HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 18 THE STATE OF TEXAS )
COUNTY OF GALVESTON )
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )
I, KENNETH M. CAMP, the duly elected and qualified nayor
of the City of r'riendswood, Texas, do hereby certify that on
the . 20th day of August, A. D. 1962, there was filed with me,
as i-iayor of said City, the following instruments :
1) Petition for Annexation;
2) Certificate of Election in the ''Territory to be Annexed ;
3) Affidavit showing a majority ' of the Residents of the
Adjoining 'Territory favoring Annexation.
That an examination of the above described instruments
and petition reveal that an election was held in the herein
described territory adjoining the City of Friendswood, Texas, on
the 29th day of September, A. D. 1962, and that a majority
of the residents who were and are qualified to vote for members'
of the state Legislature did vote in favor of the annexation of �
the territory described in the petition to the 6ity of r'riendswood,
and properly filed and certified such action to me as the mayor of
the -City of- Friendswood , Texas . `
That the above described territory adjoining the City of ;
Friendswood, ''Texas, is now legally susceptable of annexation toi
the l;ity of rriendswood, upon the passa§e and approval of a proper
ordinance. f
KENNETH M. CAMP,/ Mayor, City of
r-riendswood, Texas.
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, RECEIVING AND
ANNEXING AS APART OF SAID CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, THE
FOLLOWING INHABITATED TERRITORY LYING ADJACENT TO THE; CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS :
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF j
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS , DULY ASSEMBLED : i
SECTION 1 ; WHEREAS, on the 20th day of August ,A. D. 1962,
there was filed with the Mayor of the City of Yriendswood , Texas, the
following instrument :
TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS :
We, the undersigned , being a majority of the inhabitants,
residents and qualified voters of the hereinafter described
territory, which adjoins the City Limits of the City of Friens-
wood and is not more than one-half mile in width, do hereby
petition your Honorable Body to extend the present City Limits
so as to include the following described territory as a part of
the City of Friendswood , Texas, to-wit :
BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southeast
_boundary line of the Keith J.-- Smith tract in the
Sarah McKissick League A-151 and the South line
of the City of Friendswood, Texas One Hundred
Foot boundary strip, for a corner;
THENCE Southeasterly along the 6outh line of said
One Hundred Foot boundary strip, along and parallel
to the meanders of Clear Creek to the intersection
of the Northeast ward extension of the Southeast
lines of Blocks 29 thru 36 of the A. Voss Sub-
division in the Sarah McKissick League A-151, for
a corner;
THENCE Southwesterly along said Northeastward
extension of the South line of Block 36 and along
said Southeast lines of Blocks 29 thru 36 of the
A. Voss Subdivision to the South corner of Block 29
of said A. Voss bubdivision, for a corner;
THENCE Northwestward along the Southwest line of
said Block 29 of the A. Voss 6ubdivision to its
West corner and the East corner of Block 25 , for
a corner;
THENCE Southwestward along the Southeast lines of
nlock 25, 26 and 38 of the A. voss 6ubdivision and
Block 1 of the whitney Subdivision to the bouth corner
of said Block 1, for a corner;
THENCE Northwest along the Southeast extension of the
Northeast line of the Central Park Subdivision to the
intersection of the Southeast boundary of Ellington
Drive (Choate Road) , for a corner;
THENCE Northeast along the Southeast boundary of
Ellington Drive (Choate Road) to the intersection of
the City Limit line of the City of Prriendswood, for
a corner;
THENCE Southeast along the City Limit line of the City
of Friendswood to the Southeast corner of the F.M. Road
518 and F.M. Road 528 intersection, for a corner;
THENCE Northeast along the City Limit line of the City
of Friendswood to the Northeast corner of the inter-
section of n.H Road 528 and Lazy Creek Drive, for a
corner;
•THENCE Northwest along the City Limit line of
the City of Friendswood to the intersection
of the Southeast boundary line of the Keith j.
Smith tract, for a corner;
THENCE Northeast along the City Limit line of
the City of Friendswood to the intersection of
the One hundred Foot boundary strip, for a
corner, and point of nEGINNING.
Containing 585 acred, more or less.
WE, and each of us, the undersigned, are inhabitants, and
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residents of the above described territory and are duly qualified
to vote for members of the state Legislature and have expressed
our choice and vote by affixing our signatures to the petition
under the appropriate heading listed below:
FOR ANNEXATION AGAINST ANNEXATION
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FOR ANNEXAT/ION AGAINST ANNEXATION
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THE STATE OF TEXAS )
COUNTY OF GALVESTON ) ;
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary rublic in
and for said State and county, o is ersonally appeared
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well known to me and who after being duly• aff rmed depose and
say : that they each of them, are inhabitants of the territory
described in the attached and foregoing petition and are duly
qualified to vote for members of the State Legislature and have
had notice of and an opportunity to vote his or her choice in '
the matter of annexing said territory to the City of Friendswood,
and that a majority of those qualified to vote, have voted in
favor of becoming a part of said City of Friendswood, Texas.
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN TO before me by the said
Mrs Louise Lewis_, Luke Lewis ,- G. P. IL mon. II and
Beverly Lanmon on this the 20th day of August A. D.
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a'.-'1962;Tt.o_ certify which witness my hand and seal of office.
Nota rtiblit in find for Galveston
County, Texas.
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, -,'-SECTION 2 : That on the 20th day August A. D. 1962, Kenneth
M. Camp, Mayor of the City of Friendswood , Texas, certified to the
City Council of the City of Yriendswood , Texas, the following :
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GALVESTON )
CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD )
I, Kenneth M. Camp, the duly elected and qualified Mayor
of the City of Friendswood, Texas, do hereby certify that on the
20th day of August, A. D. 1962, there was filed with me, as Mayor
of said City, the following instruments :
1) Petition for Annexation:
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• 2)• Certificate of Election in, the Territory to be
Annexed ;
3) Affidavit showing a Majority of the residents
of the Adjoining Territory Favoring Annexation.
That an examination of the above described instruments
and petition reveal that an election was held in the herein
described territory adjoining the city of r'riendswood, Texas, .
on the 29th day of September, A. D. 1962, and that a majority I
of the residents who were and are qualified to vote for members
of the State Legislature did vote in favor of the annexation of
the territory described in the petition to the 0ity of Friendswood ,
and properly filed and certified such action to me as the mayor
of the City of Friendswood , Texas .
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That the above described territory adjoining the City ofl
Friendswood, Texas is now legally susceptable of annexation to
the City of Friendswood, upon the passage and approval of a
proper ordinance.
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Kenneth n. Camp, Mayor, City
of Friendswood , Texas. i
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Secretary, City of Friendswood,
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SECTION 3 : All of the above mentioned instruments ha in
been filed with the City Secretary of the 6ity of r•riendswood,
by Kenneth M. Camp, Mayor thereof, together with his certificate
on this the 20th day of August , A. D. 1962, the City Council of
the City of Friendswood, Texas, having examined the same and
having inquired into the facts and circumstances surrounding
all of said proceedings and being fully advised of the premises ,
hereby finds that all of the statements contained herein are true
and correct and that the procedure initiated, prosecuted and
concluded by the inhabitants of said territory was, in all res-
pect proper and in keeping with the laws of this State prescrib-
ing such procedure and that there has been performed and
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consummated every legal prerequisite necessary to a valid and
effectual election and petition for annexation of said territory)
as a part of the City of Friendswood , Texas.
SECTION 4 : The City Council finds as a fact that a majority
of the inhabitants residing in said territory who are qualified
to vote for members of the State Legislature have duly and
regularly cast their vote in favor of said annexation.
SECTION 5 : That said territory described in said proceed-
ings lies adjacent and contiguous to the City of Friendswood and
does not at any place extend one-half mile in width, or more .
SECTION 6: There is hereby received and annexed as a part
of the City of rrriendswood, Texas, the following territory being
the same as described in the petition for annexation hereinabov
set out :
BEGINNING at the intersection of the Southeast
boundary line of the Keith J. Smith tract in the
Sarah McKissick League A-151 and the South line
of the city of Friendswood , Texas Une hundred
Foot boundary strip, for a corner;
THENCE Southeasterly along the South line of said
Une hundred Foot boundary strip, along the parallel
to the meanders of Clear ureek to the intersection
of the ivortheast ward extension of the Southeast
lines of Blocks 29 thru 36 of the A. Voss sub-
division in the Sarah mcKis-s"iek League A-151, for
a corner;
THENCE Southwesterly along said Northeastward
extension of the South line of Block 36 and along
said Southeast lines of blocks 29 thru 36 of the
A. Voss Subdivision to the south corner of block 29
of said A. Voss Subdivision, for a corner;
THENCE Northwestward along the Southwest line of
said 'Block 29 of the A. Voss Subdivision to its
West Corner and the East corner of nlock 25, for
a corner;
THENCE Soughwestward along the Southeast lines of
Block 25, 26 and 38 of the A. Voss Subdivision and
Block 1 of the Whitney Subdivision to the south corner
of said Block 1, for a corner;
THENCE Northwest along the sougheast extension of the
Northeast line of the uentral Park Subdivision to the
intersection of the southeast boundary of Ellington
Drive (Choate Road) , for a corner;
THENCE Northeast along the southeast boundary of
Ellington Drive (Choate Road) to the intersection of
the City Limit line of the City of Friendswood , for
a corner;
THENCE Southeast along the City Limit line of the city
of Friendswood to the Southeast corner of the Y.M. Road
518 and Y. M. Road 528 intersection, for a corner;
THENCE Northeast along the dity Limit line of the City
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of Friendswood to the Northeast corner of the inter-
section of F.M. Road 528 and Lazy creek Drive, for a
corner;
THENCE Northwest along the city Limit Line of
the city of Friendswood to the intersection
of the boutheast boundary line of the Keith J.
Smith tract, for a corner;
THENCE Northeast along the City Limit line of
the City of Friendswood to the intersection of
the One hundred Foot boundary strip, for a
corner, and point of BEGINNING.
Containing 585 acres, more or less.
SECTION `] : That said territory and the inhabitants thereof
shall hereafter have and enjoy all the rights, privileges and
obligations incident to and flowing with the annexation of said
territory and its incorporation in and within the corporate
limits of the City of Friendswood .
aECTION 8 : The Corporate Limits of the U ty of Friendswood
are hereby extended so as to include and there is hereby included
within said vorporate Limits, the above described territory.
bECTION 9 : This ordinance shall take effect immediately
upon its passage and approval by the Mayor and hence forth said .
territory shall be and remain a part of the City of Friendswood ,
Texas , as fully and to all intents and purposes as if said
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territory were included within the corporate limits of the Gity (
of Friendswood as originally incorporated.
rASSED on this the 29th day of September, A. D. 1962.
APPROVED on this the 29th day of September, A. D. 1962.
CITY OF FRINEDSWOOD. TEXAS
BY
Kenneth M. Camp, ivy yw
,F� ., Citese retary
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733E STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF GALVESTON TEXAS)
R..PLATTE, County Cleric of Galveston County,
State of Texas, do hereby.Cer_.t fyatliat,the''foregoing instrument of writing, with its
certificate of authentication-was 'filed`fo'6record in my office vu the ....Z,r... clay of
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WITNESS my h nd'and Official S6'41,=at 1ny office, in Galveston, Texas, on the
date last above written.
County Clerk of Galveston County,7'axag
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