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ORDINANCE NO.~
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULT OF AN ELECTION
HELD IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TEXAS ON DECEMBER lOth. 1925, ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS
TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TEXAS SAID AMENDMENTS THUS SUBMITTED AND VOTED
ON PROPOUNDED TO THE VOTERS THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.
Amendment No. 1-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City of Lubbock
Texas, by amending and changing Section 15, of Article 2, Chapter 1, relating to
street improvements and assessments and re-assessments: Answer:
YES.
NO,
Amendment No. 2-Do you vote to amend the present city charter by adding Section 5
Article 8, Chapter 1, relating to advertisement of sales of bonds : Answer:
YES
NO
endment No. 3.-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City
of Lubbock, Texas, by adding Sections 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 1, Chapter 3,
relating to creation of Board of City Development? Answer:
YES.
No.
endment No. 4.-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City
of Lubbock, Texas, by amending and changing Section 9 of Article 3, Chapter 1,
relating to compensation of officers of City Court. Answer:
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NO.
endment No. 5.-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City
of Lubbock, Texas, by amending and changing Section 14, Article 9, Chapter 1,
elating to compensation of Mayor and City Commissioners. Answer:
YES.
No.
endment No. 6.-Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of
ubbock, Texas, by amending and changing Section 2, Article 9. Chapter 1,
elating to terms of office of Mayor and Commissioners: Answer:
YES.
NO,
endment No. 7-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City of Lubbock,
exas, by amending and changing Section 3, Article 7, Chapter 1, relating to
ollection of street taii Answer:
YES,
NO.
E IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS.
SECTION 1: That there was submitted to the qualified voters of the City of
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Lubbock, Texas, on December lOth., 1925, in accordance with law, an election for
the purpose of passing on the question of adopting amendments to the City Charter
of the City of Lubbock, Texas, the questions thus submitted and votes on reading
as follows:
Amendment No. 1-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City of Lubbock
Texas, by amending and changing Section 15, of Article 2, Chapter 1, relating to
street improvements and assessments and re-assessments: Answer;
YES.
NO.
Amendment No. 2·Do you vote to amend the present city charter by adding Section 5
Article 8, Chapter 1, relating to advertisement of sales of bonds:
Answer:
YES.
NO.
Amendment No. 3.•Do you vote to amend the present charter of the City of Lubbock,
Texas, by adding Section 1, 2, 3 and 4, Article 1, Chapter 3, relating to creation
of Board of City Development: Answer:
YES.
NO.
Amendment No. 4.-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, by amending and changing Section 9 of Article 3, Chapter 1, relating
to compensation of officers of City Court, Answer:
YES.
NO.
endment No. 5.-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, by amending and changing Section 14, Article 9, Chapter 1, relating
to compensation of Mayor and City Commissioners. Answer:
YES.
NO.
endment No. 6.-Do you vote to amend the present City Charter of the City of
Lubbock, Texas, by ~ending and changing Section 2, Article 9, Chapter 1, relating
to terms of office of Mayor and Commi~sioners: Answer:
YES.
NO.
~endment No. 7.-Do you vote to amend the present city charter of the City of
bbock, Texa~, by amending and changing $ection 3, Article 7 Chapter 1, by
mitting paragraph 3 of said Section 3 Article 7, Chapter 1, relating to collection
o f street tax? Answer:
YES.
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ECTION 2. That the qualified voters voted on said questions at the polls and
cast their ballots and answered the foregoing questions as follows:
On amendment No. One 342 voters answered Yes, and 289 voters answered No.
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On Amendment No. Two 418 voters answered ¥as and 200 answered No.
On Amendment No. Three 404 voters answered Yes and 223 answered No.
On Amendment No. Four 3M voters answered Yes and 240 answered No.
On Amendment No. Five 387 voters answered Yes and 237 answered No .
On Amendment No. Six 387 voters answered Yes and 236 answered No.
On Amendment No. Seven 353 voters answered Yea, and 231 answered No.
There were only 635 votes in all cast at said election and a majority thereof
was cast in the affirmative in answer to each of said questions.
SECTION 3. The City Commission has duly canvassed the election returns, and
finds that a •ajority of the qualified voters favored the adoption of all said
amendments and that they have legally carried, been adopted and .approved
SECTION 4. It is thereofre ordered that said proposed amendments be considered
and they are hereby approved and adopted and made a part of the charter of City of
Lubbock, Texas, and that a copy of said ordinance ordering said election as well
as this Ordinance be recorded at length in the minutes and records of said city
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at regular meeting this 11th. day of December, 192 1
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ATTEST:
J, R. Germany,
City Secretary.
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F. R. Friend.
Mayor.