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ORDINANCE NO. �39s
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO- BE HELD
ON THE 5TH DAY OF APKIL, 1949, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECT-
ING THREE ;(3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NO.
23 3, AND 63 AND THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT
LARGE; PROVIDING FOR ELECTIONi OFFICERS, DESIGNATING THE
PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION, PRESCRIBING
THE HOURS AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE.
PURSUANT to Section 12 of Article II,: of the Charter of the City
of Baytown, providing for the manner of election and the term of office of
the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: THAT the regular municipal election of the City of
Baytown prescribed in said section of the Charter of the City of Baytown shall
be held between the hours of seven o'clock a.m. and seven o'clock p.m. on the
fifth day of April, A. D. 1949, in said city for the purpose of electing the
following members of the City Council: One councilman from District No. 2;
one councilman from District No. 3; one councilman from District No. 6; and
the Mayor from the city at large.
Section 2: THAT said city is hereby divided into election precincts
and their polling places will be and election officials shall be, for the pur-
poses 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
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Officials
Henry Cathriner
Judge and
Presiding Officer
Mrs. C. J. Bailey
Assistant
Judge
Mrs. Sam Herbert
Assistant
Judge
George
Mallory
Judge and
Presiding Officer
Mrs. B. Nettles
Assistant
Judge
Mrs. D.
L. Hornsby
Assistant
Judge
Mrs. J.
W. Riggs
Judge and Presiding [ lficer
Mrs. E. E. Slagle
Assistant Judge
Mrs. C. A. Bolster
Assistant Judge
Precinct No. Polling Place Officials
® No. 102 Fire b'tation No. 2 Rro L. A. Ml.kie
Judge and Presiding Of f icer
Mr. M. V. Berry
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Knox Bunting
Assistant Judge
No. 149 San Jacinto Elementary School J. dodger Head
Judge ,and Presiding Officer
Mrs. W. H. Platt
Assistant Judge
Mrs. R. E. Williams
Assistant Judge
Section 3: THAT this election shall be held in accordance with and
shall be governed by the election laws of the State of Texas. In all city elec-
tions the Mayor, City Clerk, or the governing body shall do and perform each act
in other elections required to be done and performed respectively by the county
judge, the county clerk, or the commissioner's court. The notice or proclamation
of this and all other city elections shall be issued and posted at the polling
places not later than thirty (30) days before the date of said election.
Section 4: THAT one councilman shall be elected from each of the
respective Districts No. 2, 3, and 6 and the Mayor from the City of Baytown at
large by a majority vote of the city at large; that said districts are and shall
be as established, defined, and outlined in the report of the commission appointed
by the City Council for the purpose of dividing the City of Baytown into six (6)
® districts of approximately, equal population, the report of said commission being
dated the 5th day of February, A.D., 1948, and adopted and approved by the City
Council of the City of Baytown on the 5th day of February, A. D., 1948. Each
councilman so elected shall be a bona fide resident of the district represented
by him; Districts 1, 4, and 5 as established and defined in the aforementioned
report of said commission are represented by three (3) holdover councilmen and
none shall be elected at this election from these three (3) districts. Said
three (3) councilmen and mayor to be elected at this election shall hold office
for a period of two (2) years.
Section 5: THAT the qualifications of the members of the City Council
• shall be as follows: The mayor and each of the six councilmen shall be citizens
of the United States of America and a qualified voter of the State of Texas;;
shall have resided for at least two years next preceding the election within
the corporate limits of Baytown; shall be a bona fide owner of real estate
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within the corporate limits of Baytown; and shall not be in arrears in the
payments of any taxes or other liability due the city.
Section 6: THAT any eligible and qualified person may have his name
printed upon the official ballot as an independent candidate for the office of
councilman from his respective district or for the office of mayor to be elected
from the city at large by filing his sworn application with the mayor of the
City of Baytown at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of this election.
The application shall state the specific office or place being sought by the
applicant and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the laws of
the State of Texas to become a candidate for and hold the office being sought,
if elected.
Section 7: (a) The form of the sworn application for candidates for
the office of councilman shall be substantially as follows:
"To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings:
hereby make application to
have my name printed on the official ballot as an independent
candidate for the office of councilman representing District
No. to be voted upon at the city election to be held on
the th day of April, 1949;, and I hereby certify that I am
qualified to hold such office, if elected.
"State of Texas Q
County of Harris Q
being duly sworn, deposes and
says that the statements contained in the foregoing applica-
tion are true.
Signed
"bubscribed and sworn to before me this the day of ,
1949.
(SEAL)
Notary T76lic in an for
Harris County, Texas."
(b) The form of sworn application for candidates for the office of
Mayor shall be substantially as follows:
"To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings:
"I, , hereby make application to
have my name printed on the official ballot as an independent
candidate for the office of Mayor to be elected from the city
at large and to be voted upon at the city election to be held
on the 5th day of April, 1919; and I hereby certify that I am
qualified to hold such office, if elected.
' 16tate of Texas
County of Harris k
" , being duly sworn, deposes and
says that the statements contained in the foregoing application
are true.
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Signed
"Subscribed and sworn to before me this the day of ,
1949:
(SEAL)
Notary Public in and for
Harris County, Texas."
(c) Such sworn applications may be accompanied with a petition signed
by qualified electors, although such petition is not required.
(d) Such sworn applications for candidates for the office of council-
man shall be accompanied with an executed copy of the T'Loyalty Affidavit" as
required by Article 2978a, Vernon's Texas Statutes, in substantially the follow-
ing form:
of the City of Baytown, Couhty
of hams, State of Texas, being a candidate for the office
of Councilman, do solemnly swear that I believe in and approve
of our present representative form of government, and if elected,
I will support and defend our present representative form of
government and will resist any effort or movement from any source
which'seeks to subvert or destroy the same or any part thereof,
and I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the
United States and of the State of Texas.
(Candidate's Signature
116'worn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the
day of A. D., 1949.
(SEAL)
Notary Public in ana ror
Harris County, Texasil
(e) Such sworn applications for candidates for the office of the
Mayor shall be accompanied with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavitrr
as required by Article 2978a, Vernon's Texas Statutes' in substantially the
is following form:
it I, . of the City of Baytown, County
of Barris, State of Texas, being a candidate for the office
of Mayor, do solemnly swear that I believe in and approve of
our present representative form of- government, and if elected,
I will support and defend our present representative form of
government and will resist any effort or movement from any source
which seeks to subvert or destroy the same or any part thereof,
and I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the
United States and of the State of Texas.
(Candidate's Signature
"Syrorn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the
day of A. D . , 1949.
(SEAL)
Notary Pub 'c in and for
Barris County, Texas"
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Section 8r THAT the form of the ballot for said election shall be
• substantially as follows:
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OFFICIAL HALLCT
FOR MAYOR (FROM CITY AT LARGE)
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 2
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 3
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 6
Section 9:1 THAT the names of all those who have filed their sworn
applications to have their names printed on the official ballot as candidates
shall be posted by the City Clerk in a conspicuous place at the City Hall for
the inspection of the public for at least ten (10) days before she orders the
ballots to be printed. All objections to the regularity or validity of the
application of any person shall be made within five (5) days after such posting ,
by written notice filed with the City Clerk, setting forth the grounds of objec-
tions. In case no such objection is filed within the time prescribed, the regu=
larity or validity of the application of no person whose name is so posted, shall
be thereafter contested. The City Clerk shall preserve in her office for a period
• of two years all applications, notice of objections and other related papers.
Section 10: THAT any person eligible to the office of councilman or
mayor who has filed his sworn application in accordance with the provisions of
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this ordinance shall have his name printed on the official ballots. Ant such
• person may cause his name to be withdrawn at any, time 'Before the official ballots
are actually printed, by filing in writing vrith the City Clerk.a request to that
effect over his own signature, duly attested to by a Notary Public. No name
so withdrawn shall be printed on the ballots. Not later than twenty (20) days
before the date of this election the City Clerk shall have the official ballots
printed.
Section 11: Each qualified voter who desires to cast an absentee
vote and who expects to be absent on the day of the city general election shall
be entitled to an official ballot and the right to cast such ballot in accordance
with the provisions of Article 2956, Vernon's Texas Statutes.
Section 12: The Chief of Police shall be directed to post a properly
• executed copy of the election proclamation and notice at each polling place
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witidirthe city. Said notice shall be posted'not less than thirty (30) days
before the date of said election. 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, said publication
to be made not later than thirty (30) full days prior to the date set for said
election.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by affirmative vote of the majority of
the members of the City Council of the City of Raytown, this � R day -of
February, 1919.
ATTEST:
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Uliver, City Jerk
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COUNTY OF HARRIS •
STATE OF TEXAS
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Before me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally came and ap-
peared _ _.0 ....... duly recognized agent of The Daily Sun, a daily newspaper
published in nose C ek, Harris County, Texas, and A? after being duly sworn, says that the
attached notice was published in The Daily Sun of _.__ _ _.__ ________ _______________________
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Sworn and subscribed before me this ...... day ..... . ------- ______________ ----------- A. D. 194.9________
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Notary Public, Hhr' is County, Texas
BEULArt MAE JACKSON
Notary Public, in and for Harris County, Texas
ORDINANCE NO. 30
An Ordinance nreecrlMne rules anti regu-
latlone for publlr. hnuses of ntnsement
In the City of Eaytowh: conlaW'I a
ser`erabillty clause; repeating ordlnaneeall
in conflict therewith: providing that this
ordlnanre shall be cumulative and In ad-
dition to all other ordinances of the Ctty
of Baytown relating to firs - pievenilon
and the ronetrtictlnn. maint.ena nce and
Inspection of bulldings: and provtding
for the ?ffective date hereof.
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COUNTY OF HARRIS • •
STATE OF TEXAS
cBefore me, the undersigned authority, on this date personally came and ap-
peared - _._ se. ---- - - - - -, duly recognized agent of The Daily Sun, a daily newspaper
• published ose Cr k, Ha rris County, Texas, and who after being duly sworn, says that the
attached notice was published in The Daily Sun of ---- ._g_ -._� S ,_ �_�1�..............................
Sworn and - subscribed before me this -day
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Notary Public, ris County, Texas
BEULAH MAE ,JACKSON
Notary Public, in and for Harris County, Texas
ORD,INANCE.;NO. -39 , -
An- Ordinance 'nrescrihing rules and regu-
lat1ons fnr ,puhlic houses of ambsement
In the City of Baytown: containing a
severa.bility clause: repealing ordinances
In connicl therewith; providing that this
ordfnance shall be cumulative -nnd' In nd-
dition to all other ordinances of the City
of Baytown relatlnR to fire prevention
and the ronstmet[nn. maintenance and
.InOpaction. of building&: and providing
for the affective date hereof.
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Notary Public, ris County, Texas
BEULAH MAE ,JACKSON
Notary Public, in and for Harris County, Texas