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25 <br /> 9? <br /> W ORDINANCE 1997- 4 <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN <br /> LU <br /> MARCOS,TEXAS, ORDERING A JOINT GENERAL AND SPECIAL <br /> 'J M ELECTION BY THE CITY AND THE SAN MARCOS <br /> W CONSOLIDATED INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BE <br /> HELD ON MAY 3, 1997 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A <br /> (— CITY COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE 5 AND A CITY COUNCIL <br /> MEMBER, PLACE 6; AND TO BE HELD WITHIN THE <br /> BOUNDARIES OF THE SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR THE PURPOSE <br /> y OF ELECTING TWO SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES <br /> MEMBERS AT LARGE; SUBMITTING TO THE VOTERS A <br /> PROPOSITION REGARDING AN INITIATIVE ORDINANCE <br /> a PERTAINING TO THE THERAPEUTIC USE OF MARIJUANA FOR <br /> n SERIOUS MEDICAL DISORDERS; ESTABLISHING EARLY VOTING <br /> LOCATIONS AND POLLING PLACES FOR THIS ELECTION; <br /> MAKING PROVISIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION; <br /> AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, <br /> TEXAS: i <br /> SECTION 1. That a joint general and special election is ordered to be held by the <br /> City of San Marcos (City) and the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District <br /> (School District), at the various polling places and election precincts within the corporate <br /> limits of the City, and within the boundaries of the School District, as hereinafter <br /> designated, on the 3rd day of May, 1997, from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at <br /> which election there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City, a City Council <br /> Member for Place 5, and a City Council Member for Place 6, for terms of three years <br /> ' each, and by the qualified voters of the School District, two School District Board of <br /> I <br /> Trustees Members at large for terms of three years each. <br /> SECTION 1.1 The following measure will be submitted to the qualified voters of the <br /> City at the election to be held on May 3, 1997: <br /> MEASURE NO. ONE <br /> I ' <br /> SHALL THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE CERTIFIED BY THE CITY SECRETARY ON <br /> FEBRUARY 3, 1997 BEARING THE FOLLOWING CAPTION BE APPROVED: <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS <br /> ESTABLISHING A PUBLIC POLICY FOR THE COMPASSIONATE USE OF <br /> MARIJUANA FOR CERTAIN SENSE-THREATENING OR LIFE- <br /> THREATENING MEDICAL CONDITIONS; PROVIDING FOR SUPPORT BY <br /> THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> HEALTH; REQUESTING THE SAN MARCOS POLICE DEPARTMENT TO <br /> CONFORM ITS POLICIES AND PRACTICES TO THE PUBLIC POLICY <br /> IMPLICATIONS OF THIS LEGISLATION; PROVIDING FOR AN ANNUAL <br /> STATEMENT AND FURTHER SUPPORT OF THIS LEGISLATION BY THE <br /> MAYOR; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE;AND PROVIDING FOR <br /> DIVISIBLE PROVISIONS. <br /> SECTION 1.2 The following proposition will be added to the City ballots for the May <br /> 3, 1997 election: <br /> PROPOSITION NO. ONE <br /> FOR/AGAINST The approval of the initiative ordinance regarding the <br /> therapeutic use of marijuana for serious medical disorders. <br />