Ordinance No. 655ORDINANCE NO. 655
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON THE 25TH DAY OF AUGUST, 1962, FOR THE PUR-
POSE OF PERMITTING THE QUALIFIED VOTERS TO DECIDE WHETHER
OR NOT THE SALARIES OF THE MEMBERS OF THE POLICE DEPART-
MENT, COVERED BY CIVIL SERVICE, SHOULD BE INCREASED BY
FORTY -FIVE ($45.00) DOLLARS PER PERSON PER MONTH; PROVID-
ING THAT SUCH SALARY INCREASE SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE NO
LATER THAN OCTOBER 1, 1962, SHOULD SUCH RAISE RECEIVE THE
FAVORABLE VOTE OF THE ELECTORATE; PROVIDING FOR A FORM OF
BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS, DESIGNATING THE
PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION; PRESCRIBING
THE HOURS AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF
NOTICE.
WHEREAS, Article 1583 -2, Vernon's Annotated Penal Code of the State
of Texas, provides for minimum salaries for Policemen in certain cities; and
WHEREAS, such Article states that a Police Department may petition
the City Council for a salary increase; and
WHEREAS, the Civil Service employees of the Baytown Police Department
have heretofore, on the 12th day of July, 1962, duly presented the City Council
a petition, signed by not less than 25% of the total number of voters which
voted in Baytown's last municipal election; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown wishes to call an
election for August 25, 1962, for the purpose of permitting the qualified voters
to decide whether or not the salaries of each member of the Police Department,
covered by Civil Service, should be increased by $45.00 per person per month;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That the City Council of the City of Baytown hereby authorizes
and orders a Special Election to be held on the 25th day of August, 1962, for
the purpose of permitting the qualified voters of the City of Baytown to decide
whether or not the salaries of each member of the Police Department, covered by
Civil Service, should be increased by $45.00 per person per month.
Section 2: That such salary increase shall become effective no later than
October 1, 1962, should such raise receive a favorable vote of the electorate.
Section 3: That the form of the Ballot shall be substantially as follows:
BALLOT
Shall the MINIS SALARY of each member of the Police
Department of the City of Baytown, governed by the Civil
Service Laws of this State, as adopted by the City, be
INCREASED in the amount of $45.00 per month?
FOR the proposed minimum salary increase of $45.00 per
month per Policeman.
AGAINST.the proposed minimum salary increase of $45.00
per month per Policeman.
Section 4: That such Special Election shall be held between the hours of
7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. on the 25th day of August, 1962, from the
City at large and said City of Baytown is hereby divided into Election Precincts
and their polling places will be and the Election Officials shall be, for the pur-
pose of this Election, as follows:
Precinct No.
Polling Place
Officials
No.
12
Alamo School
James F. Rhodes
Judge & Presiding Officer
Walter B. Mabe
Assistant Judge
Mrs. E. K. Erwin
Assistant Judge
No.
99
Thad Felton's Automobile Agency
Jack G. fester
Judge G Presiding Officer
Mrs. Ouida Hester
Assistant Judge
P. S. Viles
Assistant Judge
No.
100
Ashbel Smith Elementary School
W. 0. Tidmon
Judge & Presiding Officer
Gerald Atkinson
Assistant Judge
Mrs. E. R. Rutledge
Assistant Judge
No.
101
Volunteer Firemen's Recreation hall
Mrs. G. E. Dabney
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs. Alma Moore
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Ruby Griffin
Assistant Judge
Precinct No. Polling Place Officials
No. 102 Community House No. 2 A. Contreras
Judge & Presiding Officer
J. V, Sprayberry
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Mai Batribe
Assistant Judge
No. 149 San Jacinto Elementary School Theodore L. Kloesel
Judge 6 Presiding Officer
V. J. Cavaretta
Assistant Judge
Mrs. 0. P. Bailey
Assistant Judge
No. 248 Carver High School Woodrow W. Lewis
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs. Classie D. Reed
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Johanna Wilson
Assistant Judge
No. 249 James Bowie Elementary School Wayne McClurg
Judge & Presiding Officer
Mrs. Katherine Alford
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Modine Baker
Assistant Judge
Section 5: 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
and the Mayor is hereby directed to give further Notice of said Election by publish-
ing a copy of the Election Proclamation and Notice in a newspaper of general circu-
lation within said City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED. READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the members of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 17th day of July, 1962.
ATTEST:
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Edna Oliver, City Clerk
Al Clayton, yor