Ordinance No. 140ORDINANCE NO. 1110
® AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE
26TH DAY OF APRIL, 1952, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT NO. 5; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION
OFFICERS, DESIGNATING THE PIACES AND MANNER OF HOIDING
SAID ELECTION, PRESCRIBING THE HOURS AND PROVIDING FOR
THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
WHEREAS, on the is t day of April, 1952, the regular municipal election of the
City of Baytown was held in said city for the purpose of electing three councilmen
from the respective Districts Nos. 1, 4 and 5, and the returns of said election
having canvassed said returns and determined the results of said election on this
the 9th day of April, 1952, and
WHEREAS, it is determined from the canvassing of said returns that 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 District No. 5 in order that the voters may designate and elect one
of the two candidates from said District No. 5 as councilman of said district; and
WHEREAS, as set out in the Resolution this day passed by the City Council of
the City of Baytown, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for
said office.-:-are as follows:
DISTRICT NO. 5
• Willie Dearmon Reeves
W. H. Boucher
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOVN:
SECTION 1: 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 71o'clock a. m. and 7 o'clock p. m. on the 26th day of April, 1952 in said City
for the purpose of electing a councilman from District No. 5 from the candidates
listed as follows:
For Councilman from District No. 5:
Willie Dearmon Reeves
W. H. Boucher
® SECTION 2: THAT said City is hereby divided into election precincts and their
polling places will be and election officials shall be, for the purpose of this
election, as follows:
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
For Councilman District No. Five
name of Candidate)
name of ania
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.
theMayor is hereby directed to give further notice of said election by publishing
a copy of the election proclamation and notice in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation
within said city.
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Precinct No.
Polling Place
Officials
No.
99
Franta's Automobile Agency
Henry Cathriner
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Judge an residing
Officer
Mrs. C. J. Bailey
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Sam Herbert
Assistant u ge
No.
100
Wilkenfeld's Furniture Co.
Mrs. C. G. Parsley
Judge and Presiding
Officer
Mrs. B. Nettles
Assistant u ge
No.
101
City Hall
Mrs. J. W. Riggs
Judge and Presiding
Officer
Mrs. E. E. Slagle
Assistant Judge
•
Mrs. Frank Moore
Assistant Judge
No.
102
Mexican Recreation Hall
Nat Pace
Judge and Presiding
Officer
R. R. Bains, Sr.
Assistant Judge
S. P. Larkin
Ass is tant udge
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149
San Jacinto Elementary School
J. Rodger Read
Judge and Presiding
Officer
Charles Jones
Assistant Judge
Mrs. W. H. Platt
ss s n u ge
SECTION 3:
THAT the form of said ballot at said
election shall be subs tantially
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as
follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
For Councilman District No. Five
name of Candidate)
name of ania
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.
theMayor is hereby directed to give further notice of said election by publishing
a copy of the election proclamation and notice in a newspaper ofgeneral circulation
within said city.
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INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by an affirmative vote of a maoority of the members
of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 9th day of April, 1952.
A TT EST :
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
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J. A. Yard, Mayor