Ordinance No. 12t
ORDINANCE -No. 12
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON THE FIRST DAY OF NAY, 1948, FOR THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO COUNCILMEN FROM THE RE-
SPECTIVE DISTRICTS NO. 3 AND 5; PROVIDING FOR
IMECTION OFFICERS, DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND
1&&NNER OF HOLDING SAID SELECTION, PRESCRIBING
THE HOURS AIVD PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUB-
LICATION OF NOTICE.
WHEREAS, on the 6th day of April, 1948, the regular municipal
election of the City of Baytown was held in said city for the purpose
of electing four councilmen from the respective districts No. 1, 3, 4
and 5, and the returns of said election having been duly made by the
election officials and the City Council having canvassed said returns
and determined the results of said election on this the 14th day of
April, 1948, and
is WHEREAS, it is determined from the canvassing of said returns
that no candidate for councilaman from district No. 3 and no candidate
for councilman from district No. 5 received a majority of the votes
cast at the regular election for the office for which he was a candidate,
and accordingly, pursuant to Section 94 of Article IX of the charter of
the City of Baytown, it is the duty of the City Council to order a special
election for the purpose of submitting to a vote of the qualified voters
of said city the names of the two candidates receiving the highest number
of votes at the regular election for the office of councilman from the
respective districts No. 3 and 5 in order that the voters may designate
and elect one of the two candidates from each of the said districts No:. 3
and 5 as councilman from his respective district; and
WHEREAS, as set out in the Resolution this day passed by the City
Council of the City of Baytown, the two candidates from each of the districts
in question receiving the highest number of votes for said office are as
follows:
District No. 3
0. 0. Dorris
Shannon L. Morris
District No. 5
Jeff A. Stroud
• James P. Keller
NOW., THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN:
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Section 1: THAT a special election of the City of Baytown, as pro-
vided in Section 94, Article IX-of the charter of said city, shall be held
® between the hours of 7 o'clock A.M. and 7 o'clock P.M. on the 1st day of
May, 1918, in said city for the purpose of electing a councilman from the
respective districts 3 and 5 from the candidates listed as follows:
For councilman from district 3:
Shannon L. Morris
0. 0. Dorris
For councilman from district 5:
Jeff A. Stroud
James P. Keller
Section 2.: THAT said city is hereby divided into election precincts
and their polling places will be and election officials shall be, for the
purposes of this election, as follows:
Precinct No. Polling Place
No. 99 Thad Felton's Ford Agency
No. 100 Wilkenfeld's Furniture Co.
No. 101 City Hall
No. 1021, Fire Station No. 2
No. 119 San Jacinto Elenentary School
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Officials
Henry Cathriner
Judge and Presiding Officer
Mrs. C. J. Bailey
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Sam Herbert
Assistant Judge
George Mallo
Judge and Presiding Of icer
Mrs. B. Nettles
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Jessie lunsford
Assistant Judge
Mrs. J. W. Riggs '
Judge and Presiding Officer
Id's. E. E. Slagle
Assistant Judge .
Mrs. C. A. Bolster
Assistant Judge
E. Z. Alford
Judge and Presiding 0 icer
Mrs. H. B. Broom
Assistant Judge
Mrs. M. B. Crawford
Assistant Judge
J. Rodger Read _
Judge and Presiding Officer
W. 0. Pdillican
Assistant Judge
Mrs. w, R- Platt__
Assistant Judge
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Section 3: THAT the form of said ballot at said election shall be
substantially as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
For Councilman District No. Three
Name of Candidate
Name of Candidate
For Councilman District No. Five
Name of Can i ate
Name of Candidate)
Section 4: THE Chief of Police shall be directed to post a properly
executed copy of the election proclamation and notice at each polling place
within the city. The mayor is hereby directed to give further notice of
said election by publishing a copy of the election proclamation and notice
in a newspaper of general circulation within said city.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by affirmative vote of the majority of
the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this 14th day of
of April, 1948.
ATTEST:
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City Cler
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