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Ordinance No. 956ORDINANCE NO. 956 M AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1969, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS. 2, 3 AND 6; AND THE ELECTION OF A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICIALS, DESIGNATING THE PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLD SAID ELECTION; PRESCRIBING THE HOURS AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE. Pursuant to Article II, Section 12 of the Charter of the City of Baytown, providing for the manner of the election and the term of office of the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS: Section 1: That the regular Municipal Election of the City of Baytown, prescribed in said Section of said Charter of the City of Baytown, shall be held between the hours of seven (7:00) o'clock a.m. and seven (7:00) o'clock p.m. on the first day of April, 1969, in said City for the purpose of electing the following members of the City Council. Councilman from District No. Two (2); Councilman from District No. Three (31; Councilman from District No. Six (6),; and Mayor from the City at large. Section 2: That said City is hereby divided into election Precincts and their polling places will be and elec- tion officials shall be for the purpose of this election, as follows: Precinct Polling Place Officials No. 12 Alamo Elementary School J. Winston Hayes, Jr Judge & Presiding Officer C. C. Laughlin Assistant Judge Mrs. Charles E. Gates Assistant Judge 0 Precinct Polling Place Officials No. 13 No. 99 David G. Burnett Elementary School Irving St John Judge & Presiding Officer Courtesy Ford Company No. 100 Ashbel Smith Ele. School No. 101 Horace Mann Junior High School No. 102 Baytown Junior High School No. 103 Stephen F. Austin Elem. School No. 149 San Jacinto Elementary School -2- Mrs. Dorothy St John Assistant Judge W. D. Smith Assistant Judge Jack G. Hester Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. Ouida Hester Assistant Judge Mrs. C. W. Grantham Assistant Judge W. O. Tidman Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. E. R. Rutledge Assistant Judge Frank Fields Assistant Judge Mrs. G. E. Dabney Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. S. V. Robberson Assistant Judge Eugene Slagle Assistant Judge A. Contreras Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. J. W. Sprayberry Assistant Judge Mrs. Nami Katribe Assistant Judge Mrs. Claude Tompkins Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. W. A. Goodrich Assistant Judge Mrs. R. L. Tolleson Assistant Judge Mrs. Ted J. Kloesel Judge & Presiding Officer Mrws. Fred J. Marti, Jr Assistant Judge Mrs. I. G. Treat Assistant Judge W W Precinct Polling Place Officials No. 165 Travis Elementary School No. 248 Carver - Jones No. 249 James Bowie Elem. School J. R. Read Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. C. J. Brieden Assistant Judge J. F. McChesney Assistant Judge W. W. Lewis Judge & Presiding Officer Mrs. C. D. Reed Assistant Judge Mrs. Johanna Wilson Assistant Judge Wayne McClurg Judge & Presiding Officer Modine Baker Assistant Judge Marie McClurg Assistant Judge Section 3: That this election shall be held in ac- cordance with and shall be governed by the election laws of the State of Texas. In all City elections the Mayor, City Clerk City Council shall do and perform each act as in other elections required to be done and performed, res- pectively, by the County Judge, the County Clerk or the Com- missioner's Court. The notice of proclamation of this and all other City elections shall be issued and posted at the polling places not later than thirty (30) days before the date of said election. Section 4: That one Councilman shall be elected from each of the respective Districts Nos. 2, 3, and 6 and a Mayor from the City at large by a majority vote of the City at large; that said Districts are and shall be as established and defined and outlined in the report of the Commission ap- pointed by the City Council for the purpose of dividing the City of Baytown into six districts of approximately equal -3- W population, the report of said Commission being dated the 5th day of February, 1948, and adopted and approved by the City Council of the City of Baytown on the 5th day of February, 1948, and as said report has been amended. Each Councilman so elected shall be a bona fide resident of the District repre- sented by him; Districts 1, 4 and 5, as established in the aforementioned report of said Commission, are represented by three holdover Councilmen and none shall be elected at this election from these three Districts. Said three Councilmen and a Mayor to be elected at this election shall hold office for a period of two years. Section 5: That the qualifications of the members of the City Council shall be as follows: The Mayor and each of the six Councilmen shall be citizens of the United States of America and a qualified voter of the State of Texas; shall have resided, for at least six months next preceding the election, within the corporate limits of Baytown and shall not be in arrears in the payment of any taxes or other lia- bility due the City. Section 6: That any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the official ballot as an in- dependent candidate for the office of Councilman from his respective District or for the office of Mayor to be elected from the City at large, by filing his sworn application with the Mayor of the City of Baytown at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of this election. The application shall state the specific office or place being sought by the ap- plicant and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under thelaws 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 -4- as follows: W "To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings: I, , do hereby make application to have my name printed on the official ballot as an inde- pendent candidate for the office of Councilman representing District No. , to be voted upon at the City Election to be held on the lst day of April, 1969, and I hereby certify that I am qualified to hold such office, if elected. THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS Signed by Applicant , being duly sworn, deposes and says that the statements contained in the foregoing application are true. Signed by Applicant Sworn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the day of , 1969. [S E A L] Notary Public in and for Harris County, T e x a s" (b) The form of sworn application for candidates for the office of Mayor shall be substantially as follows: "To the Mayor of the City of Baytown, Texas, Greetings: I, , do hereby make application to have my name printed on the official ballot as an inde- pendent 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 lst day of April, 1969, and I hereby certify that I am qualified to hold such office, if elected. Signed by Applicant -5- THE STATE OF TEXAS 9 COUNTY OF HARRIS , being duly sworn, deposes and says that the statements contained in the foregoing application are true. Signed by Applicant Sworn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this day of , 1969. Notary Public in and for Harris County, T e x a s" (c) Such sworn application may be accompanied with a petition signed by a qualified elector, although such pe- tition is not required. (d) Such sworn application 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 substantially the following form: "I , of the City of Baytown, County of Harris, State of Texas, being a candidate for the office of Councilmen 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 government and will resist any effort or movement from any source which seeks to subvert or destroy the same of any part thereof, and I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States and of the State of Texas. Candidate's Signature Sworn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the day of , 1969. IS E A L] Notary Public in and for Harris County, T e x a s" MO (e) Such sworn application for candidates for the office of Mayor shall be accompanied with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as required by the Texas Election Code of 1951, in substantially the following form: "I, , of the City of Baytown, County of Harris, State of Texas, being a candidate for the office of Mayor, do solemnly swear that I believe in and ap- prove of our present representative form of government, and if elected, I will support and defend our present represen- tative form of government and will resist any effort or move- ment 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 the State of Texas. Candidate's Signature Sworn to and subscribed before me at Baytown, Texas, this the day of 1969. Notary Public in and for .ISEAL] Harris County, T e x a s" 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 NO.'6 -7- W 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 C10) days before she orders the ballots to be printed. All 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 objections. In case no such objection is filed within the time prescribed, the regularity or validity of the application of any 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 re- lated 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 ballot. Any 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 own signature, duly attested to by a Notary Public. No name so withdrawn shall be printed on the ballot. Not later than twenty 0201 days before the date of this election the City Clerk shall have the official ballots printed. Section 11: Each qualified voter who desires to cast an absentee vote and who expects to be absent on the day of the City's general election 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, as amended. Section 12: The Chief of Police is hereby directed to post a properly executed copy of the election Proclamation WE AM%, AINNII&I 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 notice of said Election by publishing a copy of the Election Proclamation and Notice in a newspaper of general circulation within the said City, said publication to be made not later than thirty (30) full days prior to the date set for said Election. LNTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmativro vote of the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, this 23rd day of January, 1969. 0,11 Seaborn Cravey, Mayor 4 UV W91RI Q Edna Oliver, City Clerk V-iilliam R. Laughlin, City WtE-o-rney