HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 235-1923 - Legally Qualified Property Taxpaying. Issued For The Purpose Of Paving. - 10/11/19230' ... ~ ,/ ~--I' Lu ... ock, Texas November 22nd, 1923, \..._ \., _, v I, J •• Robinson, Gheif of Police of Lubbock, Texaa ~o hereby ce·rtifJr. ~·t I posted a C'opy of a inance No. 235 on the 12th day of OC'tober, '1923 n.t the Court House of Luoboc~6ounty, Texas, on the black Board, At the 1-ost Off~ and. front oi' t:ne Red Cross Phar. all in tl:e Gity of Lub'ock, Texo.~.l 1923. ;¥·
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Ordinance No
AN ORDINANC1 submitti~ the question to the legally quali-
fied. property taxpaying voters of this City if Bonds
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of th:B City in the-amount of $~iof •1>'\earing interest
payabl~ Remi-annually at a rate not greater than Six
per cent. payable serially within forty years from date
of issuanc~. shall be issued for the purpose of p avi~.
draining and . permanently improving the stree-ts and ave-
nues of the City of Lubbock shall be issued. levyi~ a
tax for the purpose of paying the interest and creati~
a sinki~ fund to retire such bonds; fixi~ the time and
place of gold.ing such election and the fonn of the bal-
lot; appointing the officers to hold. the same; setting
out the. manner of notice thereof, and declaring an em-
ergency account of serious need of permanent surfaci~
of the City highways and d~er and inconvenience from
flood waters;
Be it Ordained by the City Commission of the City
of Lubbock, Texas:
An electio~ within this City t~ be. held at~
in the City. on the. aJ ~ay of ~ ~1 .~~
1923, at the regular hours, is hereby called Whereat
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the. legally qualified. property taxpaying voters of
this City may determine if bond.s of this City. as here-
inafter set out and for purposes there named .• shall be
issue:d by the City.
Section 2. The purpose for which t h is election is called
is to determine if bonds of this City in the amount of
~"-4•""~ bearing interest payable semi-annually. at a
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rate not great~r than Six per cent. payabl~ s erially
over a p~riod not greater than Forty years. in denom-
inations of One thousand dollars. for the purpose of
paving. d.raining and permanently improving the: stree-ts
and avenues of this City. and for the levy on all prop-
erty subject to taxatimn of sufficient rate to pay the
interest on such bonds. and to retire tham as th~y ma-
ture.
Section 3. Those desiring to vote in favor of the
issuance of such bonds. shall have written. or printed.
on their ballots. "For the issuance of ~~90a 6~f
Street Improvement Bonds. and. the:. levy of a tax to pey
the interest thereon. and craat~ a sinking fund to re-
tire such as they mature-",. and those opposed to th~
issuance of such gond.s shall have. wri tte.n or printed
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on their ballots-n.Against the issuance. of $3 •II. oot>"-
of Street Improvement Bonds. and. the levy of a tax to
pay the interest thereon. and to create a sinking fund
to retire such as they matlire·". and. if a majority of
such voters declare in favor of th! issuance of such
Bonds. they shall be issued as set out. and taxes levied
as stated.
Saction 4. Thtt follo~ ~named as Ju~ to hold .
qrh election. /1,.;. r~. ~'
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and. theQ shall make such return thereof as is' required
by law.
Section 5. A certified coP.Y of this Ordanance publish-
ed in a newspaper. published in this City. and a cer-
tified copy of this Ordinance posted. in public places
within this City, such publication and posted,being
for Thirty days prior to such election. shall be suf-
ficient notice thereof.
Section 6. The fact that the. highways in this Oi ty
are in such condition. from lack of drain~e and per-
mane.nt surfacing as to rend.e:r travel difficult and
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the great nee:d of re.·medying such condition. cre-ates
an emergency and public ne-cessity tbl.t the. :fule of
the Charter requiriqg Ordinances to be read at two
several meetings before passage-should be. and. the
same is. sarspended, and. this Ordinance finally passed
at the me-e. ting of its introduction by unam.imous vote,
and it is so ord.ered.
Pass~d and approved this 11th day of OCtober, 1923.
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TE-r;: STATE OF T::j{.' s I
l LUBBCC K COUNTY
CITY OF LUBBOCK •
Bcfo ·eme yhe undersigned authority on this
day personally appeared James L. Dow, ID10\vn to me to be a credible person
who being by me dfltly sworn on oath deposes and says.
The he, affiant is the publisher of the Lubbock
Avalanche a :aews-paper published weekly in the town of Lubbock, Lubbodc
County, Texas, a rtd that the foregoing Ordinance of which a printed Copy
:ts a.t +a.ched to this a-ffidavit was published in the aaid Lubbock
Avalanche on the 19 end 26th days of October, 2nd, 9th, 11th and 16th
days of November, 1923.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this tbe 22nd, day of November,l923o
OltDINAMCE NO. Ul
'iiiiiliYOver a periOd not cre~a=-te~r~~
forty years. in den ominations of one \f4Hi, from ·~ o nage • tbo~d doUan, for the purpose of JI!IUlent surfacmg. aa to render tranl
pavmg, drainin&' and pennanently im-difficult and t he areat need of rem•
An ordinaDCe submi ttinl' the ques-proving the streets and avenues of dJin~ &ucll condition, c:reatea U
tbe legally qqalifted property · this city, and for the levy on all prop-8ftleqency and public nec~~~y that
DC voterS of tllfa city if bonds erty subject to ·taxation of sufficient the rule of the charter •·equtr•n.r imil·
ef 1 city. in !Jle amount ot •360~-rate to pay the int&res& on such bonds,! !lances to be -rea d at two several meet•
.... 00 beanng mterest payable eemt-and to retire the m as they mature. 1np before passage should be, a11d
-.ually at a rate not pater than Section 3. Those des iring to vote : the same lsii s us pended. and this ordt.
6 per cent,. payable senally within in favor of the isauance of such bonds, 1 nance fin a ly pa1111ed at ~e meetinr
~ years from date of issuance, &ball have written or printed on their' of its introduction by unammous vote, au be t.ued for the pUrpotre of pav-ballots. ''For the issuance of U60 • I and it is so ordered.
-· 41ralnmg aDd permanently im-000.00 of street improvement bon~ Pused and approved this 11th daY ~ the streets &Dd avenues of aqd the levy of a tax to pay the inter-of Oetober, 1923.
We City of Lubbock. le'VYinJr a tax est thereon. and create a sinking (Seal)
t.r the pu1'JJ08e ~f J!.aJiua' the 1nt.erelt fund to retire such a s they matore ·' PERCY SPENCER.
a'JICl cnatiq a .sinklDC f"und to retire and those opposed to the l118Uance ~f May or, City of Lubbock. Texas. iiiC=ds; f"IDD&' the time aDd place ~h bonds shall have written o:-Attest:-ot 111\Jeh eleetloD and the form FJnted on their ballots. "Against the J. R. GERMANY,
ol tile ot; BPJ!Oin~ tbe officers •uance of $360,000.00 of skeet im-Seet'y. C ity of Lubbock . Texas.
to bold the .same; settiq oat the man-provement bonds, and the levy of a THE S'l'ATE OF TEXAS,
ner of notice thereof, and declarmg tax ot pay the inter est thereon and to City and County of Lubbock.
aD emerpney account of eerioua need create a sinkin~ fund to reti~e such, We, Percy Spencer, ~s Mayor, and
til (lermanent surfacinc of the city ae they mature " a n d if a majority! J. R . Gennany, ae Cit.y 88cretarr.
hflliways and dauger and inconven-of such voters 'declare in favor of of the City of Lubbock, Tau, 'ti.efe.
Ieee from flood waterL this issuance of such bonds they shall by certify that the :foregoing is a tne
Be it ordaiued by the City Commia-be issued as set out and t~xes levied aDd correct copy of Ordinance No.
eioa of tbe City of LubboCk . Texas: as stated. · ' 28&, passed by a unanimous vote of
Section 1. An eleetioa witbln thil Section (. The followin• are nam-t he City Commiasion of said Clqr ef * to be held a~ tile office of City eel ·as judges to hold such election: Lubbock. October 11, 1928, and a_p-
~ i n the e1ty, on the 21st day B. T. Penney L H W Ten')' and proved, as the same appears by thtt
of NOVember, 1928, at the rqular W. S. Clark ' a~d ihey' shall ~ake Minutes of said City. Volume 3, Pap
ltqws, is ~by called wher eat tJte saeh return t hereof a s i s required by 153 et eeq. of ommiNion of the City
lepJly qualified propertf taxpa:rU.. law. of Lubbock, T exas.
vott!ra of this c:ity may determine ll t Sedion 5. A eert.ified copy of this In ~eatimo n y whereof we have here-
bonds of this ctty, as hereinafter set erdinance published in a newspaper unto 1seued the same and a!fixed the
out and for purpose~"> the re named, .published in this city and 8 certified official seal of said city. thts October
aball ~e issue<t by the city. . copy o! this ordlnanc~ posted in pub-11, 1928 .
. 8ect1o~ 2 .. The pu-z:pose for whtc_h lie places within this city, such publi-(Seal) '!Jl•• elect1on ts .call~d 1s to determine cation ~nd RA~tin.r bein,r for thirty
1f bonds of tbas c•t:y In the am ouat 4ays prtor trr-:'""SDeh election shall be
of f360,000.00 bearlnar in~ pay. 111t1f!icient no:=hereof. '
able aemi-ann~ally, at. a rate not Section 6. fact ... t the hl~-
peater tllan x ~ee nt, payable ~ t'f this • tre neb ce.Dai-. . ~
PERCY SPENCER,
Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas.
J . R. GERMANY, Ci!f 8ec:retal'J,
C1ty of Lubi)Oek, Tau. 5-611'
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AN OBDilUNCX SJJ.hmitti.-the question to the l~gally quali-
fied propert7 taxpaying yoters of this City if Bonds
of ths Cit1 in tm •ount of $3Jt•ootJi,~ariag interest
payabll semi-azmUallJ at a rate not greater than Sia
pe~ cant. p&~able serially within for~ years fraa date
of issuanoe. ahall !be issued fo~ the purpose of pan~.
dra1Dil)g and permatllnt]1 iaproTiDg the streets and an-
nucu' of the O~tJ of Lubbock @-~~~ le1'JiJB a
tax for the pa·rpose of paying the· inh rest ad creating
a sinking fund to retire such bonds; fixing the tille aad.
place of ~folding suoh election and the fom of til,e bal-
lot;. appointing the officelrs to hold the same; se ttiag
out the •AJUllr of _notice :thereof. 8Dd declaring an ea-
ergencv acconnt of serious need of pel"Dl.8Dint surfaciJC
of the Oi ty highways and danger and inconftaienct from.
flood waters;
Be lt ordained bJ. the Oity Oomaaion of the Cit1
j ol Lubbock. !exes:
, Section: 1. An eleotio6 within Ws City Jo be held at~
~ 'f ttJ, ~ in the Olty, 0.11 the ~,-dzt:t of ~
· 1923, at t~ Jgalar hou111, is hereby celled whereat .
the legally qualified propert1 t~i~ voters of
this Oi-ma7 detemine if bonds of this City. as bere-
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inafter ee.t out and for · purposes tht-re nam.e.d,. shall be
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issued by the Oitf.~·-
Section 2. T.ht pur)ose for which this election ia called
ia to 4etermine if bonds of this Cit1 in the amount of
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$3".6oob ' hearillg interest p8Jable. semi-ammally. at a
rat• not greater than Six pe ·r "ent. paJable ser·iallJ
over a period not ~ater than .Forty1ears. in denca-
inations of Ona thou.aa.nd· dollars. for the purpose of
paving. draining end permanently improviag the., ·s ·trefte
and ave.nues of tht-a City. and for the ltvy 0%1 all pro~
erty su»jeot to taxatien of suffioient rate to pay tbe
interest on such bonds 4 and to rEtire thSil as the7--
tnre.
Section 3. '!'bose desiring to vote in fevor ·of the
issuance of sll'ib bonds. shaJ..l have writte..n or printfd
on their ball-ots. "l'or the issuance of r;i J. ... :~cD..(.•ot
Street Improyement Bonds. and the levy of a tax to Pill ·
the interest ther.e-on. and craate a aiwng ·fwid to re-
tire such as thf-1 mature••. alld thos~ opposed to tM
iasuance of sucb ioDds shall h&Ye wri tt•n or printed
on their hallot..,"Against the issuance of $3-.IJ.....t:~: OD () ~ 0
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of Street ImproYtment Bonds. and the levy of a tax to
pay the int.trfst thereon. and. to or(ate a siJlkiDg fund
to retirt such as they mat•ren. and if a majority of
such Yoters declare in favor oi thi issnance of saah
Bonds. they shall be issued as sEt out. ani taxes len*
as stated.
Sectio~ 4. The Ao~Wi.PIJ are named asw:::~udges tl?fold
such ~leotion.~ .. ; ... r~, ~~ /~
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end they shall make such return thereof as is required
by law.
Section 5. A -certified COPJ of thiS Ord8nance tmbl4si--
ed in a newspape-r. published in this City. and ace~
tif:ied copy of this Ordinance posted in public place.a
within this City. such publication-and posted, being
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for ~irtJ aa7s prior to such election. shall be suf-
fieie~t aotioe thereof.
Section 6.. The fact that the highways in this Oi ty
ate in such condition. from lack of drainsgt and pe 1'\-
aaa~nt surfaoiJIBJ as to render traft 1 eli fficul t and
the peat need of nmtdying suoh condition. creates
all ~aergena1 Qd pu)lio BOessitJ t .let the tult of
tht Charter· requiriqr Ordinances to be read at two
seTeral aettiJWS befon pasf:Jagt should be. and the
same is. suspended. aad this OrdiDBDCe finall;p pass .e~ .
at the meetink of its introduotio.n by nn.jm~~ vote.
and it is so ordered.
Passed and apprond this 11th daJ of OOtobe.r ... 192.8.
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The State of Texas
Mayor, vi ty of tubboek.
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City and cvunty of Lubbock
...:-. We·. Percy Spencer as· I\1aj7or and. J. R. Germany as
C1ty Secretary. of the City ofLubbock Texas h~rebj certify
that the_foregoi~ is a t~ and correct copy • C:f Ord1.nance
No ~ '?b , passe-d by a unan1mous vote of t hp Cl ty Oommiss ion
,.of stud 01 ty of Lubbock October 11. 1923, 'and ..§Pproved as \~~;· .. {he sa:r.ne-ap e~ ~ the. Hinutes of said Ci t;z Volitme -~-· _.'):\~.Page . .of Commission of the City or· Lubbock. ~as. ~, _:-r _.· In.· te-a 1m ny whereof we have hereunto signed the same
t .. ""v :-and a~f e the Official Seal of said City thi~ October '"';.-{: 1~9 • .
-r"-\ B I E or ta:ry' ' Hay or City of Lubbock ~. c· y of LubbocK. Texas. Texas ' . .
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