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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance - 5336-1967 - Special Election One Percent Sales Tax - 10/10/1967IO-lO-tGlU1- oRniNANcE NO. J3J~· AN ORDINANCE ordering a special election to be held in the City of Lubbock, Texas, on the question of the adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use tax within the City; designating the day of the election and the polling places; appointing election officials therefor; providing that all duly qualified resident electors shall be qualified to vote; pres- cribing form of ballot; providing for notice of election; containing other pro- visions relating to said election; pro- viding for severability; and declaring an emergency. WHEREAS, Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes {Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Page 62) authorizes the governing body of any city, town or village in Texas to call an election for the purpose of adopting a local sales and use tax within such city, town or village; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, hereby finds, determines and adjudges that it is necessary and to the best interests of the City to call an election for the purpose of adopting a local sales and use tax within said City at the ear- liest possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the citizens of the City of Lubbock, and that by virtue thereof this ordinance shall be passed and adopted as an emergency measure; now, therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: SECTION 1: That a special election shall be held in and throughout the City of Lubbock, Texas, on the 9th day of November, 1967, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified voters of said City, for their action there- upon, the following propositions: "FOR adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use tax within the City." nAGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use tax within the City." SECTION 2: That said election shall be held in each of the election precincts .within said City, and the polling places and pres~a~ng officers for each of said precincts sha ll be, respectively, as follows, to wit: PRECINCT NUMBER AND POLLING PLACE PRESIDING JUDGE 1 (Old) Lubbock County William Goldstein Court House, Broadway and Texas Avenue 2 Carroll Thompson Junior High, 14th St. and Avenue T 3 J. T. Hutchinson Junior High, 32nd St. and Canton 4 0. L. Slaton Junior High, 32nd St. and Avenue Q 5 Chris Harwell Elemen- tary School, 41st St. and Avenue D 6 Ella Iles Elementary School, 2401 Date 7 Zenith Avenue Fire Station, lOth St. and Zenith 8 Sam Arnett Elementary School, 700 E. Queens 9 Central Fire Station, 6th St. and Avenue K 10 Jackson Elementary School, 2nd St. and Vernon 11 Ma~~hews Elementary School, 2600 Dartmouth 12 Rush Elementary School, 15th St. and Utica 13 Lou Stubbs Elementary School, 34th St. and Toledo 14 ~aedgen School, 4400 Nashville Mrs. J. D. McGinnis W. E. Inmon Wyatt Hester Mrs. Ka·thryn Frentress N. P. Holmes L. H. Welch C. A. Oldham A. C. Bowden H. D. White E. A. Box John L. Scott Mrs. J. M. Griggs Richard Jackson ALTERNATE PRESIDING JUDGE Linnie Dearman Mrs. L. P. Rheudasi W. P. Clement Mrs. C. W. Ratliff Mrs. Oran Foote Mrs. Justyne Morton Mrs. L. H. Welch Mrs. C. A. Oldham Mrs. A. C. Bowden Mrs. C. L. Dickson Mrs. F. J. Striker Mrs. John L. Scott Mrs. Lewis McK:..nley H. J. HcCabe PRECINCT NUMBER AND POLLING PLACE PRESIDING JUDGE 15 Wheelock Elementary Mrs. Homer Roper School, 42nd St. and Elgin 16 E. J. Parsons Elemen-James M. Gereroan tary School, 2811 58th St. 17 Brown Elementary Mrs. Russell School, 36th St. Tarrance and Avenue W 18 Atkins Junior High Mrs. Syd Moore School, 5401 Avenue U ALTERNATE PRESIDING JUDGE Mrs. Robert Newell Mrs. Dennis Fullingim Mrs. Leroy Neitsch Phil 0 1 Jibway If the regularly appointed Presiding Judge is unable to serve at the election, the Alternate Presiding Judge therefor shall serve as Presiding Judge. The Presiding Judge shall appoint at least two (2) Clerks (one of whom shall be the Alternate Pre- siding Judge if the election is conducted by the regularly appointed Presiding Judge) and not more than six (6) additional Clerks, as he deems necessary for the proper conduct of the election. ABSENTEE VOTING shall be conducted at the City Secre- tary's Office in the City Hall, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5, V.A.T.C.S., Election Code. SECTION 3: That said election shall be held in accord- ance with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of Lubbock, Texas, shall be qualified to vote. SECTION 4: That the ballots for said election shall be prepared in sufficient number and in conformity with Chapter 6, V.A.T.C.S., Election Code, and printed on such ballots shall appear the following proposition: 0 FOR 0 ADOPTION OF A ONE PERCENT (1%) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY The word "FOR" and beneath it the word "AGAINST" shall be made to appear to the left of the proposition. A square shall be printed on the left of each of the words "FOR11 and "AGAINST" and each voter shall place an "X" in the square beside the statement indicating the way he wishes to vote. SECTION 5: That notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall be given: (a) by publication on the same day of two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation pub- lished within said City, the date of the first publication to be at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date set herein for such election; and (b) by posting of such notice at the polling place in each of the election precincts of the City not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set herein for such election. It is hereby found and determined that the LUBBOCK AVALANCHE-JOURNAL is 1a newspaper published within the City of Lubbock, Texas, and is a newspaper of general circulation within said City. SECTION 6: If any of the provisions of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 7: The public importance of this measure and the fact that it is to the best interest of the City of Lubbock to call an election for the purpose of adopting a local sales and use tax I ithin said City at the earliest possible date for the immediate preservation of the public peace, property, health and safety of the citizens of said City constitute and create an emergency and an ~rgent public necessity requiring that this ordinance be passed and ake effect as an emergency measure, and that this ordinance is ccordingly passed as an emereency measure and shall take effect ~nd be in force immediately from and after its passage, and it is so ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED, I TTEST: ity Secre I(City Seal) e lOth day of October, 1967.