat Burrell and ;Cecil -Collins '- At the Fletcher School Building it'. L., Brown, Jr. and Chas. H. McDonough At 'the Jefferson County Court House F. E. Carroll and Tobe Hahn At ;thg .11. avid Crockett Sunior _High School F. L. Fisher and Mrs, Joe Fisher 'At the Ogden School Building- O.- A. Ernest and Mrs. Raymond Alford At the Sabine Pass Avenue Fire Station Mrs. B. P. Derr and Mrs.- Louise Pitts bVER SAID ELECTION; rtttiviLriw FOR THE MANNER OF HOLDING At the Magnolia School Building E. A. Godwin and J. J. Kettl SAID. ELECTION, AND GIVING NO- At the South Park Elementary School TICS THEREOF. WHEREAS, Senate Bill No. passed Building Everett E.. Garrison. and Mrs, John C. Burkhart Le by the current session of the Legislature Texas, signed by the At the Giles School Building' Mrs. Ver - 'Ray of the. State of 1 • Governor of Texas on May 1949, , and F non E. Bazine and Watson _11, ` becoming effective immediately, -=creates-; the Port Beaumont Navigation District At the Hebert Colored School Building A. L. Price and O. B. Hebert - ,of of Jefferson County, Texas, and Sections Bill authorize and 1n- At the Edwards School Building George 7 and 25 of said struct The City of. Beaumont to call a in the said City for the W. Cowart and Mrs. C. C. Moore < At the South Park High School Build - special election stated in said Act; and, inG.�n'n and hens f 'Buirs.illd purposes WHEREAS, it appearing to the City that said election should 'be held ngS Eugene tSt'AnesSchool At. L. Seale, Mrs. Eugene L. Seale and W. E. Council on Tuesday, the 21st day of June, 1949, the hours provided by, law for the Sprouse nand olMrs. H. within holdingof THEREFORE, BEAT ORDAINED ExtensAt ion C. F. Cummins Mr BY TIIE C I T Y OF BEAUMONT, Jaronitzky SECTION 5. TEXAS: Section 1. That a- special election be held in The (ICity ofBeaumont on the 21st day of 4June, A, D. 1949, for the purpose of subvoeof Th - I(Cmittinto the ity of Beaumontuthe ifollowing matte se Rection 2. the unpaid and; outstanu. - of the City, which has been iururry it for port, wharf and dock Des. Section 3. The said election shall be' held in The 'City of Beaumont at the following places, to wit: French School, Gladys School, Junker Sc Street Fire Station. Averill School, JuntomoH1 igchoci CentrralkFiirrewStag , Jden efferson CountHaCourtleHouse,tcher SDav ch n a,noo1LtSab1 eoPass gAv nueoFire Eta- _ ,.,.i south Park on ._ n Linty I LANDS, N ON HAND, AND ING '1 ASgITIM AND Duur THE r�-"---- AGAINST TRANSFERRING TO ORT OF BEAUVIONT NAVIGATION PO DISTRICT THE PRT PROPERTIES, ASSETS, LANDS, MONIES AND FUNDS ON HAND, AND FACILITIES, OUT- VIDING THEE OU7pAID RAND SHALL ASSUME STANDING HAS BEEN SINCURRED i BYDEB IT -H PORT, WHARF AND . . DO IT FOR DOC�i PURPOSES. All voters dermit theutransfere ofrothe sition and permit lands, monies and Port properties, and facilities to the Port oink:,on _ hitm 7N&vlgatlan District shall run aline through or across that section of said' Proposition which begins with word vote�aganstatheaaroveestated propositan shall run a line through or I acrossbethat ginning tvithethe word 'FOR' aid proposition SECTION 7. That said election shall be held under the provisions of he State ificatlons r of ting elections, thereat shall be. controlled those voting IbY the provisions oonve ttose aualifiedrto " Qng elections, and.: corporate hmfts v to residing within t ret shall be, allowed . The -c to vote aty said _eelection: - SECTION $. - A ;copy of this ordinance, unl ut an 4 the Mayor of The City" oY`Beau e 1 an d l 'attested by the City Clerk of The r and i Beaumont, shall serve as Proper directed to cause one sufficient notice of said electosted in •each' 'ivlayor is hereby each of said,notices to•be P election precincts and fractioThe, 'i partseof election are iattthe iCity fiftt i een opt, than fifteen,. City of Beau to be not less d such Posting (15) full days pr shall fulrtheratcause said': i� election, and hesame day two successive weeks ?n' a :n ,notice to be Published on the eks each of first ished ll I newsP ,per of gener theirdate iof the en a- within said City, not less than tv'1 publication. to b rior to the_ d os set for " he (14) full .onysAnd the -person Pasting sopa voters', on the No. 15 notices sshowing kthe timesiiand places of shall -be filed in shall vote at the thaE""all voters reg.. 16 1 School Building, that in CountY Voting Precinct No, pre Vote at •Giles school building; voters rshe 1 vin ccote atuthe Hebert CO No. 17 -that all voters res school bufldVoting Precinct No. in County County Voting vote u the Edwards School Building, all voters residing in 'erect No. 42 shall vote in South Park School Building; t.� hPrecilnct voters 47 in County Building; vote in St. Anne's School Build ng; all voters residing in County shall at Bea' cinct No. 50 College Street Extern Courts on th=� 3ry there , be in Clerk .and shall ial ' posting. and the return all; the office bf the. City publisher pct conclusive evidenced thavite of -the $daon aed; notice, and the er,affstating •the Of the newSPa,peY, ,ing which the same published. shall be file in the office of the City Clerk and. shall half; be conclusive evidence of the publication that) Pre -t of said notice. City this 1st day Higb; PASSED by the ity .ding', of June, A. D• '19�s� OTHO PLUMMER ball' _ _. - Mayor. tha