HomeMy WebLinkAbout007 - 08/18/1939 - FIXING THE BOUNDARIES OF ELECTION PRECINCTS IN THE CITY, PROVIDING THAT REGISTRATION AND CHANGE OF R ORDINANCE NO 7 , 19393
BEING AN ORDINANCE FIXING THE BOUNDARIES OF ELECTION PRECINCTS
IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, PROVIDING THAT REGISTRATION AND
CHANGE OF RESIDENCE OF ELECTORS SHALL BE MADE IN THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY CLERK, REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH
AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
"AREAS, The City Council is of the opinion
that it would be desirable that the boundaries of election
precincts in the City be co-extensive with those in the City
for County elections and since the establishment of boundaries
of election precincts in the City of Fort Collins the Board of
County Commissioners of Larimer County has changed said boundaries
in the City for County elections, and
WHEREAS, the laws of the State of Colorado
require that registration and change of residence of electors
for municipal elections shall be made in the office of the
City Clerk, within the time and in the same manner as electors
are registered by the County Clerk
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY-
COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
Section 1 That the election precincts in
the City of Fort Collins as heretofore fixed and established
be and the same are hereby vacated
Section 2 That there are hereby created
thirteen (13) election precincts in the City of Fort Collins
to be known and designated as follows, to-wit Precinct "A-1" ,
Precinct "B-111, Precinct "B-2", Precinct "B-311, Precinct"C-1",
Precinct "C-2", Precinct "C-3" , Precinct "C-411 , Precinct "D-1" ,
Precinct "D-211 , Precinct "D-3" Precinct "E-1" and Precinct "E-2"
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Section 3 That the boundaries of the election
precincts as herein created in the City of Fort Collins,
Colorado, are hereby fixed and established as follows, to-wit
PRECINCT "A-1" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being Egst of College Avenue and
North of Oak Street
PRECINCT "B-1" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being North of Mountain Aven-ge and
West of College Avenue and East of Whitcomb Street
PRECINCT "B-2" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being North of Mountain Avenue and
West of Whitcomb Street and East of Washington Avenue and
Wood Street
PRECINCT "B-3" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being North of Mountain Avenue and
West of Washington Avenue and 'Wood Street and South of
Mountain Avenue and West of Roosevelt Avenue and its
extension South
PRECINCT "C-l" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of Mountain Avenue and
North of Olive Street and West of College Avenue and East
of Washington Avenue
PRECINCT "C-2" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of Olive Street and North
of Mulberry Street and West of College Avenue and East of
Washington Avenue
PRECINCT "C-3" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of Mulberry Street and
West of College Avenue and North of Laurel Street
PRECINCT "C-4" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of Mountain Avenue West
of Washington Avenue and East of Roosevelt Avenue and its
extension South
PRECINCT "D-l" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of Oak Street and North
of Myrtle Street and East of College Avenue and W4st of
Peterson Street
PRECINCT "D-2" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins commencing at corner Peterson and Oak
Street, South to corner Peterson and Myrtle Streets, East
to corner Smith and Myrtle Street, 'South to corner Plum and
Smith Streets, East to corner Plum and Stover Streets, South
to Southwest corner Block 187, East to City limits, north to
Riverside Avenue, northwest along Riverside Avenue to Oak
Street, West to beginning
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PRECINCT "D-3" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of Myrtle Street and
North of Plum Street and East of College Avenue and West
of Smith Street
PRECINCT "E-1" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins commencing at corner College Avenue
and Plum Street, South to corner College Avenue and Garfield
Street, East to corner Garfield and VJhedbee Streets, North
to Elizabeth Street, East to City Limits North to Southeast
corner Block 197, West to Southwest corner Block 187, North
to Plum Street, West to beginning
PRECINCT "E-2" FORT COLLINS - That portion of
City of Fort Collins being South of following line Com-
mencing at corner College and Garfield, thence East to corner
Garfield and Whedbee, North to Elizabeth, thence East to
City limits
Section 4 No person shall hereafter be permitted
to vote at any city election held in the City of Fort Collins
without first having been registered in the office of the
City Clerk Registration and change of residence of electors
for all City elections in the City of Fort Collins shall be
made in the office of the City Clerk by such Clerk or his
deputy, within the time and in the same manner as electors
are registered by the County Clerk or his deputy under the
laws of the State of Colorado, provided there shall be no
precinct registrations and no registration committees
Section 5 The City Uouncil shall appoint
judges and clerks of election for each precinct in the City
as now provided in the Citj Charter
Section 6 The City Council shall furnish the
City Clerk with registration books with appropriate headings
and ruled columns substantially in the same form as those
used by the County Cler4 Custody of the registration books
when not required for use at city elections, shall be with the
City Clerk Within forty-five (45) days after any general
election the City Clerk shall purge the registration books,
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using the poll books of such election in the same manner
as the registration books for State and County elections are
purged by the County Clerk The books thus purged, together
with the names of those who have appeared before the City
Clerk for original registration or change of residence any
time up to and including Tuesday one week before any general
City
or special/election, shall be the registration lists for all
succeeding city elections until and including the next following
city election
Section 7 All ordinances and parts of ordinances
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed
Section g In the opinion of the City Council
an emergency exists for the preservation of the public health,
peace and safety, and this Ordinance shall take effect upon
its passage under and by virtue of the authority contained in
Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter
Introduced, read at length and adopted by the
unanimous vote of all members of the City Council at a
regular meeting, held this lgth day of August A D 1939
Co s on of Safety a d Ex-Offic o
Mayor
Attest
City Clerk
STATE OF COLORADO, )
ss
County of Larimer )
I, MILES F HOUSE, City Clerk of
the City of Fort Collins, do hereby certify and declare
that the foregoing Ordinance, consisting of eight (8)
Sections, was duly proposed and read at length at a regular
meeting of the City Council, held on the 18th day of August,
A D 1939, and was duly adopted and ordered published in
the Fort Collins Leader a weekly newspaper and the official
newspaper of the City of Fort Collins, by the unanimous vote
of all members of the Council, as an emergency ordinance, in
accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article
IV of the City Charter and thereafter, and on to-wit the
24th day of August, 1939, was duly published in the Fort
Collins Leader, a weekly newspaper published in the City of
Fort Collins, Colorado
IN 1VITNESS IMREOF, I have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of said City, this 24th day of
August, A D 1939
City Clerk