R-1964-04 06-18-64 NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION
TO THE DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS,
WHO OWN TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY AND WHO HA~ZE DULY RENDERED
THE SAME FOR TAXATION, AND TO ALL OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held
in and throughout the City of Pearland, Texas, on the llth day of
July, 1964, pursuant to and in keeping with the following resolution
adopted by the City Council of said City, to-wit:
A RESOLUTION CALLING A BOND ELECTION IN AND
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS; PRO-
VIDING AND FIXING DETAILS RELATING THERETO;
AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO
THE SUBJECT
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA §
The City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, convened in
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day of~ June, 1964, with the following members present, to-wit:
E. T. Gibbons Mayor
Gene Sanders Alderman
John Kegley Alderman
'-- Victor Nolen Alderman
W. A. McClellan City Secretary
and the following member(s) absent, to-wit:~~t- ~'~t~
when the following business was transacted:
The Mayor introduced a resolution which was read in full.
Alderman c~ ~ ~ made a motion that the resolution be
adopted as read. Alderman ~bt~ ~ seconded the motion
for adoption of the resolution. The Motion, carrying with it the adop-
tion of the resolution, prevailed by the following vote:
AYES: Aldermen Sht6~enes, Sanders, Kegley, ~rl~xauma~T
and Nolen, and Mayor Gibbons.
NOES: None.
The Mayor thereupon announced that the motion had duly and
lawfully carried, and that the resolution had been duly and lawfully
adopted. The resolution thus adopted follows:
A P~ESOLUTION CALLING A BOND ELECTION IN AND
THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS; PRO-
VIDING AND FIXING DETAILS RELATING THERETO;
AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO
THE SUBJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, has
determined, and hereby affirmatively determines~that an election should
be called and held in and throughout said City of Pearland for the pur-
pose of submitting propositions for the issuance of tax bonds of said
City for the purposes hereinafter set forth; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to proceed with the ordering
of said election; Therefore
BE IT HESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND:
Section 1.
That an election shall be held in and throughout the City of
Pearland, Texas, on the llth day of July, 1964, which is not less than
fifteen nor more than thirty days from the date of this resolution, at
which election the following propositions shall be submitted to the
duly qualified resident electors of said City who own taxable property
within said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation, for
their action thereupon, to-wit:
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PROPOSITION NO. ONE
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, BE
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE TAX BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT
OF $1,000,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS
FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE OR
RATES NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5%) PER CENT PER ANNUM, FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, ENLARGEMENTS,
AND EXTENSIONS TO THE SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM OF SAID CITY,
AND TO LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID
CITY SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES
AND TO CREATE AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL
OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES?
PROPOSITION NO. TWO
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, BE
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE TAX BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE AMOUNT
OF $500,000, MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40) YEARS FROM
THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT A RATE OR RATES
NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5%) PER CENT PER ANNUM, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CONSTRUCTING PERMANENT IMPROVEMENTS, ENLARGEMENTS, AND
EXTENSIONS TO THE WATERWORKS SYSTEM OF SAID CITY, AND TO
LEVY AN ANNUAL TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY
SUFFICIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES
AND TO CREATE AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL
OF SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES?
PROPOSITION NO. THREE
SHALL THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, BE
AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE THE TAX BONDS OF SAID CITY IN THE
AMOUNT OF $100,000~ MATURING SERIALLY WITHIN FORTY (40)
YEARS FROM THEIR DATE OR DATES, AND BEARING INTEREST AT
AT RATE OR RATES NOT TO EXCEED FIVE (5%) PER CENT PER
ANNUM, FOR PUBLIC BUILDING PURPOSES~ TO-WIT: THE CON-
STRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF A CITY HALL, FIRE STATION~ AND
POLICE STATION BUILDING IN AND FOR SAID CITY, AND TO LEVY
AN ANNUAL TAX ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN SAID CITY SD-FFI-
CIENT TO PAY THE INTEREST ON SAID BONDS AS IT ACCRUES AND TO
CREATE AND PROVIDE A SINKING FUND TO PAY THE PRINCIPAL OF
SAID BONDS AS IT MATURES?
Section 2o
That the entire City of Pearland, Texas, is hereby established as
one election precinct, and the City Hall within said City is hereby
designated as the polling place for said election° The following
named persons are hereby appointed officers to conduct said election:
Mrs. Howard Suttle Presiding Judge
Mrs° John Worrall Alternate Presiding Judge
Mrs° Gene Remy, Sr. Clerk
Mrs. Jack Miller Clerk
Mrs. Josie Heflin Clerk
Section 3.
That said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitu-
tion and laws of the State of Texas, and only duly qualified resident
electors of said City of Pearland, Texas, who own taxable property
within said City and who have duly rendered the same for taxation
shall be qualified to vote.
Section 4.
That it is hereby determined by the City Council of the City of
Pearland, Texas, that, except for absentee voting, voting in said
election shall be by the use of voting machines. The ballots of
said election shall conform to the requirements of the Election Code
of the State of Texas, Chapter 492, Acts of the 52nd Legislature of
Texas, Regular Session, 1951, as amended, and shall have printed
thereon the following:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
PROEOSITION NO. QNE
FOR AGAINST
THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 SANITARY SEWER SYSTEM
IMPR01~MENTS, ENLARGEMENTS,AND EXTENSIONS TAX
BONDS
PROPOSITION NO. TWO
FOR AGAINST
THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM IM-
PROVEMENTS,ENLARGEMENTS,AND EXTENSIONS TAX BONDS
PROPOSITION NO. THREE
FOR AGAINST
THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 CITY HALL, FIRE STATION,
AND POLICE STATION BUILDING TAX BONDS.
As to each proposition, each voter desiring to vote in favor
of the proposition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "For"
such proposition, and each voter desiring to vote against such propo-
sition shall pull the voting pointer down indicating "Against" such
proposition, in accordance with said Election Code, as amended°
Absentee voting in said election shall be by the use of paper
ballots~ Such absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Secretary,
Mr. W. A. McClellan, at the office of the City Secretary in the City
Hall of the City of Pearland, Texas° Said City Secretary shall keep
said office open for at least eight (8) hours, that is from 8:00 a.m. to
5:00 p.mo, on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a
Sunday, or an official State holiday~ Said paper ballots shall have
printed thereon the following:
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
PROPOSITION NO , ONE
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, ENLARGEMENTS,AND EXTENSIONS
11 TAX BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $1,000,000 SANITARY SEWER
SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS, ENLARGEMENTS,AND EXTENSIONS
TAX BONDS
PROPOSITION NO , TWO
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 WATERWORKS SYSTEM
IMPROVEMENTS, ENLARGEMENTS,AND EXTENSIONS TAX
BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $500,000 WATERWORKS SYS-
TEM IMPROVEMENTS, ENLARGEMENTS,AND EXTENSIONS
TAX BONDS
PROPOSITION NO , THREE
FOR THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 CITY HALL, FIRE
STATION, AND POLICE STATION BUILDING TAX BONDS
AGAINST THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 CITY HALL, FIRE
11/ STATION, AND POLICE STATION BUILDING TAX BONDS
As to each proposition, the absentee voter shall vote on the
proposition by marking out the statement for the proposition or the
statement against the proposition, so that the one remaining shall
indicate the way he wishes to vote, in accordance with said Election
Code, as amended .
Section 5 .
That notice of said election shall be given by posting a
copy of a notice containing a substantial copy of this Resolution at
the City Hall and at two other public places within said City not
11 less than fourteen (14) days prior to the date upon which said elec-
tion is to be held, and by publication of said notice on the same day
in each of two (2) successive weeks in THE ALVIN SUN, the first of
said publications to be made not less than fourteen (14) days prior
to the date set for said election. It is hereby found and declared
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that THE ALVIN SUN is a newspaper published in the City of Alvin,
Texas, and is a newspaper of general circulation within the City of
Pearland, Texas, and is the official newspaper of said City of
Pearland, there being no newspaper published within said City of
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Pearland .
Section 6.
That this resolution shall be in full force and effect from
and after its adoption . D
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 1. 1 day of June, 1964.
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Mayor, ity of Pearland, Texas
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City Secretary
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THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA §
I, the undersigned, City Secretary of the City of Pearland,
Texas, do hereby certify that the attached and foregoing is a true
and correct copy of a NOTICE OF BOND ELECTION, including a true
and correct copy of the resolution calling said election, which reso-
lution was adopted by the City Council of said City at a meeting held
on the \ day of June, 1964, together with an excerpt from the
minutes of said meeting showing the adoption of said resolution, as
same appears of record in the official minutes of said City Council
on file in my office .
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this
\CV111\ day of June, 1964
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ity ecretary, City of Pearland,
Texas
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ELECTION NOTICES
THE STATE OF TEXAS §
COUNTY OF BRAZORIA §
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BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared W. A. McClellan, City Secretary of the City of Pearland,
Texas, who, having been by me first duly sworn, did upon his path
depose and say, that on the ,Z,Z, day of June, 1964, he. posted a
true and correct copy of the attached and foregoing NOTICE OF BAND
ELECTION at the following public plaoes within said City, to-wit;
1 . r e door of the J,ty Hail;
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That each of said notices was posted in a conspicuous publ4o
place more than fourteen (14) days prior to the date fined for said
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W. A. McClellan
SWORN TO AND SUESCRI: FD before me, this the ,, 7Aay of
June, 1964.
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Notary Public in and for r
Brazos as County, Tex xs�
(NOTARY SEAL)