Ordinance No. 328ORDINANCE N0. 328
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
' ON THE 28TH DAY OF APRIL, 1956, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT NO. 4; "PROVIDING
FOR ELECTION OFFICERS, DESIGNATING THE PLA'CES AND
MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION, INSCRIBING THE
HOURS AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION
.OF NOTICE.
WHEREAS, on the 3rd day of April, 1956, 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 hav-
ing 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 11th day of
April, 1956, and
41HEREAS, it is determined from the canvassing of said returns that no candidate
® for councilman from District No. 4 received a majority of the votes cast at the re-
gular election for the office for which he was a candidate, and accordingly, pursu-
ant 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. 4 in order that the voters may designate and elect one of the two candi-
dates from said District No. 4 as councilman of said district; and
IMREAS, 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, 4
V. C.-(Pop) Swain
H. E. McKee
NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY 'COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: THAT a special election of the City of Baytown, as provided in Sec-
tion 94, Article IX of the Charter of said City, shall be held between the hours of
7 otclock A.M. and 7 o'clock-P.H. on the 28th day of April, 1956, in said City for
the purpose of electing a councilman from District No. 4 from the candidates listed
as follows:
For Councilman from District No. 4:
® IN. C. (Fop) Swain
H. E. McKee
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 elect-
ion, as follows:
Precinct No. r7 N17- ling Place
No. 99 Thad Feltonts Automobild Agency
Officials
Mr. T. L. Satterwhite
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs C J Bailey
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Brvant Causev
Assistant Judge
No. 100 lgilkenfeld*s Furniture Company H. T, Hulme___
Judge & Presiding Officer
tMr M Gartman
LA-egfstant Judge
Mrs.-H. L.-Ammons _
Assistant Judge
No. 101 City Hall 67r�5.' E. Slagle
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs, G, L. Dabney_
Assistant Judge
Mrs, Frank Moore
Assistant Judge
No, 102 Mexican Recreation Hall Mr, J.-U.'Sweenev
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mr. J. -A. Hill
Assistant Judge
Mr,`, L, Deverter
Assistant Judge
No. 103 Cedar Bayou Junior High School Mrs S.-R, Gates
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs, B. E, Franklin
Assistant Judge
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Us"' G, M, 'Strickland
tant Judge
No. 149 San Jacinto Elementary School Mr. J. Rodger Read
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs, C, R. Hinton
Assistant Judge
Mr, J. P. Henderson
Assistant Judge
No. 248 Carver School Mr,-J, C. Baldwin
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs, Classie Reed
Assistant Judge
Mrs, C. A. McCloud
Assistant Judge
® No. 249 Antle Plumbing Company Mr-s -CEIG. Parslev
Judge G Presiding Officer
Mrs Ueldon Herrin
Assistant Judge
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Mrs. C. Stanger _
Assistant Judge
Section 3: THAT the form of said ballot at said election shall be substant-
ially as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
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For Councilman District Number Four
(Name of Candidate)
(Name of Candidate)
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
is within said city.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by an affirmative vote of a majority of the mem-
bers of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 11th day of April, 1956.
ATTEST:
Li
EDNA OLIVER, CITY CLERK
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