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RESOLUTION SM
L1 A RESOLUTION by the City Council of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, canvassing returns and declar-
ing the result of a bond election held in the j
J said City on the 21st day of April, 1970; and
declaring an emergency. i
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WHEREAS, by ordinance duly passed and adopted, this governing
body made provision for an election to be held within this City
on the 21st day of April, 1970> for the purpose of sub'
mitting a
certain proposition for the issuance of bonds to the resident
qualified electors of the City, including those who had duly
rendered their property for taxation; and,
WHEREAS, the returns of.the said election have been made to
this governing body and from an examination of those returns,' it
appears• that in conformity with the proceedings of this governing
body calling the election: F
(i) Two separate ballot boxes were provided at i
the polling place or laces designated b this overn-
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ing body; and
(ii) All residentq ualified electors who owned
taxable property in the City and who had duly rendered
the same on the tax rolls of the City (hereinafter called
"taxpaying electors") were permitted to vote in the box i
{ designated for. their .ballots and the ballots cast in such
' ( box were recorded or tabulated separately; and
(iii) All resident qualified electors (who were �.
{ otherwise qualified but did not own taxable property
which had been 'duly rendered for taxation on the tax
rolls of the City)--hereinafter called "electors"--
...,were permitted to vote in the box designated for their
j ballots, and the ballotscast in such box were recorded
or tabulated separately; and j
(iv). The total of the votes cast by the resident �.
qualified electors (including those who own taxable
;.property which has been duly rendered for taxation on
the tax rolls of the City was shown on the said returns
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i Electors"); and, r
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WHEREAS, upon the consideration-of the returns of the said
election, it appears that the same was held in accordance with the
authorizing proceedings and was in all respects legally held after
E due notice had been given, and the said returns were duly and
legally made, and such returns showed the following results:
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Column (1) Column (2) Column (3)
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Taxpaying All Electors 4
Electors Electors (Columns l & 2)
,. PROPOSITION
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i• ; "THE ISSUANCE OF $14,0000000
,,.AIRPORT BONDS AND THE LEVYING
OF THE TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF" i
FOR _16,993 _ 1,444 _18.,437
• I. AGAINST 4,962 280 5,242
TOTAL VOTES CAST 21,955 1,724 23,679
Ij AND WHEREAS, the•City Council has found and hereby declares
there is an urgent public necessity for the acquisition and
• construction of .the improvements to be provided with the pro-
; ceeds .of said bonds at the earliest possible date for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health �
• "i and safety of the citizens -of the City of Lubbock, and that by
virtue thereof, this resolution shall be passed and adopted as
I.: an emergency measure; now,.therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1: That all of the recitals contained in the preambles
of this resolution are found to be true and are adopted as findings i
i : of fact by this governing body and as part of its judgment.
SECTION 2: It is further found and determined that the re- +
sults of the election as canvassed and tabulated in the preamble
hereof reflect the expressed desires of the taxpaying electors
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electors, and total all electors (as such terms are defined in
{ the preamble hereof), j
i' SECTION 3: That in conformity with law, this governing body
(is authorized to issue the bonds on behalf of said City in the
' amount and for the purpose mentioned in the proposition set ,
l forth in the proceedings calling the election with respect to j
said proposition.
SECTION 4: The public importance of this measure and the.
fact that it is to the best interest of the City of Lubbock to
provide the improvements indicated in the proceedings calling
the election at the earliest possible, date for the immediate f
preservation of.the public peace, property, health and safety
of the citizens of said City.constitute and create an emergency It
and an - urgent . public .necessity requiring that this resolution
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