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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 14-EAN ORDINIU CE. Entitled an ordinance ordering an election to be held in the Beaumont Independent School District, that is to say; aZl of the City of Beaumont, and -in-addition thereto the following described territory: Beginning at a point: on:the division line between the Beaumont City School District ani. the. French School District,. where said line intersects the North line'of the Averill .additioh.- to. the City of Beaumont, Texas: Thence) in a west and southwestern direction with the .no rth. line. of said Averill addition to its northwest corner; thence due west to the division line between the French School District.. and the Amelia, School District; thence south with said' west `line of said French School District to its southwest corner; - thence east with the south line of the said French School District to. the division line between said District and the Beaumont City School District; thence north with said division, line to the place of beginning; and except the: territory ba longing to the South Park 'Ind ep end ent School District and Common School District No. 5, commonly known as the French School, as now existing, excepting the territory above described; embraced within the boundaries of the City of Beaumont.; including the above territory described by metes and bounds,. to determine whether or, not bonds of said City shall be issued .for the purpose of constructingei#e� public free school buildings, arrT the purchasing or otherwise acquiring the necessary grounds therefor, and. `t,o determine whether or -_not_ the _City Commission of the City• of Beaumont di.all levy a school tag of Seventy -Cents --(-170 ---on t):e--One Hundred - Dollars worth of property within said School District; for the maintenance of public free schools anal the erection and equipment of,buildings, « ., in the said district and for the: pw..°pose cif' det�rmining'whether or not the pro rata part of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the French School District known -as Commo� School District No. 5 of deffersnn.. County, Texas, rep- resen ed by the property values of that portion of'. said District above `described by metes and bounds and taken into the: City of Beaumont for school purposes bye. ordinance of the. City- of :Beaumont passed November 27 1923, as compared with the. total property values of said Common School District No'. 5, shall be assumed by said Beaumont independent School District as extended, and for determining whether or not the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the Beaumont Independent School District as it existed prior to November 27 19'23 shall be assmmesd by ..the said district as so extended, naming, the time and place of holding said election, and -appointing officers thereof, providing for tYn manner of holding said election and the giving of -notice thereof,' ani delcaring an emergency. - BE IT ORDAINED BY TIiE' CITY,00121ISSTON OF THE CITY OF BEAUIMDNT; Section 1. That an election shall be held in the Beaumont l �� �f, jt of Beaumont, and in addition thereto the following described territory: Beginning. at a point on the division line between the Bekamont City School District dzl,. the French School District, where said line intersects the North line of the, Aver ill- Addition to the Cityr of Beaumont, Texas; thence in a west and southwestern direction with the north line of said Averill Addition to it -s northwest corner; thence due west to. the division ling between the, French School District and the Amelia School Di stri et; thence south with said west line of said French School District -to its southwest corner; thence east. with the south line of the said French School District to the division line between said .District and- the Beaumont; City School District; thence nw.th with said division- line to the place of beginning.; and except the territory ,belonging to the: South Park Indep4ndeht Sohool Riptriot and Common School District Na; 5, commonly known as the French School, as nolt existing, excepting the territory above described, embraced within the boundaries of: the City of Beaumont; including the above territory desdribed by metes and bounds, as embraced within the boundaries of the City of Beaumont for school purposes, on the/th day of August, 1924, at which election the following pznppetticns :Ball ba. submitted; I: Shall. the City Commission of the City of Beaumont be authorized to issue serial bonds of said City for the following pur-po ses, and in the following amounts:'!-, For the purpose of canstruo ting public free school buildings, and the purchasing or otherwise acquiring the necessary grounds therefor, Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50000.00), the said bonds to be in denominations of One Thousand Dollars ($1.1,000400) each, and payable in forty (40) annual installments approximately as follows: Tiro , Thousand Dollars (2;'000.00) per year for the first ten,.years, ' anal One Thousand Dollar.'.: ($L 000:00) per year for the: next thirty years, and bearing interest. at the of fi3re per cent per annum, interest payable on all bonds semi-annually and to levy a tax P 114;; Shall the City Commission of they City of Beaumont be authorized to levy- a school tag:ofseventy cents OW on the one Hundred Dollars worth o property value within the said Beaubont Independent School District for the maintenance of the .public 'free schools and the erection and equipment of school buildings in. -said citr,, said tax to begin with, and be inclusive. of the year 19241 III. Shall the City of Beaumont as the Beaumont Independent School .District as above-desoribedi assume the pro rata part of the outstanding bonded indebtedness for school purposes of the Frencho:chool Districtj knovin. as Common School - District No. 5 of Jefferson Gountyj Texas; represented by the. property values of that portion of said French, School District taken into the- City of Beaumont for school p-arpo ses by ordinance of the City of Beaumont passed November 2% 1923j as compared with the total property valne*p of said Common School District Nor 5., which ordinauce took into said City that portion of said, -Trench, School District as above described by metes aiff bounds: M Shall the City of Beaumont as the Beaumont Independent School District as extended by,ordinance of the City of Beaumont passed November 21'1923 as above described'' V 1P assume the outstanding bonded indebtedness for school purposes of the Beaumont Independent School District as -M exIat:66' Cprior to November 27, 1923. Section 2; Said election shall be held at the following places, to Wit: In the First. Ward at. the Gen'tral- Fire Station* in the Second Ward at the City -Hall: In the Third V�Iard'_at the Jefferson County Court House: Section 3, ot First Ward Second Ward Third Ward Sectlp4 40, The propositions to be voted upon at said . election shall be submitted in the following form: I'. The question as to whether or, not the City Commisslon shall be authorized to issue said bonds shall ber submitted in tIB, following form, and there shall be printed on the ballot ,used in said election the, followirg.­: "For the iesuanoe of tbe, bonds of the City of Beaumont in.the sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars (050;-000#00) for the construction"_ aw kpmextw!q, . public free school buildings and the purchasing or otherwise acquiring of the necessary grounds therefor't "Against the.. issuance of the, bonds of the City of Beaumont in the, sum of Fifty Thousand Dollars . (050;000:00) for the construction, -rjep� fL he %pub11'6 _ free school buildirg.s and the purchasing or otherwise acquiririg-of -the necessary grounds therefor". and all voters desiring, to support the proposition to issue said bonds shall run a line through or, across the section of said proposition printed on: the ballot beginning with the wards "Against the issuance of the bonds:'r All voters desiring to vote against the proposition to issue said bonds shall run a line through or across the section of said proposition printed on ,the: ballot begiuriing with the words "For the issuance of the bonds": .110 the question as to whether or not the City Commission shall be authorized to levy a school tax of Seventy Cents (70¢) on the One Hundred Dolla. rs worth of property within said School yistriat for the maintena ce of. public free schools and the erection and equipment of buildings,. shall be submitted a__ .i- - r_,"_�,__ — r_-_--- __ n tom_ - __ - —,__. - �_ - __ --.e_-i-� ___ y1_ - ' _tee, _t f C 'A "For the levy of a Sohool Tax of Seventy Cents 0.0X ) on the -One Hundred Dollars worth of property within the Beaumont Independent School District." 't9gainst the levy of a School Tag of Seventy Cents (70¢j on the One -Hundred Dollars worth of property within the Beaumont, Independent School District." - and each votdr voting at said election in favor of said school tax shall run a line through or across that section of ,said proposition printed on the ballot beginning with the words "Against the levy of a School Tai:"4 and those voting against said school tag, shall run a line through or across the section of said proposition printed on the ballot beginning vd:.th the words "Tor the levy -of a School .Tax`"., III: The question of whether or not the City of Beaumont shall assume the pro rata part of the outstanding bonded indeb- tedness for school purposes of that portion of the French School District taken into the City by ordinanceas abov® described, shall be submitted in the following- form; and there shall be printed on the ballot used in said election the following: "For assuming the pro rata part of the out standing .bonded indebtedness of the French, School District, known as Common. School District No. 5 of Jefferson County, Texas, represented by the property values of that portion of said District telten into. the City of Beaumont, for school purposes, by ordinance passed November 27, 1923, as compared with the total property values of said Common School District No:, 5." tAgainst assuming . the pro rats part of the outstanding bonded indebtedness of the .French School District, known as Common School District No: 5 of Jefferson County, Texas, represented ,by the property values of that per,tion of said .District taken into the City of Beaumont for school purposes, by ordinance passed November 27, 1923, as compared with the total property values of said Common School District No. 51f. 911 voters desiring to support the proposition to assume said indebtedness shall ran a line through ,or across the section of said proposition printed on the ballot beginning with the words "Against assuming the pro rata part''. t �5 All voters desiring to vote against the proposition to assume said pro rata part of said indebtedness shall run a line through or across the section of said proposition printed on the ballot b egnnning with the words "For assuming the; pro rata partill M The question as to whether or not the, City of Beaumont as mi indep6ndent school district as extended, shall assame the outstanding bonded indebtedness of said district as it existed prior to November 27 1923, shall be: submitted in the following Form., and there shall bei, printed on the ballot used in said' election. the :following: - "For assuming the bonded indebtedness of the Gity..of: Beaumont as an independent school dis- trict as it existed prior to Novemb eke 27'_ 7,923.1r Against assuming the bonded indebtedness of the City of Beaumont as an independent school district as it existed prior .to No vemb er 27* l923." All voters desiring to vote for- the proposition to assume seEd indebtedness shall run a line through or across the section of said proposition printed on the ballot beginning with the words `ragainst assuming: the bonded indebtedness." All voters desiring to vote against the -proposition to assume said indebtedness shall run a line; through or across the section of said proposition printed on the. ballot. beginning - with the words "For assuming the bonded "Iridebtedness:t' Section 5: All qualified voters of: the territory embraced writhin the City of Beaumont Independent S"oho,o1 District who pay taxes on pmp erty in .said District, that is to - say, all. of the territory of the City of Beaumont, and in addition thereto the following described territory; Beginning. at a point on the division line between -the Beaumont City School District and the French - School District, where said line intersects the North line of the .Averill addition to t�p �i % Thence in a west and southwestern direction with they north linea of said Averill Addition ,to its no rthNest corner; thence due west to the division line beF;tween the, French School District and the Amelia School District; thence south with said west line of said, French School District to its southwest, corner; thence east with the south lima of the said French School District 'to the division line. between said District ani the' Beaumont, City School District; thence north with said division line to the: pla, c e of beginning.- except eginning; except the territory belonging to the South Park Independent School District and Common School District No`. 5, commonly known as .Frenoh School, as now existing, embraced within the boundaries of the City .of Beaumont for school purposes as ext ended, may vote on .all propositions at said elect ion: Section 6. • The said election shall be held under the provisions of the State Law governing elections, and only- qualified voters who pay taxes on property within the boundaries of the Beaumont Independent School District as{`. es..ended-:' .r�.:-. d as described in Section 5 hereof, shall be allowed to vote at said election: Section. 7; 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 Beaumont, shall serve as proper and sufficient notice, of said election, and . the: Mayor is hereby directed to cause one of each of said notices to be posted at each of the xom$al places designated for holding said election, at least thirtLy-- (30) days prior to the date of holding of said election, ani, the person posting said notices shall make a return on the copy thereof, showing the time and place of said posting, which return shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk, and shall beconclusive evidence of the posting of said notice, and a copy of this Ordinance shall be published once each week for a period of three (31 weeks before the, date &," holding said election, in a newspaper of general circulation. which has been pant.inuously and regularly published in the City of Beaumont for a period of one year prior to this date. Ceotion 81 The fact that there is an urgent need for; the repair of certain school buildings of the City of Beaumont public free schools, and that' there is a lackfx funds to maketa . said repairs, the fact ,that .the present schoo.lArate of Sixty Cents (60g) on the One Hundred Dollars worth of property is insufficient for the maintenance of public free schools and thea erection and equipment of school. buildings in the City of Beaumont, creates an imperative public emergency, necessitating the, suspension of the rule requiring ordinances to be read at three separate, meetings b efore ' their passage; whereby said rale; is hereby suspended, and. this ordinance shall go into force and take effect from and after its passage: Passed by -'the affiramtive vote of all members of the Commission; this the 8th day of July, A. D. 1924. ayor..