Ordinance No. 77ORDINANCE NO. 77
AN CRDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HEIR
• ON THE 29TH DAY OF APRIL, 1950, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING r_"TW0 (2) COUNCIINEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE.
DISTRICTS NOS. 4 AND 5;; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFI-
CERS, DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER. OF HOIDING
SAID ELECTION, PRESCRIBING THE HOURS AND PROVIDING
FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
WHEREAS, on the lath day of April, 1950, the regular municipal election
of the City of Baytovm was held in said city for the purpose of electing
three councilmen from the respective Districts Nos. 1, 4 and 5, and the re-
turns 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 12th day of April, 1950, and
WHEREAS, it is determined from the canvassing of said returns that no
• candidate for councilman from District No. 4 and no candidate for council-
man 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, pur-
suant 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 Nos. 4
and 5 in order that the voters may designate and elect one of the two can-
didates from each of the said Districts Nos. 4 and 5 as councilman from his
respective district; and
WHEREAS, as set out in the Resolution this day passed by the City Coun-
cil 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, 4
Milton L. Campbell
Sam G. Como
District No. 5
V&Uie Dearmon Reeves
Mrs. Cuba Greer
NCW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOi7Ns
Section is THAT a special election of the City of Baytown, as provided
in Section 94, Article IX of the Charter of said. City, shall be held between
the hours of 7 o'clock A. M. and 701clock P. M. on the 29th day of April, 1950,
in said City for the purpose of electing a councilman from the respective dis-
tricts 4 and 5 from the.candidates listed as follows:
9
For Councilman from District 4s
Milton L. Campbell
• Sam G. Como
For Councilman from District 5s
Willie Dearmon Reeves
Mrs. Cuba Greer
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 Officials
No. 99 Franta's Automobile Agency Henry Cathriner
Judge and Presiding icer
Mrs. C. J. Bailey
Issistant Judge
Mrs. Sam Herbert
ssis an ge
No. 100 Wilkenfeld's Furniture Co. Mrs. C. G. Parsley
Judge and Presiding Officer
Mrs. B. Nettles
Assistant ge
Mrs. Jessie Lunsford
Assistant Judge
No. 101 City Hall Mrs. J. W. Riggs
ge and esi ing Officer
Mrs..E. E. Slagle
Assis ant oe
Mrs. Frank Moore
ssistant Yu7ge
• No. 102 Mexican Recreation Hall Nat Pace
Judge and Presiding Officer
S. P. Larkins
slit- nt M2ge
R. R. Bains, Sr
Assislant Ju ge
No. 119 San Jacinto Elementary School J. Rodger Read
ge and Fresiding Officer
Charles Jones
Assistan u ge
Mrs. W. H. Platt
ssistant Judge
Section 3s- THAT the form of said ballot at said election shall be sub-
® stantially as follows:
IIPM
•
r]
OFFICIAL BALLOT
For Councilman District No. Four
Name of ate
of iae
For Councilman District No. Five
Name of Candidate)
Nameo aae
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
thei,members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this 12th day of
April, 1950•
ATTEST:
-3-
J. A. War d-9 1byo r