Tri-Cities Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1931 Page: 2 of 8
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... ______At but each Big
*V^H Section
dent of the City of Gooet j Article 2 and hubs-tituthig in place «>f
«>k, have the qualification* qf- thereof another paragraph to be number,
elector therein'and oiiall have; the first paragraph of said Section
m,tni within, the corporate limit* 15 of Article 2, the---“fl
rthe City of Goose Creek eon- r“K" c—*™ 1 r-
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ag» <*• . rta-r
WT--jt5aiwi*e'i'-r. *i
e«i by ordinance duly pa
‘ read a* • follows, to-wit:
PAYMENTW-CLA IMSr
one year prior to his election,
jlfi WaTT not !•■• lK*bte?i to tbc
stetll lift luidLllity.
cnK^ntwxti- -rpai dcaf.ifi
■W
Jauveiy te the.Qlx C*mmia«on ofj^ „ajm< WWd ,,y thti
Proponed- Amend moot
Number 1
amendment to the charter' of the
charter THKHTV OF GWSK CREEK BY "[ !"*Z To the Mayor and audit- and substituting
<d»*-OK SKO30K ,u™“ ' “ ...:",;rd and ittiwwrd-brrtho Commit-1another* wmtfcm tw-be known. ............*—-r*—* .,»-«•• -*■-*• - • -;•■> .**»• -—--jprff™r-i"^aB*r
nSSraSSs: i:'rt
^'N'O R$m• WHEREAS, . .It f liftwi' sijijhEfiii.rs
one paper, shall call an election, if ^
aid petition demanded, within tlijrty d*ys .,^1
ue ms. place , such petition shall have bwn
the street and Rented, or shall subait the <
| ed ordinance at the next
Section 4. election, unle.is othenvis
remainder of j "A qualified voter shall ifiakej for in said petition. The „ij
tfU(w ...... said Section 15 of Article 2 of; oath to the best of his knowledge, to said petition need not be .
I- {trt , period <4 not In*** said charter to remaito unrtuuiged, arid b-licf. but without cost to af- pemled to one sheet of J)]ipet^
’ ' Shdigraph as and when finnt, before the City .Secretary, or each sheet used in said ^
amended shall be amf read •*&*< ei,mPcU",t t0 arl' ^ !«.«^5Jo„ by a q*
!ow-, to-wit: ,.'* '" j minister oaths, that the state met. < j voter, to the best of h;g •_
“The City shi^r^SSve"dbltltnlbn j made- therein ate.....iruta-ajid thuI7ledge...tMUl belie'',: but without (
control -ano-imtsdlclion iiu. .uptiju^ Wnatuni to the j.aper up-1 to affiant, before the_C.tyJ
over and under its public streets, i pended is the genuine signature oT. tary or any officer of. 4
- -• h1...... »|“" name purports to government "competent to%a
i | is ter oaths,, and said petitions
Section 5 show the name and addresi gl
in ptece thereof' tiativc of thc Commission, or upon! “The City Secretary shall care- j each signer thereof. jj&H
, . , . „ , . Shall Scition 13 of Article 5 of; squares, ayenuo, alleys arid high-phe person whe
AN >MKN I). ** <•«* «f <*** *** ,h*‘ f city, unless such tlaim shall be the existing charUr be amended! ways, and to provide for the im-jbe signed thcjctc
Ml Si fd I in: .sitTKR OK TTo?rL» ^Lktall^ot h2l ' ‘l l’-v an «o>unt; by repeall»C *» of said secUon] pmement thettof, upon the ini-l i’ccl
Or.-A.ETi
HK.KK
,,'tint . in 'the- opinion of the
warrant# shall lx) signed
and
REFERENDUM. “If ,,t anyfeJ
.Const
iMqn the said charter and
q out
this ordinance should
'j Mayor ami co by thelshall be and read’as follow,, 4>-joining, and in connection there- city whether or not such ^titlon prior to «>e « of any
________ —n__„i.»s ,. k*-c- : wit- with opening, widening, narrow-,y signed by the requisite num-|ai Y e Said City Cn»|
^tvm atting a# eity clerk or
retary
ing or straightenftg, and by con-1 her of qualified voters, and he | mission a petition signed by
• a i . • , • • ^■latwnHoo. »w# struction of sidewalks, ami curbs shall wdthin ten days of the filing | to of the qualified voters of Gooaj
f^^TwihiT-t' ’t '• AWEBIfiWWJt*l*;»' ........: and gluw orcSlve7fs,'"5f other-" '0f laidHteilfion; AttKh to said j Creek^ shall- be presented tb , J
N mber 4 “ “ T". } “The mayor shall receive axlwise. The word highway as used petition his certficatc showing the City Commission, asking that i
m. „ J u ,, , , Art:.i. e ^tVompensatloir fat his services ini-tcriein stall -litdode «11 sweetsr^if hr said examination. ;ordinance be submitted to « ,
** \ t , ' ° ■ performing Uk* duties of his of-; alleys, public places, avenues and] Section 6 ! people at a .special or j
‘L■ ~-J Two' Thousand‘squares in the city. The city shall; -ff jt shall
charter - of—the 43Hy;
AN QHinSASCZ StlltMlTTiNG TH ING IN M.Af'K THKKEOF
Wfo tjm Ql Al.iPiE!) VOTERS ANOTHER SECTION TO
k fl^TW"~TTT~~TfF ~J3^rrm-irtrrvts AS SECTION-......
CEftTAlN AMEND- ARTICLE '6. THE AMENDED
r5£m TO THE CHARTER SECTION FIXING THE COM* U' ‘"’"’’"M “* hereinafter more
OF THE cm OK GOOSE DENSATION OK THE MAYOR n. • *
Si*»«**«:-■ v. tf tvvk\?TY F1VT HP^hMD ”HhRKAh, the public import-
'L il xifl Nit i'tfl \ AHS |‘Ei: C.’NIM AND ‘Owe wf srtd prupoaad chartiT * "are 70117! fice the sdm ot Two Thousand, squares in the city. The city shall -jf j. shall be
T*1 1 oji u, j j J < oMH NSATKiN OP THE afui particularly the ^ <*»*• Creefb* amcmitxi by rc*j Five Hundred Dollars per annum, have the power, by ordinance, ^'g^^ry.g-certificate tteb^dd pe~ffi)?5Bh*?i5n AhftiL &.thexj:efB|t
m'.....
HBltl OF* ARTICIF 5 OF I’ER ANNUM; ! of bonded indebted nea# and the i substituting in place thereof an-'receive
g^L rimm R OE TlW 6ITV SCWlHtiN® AN AMENDE: pwemtion of the public proper** other section to be known as Sec
V®” ........... . •»„ .« s*alth and'safety cre-Uion 32 of ; Artii'Se •>. which sec-; drfd Dollars per annum, payable tenths of the estimated cost' - , _
aking lt' rifec-}tion when and as amended ehtoll I monthly,” * ——... ; imp.rpvementa. excl.qsiye of curbs, a; s r*
’......‘k~ *nd read as.fqlbw#, to-wit: „ , ,......,___4 .gutters and sioewalkg against own- Ra,d hecr tal^
UFK, AND At is- MI N
FLAFK THESE T|CI
SECTION “ IHE
of bomiod
AMEND-: preservation
f TO SECTION ! OK Alt- i
- t OF fllE < HASTES OK
(■ fq-'-VN-OF. • GOe«E .1 TtEhHC-.K^pNfbtot H>>* -ordi)
OK 0001
K;TTt KING .1.:
VNt) ii'y UKKEAl.ING THE PROVD 1,1 Hwitly adopted on tbtSSy*|
1 * !. * \ Y.H>- if ■** wrtiHttrttenj—
^|n,M ■ HO . rfi.vr lHE AGGRE ,• THKUKKoRE:- .Be It On
lUfr jdfyvE A4TXHNT1VE OP-AiATE AMOUNT!0K BONDS AT “
JBBiiaa vnfH ’THE ADVICE NO TIME SHALL EXCEED TEN
i \r OK THE COM- PER CENT
shown by tHe ! next general election, then the Oil
Commission afajLeithcr.Hgl
.r Zm
e o> compensation for his aligning curbs, gutters ana sine- -' 1 ‘ , c f ^.ffirienev' w'^‘n Diirty days after such petti
«#5"mm«». #« #:*• g-ftyig rH ......- *...............-....."
in which event
shall within ten
Section 32
Proposed A mend men!
Number 3
THEREFORE: Be
fly the City jif, Goose TTeS, Te>
r J i wav or streets or any section there-, *< peiwionvtoiaav-
owpt tin- rosts of in- tion thereof, and if.jt again be
OK THE TAXABJLE That an
CTH^ION FROVIDING FOR HIS • VALUES OF THE. CITY OF 0^ City/of Goo^e Cn»k on the
W ^ TTm^wlSE W^r jisth day of Septomber, A D 1931,
S SlENTS AND OFFICER, MAX-, SUBMITTING AN AMEND- wHkh date is not Jess than forty
ING li Hi" HI n TO RECOM MENf TO .tEiTION 12 OF AS- nor quire than ninety days from
IfKND IS mStfiNO,MLASUiiiiS Tt< i V. | OK’THE CHARTER OF the <i&U ;t the pa> -og<' of this or
. , v itrjrr:feiirr-w'rss;
„s fib, np « Ail. I JM \ y Wmbrigh * Hr h,r ^ t ^ „ ,, fc „ ,, ^ fo„(JWS> ........ .hutting property owners shall mission without delay; and'if it
Wi^?u n *t 1 ' ‘ ' . tees Each ippointive of- - „ !„ a first lien thereon from the finds the same, the City Commis-
. , -<*nryiiiA ^ •• 1 • • date the- impioverwents nre order-;^ shall order and fix the date
. ,,i. '. ■ W . ' ,1 and enter into « Iw-u.ish mm..t .. , ,.gH«Sg&.
shall submit the . proposed ordia-X
ance at the next general electioaS
unless . otherwise provided for ijl
“The Mayor of {he _ City of 1 the existing charter be attended temacHons ami t^*cost t« be pahi,f0unfl insufficient he shallo^ttoc
Goose Ureqk, Texas, shall give of* by repealing and -striking out of "railroads anil street railroads thereto ids certificate showing Jne
elfs-tlnn G Krtd writhin'**^ l>"n'i 'n a sum.notjess thanj said Article the following: S and against owners of such pro- result..of such examination and
. on n, Wiinn $500000< #mJ ^ of the city •• f*rovidmi that the aggre- j perty and to provide the time and shall return it to the person -„r
Commissionerir of the Qty of - Agate- araoont. qf said bonds j terms and conditions of payment persons filing Abe raffift without
Goose Creek shall give an official; shall at no time', exceed {and oofault of such assessments, prejudice, however, to the filing of
bond in a cum not less than. $1,- j ten per cent of the whole taxj‘ f to prescribe the rate of interest | to new petition to the same effect.
MM ihc p. rM-n or persons e?-- able value 'of the City of.’.thereon not to exceed 8 percent per _ f, , , " ' .
*®T)*dng the duties of City Tfc-a -j Goos-e Creek, as *"tf rtaim-d j annum-. The City- Commission j ‘‘If the petition snail be found to
*° irer, City Smetary and Collector; by the tax records,'! • «>>■*** ,„.u .u".,
meet the requirements pro'dij
*7 for with r
proposed ordifiJncesT^
Said' electioh shali; te hddi
der the proyidons of Chaptcfilj
Title 28 of the Revised Statu
■ GTHEH MlTHkH .AS '.'MAY ' HE M'ORDS
rr into u bund in -Kuch sum j - ........- DONAS ^ ^ [AmI and -eivaU be a perwmal liabil-:^
be timicribed bv the City Th^tTOveniing authority of the , , against the true thatr thirty days- nor more than
Wss^smt *' ■■■■■,,rTi,Ks
1.1 it
• *K.Ti'il
■MbSQl
SION;
cost;, '*5.rfMlTTlNG.’. AN . AMENTA
..... __________ . y1*.'. ffjfiril**' Midi •'
MENf To SKri'HiN 18 OF AS* At thd office* of IWj
I-. ... - ' ' ' ' ,hk ’ H 0f C.ity' “d tn the
AH of siich bmni.; ball be pay-' I”^ ^ ^ j date whether named
..r Go.,,.. Creek rKi,w:^v,'>-riinK body shall have power Commission representing that ;
'n f inre be con ■ ^ be accrue.i in- u’ ' lo uc<l 1,1 <iM nmw sufficient petition has been filed.
[aWe-to the Citjr erf Oww Creek J
Shd .ahall Th feach
of tlie City assignable certificates
<a»Y OF «;00SE CRhUh, I IB't I* VK VtRAI’H OK 'RAID (hty of fioo
or not. 'The Secretary’s certificate to the City
have power Coriimission representing that a
Section 8
City, Commission
ING THSHEKKOM TI« WORI^AND* .StTOTITUTlNG ANOTH-Tfway.
Lm. • ,SlSc• !r"iu,of£t,rrlmi "'IT*'^ rTy°i^mArs
M UNDER' „K .....>,.t k eleven •Su' l‘ ,K‘,Mis shaM ^ proCUw! from nlanta and svrtmns and for the the terms ami conditions of such
j thirip of value coming into the
________ 2533B3S
] maintaining public buddings of »e Lability, of
! cry kind arid for the purchasing ™ /)r °*n^ th^reof f ether
(ON, M IS, GIVING Tin.S ITV.AlAfNlJEII'OF RAID
I 'bQMMl.': ION THE RIGHT TO IS OF ASfjCIJI »■
g a HEA-m AND
msr~‘
. om, plants amt svMmns and for the «« am conditions ot suen office!
I v li \\’i, .,, , , lt ,j, , ,, j Iir,„l(, “,,n- reguiarly accredited surety purp0!te of erecUnfc maintaining -'ert.ficate and shall have power to Creek.
■ 1 '• V ' - . JB lllUbb I*VU\- . , rn)tiH1iq‘%l1li> iwynyf! y j> 1 kh’ ’n l<> lio bui'|‘w'^8 ■ and operating an electric-light arid * an>' a»d a11 things necessary in
illift'>,»■■ iHMi\ , i* ii 11 Mint tin , .,1,1 nv , .1 . . th« Ttate of Texas, and the „lnVfV iriant am, .'.uch other public the -furtherance of improvements
..... ' •
fx.n H8PARTMKNTS, IT B I K f IMPROVEMENT fng « follows, to-w,t: .
■' •’<<<' 1 A...! b. uK HAVING. C i ‘ 1‘AV r'*" '' |-f. Amendment
JfSCRETION; ! N I . KU.dV,, t.RADJNt., Number
jTtNG_AN AMEND*:MATNIN(I, OPENING, WIDKNif Stan Sertion
each of such surety j ut;|itiM aS tf,e governing authority j provided for by the Revised Civil
ivwMjmpva .-.Mali be paid by the, ,jlay from time to time deem ex-* Statutes of Texas, of 1925, per-
jCity of Goose Creek. pedient, and in. furtherance of any} taining' to street improvements and
.. . . j "AH official bonds shall be al>-1 and all of these subjects, the city j assessments in cities and towns of
'. -ylMlffffJ . fry «» Oty 'CggM^yign s>,aU have the right and power to more than one thousand inhabit
tm aml ^ with lh<!l borrow money upon the ~
Secti S ' l)r°l10sc^ amertilment the vote
- r;\r,l SrSssys; »
such election shall receive a major-
shall be held between the two can- j t"°votg “f J^^ntny ^said pi
credit off ants and all amendments to said
■, v '".""..•Ay"18 ll- i ^ ov "Ab«^»^sttM»w»iijj»ti»
« » ia x«jg#wwwr I. pt- .... . ..
i v R ® S. JJU'JTgRS s another amt pew.
EVERTS OR OTHER- known »•< .Section '
to such mat-
___________ ................................ . to the;
... AND STRIKING « 4! K«' • emits ' 'rKfTTWRS TZ.hi7'T,rr mT"w!' * * ’ ’ ’ I or sums' as may be deemed ex^j amendment bf IW1 set forth in
, . . 'oriiKIt. -* • ' . ' - .vr; iTn°l SCtfS ."f %
ff/'fv'..;.1.' " ■ '.r.z-.rltzi EfsfSsS
GKDENG -NINE , “* ' «*' *'<Don 25 of Ar- designed bv’lhe (Tty Ord.nance."|non’# Civil Statutes, as Article
ijj FSTIMATID 'fowi'i'S 1ST) 1HT1F" OK tu,< 'J °f t1w* :"“<i charttr’ sai<M ' ■****". ,1105-B and said Article and all
. .BVin IN* i ,]■ tupunvv T|,L wVvni n " 1 II !C('Uon as tot present providing! Proponed Amendment ! Sections thereof are made a part
G NT S XMtMVK OF IY T, *- a"„ making the City Manager!. ' Number 9 | of this section of the charter of the
IIP OF THE OHAHTEft *»F , , ,,,,s . , vl, ‘ ’ ' “ '! '!■ ", Ma“* 01. the administrative head ,.f the mu-J Shall Section 12 of Article 5 of j City of Copse Creek by the adop-
THE -O, UK GOO-P CREEK v ^ t XtH *Hi m eipal government. the exidmg charter be amended tion of this amendment*
-v r:rr: g ■■". - ' ’ ■' • ,,.p.‘a)!ng and' j^vlnr 'otrt: - r
■B,omiiVf IN PI • V’ , the advice cu Proposed Anmnomcn, fr„m tho word “«-cek” and subatl-1
. .a ’tu.v rl-auV »vn . , , _ “ ‘V'.,........ . J tutftlg therefor the word “month,”
provided by law for the election of
officers for the City of Goose
lit 1^|5, and affnrTmerits 'ttere^
applicable provisions of tin
general election law| of' the Sitabi
and under, the. Constitution . *
Laws, of the State >,f Texas, j
only resident, qualified voters tel
siding in said city shall be alkvfll
to vote. ■ 3
The following named pors.asi
are hereby appointed inarHg.r- df
said electirm, to-wit:
At A. C. Lambright & Brothers!
Garage, Precinct No. 99, W. f,|
Weikel, presiiling judge; j..
■Branch, judge; Mrs. Toil; fat
clerk; T. W. Lyons, clerk.
At 'Pierce Chevrolet Co. Predtdl
O.^ rn-
^jogefl,.' f,. Lee, judge; Mrk'l
ments for holding such election”as Hradbmy, clerk; A. W.
The ballots shall be so prepas
ed that immediately after eact
voter
ity of-aH the vita, aul at mab ™" Jff" *•»
didates- receiving the; highest; num-
ber of votes.
posed junendmenls.-- as__ they,; tj
Section 10
“The successors of any officer
so removed shall hold the office to
which .he has been elected for and
during the unexpired term of his
desire and against as many « ,£u
said proposed amendments as lief
desire.*
A copy of this ordinance sijpf
predecessor, unless removed under elo^bm
and attested by the city ck»
shall serve as a'proper notice of
Proposed Amendment
that said Section 12 of Article
5 ?tj«efid as amended shall read'. "‘Shall the existing charter of the
|“*fc Of “ ! -......... • ^
t a ' ■. I~.............UWPM«».-» mE€»JliiSSldNi^' -ado
r ...............
Proposed Amendment
Number f> ->
Mitifar in *■"''fWK TIME, TERMS AND b. od- npcii Shall .Article 5 of Dtp existing.
*tniii v • , ,r,J m-r-rmw CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT OF I merit and fit no*# alone,) and re- j charter of the City of Goose'
"I'lypp,. ('re..k be amended by adding im- [city of Goose Creek be amended
. Sunk' »» m:-,K %7ZZ *!^0n“‘®I“!“ON * ***« » P»«S ’#»!
V; ’ nil- .'ui!
provisions of the City Charter,
Section 11
“The name of any person sought
to be removed as provided here-
in shall be placed upon the official
ballot by the Secretary, unless said
(officer request in writing that
*+stieh be not dote.-'-.....
1 Section 12
nt.^ f *“ 5™35.T.....».STmSZZSZ’ST-m.......[™
rrr-.......1 a-tea
Notice of said election shall «
given by the publication of1 a copj
of the notice in some newspape;
of general circulation within the
said city, which shall, be publish#
at least once each week for not ies
eonsecutivc weeks, ^
firsL publi :ation. being not. 10
w---------- - , . than forty nor more than
*«» «SM*. f***, re- d ri(n, „f efeetk-
-.-t......... • •. ., i moved shall receive a majority of^ ,^rIegg than thirty (.’aj-s p>!
, , ... , . ... ! to date of said election .the <
Lon, he shaH continue mlusoff.ee mail a pri„ted
and if he shall fad to recen-u such , of said proi
majonty, his office shall be je- aWendmentdfech qualified
dared to be vacant and the per- Jn ^ ^ a ; appei!r,: from
said chatter to be Known
tm NOT LE8ST THAN ONE ‘Y, ww *“w"rt ‘w' '”t,n *-r‘ “ r"'
■tore*mi. }>,)i t im . n} K OF SA1 l> Alt- nad ail officer*- and. employee#! .Section ft
n. I H PROVIDING i I Hi. l,y him; -, ' CITY MARSHAL:
frrou 111 i. \ i . .HALL i.N’. I;Ki \LL OF. AM it--ml m’writing to the J “The office of Citjr.rMaoha)
1 >0!’- t SBlI, WMma as he hereby created and made an ek«:
,11 i.KSS THAN FIVE THOUH- T,Ar,VK AKI>“ REKEKENDUM c»y .• -m oxpediel# isr »tw "ary;
Ml) DOLLARS; AND APpOiNT-j0^ A PETITION SlpNKD BY Keep tho Commia#ion fully ad
iVS&'xLz i »«s VS& zz. -Z
K<l:>i:'P in THE CITY ”1 LHI, CITS OF goo.sE IVrform all #aoh duties a# may
ending January 31,193rrlif a
ance with the provision of
1167, Revised Statutes
TO'RS EN SAID ARTICLE CON- be pre.rribed by Uii« charter,
KuIREd' on QUALIFY- SIFTING OF 15 SECTIH^S AMD j be required of him by ortUnance
rm TOT: DUTIES or Ort^V«^ h'OR tm FR<X:ED- «r „»*,,««* «f the <Wmi^‘on.“
rWm -enw nm RK. URE FOR THE INITIATIVE, Pnvp*«| Amemimreit
’ THE GlTY CLERK; REFERENDUM AND
novWRi
Dre eHtofcWBBppppBjjPHj
SwlRm S3
TERM DK"OFFICE: »
“The City Marshal shall serve
for a term of two years and until
his successor is elected afid quaM*
fled, unless s.»mer removed from
office, as provided for in (hi* diar-
--.—-f—
clan. the:. -.lt - f the election. At ”Ia «! SstSlc^n ^ ^
this, meeting of the Commissioners | y^ted shall read and be as fol* . ^rtinn ,,
' ■ •****'£*£*.•«
m shall 1 „«.)i! ' AIITK'LB t 1”"“ <* "f »
time as may be prescribed by or- / , deslred}.^ “/ ^ era of the city are entitled ■' j
•if! Trr? b,‘ "*rl **o .■;*« .L, o, *»wi*«a
M) M at.M .«h|atj ' Gm Cmt my w
moved at any time by the qualifi-
ed voters of said city by the fol-
lowing procedure:
.tide
1925.
The fqct that the City
sion has determined that the i
entitled to i
month.; .
GoofasCi
hereinafter.iproyided for, may call
special r:;i»Hi»gk;'of ;the Commifsion
I ........FAS. the City Commit j ing
Of
THE CITY' MANAG-jdeem* it to he U
; - rf the Cite and
TING AJi-AMKND ’of that curtate WP
ARTK1.E 5 OF THE! ments to the charter of the City “The Co
OF THfi' CITY OF considered by the ‘ '
rtmre #.«• retwwrewi u* j.^1 AA^nit it 9n K
focal Intetwrt of the City
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Section 36 ,
■ SALARIES: ■
charter “The City Marshal, , *hall he^w
and leav- charged with the duties of enforc-
mrid revtten^-foHow* tw» the"law of the City of Gomm
"scept tfm office ©f Creek, and with such other duties
.** which secti.,n! ns may Sr >res<-rihed by the City
■'^22-Mi »
for HlH 80TVIC6H >R
deemed advisable,
pf tlie Commission
•except such execu-
s may bp provided
and any citiren
to the
.Section 2
iigned
“A petition, .signed by the quali-
fied voters ol| said city equal in
number to at least 10% percent
of the qualified voters thereof, de-
manding the election of the sue
election, provided that such pri
mary election shall be held not less
than five days before the election
provided for, and provided further,
that‘ the provision herein for the
removal of officers shall be cumu-
lative of the methods provided by
law for removing officers of the
city. ■ t ■
Section 14.
.. jN'
OH Willi
thereof at ail rea«m- ,.PSgQr {!f thf person sought to he
removed, shall be filed with the
City Secretary, and said petition
shall contain a general statement
of the cause for which removal Is
sought.
mediately passing »n the
bijity of adopting said
meats creates this, an r"1
measure for the immediate
servation oL the public
health, property arid sf«^
manding that the rule ptW
the final passage
or. the date introduced be i
ed and that the charter pf
for publication of ordinff.
an may 'be itt-
missian."
The Commission shall
own rules ar.d orders
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Amendment
nher Id
Seclhm 3,
of Article 2 “The signatures to the petition
“INITIATIVE. If a petition ^
si<?nf>,i by 10% of the QBajified i ' »•
voter, of Goose Creek shaH he pre-| ^Vrete^nd it i*
sented to the City Commwsion,' , , ,
asking that any ordinance propos- ' 1 *
ed by such petitioners be submit- Signed: C. R-
ted to vote of the people at a
special or Hie next general dee- ATTEST: „
tion-, then the City Commissioners (Signed) R. M.M..VNI^V,
shall either pass such ordinance or > ' - City
~ .".bifid
St-SS
News-Itead the‘SUM’
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Matherne, Robert. Tri-Cities Sun (Goose Creek, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 80, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 3, 1931, newspaper, September 3, 1931; Goose Creek, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1020788/m1/2/: accessed April 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sterling Municipal Library.