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Ordinance No. 171q i • ORDINANCE NO. 171 _ AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 7th DAY OF APRIL, 1953, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING 10 THREE (3) COUNCILMEN-FROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS N0. 2, 3, AND 6, AND THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE; 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. r PURSUANT to Section 12 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Baytown, providing for the manner of election and the terns of office of the members of the City Council of the City of Baytownt 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 seventh day of April, A. D., 1953, 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 fram the city at large. SECTION 2: THAT said city is hereby divided into election precincts and their polling places will be and election officials shallbe, for the purpose of this election, as follows: Precinct No. Polling Place No. 99 Thad reltonL�'s; Automobile Agency ® No. 100 Wilkenfeld's Furniture Co. No. 101 Ci V Hall No. 102 Mexican Recreation Hall • Off icials Henry Cathriner Judge & eresiding uriscer Mrs. C. J. Bailey. Assistant Judge Mrs. Sam Herbert Assistant Judge Mrs. C. J. Parsley udge Pres g ufficer Mrs. M. W . Geisendorff Assistant Judge Mrs. J. Wa a Thurman Assistant Judge Mrs. E. E. Slagle Judge dc Presiding urricer Mrs. Louise Bolster Assistant Nudge Mrs. Frank Moore ss s t u e Nat Pace judge & Pres ding OfficeF S. P. Larkins Assistant u ge R. R. Bains, Sr. - ssistant Judge • • gKowact_ Polling J%Lw _, _. Off3vials -- No. 149 San Jacinto Elementary - School. M Read _ -- Judge & Presiding Officer Assistant Judge ftwm Assistant Judge SECTION 3s THAT this election shall be held - in,accordance with and shall be governed by the elction.laws of the State of Teams. In all_.city elections the Mayor, City Clerk, or the City Council 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 cami.ssicnerss count. 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 4t THAT- one.cvuncilman - 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 majcrity vote of the city at large;.that said districts are and shall be as established, defined, and antlined in. the report of the commiwssion- appointed by the .City Council for the purpose of dividing the City of Baytown into sit (6) Districts of approximata>tiY equal population, the report of said commission _being dated the 5th day of ftbruary, A. D. 1948, _and_ adopt and approved by. the pity Cwncil..of the. - City_of Baytmm on the. 5th.day of February, A. D., 1945; and as...eaid. report was amended onj, ebruary3,- =1950. Each councilman_ so elected shall be _a bona fide resident of the district represented by him; Districts 1, snd 5 as establisher) and. defined in the aforementioned. report of said commission- are _represented by. three (3) holdover caamoilmea and. none_ qW l be • elected at this election from these. three. (3) districts. _ Said three. (3) eaameilmen and mayor to be elected at this election shall hold office for a.period of two (2).years. SECTION 5s THAT . the qualifications . of the _members of the City Council_ shall be as fo]lovss _ The mayor and each of . the_ -six councilman. shall..be citizens. of the. United States of _America and a qualified voter of _ the State of Teams; _ shall have-resided for at least two years _next p receding . the _election - .vithin...the ccrporate_limits.of_Baytovn; shall -.be a bona fide owner of real estate within the corporate limits of Baytown; and shall not be in arrears in= the. payments of any_ taxee-_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 -fran his • respective- district or for the office of mayor to be elected from. the city at..large by filing his sworn appli,caticn.,with tbe_.mayor of the City of Baytown at least thirty_ (30) days pricy 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 -9- 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: nI� , do hereby make application to have my name printed on the ofjj_cTa'f_Ua=ot 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 7th day of April, 1953; and I hereby certify that I am qualified to hold such office, if elected. "State of Texas County of Harris being duly sworn, deposes and-says that the statements con e e oregoing application are true. Signed "Subscribed and sworn to before tae this the day of --- 1 s 1953* (Seal) Notary Public in and for Hiii s CO un , Texas." (b) The form of sworn application for candidates for the office of Mayor shall be substantially as follows: aTo the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings: nIs , hereby make application to have my name printed on the offic a o 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 7th day of April, 1953; and I hereby certify that I am qualified to hold such office, if elected. "State of Texas _County of Harris a , being duly sworn, desposes and says that the state- men s con a Jn foregoing application are true. Signed r6ubscribed and sworn to before me this the day of , 1953. (Seal) Xotary c in an or rr s oun y, Texas." (c) Such sworn application 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 councilman shall be accompanied with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as required by the Texas Election Code of 1951, in substantial]yy the following forms nI� , of the City of Baytown, Bounty of Harris, State of Texas, being a can to for the office of Councilman, do solemnly swear t4at I believe in and approve of our present - representative form of government, and if eledted • 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. (Candidateb Signature -3- "Sworn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the day of A. D., 1953. • o ry can and for Hdrris our , Texas. (e) Such sworn application for candidates for the office of the Mayor shall be accompanied with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as required by the Texas Election Code of 1951s in substantially the following form: HIS , of the City of Baytown, County of Harris, State of Texas, bein—g—a--ca—niAMte 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 govern- ment and will resist arq 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 Texaso TN=ndatefs Slgnature3 • aSworn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the day of , A. D., 1953. Notary c in and for Harms Coun , Texas." SECTION 8: THAT the form of the ballot for said election shall be substantially as follows: • OFFICIAL BALLOT FOR MAYOR (FROM CITY AT LARGE) FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 2 FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT N0. 3 FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT N0. 6 SECTION'9: 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. A22 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 objections. In case no such objection is filed within the time prescribed, the regularity 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 this ordinance shall have his name printed on the official ballots. Arty such person may cause his name to be withdrawn at any time before the official ballots are actually printed, by filing in writing with the City Clerk a request to that effect over his Dorn signature, duly attested to by a Notary Public. No name so with drawn shall be printed on the ballots* Notlater 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 c ast an absentee vote and who expects to be absent on the day of the city general ebction shall be entitled to an official ballot and the right to cast such ballot in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Election Code of 1951 SECTION 12: The Chief of police is hereby directed to post a properly executed copy of the election proclamation and notice at each polling place within the 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 withinsaid 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 Baytown this 22nd day of January, 1953. mayor ATTEST: Edna Oliver,, City Clerk -5-