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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" -1- 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 -2- 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, -3- 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