Ordinance No. 136•
ORDINANCE NO. _{,
® AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN
THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 1st DAY OF APRIL, 1952,
FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING WHETHER THE CITY OF
BAYTOWN SHALL ADOPT OR REJECT CIVIL SERVICE FOR
FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN AS PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE
1269m OF VERNON'S REVISED CIVIL STATUTES, AS AMEND-
ED: PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS: DESIGNATING
THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION:
PRESCRIBING THE HOURS AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING
AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1:
THAT an election is hereby ordered to be held in said
City of Baytown on the 1st day of April, 1952, for the purpose of determin-
ing whether or not the Voters of the City of Baytown shall adopt or reject
Civil Service for firemen and policemen as provided for in Article 1269m
Y• of Vernon's Revised Civil Statutes, as amended.
Section 2: THAT if at such election such Act of the-Texas Legislature
is approved by the majority of the qualified voters voting at said election,
the Council of the City of Baytown upon canvassing the returns shall so
declare, and said Act of the Texas Legislature shall take effect in accordance
with its terms.
Section 3: THAT the aforementioned election shall be held in the City
of Baytown on the above mentioned date between the hours of 7 o'clock A. M.."
and 7 o'clock P. M., which is the same date as the regular municipal election
of said City as provided for in Ordinance No. 134 of the City of Baytown,
and that said City is hereby divided into election precincts and their
• pblling places will be and election officials shall be, for the purpose of
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this election, as follows:
Precinot No. Polling Place
No. 99 Franta's Automobile
Agency
No. 100 Wilkenfeld's Frn.
Company
No. 101 City Hall
Officials
Henry Cathriner
Judge and Presiding Officer
Mrs. C. J. Bailey
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Sam Herbert
Assistant Judge
Mrs. C. J. Parsley
Judge and Presiding Officer
Mrs. F. W. Burke
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Jessie Lunsford
Assistant Judge
Mrs. J. 'W. Riggs
Judge and Presiding Officer
Mrs. E. E. Slaqle
Assistant Judge
Precinct No. Polling Place Officials
Mrs. Frank Moore
Assistant Judge
No. 102 Mexican Recreation Nat Pace
Hall Ju ge and Presiding Officer
S. P. Larkins
Assistant Judge
R. R. Bains, Jr.
Assistant Judge
No. 149 San Jacinto Elementary J. Rodger Read
School Judge and Presiding Officer
Charles I. Jones
Assistant Judge
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Mrs. C. R. Hinton
Assistant Judge
Section 4: 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 elections
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 30 days before the date of said
election.
Section 5: THAT the form of the ballot for said election shall be
substantially as follows:
"OFFICIAL BALLOT"
is SHALL ARTICLE 1269m, VERNON'S REVISED CIVIL
STATUTES, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR CIVIL
SERVICE FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN BE ADOPTED?
FOR THE ADOPTION OF CIVIL SERVICE
AGAINST THE ADOPTION OF CIVIL SERVICE
THOSE desiring to vote for the adoption of Civil Service shall strike
out the words 'Against the adoption of Civil Service', and those desiring
to vote against the adoption of Civil Service shall strike out the words
'For the adoption of Civil Service'."
Section 6: THAT a copy of this Ordinance signed by the Mayor of the
City of Baytown, Texas, and attested by the City Clerk of the City shall
serve as a proper Notice of the Election to be held as herein ordered on
the 1st day of April, 1952,E The Mayor is authorized and directed to have
said Notice of Election published in some newspaper of general circulation
in said City, the date of such publication being not less than thirty (30)
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full days prior to the date of said election. The Chief of Police shall
be directed to post a properly executed copy of such notice at each polling
® place within the City. Said notice shall be posted not less than thirty (30)
days before the said election.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this 28t ay of
February, 1952. /� —�j X&
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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