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O70-01KENNEDALE ORDINANCE NO. 70-1 ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION THE STATE OF 'TEXAS . COUNTY OF TARRANT CITY OF KENNEDALE : • WHEREAS, the City Council of said City deems it advis- able to issue the bonds of said City for the purposes hereinafter stated; and WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists which requires the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance is passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity being that the proceeds from the proposed bonds are required as soon as possible and without delay for necessary and urgently needed public im- provements; 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 Chapter 227, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENNEDALE, TEXAS: 1. That an election shall be held in said City on the 31st day of January 1970, at the City Hall, Kennedale, Texas. Said City shall constitute a single Election Precinct for said election, and the following election officers are hereby appointed to hold said election at the aforesaid Polling Place: Ida Flake , Presiding Judge; and Nettie Vick Alternate Presiding Judge. The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two nor more than four qualified election clerks to serve and assist in conducting said election; provided that if the Presiding Judge named above actually serves at said election as expected, then the Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of such clerks. By approving and signing this Ordinance the Mayor of said City officially confirms his appointment of the aforesaid election officers to serve at said election; and by passing this Ordinance the City Council of said City approves and concurs in the appointment of the aforesaid election officers. 2. That at said election, the following PROPOSITIONS shall be submitted in accordance with law: PROPOSITION NO. 1 Shall the City Council of said City be authorized to issue the bonds of said City, in one or more se ie or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $10,bs00.00 with the bonds of each such series or issue respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed forty years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear inter- est at such rates as shall be determined within the dis- cretion of the City Council, for the purpose of improving and extending the Waterworks System of said City; and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity? PROPOSITION NO. 2 Shall the City Council of said City be authorized to issue the bonds of said City, in one or more s i s or issues, in the aggregate principal amount of $��'�00.00 with the bonds of each such series or issue, respectively, to mature serially within not to exceed forty years from their date, and to be sold at such prices and bear inter- est at such rates as shall be determined within the dis- cretion of the City Council, for the purpose of improving and extending the Sewer System,of said City; and shall said City Council be authorized to levy and cause to be assessed and collected annual ad valorem taxes in an amount sufficient to pay the annual interest on said bonds and provide a sinking fund to pay said bonds at maturity? 3. That the official ballots for said election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code, so as to permit the electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the aforesaid PROPOSITIONS, which shall be set forth in substantially the following form: FOR AGAINS T FOR AGAINST ) ) ) ) ) PROPOSITION NO. 1 THE ISSUANCE OF WATERWORKS SYSTEM BONDS, PROPOSITION NO. 2 THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER SYSTEM BONDS. 4. That said election shall be held and conducted in effect as two separate but simultaneous elections, to -wit: one election at which only the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation shall be entitled to vote- on said PROPOSITIONS, and another election at which all other resident, qualified electors of the City shall be entitled to vote on said PROPO- SITIONS. The votes cast at. each of said separate but simultaneou -2- elections shall be recorded, returned, and canvassed separately. It is hereby declared that the purpose of holding the election in such manner is to ascertain arithmetically: (a) the aggregate votes cast at the election "FOR" and "AGAINST" said PROPOSITIONS by resident, qualified electors of the City, and also (b) the aggregate votes cast at the election "FOR" and "AGAINST" said PROPOSITIONS by resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in the City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation. Each elector shall be entitled to vote once, in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Ordinance. 5. That notice of said election shall be given by posting a substantial copy o this Ordinance at the City Hall and at two other places in said City, not less than 15 days prior to the date set for said election; and a substantial copy of .this Ordinance also shall be published on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper published in said County and of general circulation in said City, the date of the first publication to be not less than 14 days prior to the date set for said election. PASSED AND APPROVED this 8th day of January, 1970. ATTEST: Secretary (CITY SEAL) APPROVED: B. T. We••, Mayor, Ci y of Kennedale, Texas NOTICE OF ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS • . COUNTY OF TARRANT . CITY OF KENNEDALE TO THE RESIDENT, QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY IN SAID CITY AND WHO HAVE DULY RENDERED THE SAME FOR TAXATION, AND TO ALL OTHER RESIDENT, QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY: TAKE NOTICE that an election will be held in said City at the time and place, and on the PROPOSITIONS as provided in the ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION, duly passed by the City Council of said City, which Ordinance is substantially as follows: ELECTION RETURNS THE STATE OF TEXAS . COUNTY OF TARRANT . CITY OF KENNEDALE .• We, the undersigned officers, holding an election in said City, on the 31st day of January, 1970, at the City Hall in said City, on the PROPOSITIONS hereinafter stated, hereby certify as follows: 1. Thatsaid election was held in all respects as pro- vided and required by law and the Ordinance Calling An Election. 2. That the following votes were cast at the election on each PROPOSITION submitted, by the resident, qualified electors who own taxable property in said City, and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, and who voted at said election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 1/41 Votes: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF ) WATERWORKS SYSTEM / Votes: AGAINST ) BONDS, PROPOSITION NO. 2 /O 6 Votes: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER. SYSTEM Votes: AGAINST ) BONDS. 3. That the following votes were cast at the election on each PROPOSITION submitted, by all other resident, qualified electors of said City who voted at said election: PROPOSITION NO. 1 9 Votes: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF ) WATERWORKS SYSTEM Votes: AGAINST ) BONDS, Votes: FOR ) ) Votes: AGAINST ) PROPOSITION NO. 2 THE ISSUANCE OF SEWER SYSTEM BONDS. SIGNED this the , / day of Liatet _-: , 1970. , Presiding Judge, Clerk, , Clerk, Clerk.