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RESOLUTION
BE IT RD21EIVIBERED, that at a regular meeting of the City Com-
mission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, held in the city hall of said City
on the 26th day of May, 1938, upon motion of Commissioner Fo rtenberry
and second by Commissioner IIcMillan , the following
Resolution was duly passed:
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock is an incorporated city and
operating under a home Rule Charter as provided by the laws of the estate
of Texas; and
WHEREAS, said City has a population of 30,000 inhabitants
within its incorporated limits; and
uvHEREAS, there are now being kept within the corporate
limits of said City some 1400 head of cows, 150 head of horses and
mules, 100 goats and 50 sheep; and
WHEREAS, there has been many complaints by resident citizens
of the City of Lubbock to the City Commission, complaining about the
unsanitary condition in many of the lots, yards and places where said
livestock is kept, and other complaints made by many of the resident
citizens of the City of Lubbock that the lowing of cows kept near their
premises interrupts the quiet and peacable enjoyment of their homes and
property; and
WHEREAS, other resident citizens have made various complaints
that the number of livestock now permitted to be kept within the city
limits of the city of Lubbock have created an unsanitary condition and
endangers the public health of the resident citizens of said city; and
VVHEHEt-�S, many of the owners of said livestock that is kept
within the city limits refute and deny the charge made by other citizens
that their livestock create an unsanitary condition which endangers the
public health of the inhabitants of the city of Lubbock, and further
deny that said livestock interrupts and prevent the quiet and peacable
enjoyment of any citizen in the city of Lubbock in his home and premises.
Therefore, in view of the above facts the City Commission
of the City of Lubbock has determined to divide the City of Lubbock into
three Livestock Zones for the purpose of permitting the inhabitants in
each zone to vote upon the question as to whether or not livestock, con-
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sisting of cows, horses, mules, lacks, jennies, goats and sheep, may be
kept within said Zones as they are hereinafter designated.
Therefore, be it resolved by the City Commission of the City
of Lubbock that the following area within the'corporate limits of said
City be divided into three Zones to be known as Zones 1, 2 and 3:
Zone No. 1 shall and is hereby declared to include all that
area within the following boundaries, viz:
BEGINNING at the Mq corner of Carl Roberds Subdivision;
THENCE south along Avenue lc� to the St;V corner of Block 31,
I.IeCru=eri's--6eoand_.A last}on;
Th.niiCE East to the SE corner of Block 1, of J. d. Ellison
Addition;
THENCE North along Avenue H to the NE corner of Block 40
of the Original Town of Lubbock;
THENCE west along 6th Street to the place of beginning.
Zone No. 2 shall and is hereby declared to include all that
area within the following boundaries, viz:
BEGINNING at the NVQ corner of Block 131 Overton Addition;
THENCE east along 6th Street across Avenue q to the N@V
corner of Carl Roberds Subdivision;
THENCE south along Avenue W to 19th Street;
THENCE West along 19th Street to College Avenue;
THENCE North along College Avenue to the place of beginning.
Zone No. 3 shall and is hereby declared to include all that
area within the following boundaries, viz:
BEGINNING at the Ylv corner of Block 8, University Place,
an Addition to the City of Lubbock;
ThENCE East along the south line of 19th Street to Avenue
THENCE south along Avenue W, to 34th Street;
THENCE west along 34th Street to College Avenue;
THENCE north along College Avenue to the SE corner of
Block 10 Del Iviar Annex Addition to the City of Lubbock;
THENCE west along the south boundary line of Del liar
Annex to the S,: corner of Block 2 of Del Mar Annex;
THENCE north to 26th Street;
THENCE West along the south Boundary lime of Del Mar
Kddition to the SW corner of B?k.5 of said Del Mar Add!n ;
THENCE North along the western boundary line of Del Mar
Addfn and the Ellwood Place to a point in the east side of
Monroe Street, which point is the NVV corner of Block 31,
Ellwood PlAce-Addition;
TH i%lCE; VVest across Ivionroe Street to the SE corner of
Lot 1 in Block 4, University Place;
TnE!VCE West along the sout.,ern boundary line of the
University Place to the SeV corner of Lot 12 in Block 5 of
University Place;
THENCE North along Van Buren Avenue to the place of
beginning.
Be it further resolved that the term "Livestock" as used in
this Resolution shall mean and include any cow, horse, mule, jack, ,jenny,
goat and/or sheep.
Be it further resolved by the City Commission of the City of
Lubbock that a special election is hereby called to be held on the 14th
day Of June
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, 1938, at some convenient place within each of the
above described livestock zones, and that at such election all qualified
voters residing in said zone where said election is held may vote in
said election held within said zone on the question of whether he or
she is in favor of Livestock being kept within said zone, or whether
he or she is opposed to Livestock being kept within said zone.
Be it further resolved that the City Commission of the City
of Lubbock appoint four citizens who are residents of Zone No. 1,
four citizens who reside in 2,one No. 2, and four citizens who reside
in Zone No. 3, who are qualified voters under the laws of the State of
Texas, to hold said election within their respective zones, and to
tabulate and make a return of the results of said election to the City
Commission.
Be it further resolved by the City Commission that the form
of ballot to be submitted to the voters in each of said zones shall
be as follows:
For the keeping of Livestock within Zone No.
Against the keeping of Livestock within Zone No.
And be it further resolved that if a majority of the qualified
voters in any or all of said zones as they are hereinabove described,
vote against keeping Livestock in said zone or zones, then it shall be
the duty of the Citi- Commission of the City of Lubbock to pass an ordin-
ance prohibiting the keeping of Livestock as that term is herein defined,
in said zone or zones so voting against keeping Livestock therein.
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ayor of he ity of Lubbock., Texas
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ity Secretary