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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 4643-1965 - Issuance Of $1,425,000 General Obligation Bonds & $275,000 Park Bond 3/15/1965 - 02/25/1965MINUTES PERTAINING TO PASSAGE OF ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF $1,425,000 "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1965" and $275,000 "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 1965", ALL DATED MARCH 15, 1965 THE STATE OF TEXAS l l CITY OF LUBBOCK l l COUNTY OF LUBBOCK 1 ON THIS, the 25th day of February, 1965, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, convened in regular session at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall, there being present and in attendance the following members, to-wit: MAX TIDMORE MAYOR > W o EUGENE MDERSON ) ROLAN SIMPSON ) COUNCILMEN JACK KASTMAN ) W. Eo MEDLOCK ) and LA VENIA LOWE CITY SECRETARY also bei~~ present; and with the follo~ing.absent: __________ ~~-- ~~4[ ,const~tut~ng a quorum; at which time the following, among other business was transacted, to-wit: Councilman M-~L.-clc.. introduced the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 4643 "AN ORDINANCE by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, authorizing the issuance of $1,425,000 'CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGA- TION BONDS, SERIES 1965', dated March 15, 1965 for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $775,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City•s Waterworks System; $385,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, including acquisition of rights of way; and $265,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Sanitary Sewer System including the acquisition of necessary rights of way; and authorizing the issuance of $275,000 'CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 1965', dated March 15, 1965, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; prescribing the form of the bonds and the form of the interest coupons, levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on said bonds and to create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof and providing for the assessment and collection of such taxes; enacting provisions incident and relating to the purpose and subject of this ordinance and declaring an emergency." The ordinance was read in full, and thereupon Councilaan t'kp(,c.A:; ~~~-~moved that the charter rule prohibiting the paaaage of ordinance on the claT on which introduced, unless declared an emergency aeaaure, 'be euapendecl · for the reasons set forth and defined in the preamble thereto. The aotion vaa eeconcled b,f Councilman -fiAWfSq~ and carried b.J the folloviDg ~tea TEAS• Ma¥or Tidmore and Councilmen Aldereon, Sill})eon, l(aatman, and Medlock IAYSa None. Councilman ~k~lt.. then moved that the ordinance be . finall7 passed as an emergency aeasure to take effect i .. ecliately troa and after ita passage. The motion vas seconded by Councilman -'~~e~ · an4 carried b.J the following vote• YEAS• Mayor Tidmore and Councilmen Al\deraon, Sill})aon, X&atman, and Medlock JJ.lYS a B'one. The Mlqor then anJlOunced the final passage and illlledia te ettect ot the ordinance as an emergency measure. ~or, Cit7 ot Lubbock, !'uae ATTEST a (CitT Seal) ORD I~ANCE NO ._f~/,::;o...,fr....;:3;;.,__ __ "AN ORDINANCE by the Ci ty Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, authorizing the issuance of $1,425,000 'CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGA- TION BONDS, SERIES 1965', dated March 15, 1965 for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $775,000 for constructing improvements and extens ions to the City's Waterworks System; $385,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, including acquisition of rights of way; and $265,000 for constructing improvements and ex tensions to the City's Sanitary Sewer System, including the acquisition of necessary rights of way; and authorizing the issuance of $275,000 'CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 1965', dated March ~5, 1965, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: purchasing and/or imp~oving lands for public parks in and for said City; prescribing the form of the bonds and the form of the interest coupons, levying a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property within the limits of said City to pay the interest on said bonds ~nd to create a sinking fund for the redemption thereof and providing for the assessment and collection of such taxes; enacting provisions incident and relating to the purpos e and subject of this ordinance and declaring an emergency. 11 WHEREAS, pursuant to an election held in the City of Lubbock on the lOth day of September, 1959, a majority of the duly qualified electors of said City who owned taxable property therein and who had duly rendered the same for taxation sustained propositions authorizing the City Council to issue general obli- gation bonds of the City to mature serially over a period of years not to exceed Thirty (30) years from their date and to bear inter- est at a rate not to exceed Five Per Centum (5%) per annum, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: and, $4,000,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; $3,200,000 for constructing street improvements for said City, including acquisition of rights of way; $ 600,000 for purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; WHEREAS, pursuant to an election held in the City of Lubbock on the 17th day of September, 1963, a majority of the duly qualified electors of said City who owned taxable property therein and who had duly rendered the same for taxation sustained proposi- tions authorizing the City Council to issue general obligation bonds of the City to mature serially over a period of years not to exceed Forty (40) years from their date and to bear interest at a rate not to exceed Five Per Centum (5%) per annum, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: and $970,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Sanitary Sewer System, including the acquisition of necessary rights of way; and $750,000 for purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City; WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to issue such of the authorized but unissued bonds of the September 10, 1959 voted authorizations and the September 17~ 1963 voted authoriza- tions as hereinafter provided to be issued and as shown in the tabu- lation below, it being understood that the City Council reserves the right and authority to issue the remaining amount of the bonds in one or more series at a future date or dates when, in the judg- ment of the City Council such amounts are needed for their autho- rized purposes. A tabulation showing the amounts of all bonds previously authorized and issued for the respective purposes afore- mentioned, the amounts being issued by this ordinance for the pur- poses indicated and the balance remaining for future issuance is as follows: Date of Amount Authoriz-Amount Previously Being Unissued Purpose ing Election Voted Issued Issued Balance Waterworks 9-10-59 $4,000,000 $2,350,000 $775,000 $875,000 St. Imp. 9-10-59 3,200,000 2,412,000 385,000 403,000 Park Imp. 9-10-59 600,000 400,000 200,000 -0- Sewer Sys-9-17-63 970,000 275,000 265,000 430,000 tem Park Imp. 9-17-63 750,000 -0-75,000 675,000 and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it advisable and to the best interest of the City that the bonds of the authorizations here inabove described,except the park bonds which are herein authorized as a separate issue, shall be issued in a single combined series; and WHEREAS, it is FOUND, DETERMINED AND ADJUDGED that it is necessary and to the best interests of the City to construct the improvements and extensions herein contemplated at the earliest possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and that by virtue thereof this ordinance shall be passed and adopted as an emergency measure, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: PERTAINING TO THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS SECTION 1: That the bonds of the City of Lubbock,Texas, to be known as "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 1965", be and same are hereby issued under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, for the purpose of making permanent public improvements to-wit: $775,-000 for con- structing improvements and extensions to the City's Waterworks System; $385,000 for constructing street improvements in and for said City, including acquisition of rights of way; and $265,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City1 s Sanitary Sewer Syste~, including the acquisition of necessary rights of way; aggregating the principal sum of ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,425,000). SECTION 2: That said bonds shall be numbered consecutive- ly from One (1) to Two Hundred Eighty Five (285), both inclusive; shall be in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,425,000); shall be dated March 15, 1965; and shall become due and payable serially on March 15 in each of the years in accordance with the following schedule, without right of prior redemption: AMOUNT MATURITY AMOUNT MATURITY $70,000 1966 $70,000 1976 70,000 1967 70,000 1977 70,000 1968 70,000 1978 70,000 1969 70,000 1979 70,000 1970 70,000 1980 70,000 1971 75,000 1981 70,000 1972 75,000 1982 70,000 1973 75,000 1983 70,000 1974 75,000 1984 70,000 1975 75,000 1985 SECTION 3: That the form of said bonds shall be sub- stantially as follows: NO. __ UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1965 $5,000 The CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itself indebted to, and FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby promises to pay to bearer, without right of prior redemption, the sum of · FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in lawful money of the United States of America on the FIFTEENTH DAY OF Y~CH, 19 ____ , with interest thereon from the date hereof to maturity at the rate of PER CENTUM ( % per annum, payable on March 15, 1966, and semi-annually thereafter on September 15 and March 15 in each year, arid inte~est falling due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon presentation an .surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due. BOTH PRINCIPAL and interest of this bond are hereby made payable at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York City, New York, or at the option of the holder at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Lubbock, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS BOND is one of a series of Two Hundred Eighty Five (285) serial bonds, numbered consecutively from One (1) to Two Hundred Eighty Five (285}, both inclusive, in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating ONE MILLION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,425,000) issued for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: $775,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City's Water- works System; $385,000 for ·constructing street improvements in and for said City, including a_cquisition of rights of way; and $265,000 for constructing improvements and extensions to the City•s Sanitary Sewer System, under authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and recorded in the Minutes of said City Council. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this bond and the series of which it is a part is duly authorized by law and by vote of the resident qualified, property taxpaying electors of said City, who owned taxable property therein and had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at elections held for that purpose within said City on the lOth day of September, 1959 and on the 17th day of September, 1963; that all acts, condi- tions and things required to be done precedent to and in the issu- ance of this series of bonds and of this bond, have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time,form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made which, when col- lected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond and the series of which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed; as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of the City of Lubbock, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the "Texas Uniform Facsimile signature of Public Officials Act", enacted by the 57th Legislature of Texas at its Regular Session in 1961, has caused the seal of said City to be impressed or a facsimile thereof to be printed hereon, and this bond and its appurtenant coupons to be executed with the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of said City; the date of this bond, in conformity with the ordinance above referred to, being the FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1965. Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary,City of Lubbock,Texas SECTION 4: That the form of interest coupon attached to each of said. bonds shall be substantially as follows: ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF NO._ 19 ----___ , $ __ _ the CITY OF LUBBOCK, .a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York City, New York, or at the option of the holder at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, the sum of ~------~~--~-DOLUffiS ($ ) , in lawful more y of the United States of America, said sum being months' interest due that day on the "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND, SERIES 1965", dated March 15, 1965. Bond No. ________ __ City Secretary Mayor PERTAINING TO THE PARK BONDS SECTION 5: That the bonds of the City of Lubbock, Texas, to be known as "CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BONDS, SERIES 1965", be and same are hereby issued under and by virtue of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, in the principal sum of TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($275,000) for the purpose of making permanent public improvements, to-wit: purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City. SECTIO~ 6: That said bonds shall be numbered consecutive- ly from One (1) to Fifty Five (55), both inclusive, shall be in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each; shall be dated March 15, 1965 and shall become due and payable serially on March 15 in each of the years, without right of prior redemption, in accordance with the following schedule: AMOUNT MA'IURITY AMOUNT MATURITY $15,000 1966 $15,000 1976 15,000 1967 15,000 1977 15,000 1968 15,000 1978 15,000 1969 15,000 1979 15,000 1970 15,000 1980 15,000 1971 10,000 1981 15,000 1972 10,000 1982 15,000 1973 10,000 1983 15,000 1974 10,000 1984 15,000 1975 10,000 1985 SECTION 7: That the form of said bonds shall be sub- stantially as follows: NO. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA $5,000 STNr:E OF TEXAS COUNTY OF LUBBOCK CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BOND SERIES 1965 The CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, acknowledges itself indebted to, and FOR VALUE RECEIVED, hereby promises to pay to bearer, without right of prior redemption, the sum of FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($5,000), in lawful money of the United States of America, on the FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 19 , with interest thereon from the date hereof to maturity at the rate of PER CENTUM ( %) per annum, payable on March 15, 1966 and semi-annually thereafter on September 15 and March 15 in each year; and interest falling due on or prior to maturity hereof is payable only upon presentation and surrender of the interest coupons hereto attached as they severally become due. BOTH PRINCIPAL and interest of this bond are hereby made payable at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York City, New York, or at the option of the holder at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, and for the prompt payment of this bond and the interest thereon at maturity, the full faith, credit and resources of the City of Lubbock, Texas, are hereby irrevocably pledged. THIS BOND is one of a series of Fifty Five (55) serial bonds, numbered consecutively from One (1) to Fifty Five {55), both inclusive, in denomination of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000) each, aggregating in amount TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($275,000) issued for the purpose of making permanent public improve ments, to-wit: purchasing and/or improving lands for public parks in and for said City, under authority of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and pursuant to an ordinance duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, and recorded in the Minutes of said City Council. IT IS HEREBY CERTIFIED, RECITED AND REPRESENTED that the issuance of this bond and the series of which it is a part is duly authorized by law and by vote of the resident qualified, property taxpaying electors of said City, who owned taxable property therein and had duly rendered the same for taxation, voting at elections held for that purpose within said City on the lOth day of September, 1959 and on the 17th day of September, 1963; that all acts, condi- tions and things reqfrired to be done precedent to and in the issuanc of this series of bonds and of this bond, have been properly done and performed and have happened in regular and due time,form and manner as required by law; that sufficient and proper provision for the levy and collection of taxes has been made which, when collected, shall be appropriated exclusively to the payment of this bond and _the series of which it is a part, and to the payment of the interest coupons thereto annexed; as the same shall become due; and that the total indebtedness of the City of Lubbock, Texas, including the entire series of bonds of which this is one, does not exceed any constitutional or statutory limitation. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, in accordance with the provisions of the ''Texas Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act", enacted by the 57th Legislature of Texas, at its Regular Session in 1961, has caused the seal of said City to be impressed or a facsimile thereof to be printed hereon, and this bond and its appurtenant coupons to be executed with the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of said City; the date of this bond, in conformit with the ordinance above referred to, being the FIFTEENTH DAY OF MARCH, 1965. Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas COUNTERSIGNED: City Secretary, City of Lubbock,Texas SECTION 8: That the form of interest coupon attached to each of said bonds shall be substantially as follows: NO. ___ _ ON THE FIFTEENTH DAY OF $ ____ _ 19 ___ , the CITY OF LUBBOCK, a municipal corporation of the State of Texas, hereby promises to pay to bearer, at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York City, New York, or at the option of the holder at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder the sum of ~~------~~--~DOLLARS ($ ), in lawful money of the United States of America, said sum being months' interest due that day on the "CITY I!JF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, PARK BOND, SERIES 1965", dated March 15, 1965. Bond No. ___ City Secretary Mayor PERTAINING TO BOTH ISSUES OF BONDS SECTION 9: That said bonds shall bear interest from date to maturity at the following rates per annum; that is to say-- (a) Bonds maturing in each of the years 1966 through '"., at r i.· , .. , (b) Bonds maturing in e&el=t ef tbe year; /9tP throc;tgh at 9-1/i« %; ' (c) Bonds maturing in each of the years L~~ through 19?9 ' at .J i.· .. , (d) Bonds maturing in each of the years /'A/(J through I?J1~ ' at .]. /tJ i.· .. , (e) Bonds maturing in each of the years /91'-S through /91J" at :J . .<,() i.· ' .. , (f) Bonds maturing in each of the years through , at %; such interest t .o be evidenced by proper coupons attached to each of said bonds, and said interest shall be payable on March 15,1966, and semi-annually thereafter on September 15 and March 15 in each year. SECTION 10: That both principal of and interest on said bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States of America, without exchange or collection charges to the owner or holder, at THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK OF NEW YORK, New York City, New York, or at the option of the holder at the CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK, Lubbock, Texas, upon presentation and surrender of bonds or proper coupons. SECTION 11: The seal of said City may be impressed on each of said bonds or in the alternative a facsimile of such seal may be printed on the said bonds. The bonds and interest coupons appurtenant thereto may be executed by the imprinted facsimile signatures of the Mayor and City Secretary of the City, and execu- tion in such manner shall have the same effect as if such bonds arid coupons had been signed by the Mayor and City Secretary in person by their manual signatures. Inasmuch as such bonds are re- quired to be registered by the Comptroller of Public Accounts for the State of Texas, only his signature (or that of a deputy designa- ted in writing to act for the Comptroller) shall be required to be manually subscribed to such bonds in connection with his registra- tion certificate to appear thereon, as hereinafter provided; all in accordance with the provisions of the "'Texas Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act", enacted by the 57th Legislature of Texas at its Regular Session in 1961. SECTION 12: That the fqllowing certificate shall be printed on the back of each bond: OFFICE OF COMPTROLLER STATE OF TEXAS l I 1 REGISTER NO. __ _ I HEREBY CERTIFY that there is on file and of record in my office a certificate of the Attorney General of the State of Texas, to the effect that this bond has been examined by him as required by law, and that he finds that it has been issued in conformity with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and that it is a valid and binding obligation upon said City of Lubbock, Texas, and said bond has this day been registered by me. WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF. MY OFFICE, at Austin, Texas, ___________________ __ Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas SECTION 13: That special funds to be designated "SPECIAL GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND FUND, SERIES 1965", and "SPECIAL PARK BOND FUND, SERIES 1965", are hereby created, and the proceeds of all taxes collected for or on account of each series of bonds shall be credited to said respective funds for the purpose of paying the interest on and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of said bonds at maturity; and said funds shall be used for no other purpose; that, while said bonds, or any of them, are outstanding and unpai d, there shall be annually levied, assessed and collected in due time, form and manner, a tax upon all of the taxable property in said City, for each series, sufficient to pay the current interes thereon and create a sinking fund sufficient to pay each installment of principal as the same becomes due or a sinking fund of 2% which- ever is greatest; and to pay the interest on each of said series of bonds for the first year and to create a sinking fund with which to pay the principal as-the same becomes due or a sinking fund of 2% whichever is greater, there is hereby levied a sufficient tax on eac one hundred dollars' valuation of taxable property in said City for the current year for each of said series and the same shall be assessed and collected and applied to the purposes named; and while said bonds or any of them are outstanding and unpaid, a tax each year at a rate from year to year, as will be ample and sufficient to provide funds to pay the current interest on said bonds and to provi de the necessary sinking funds, full allowance being made for delinquencies and costs of collection, shall be and is hereby levied for each year, respectively, while said bonds or any of them, are outstanding and unpaid, and said tax shall each year be assessed and collected and applied to the payment of the principal of and interest on said bonds. The City Council hereby declares its purpose and intent to provide and levy a tax legally and fully sufficient for each of said series of bonds, it having been deter- mined that the existing and available taxing authority of the City for such purpose is adequate to permit a legally sufficient tax in consideration of all other outstanding obligations. SECTION 14: That the Mayor of said City shall be and he is hereby authorized to take and have charge of all necessary orders and records pending investigation by the Attorney General of the State of Texas, and shall take and have charge and control of the bonds herein authorized pending their approval by the Attor· ney General and their registration by the Comptroller of Public Accounts. to SECTION 15: That the sale of the bonds herein authorized h~s-r ~,~..,_,.~ 8~t~.e//c. oP PT. ~,tte~~ E. F. H.,.,~..~ ~ 4 . .., .:z:-.-vc. ~ ~.s.s ~ t2. , L-.v c.. at the price of par and accrued interest to date of delivery, plus a premium of $ /I co is' hereby confirmed. Delivery of the bonds shall be made to said purchaser as soon as may be after the adoption of this ordinance, upon payment therefor in accordance with the terms of sale. · SECTION 16: The purchaser•s obligation to accept de- livery of the bonds fierein authorized is subject to their being furnished a final opinion of Messrs. Dumas, Huguenin and Boothman, Attorneys, Dallas, Texas, approving such bonds as to their validity, said opinion to be dated and delivered as of the date of delivery and payment for such bonds. Printing of a true and correct copy of said opinion on the reverse side of each of such bonds, with appropriate certificate pertaining thereto executed by facsimile signature of the City Secretary, is hereby approved and authorized. SECTION 17: That the public importance of this measure and the fact that it is to the best interest of the City to provide funds for the purpose of constructing the improvements and exten- sions herein contemplated at the earliest possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, constitute and create an emergency and an urgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed and take effect as an emergency measure, and this ordinance is accordingly passed as an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force immediately from and after its passage. PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 25th day of February, 1965. ~~ Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas City (CITY SEAL)