85-028 ORD CERTIFICATE
CERTIFICATE FOR OFDINANCE N0.85-028
THE STATE OF TEXAS .
COUNTY OF LAMAR .
CITY OF PARIS .
We, the undersigned officers of said City, hereby certify
as fellows:
l. The City Council of said City convened in SPECIAL
MEETING ON THE 15th DAY OF MAY, 1985, at the City Hall, and the
roll was called of the duly constitutPd officers and members of
said City Council, to-wit:
George Fisher, Jr., Mayor Jeff Hoog
Mattie Cunningham, City Clerk Donald G. Wilson
Billy Joe Burnett Walter F. Williams
Michael A. Folmar W. C. Francis, Jr.
and all of said persons were present, except the following
absentees:
thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business,
the following was transacted at said Meeting: a written
ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS
was duly introduced for the consideration of said City 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, pre-
vailed and carried by the following vote:
AYES: Al1 members of said City Council shown
present above voted "Aye".
NOES: None.
2. That a true, full and correct copy of the aforesaid
Ordinance adopted at the Meeting described in the above and
foregoing paragraph is attached to and follows this Certifi-
cate; that said Ordinance has been duly recorded in said City
Council's minutes of said Meeting; that the above and foregoing
paragraph is a true, full and correct excerpt from said City
Council's minutes of said Meeting pertaining to the adoption of
said Ordinance; that the persons named in the above and fore-
going paragraph are the duly chosen, qualified and acting
officers and members of said City Council as indicated therein;
that each of the officers and members of said City 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, and that said Meeting was open
to the public and public notice of the time, place and purpose
of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon's Ann.
Civ. St. Article 6252-17.
3. That the N;ayor of said City has approved and hereby
approves the aforesaid Ordi.nance; that the Mayor and the City
Clerk of said City have duly signed said Ordinance; and that
the Nayor and the City Clerk of said City hereby declare that
their signing of this Certificate shall constitute the signing
of the attached and following copy of said Ordinance for all
purposes.
SIGDIED AND SEALED the 15th day of May, 1985.
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City Clerk, Mattie nningham M yor, George Fis r, Jr,
SEAL
ORDINANCE N0, 85-028
ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS
THE STATE OF TEXAS .
COUNTY OF LAMAR .
CITY OF PARIS .
WHEREAS, the City Council of said City ordered an election
to be held in said City on May 4, 1985, on the PROPOSITIONS
hereinafter stated; and
WHEREAS, said City Council has investigated all matters
pertaining to said election, including the ordering, giving
notice, officers, holding and making returns of said election;
and
WHEREAS, the election officers who held said election have
duly made the returns of the result thereof, and said returns
have been duly delivered to said City Council.
WHEREAS, it is hereby officially found and determined that
a case of emergency or urgent public necessity exists which
requir_es the holding of the meeting at which this Ordinance is
passed, such emergency or urgent public necessity beina, that
the proceeds from the sale of the proposed bonds are required
as soon as possible and without delay for necessary and urgent-
ly needed public improvements; and that said meeting was open
to the public, and public notice of the time, place and purpose
of said meeting was given, all as required by Vernon's Ann.
Civ. St. Article 6252-17.
THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PARIS:
l. That the City Cour.cil officially finds and determines
that said election was duly ordered, that proper notice of said
election was duly given, that proper election officers were
duly appointed prior to said election, that said election was
duly held, that due returns of the result of said election have
been made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly
canvassed said returns, all in accordance with law and the
Crdinance calling said election.
2. That the City Council officially finds and determines
that the following votes were cast at said election, on the
submitted PROPOSITION by the resident, qualified electars of
said City, who voted at the election:
PROPOSITION
711 VOTES: FOR ) THE ISSUANCE OF $975,000
_619 VOTES: AGAINST ) LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT TAX BONDS
3. That the City Council officially finds, determines and
declares the result of said election to be that the PROPOSITION
so submitted has received a favorable majority vote in all
respects and has carried.
4. That the aforesaid bonds may be issued, and the
aforesaid bond tax may be levied, assessed and collected
annually, as voted and as provided by law.
5. That this Ordinance shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this the 15th day of May, 1985.
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Ma or, George isher, Jr.
ATTEST:
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City C9erl~ Mattie Cunningham
APPROVED AS T FORM:
City Attorney, T. K. Haynes