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AN ORDINANC� ORDERING AN ELLCTION TC Bc. Hr.LD IN
TH:E CITY OF GRAPEVINE, T.�]CAS, ON THE QUESTION AS
Ta WH�THLR TH:� CHART�t F:R.�IviED BY THE CHxRTER
,�<,�,� COlt/�vIISSION SHt��.L BE ADQPTED AS THE HO��E RULE
CHHRTER OF SHID CITY; JESIGNATING THE PLAC� AT
'�7HICH SAI L r,L�CTION I S TQ BE HELi�; APPOII�TI NG AN
ELECTI4iV OFFICIAL THrREFOR AND CONTAINING OTH��:R
�'�' PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID LLECTION:
��lHEREAS, th2 City Ceuncil has previously Det�zrmined ,
aftzr due hearing , consid�ration, and investigatiorl, that the City
of Grapevine , rexas, aetually contains within its Corporate Limits,
rnor� than, 5,000 inhabitants; and , that it wi21 be for the Public
and General welfare, and for �he Benefit of the City of Grap�vine ,
Texas, and the inhabitants of said City, that a Home Rule Chart�r
b� adopted by said City, so that said City (which now exists and
operat�s under the General �.aws of the State of Texas) , shal l. be
a "Home P,ul� City"; pursuant to and under th� authority grartt�d
�""" by S�ctior� 5, of Articl� XI of the Constitution of the State of
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Texas, and under and pursuant to Charter 1� of Title 28, Articles
1165 through 1182 (and Am�n�ments) , of th� Revis�d Civil Statutes
of the State of Texas; and ,
1NHEP.�,AS, AN ORDINANCL NttKING OFFICAL FIiVDING AND
D'�T�'RI��IN�TION AS TO TH� POPUL�TIUN AND WMBLR OF INHABIT�NTS 4F
ANJ tAIITHIN THE CITY OF GRAP�VINr., TL:<;AS, 't�JITH A VIE'vJ TO THE CITY OF
GRAP�VINL, TEf�AS, ADQPTING A HOM� RULE CHARTL�'F. AND BECOP��IPdG A
'tH�IVi� RULE CITY�E UNU�R THE LA4�IS Or THL. STATi:, OF TE�'��, AND '�:VAS
�ULY P.�-�SS�,D by the City Courtcil of the City of Grap2vine , Texas,
on September 21 , 1965; and ,
�aJHEP,i.AS, said Crdinance Officially Found ar�d �etermit�ed,
� after due and prop�r h�aring, that the population of thz City of
Grapevine, Texas, is in excess of 5,000, and that the City contains
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within its Cfficial limits more than 5,000 inhabitar�ts; and,
WHc.R�S, the population; of the City of Grapevine , Texas ,
is, at the time of the passage of this Ordinance , in excess of
5,oao; and ,
'�'HLR:;x�, the City Council of th� City of Grapevine ,
Texas, on the 21th day of September, 1965, duly and lawfully
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appoir�ted the following persor�s as members of the Charter
Commissian namely:
`�' �� Ha ro 1 d Kake r Roy Chamb�r s
W. Floyd Deacon Tom Frencn
J. �. Foust, Jr. 5. J. Burrus
Jo� N. Box W. L. Wil2hoite
'y'd. H. Yanc�y J. N. Wood
Angus R�c�Vutt Doil Dalton
�r. C. D. Pittard Bill Reed
Gardan Tate
and ,
:�IHEREAS, the said Chart�r Commission thereupon proceeded
with framing of a Home RulE Charter, for the City of Grapevine,
Texas, and duly Completed its said work, on the 5th day of
Cctober , 19E�; and ,
�'JHER.:AS, the Chart�r Commission has fixed the 16th day
� of November, 1965, as the date of the il�ctiort at which the
Chart�r so framed by the Commission, shall be submitted to thE
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qualified voters of said City of Grapevin� , Texas; and ,
WH��EAS, the Charter Commission has Found and 7ec2ared
that it is impracticabl� to segregate each subject of th� Charter
so that the voter may vote rt Y�S or «NC" on the same , for the
reason that the Chart�r is so constructed that, in ord�r to enable
it to work and function, it shoul� b� adopted in its Entirety; and,
VJH�R�S, accor�i ng ly, the Ci ty Counc i 1 of the Ci ty of
Grap�vine , Texas, 1Vishes and Intends to now Proceed with the
OrdGring of the �lection; TJOUI, TH�.REFORE,
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B� IT OP,�,INED BY THE CITY COUNCIL GF TH� CITY OF
`�'""'� GR.�P.�Vi NE, T E}�;A S:
�ection 2 : That a Spacial Election shall be held in
the City of Grapevine, Texas, on the lbth day of November, A. D.
19b5, at which Eleetion there sha11 be submitt�d to th� resident
��' @ qual�ied voters of said City, for their action thereon, the follow-
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ing propositinn;
PROPOSI TICI�I
SHAI.L THE CHARTER FRAMED BY THE CH1',RTi,R COh'�'diI SSICIVT BE
APP�OV�D AN� ADOPT�.D A S THE HOME RUL�' CHART�;R OF TH�
C I TY OF GRA P EV I iVL, T,�..`"�A S?
�ection 2: That said Election shall be he2d at the
Fire Station, in the City of Grapevine , Texas.
Section �: That it is Found and Declared that it is
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impracticable to segr�gate each subject so that the voter may
vote '}Yes" or "No" on the same , for the reason that the Charter
is so constructed that, in ordar to enable it to work and function,
it is necessary that it should be adopted in its er�tirety.
� S�ction 4: That said �lection shall be held in accordance
with the Constitution and Laws of the �tate of Texas, and .duly
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qualfied Resident Llectors of said City of GrapEvine , Tzxas shall
be qualified to vote .
SectiQn 5: That the ballots of said elEctiort shall
conform to the r�quirements of the Election Code of th� �tat� of
Texas, Chapter 338, Acts of the �5th Legislature of T�xas,
Mee�ular Session 19�7, as Amended , and the lanouage to be printed
thereon shall include the fo2lowir�g:
CFFICIAL BHLLOT
SH:-�LL THE GHAPT�'R FRAi1:4ED BY THE CHART�i CONL�rISSIvN
BE APPROV:D AND ADOPT:D A� THE HOM� RULE CHART�R OF
THE CITY OF GRAP�'VIiV:, T�:.XAS ?
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Y��S ND
Any voter desiring to vote in favor of the Proposition, "SHALL
� THE CHA.RTLR FRAI�'"c,D BY TH� CH.xRTc,R CORlTiv�I SSION B� APP�UVED AiVD
A1X)PTLD �S TH� HOf�Z� RULE CHA�TE.R OF THE CITY OF GRAP�t/INE ,
Tur;AS ?'f , shall scratch or mark out the word "No" , thus leavina
the word "Yes", as indicating his vote on the proposition, in
accordanc� with said �lection Cod2 , as amended . �,ny voter
d�siring to vote against such Propositinr�, shall scratch or
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mark out the word 'tYes�t, thus leaving the wor@ "No'� , as
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indicatinQ his vate on the Proposition, in accordance with said
�lection Code , as amended.
�ectior� 6 : Said electior� shall , as aforesaid, be
held at thz Fire Station in the City of GrapEvine, Taxas, and
'°d. K. �t�LN``iYt is hereby appointEd presiding Judge and
;�iary �'. air�nions alternate presiding judge of said election,
and he shall select the necessary , number of clerks to assist him
in hoZding the samE , the maximum number of which shall be two.
S�ction 7 : That thz City Secretary is hereby Authorized
and Direct�d , not less than thirty (?0) days prior to the date of
said Election, to mail a copy of the proposzd Chart�r to each
*� qualified voter in th� City of Grapevine , Texas, as appcars from
the Tax Collector ts FoI ls for the year Endi ng January 31st
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przceding said election.
P�SS�D AND APPPOV�i�, on thi s the 5th day of Gctober, A. D. 1965.
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A torney or e i
G apevi n2 , T�xa s
C;;P�TIFICAT� OF CITY S�C�.LT�;P4Y PERTAINING T4
TH�:, 1/�,^,I�..�I NG CF COPI�S t�F Fr C7t�C5�D CHARTr,R
TH�' ST�TU OF T�.X�S X
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I , th� ur�dersirn�d, City S�cr�tary of th� City c�f Grap�vine , T�xas,
do hereby make anc� ex�cute this Certificate in connection with the
� l�ction to be h21d in and throuqhaut said City on the lbth day of
Nov�mb�r, 1Qb�, on the propasztiort of apprc�ving ar�d adaptin� a rt�w
Hom� �ule Charter far said C�ty, I C�rtify that , not less than
thirtv ( �4� �ays prior to such � l�ct3.on, I caused a tru� copy of such
proposed �hart�r to 'b� ma% 2�d to each qualifizd vot�r in said
City of Grap�vine , as appears from th� Tax Callectorts ro12s fflr
the year undir�� January 31st, pr�c�ding said el�ctian. I further
sv�rear ar�c Certify that all such copies of said proposed Chart�r wer�
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,�,,,,,� duly mai 1ed between (' �`�`r; �� ,� �� �, 19�,�, and � ���°<`,�-��
��, 29b�, a 1 ]. i n accordanc� �vi th �.aw.
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�{JITN�.SS 1�iY HAN� �a'V� Th'�: Q�`FICIAL ��,AL OF SAI� CITY, this th�
���w � l�� 1�bs, at the Cit Hall in Gra evine
'' .' ' day af r' t`�6��fs � t � Y , P �
Tarrant Coun;ty, Texas.
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Ci t�� of Grapevin�, Texas
'"�"" �UBSC�:IB�.� AND S'�J�RIV TO B��F4��: P��I�, by th� sai� , ° � . � �'
� t�is the ;�ciay of � � , .�. D. 196�, to c�rtify which,
witness my hand seal of affice , at GrapEvine , T�xas.
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3�Tatary , u ic ,
Tarrant Couraty, T�xas