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1971-08-17 CC PacketX21 THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF SOUTHIAKE The City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, convened in regular session at 7:30 o~clock, P . M., on the 17th day of August 1971, at the City Hall within said City, which meeting was at all times open to the public, with the following members of said City Council being present, namely: Wade Booker Mayor W. 0. Nunn Councilmant Thurman Hearn Councilman Ralph Polson, Jr.,Councilman Billy Joe Knox Councilman and Aliceanne Wallace City Secretary and with the following members being absent: R. D. Drummond thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at said meeting: A written Ordinance calling a bond election to be held in said City on September 11, 1971, for the purpose of,issuing bonds was duly introduced for the consideration of said Council and read in full. It was then duly moved and seconded, that said ordinance be adopted; and, after due discussion, said motion, carrying with it the adoption of said ordinance, prevailed and carried by the following vote: AYES: All members of said City Council shown present above voted "Aye." NOES: None, 122 ORDINANCE NO. 184ie AN ORDINANCE BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, CALLING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1971, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO ALL RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF.SOUTHLAKE WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, AND TO ALL OTHER RESIDENT QUALIFIED ELECTORS VOTING SEPARATELY, A PROPOSITION RELAT- ING TO THE AUTHORIZATION AND ISSUANCE OF $300,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS OF SAID CITY AND THE LEVY OF THE TAX IN PAYMENT THEREOF. I WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, has determined to call an election at which there shall t be submitted a Proposition to authorize the City Council of said City to issue $300,000 General Obligation Bonds of said City for the purpose of constructing permanent improvements and extensions to said City's Waterworks System and to levy the tax in payment thereof; and this City Council accordingly now de- sires to order and call an election for the purpose of submit- ting said Proposition for the grant of authority.therein con- tained; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE T U. S I That an election be held i. the City of Southlake, It:xas, on & turday, September 11, i97-, which is not lews than fifteen (15) nor more than thirty (30) days from the date of this ordi_rlance, at which election there shall be submitted to alp 2 - 1 resident qualified electors of the City of Southlake, Texas, who own taxable property in said city and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, and-to all other resident qualified electors, voting separately, for their action thereupon the proposition here- inafter set forth. At said election all resident qualified electors of said city who own taxable property in said city and who have duly rendered the same for taxation shall be permitted to vote. Also at said election all other resident qualified electors of said city, voting separately, shall be permitted to vote, that is, all of those persons who are resident qualified electors of said city but who do not meet the. requirement of owning taxable property in said city which has been duly rendered for taxation. Separate ballot boxes will be maintained at the polling place for each said t class of voters and the votes cast at said polling place by each said class of voters shall be recorded, returned and canvassed separately. Absentee voting in said election shall be conducted in such a manner that absentee votes cast by each of the aforesaid classes of voters shall be cast, recorded, returned and canvassed separately as stated above. The proposition to be submitted is as .follows, to-wit: i PROPOSITION. Shall the.City Council of the City of Southlake, j Texas, be authorized to issue Bonds of said City in the principal amount of THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS Q 300.,000), for the purpose of constructing permanent a improvements and extensions to the Waterworks System of said City; said Bonds to mature serially, or otherwise as may be determined by the City Council of said City; the maximum maturity being not more than thirty (30) years from their date and any issue or series of said Bonds to bear interest per annum (payable annually ori semi-annually) at any rate or rates to be determined within the discretion of the City Council of said-City, provided that such rate or rates shall not exceed the maximum rate per annum permitted by law at the time of the issuance of any issue or series of said Bonds; and shall the City Council of said City be authorized to levy an annual ad valorem tax on all taxable property in said City sufficient to pay the interest on said Bonds and to create a sinking fund sufficient to pay the principal thereof as the same matures, as authorized by the Con- stitution and laws of the State of Texas?" r i II That the polling place for the holding of said elec- tion shall be at the CITY HALL in said City, and the entire City of Southlake, for the purpose of holding said election, shall be and constitute one municipal election precinct; and MRS. ELSIE McALISTER is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of said election, and JAMES WINFREY Alternate Presiding Judge of said elec- tion. III That, the Alternate Presiding Judge above named, in the absence of the Presiding Judge, above named, shall perform the duties of the Presiding Judge of such election; and the Presiding Judge shall appoint for such election three (3) qualified voters who are residents of the election precinct to serve as Clerks in said election, the appointment of such Clerks to include the Alter- nate Presiding Judge, who, if present, shall be.appointed and counted as one of such election precinct Clerks. IV That absentee voting in said election shall be conducted at the City Hall of said City in Southlake, Texas, and the City Secretary is hereby charged with the duty of conducting absentee voting in said election, as required by law. V That the polls for said election on the day of said elec- tion shall be open from 7:00 o'clock A.M. 'to 7:00 o'clock P.M. VI That the ballots to be used in said election shall be prepared in conformity with the Texas Election Code, as amended, and in such manner that the electors may cast their ballots either FOR" or "AGAINST" the following ballot Proposition: 4 PROPOSITION The issuance of $300,000 of General Obliga- tion Bonds to construct permanent improve- ments and extensions to the City's Waterworks System, and the levy of the tax in payment thereof, as submitted in the Proposition. VII That a substantial copy of this ordinance, designated as a Notice, shall serve as proper notice of said election. Notice of said election shall be given in accordance with Article 704, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, as amended. VIII That the City Secretary is hereby authorized and di- rected to post notice of said election at the City Hall in said City, and at three (3) other public places within said City, all of which notices shall.be posted not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said election. IX That the City Secretary of said City is further author- ized and directed to cause said notice of said election to be published in the GRAPEVINE SUN, being a newspaper published in and of general circulation in Tarrant County,.Texas, which notice shall be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in said newspaper, the date of the first publication being not less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date set for said elec- tion. PASSED .AND APPROVED this 17th day of August 1971. 1 Mayor, City of Sou hlake, Texas ATTEST: City Secretary, City o Sout la e Texas SEAL OF CITY) 5 123 CERTIFICATE'FOR AN ORDINANCE CALLING A BOND ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TA RRA NT CITY OF SOUTHLAKE We, the undersigned officers of the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, hereby certify as follows: 1. The City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, convened in rye ular session at 30 o'clock ,M., on the 11th day of_August 1971, at the City Hall within said City, which meeting was at all times open to the public, with the following members of said City Council being present, namely: Wade Booker Mayor W. 0. Nunn Councilman Thurman Hearn Councilman Ralph Polson, Jr.Councilman Billy Joe Knox Councilman and Aliceanne Wallace City Secretary and with the following members being absent: R. D. Drummond thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, he following was transacted at said meeting: A written Ordinance calling an election to be held in said City on September 11, 1971, for the purpose of issuing bonds was duly introduced for the consideration of said Council and read in full. It was then duly moved and seconded, that said ordinance be adopted; and, after due discussion, said motion, carrying with it the adoption of said ordinance, prevailed and carried by the fol- lowing vote: AYES: All members of said City Council shown present above voted "Aye." NOES: None. 2. That a true, full, and correct copy of t.e aforesaid ordinance adopted at the meeting described in the above and forego- ing paragraph is attached to and follows this certificate; that said ordinance has been duly recorded in said Council's Minutes of said meeting; that the above and foregoing paragraph is a true, full, and correct excerpt of said ordinance; that the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified, and acting officers and members of said Council as indicated therein; that each of the officers and members of said Council was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place and purpose of the aforesaid meeting, and that said ordinance would be introduced and considered for adoption at said meeting, and each of said officers and members consented in advance, to the holding of said meeting for such purpose; that said meeting was open to the public as required by law; and that public notice of the time, place and purpose of said meeting was given as required by maw. WITNESS OUR HANDS AND THE' OFFICIAL `SEAL OF SAID CITY, this cay of 1971. yo., City o Southlake, Texas SEt OF CITY)Cam/ City Secretary, City o Soutz. sake, Texas