Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-05
AN ORDINANCE


AN ORDINANCE
pnnNIpING ron IllE HOLDING uF
A Ai'ElIAi ELECTION ~ THE
CRY or CORPUS CHRISTI ~ 1llf
QUALIFIED VOTERS or SAID CRY.
fnI, IHf PURPOSE o. DtfiEMlN
1871 w n u ELDRiNr TNiAItE.
MAY Skill figr ENTIRE EiECiRfC
iHlANI AMI HisiNEss ~ THE
cary uF tNMpUs CHRISTI TENAs.
luHMhHlN OPERATED hf TIE
PEOPLES iH3uf COMPANY. 40
1nE CORPUS tIlWsIi RAILWAY
Am flNHf COMPANY. ~ ArtoND
hhtE WITH CHAPTER 20 vF fllf
ltNlHAi LAWS ef TIE STATE
90 1ikkN ADpi'iED ny THE
THIRTY tutnrH lfglsiAIuHf
uF TIE STATE nf TEXAS AND
uEl7l kniNu Az TWtWithlff
m ~ ORDAINED ~ 1iin CITY
rpiNClL ~ rilh CITY OF COR
PTS ClalA1ii
section hot Il ia hereby ordered
than un tl,ctinu ~ the qualified voters
~ che iif ~ lefpii christi. Texas, be-
hfld nn thr iAth dag az fsuuary. 4. ~,
1850 laf thf PURPOSE vi determining "
g. n Fidfid4,s ~ trustee "a and Toe the
IftliNlift" iNftNffif NHWN ~ tif' ' ffiIfH
linhi 0unlnny. mAf Avll the entire uloe
fr.r plant ard hiis.rsqs ln The tity Of
taipus thrisii issns. formerly owned
and operated hY laid corporation. aud
noas oi,fnisA hy a., ,aid n u tidrdgr.
a. tn gorfns lhgisti Railway aud l.ight
company " laspns Christi. lrsaa
Ssction That tbs polls oi sueh clee.
lion siial lsr Kept open irim eight
nciocl A n tn ss,cn o'clofk = ~ aud
that 81 laid siotlon al qualified eotrfs
faidue ln the CITY Of tnrpus Christi
shall ~ allowed e. vote. aud that lhf
igiling plptcs and presiding oiiicea Of
faid election shall he respectively a.
follower There shall hr Que polling place
az tho CITY Hall and liic Station. IN
si,nd Elpptiun Precinct 40 9, the city
ul Corpus Christi, and q. % Wright h
herahv appointed hs presiding lullrc,
and f 7 Norman sud a. n Garrett
nasistant ndres
section D That the form ~ hallnt 60
b. used in said Ticyilon fnt thusr voting
M favor of ihe fair ~ T. n hldridre.
Trustee OF che entire electric plHnt and
hislNem formerly operated hy the
l',uples li1ht Company aud unw oporRt
"a ty 8ld Trustee. in Corpus Chriaih
Texap. a. the Corpus Christi Railway aud
iight Cmaleny lhali he nH iullowAi
sior ihe eair hy d " hllndr frua.
zoe 81 tho ,ntire tlrttrlr plant and husi
nsa FORMERLY operated Nv the Peoples
f.rht tempahy in NHpus shfisti. ~ the
Coipus Clgistl Railway and tsht Com
Ana M form 81 ballot 10 be- uscd IN
said cloetinn iaf thnar Naiinr neainnt
tse sale hg the said y II tldfidge,
Trustee. 81 said elecific plant and bust
ii,es 10 the Corpus Christi Halfway aud
lieht Company shalt be as follows
.AeAiust the sale by " a. l,dndgc,
Trustee. III anid rl,vtfic plhnt and husi
mess formerly operated hN ihu Peoples
l.lvtt Cemrany ca the Norrus christi
Halfway nnd light Company"
sostinn Z. That raid election shall
d. held In nccorlanee with thr general
laws 81 the SiaiN sn far aa same Rra
appllmhle. and net IN conflict with tho
CITY Charter
s,,ction 8 Ihr Mayor 81 thc city Of
Vnrpns Christi - hereby directed toI
muse proper notice 1T said election 10 Ia
pUliislisd IA accordance with the terms
III INC City Charter Tor psliod 81 mol
l,--s than thirty ,inl days prior 20 the
daid ol sail election
section Il the fact that the properties
formerly holonnin7 % the Peoples iArht
company are now hcinr operated hy the
Tmeire with Insufficient capital. and
that said business may hc discontinued
az any time, resulting IN great incon.
Ntniencc 10 iAp public, and the ikrt that
= sale of said properties a. the Corpus
shfisti halfway and Light Company viii
rcsisli IA hrit,f service, and In the elm
nation ~ duplication ~ polls and lines
upun the streets Of said City, which du
pilpation Is uusichtly, creasss public
smtfecncy and an imperative public ne.
utity requiring the suspension Of the
rharier rule providing that 90 orilnanee
az rcmintion shah b. finally passed ON
fhr day Of rs introduction, aud that such
otdiuancc or resolution shall be Rad az
three several meetings 81 the City Coma,
81 and tltN Mayor having declared that
such pubic emefsengy and necessity ex
4Slp, aud requested ~ writing that such
cisTser nlc b. suspended and that this
ur,iinance ~ paaacd finally GA the day
II Is htroAuetion, and that u take Il
leet ana be Ia fall Iorcc from and after
sis lnasAac 4 u 50 ordered
Passed gu the lssh day q Dcccmhcs,
u u. 1919,
Approved On che lsih day Of Dccem,
har Al ~. his
isnN Miller, Mayor q the City 81
Corpus Ciirissi
lsenll Attcsts + ). MuLlGAN.I
CIIy ssercisry Of ne City OF Corpus
;hflsti
Approved llveen,her ira. A. d. wls.
Kt'tSf4.l, SAVAGE. city Attorney
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