Ordinance No. 1,533ORDINANCE NO.1533
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE
2NDDAY OF APRIL,1974,FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE (3)
COUNCILMEN ROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS.ONE (1),FOUR (4)
AND FIVE (5);PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS;DESIGNATING THE
PLACES AND MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION;PRESCRIBING THE
HOURS;PROVIDING FOR A CANVASSING BOARD FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
Pursuant to Article II,Section 12,of the Charter of the CityofBaytown,
providing for the manner of election and the term of office of the members of the
City Council of the Cityof Baytown.
BEIT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OFBAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That the regular Municipal Electionof the City of Baytown,pre
scribed 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 2nd day
of April,1974,in said City for the purpose of electing the following members
of the CityCouncil:
Councilman from District No.One;
Councilman from District No.Four;and
Councilman from District No.Five.
Section 2:That said City is hereby divided into Election Precincts and their
polling places will be and election officials shall be,forthe purpose of this
Election as follows:
PRECINCT NO.POLLING PLACE OFFICIALS
No.12 Alamo Elem.School Bill G.Rogers
Judge &Presiding Officer
C.C.Laugh!in
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Bill Rogers
Assistant Judge
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No.13 David G.Burnet Elem.Irving St.John
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Dorothy St.John
Assistant Judge
W.P.Smith
Assistant Judge
No.99 Lingo Oldsmobile Jack G.Hester
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Jack
Assistant
Mrs.C.W.
G.Hester
Judge
Grantham
Assistant Judge
No.100 AshbelSmith School W.0.Tidmon
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.W.0.Tidmon
Assistant Judge
Mrs.E.R.Rutiedqe
Assistant Judge
No.101 Horace Mann Jr.High Mrs.S.V.Robberson
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.G.E.
Assistant
Mrs.B,B,
Dabnev
Judge
Elliott,Sr.
Assistant Judge
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No.102 Baytown Junior High A.Contreras
Judge &Presiding Officer
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Mrs.Namie Katribe
Assistant Judge
Mrs;J.W.Sprayberry
Assistant Judge
No.149 San Jacinto El em.Mrs.Margie Kloesel
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Fred Marti,Jr.
Assistant Judge
T.Trent
Assistant Judge
No.165 Travis El em.School J.Rodger Read
Judge &Presiding Officer
J.R.McChesney,Jr.
Assistant Judge
Louise Whitten
Assistant Judge
No.248 Carver-Jones Elem.School Mrs.Hoodrow W.Lewis
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Johanna Wilson
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Virqie Devereaux
Assistant Judge
No.249 James Bowie El em.Wayne McClurq
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Wayne McClurq
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Bonnie Woods
Assistant Judge
No.396 Stephin F.Austin Mrs.SandraBoothe
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.ClaudeTompkins
Assistant Judge
Mrs.H.M.Hunt
Assistant Judge
No.414 Cedar Bayou El em.Charles M.Albright
Judge &Presiding Officer
Robert L.Gold
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Charles Albright
Assistant Judge
Section 3:That this Election shall be held in accordance with,and shall
be governed by,the election laws of the State of Texas.In all City elections
the Mayor,City Clerk or the City Council shall do and perform each act asin other
elections required tobe done and performed,respectively,by the County Judge,
the County Clerk or the Commissioners'Court.The notice of proclamation of this
and all other City Elections shallbe issued and posted atthe polling places not
later than thirty (30)days before the date of said Election.
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Section 4:That one Councilman shall be elected from each of the re
spective Districts Numbers One (1),Four (4)and Five (5)of the City of Baytown
by a majority vote of the City atlarge;that said Districts areand shall be es
tablished,defined and outlined in the report of the Commission appointed by the
City Council forthe purpose ofdividing the City of Baytown into six Districts
of approximately equal 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
represented by him;District Two (2),Three (3)and Six (6),as established in
the aforementioned reportofsaid Commission,are represented by three holdover
Councilmen andnone shall be elected at this Election from thosethree Districts.
Said three Councilmen to be elected at this election shall hold office for a period
of two years.There shall be no Election for Mayor untilthe year 1975 under the
Charter of the City of Baytown.
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 qualified voters 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
liability due the City.
Section 6:That any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed
upon the official ballot asan independent candidate for the office of Councilman
from his respective district filing his sworn application with the Mayor of the
City of Baytown at least thirty (30)days prior tothe date of this election.The
applicants shall state the specific office or place being sought bythe applicant
and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the laws of the State of
Texas to become a candidate for and hold the office being sought,if elected.
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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:
I,,hereby make application
to have my name printed on the official ballot as an independent
candidate forthe office of Councilman representing District No.
to be voted upon at the City Election to be held on the
2nd day of April,1974,and I hereby certify that I am qualified
to hold such office,if elected.
Signed by Applicant
THE STATE OF TEXAS J
COUNTY OF HARRIS 5
_,being duly sworn,deposes and says that
the statements contained in the foregoing application are true.
Signed by Applicant
Subscribed and sworn to before meat Baytown,Texas,this
day of ,1974.
NOTARYPUBLIC IN AND FOR HARRIS COUNTY
(NOTARY SEAL)TEXAS"
(b)Such sworn application may be accompanied with a petition
signed by qualified electors,although such petition is not required.
(c)Such sworn applications for candidates for the office of
Councilman shallbe accompanied with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit"
as required by the Election Laws ofTexas,in substantially the following form:
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"I.,of the City of Baytown,
County of Harris,State of Texas,being a candidate for the office of
Councilman,do solemnly swear that I believe in and approve of our pre
sent 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 or any part thereof,and I will support and defend the Con
stitution and Laws of the United States and of the State of Texas.
Candi date's Si gnature
Subscribed and sworn to before me,at Baytown,Texas,this
day of ,1974.~~
(NOTARY SEAL)
NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR HARRISCOUNTY
TEXAS"
Section 8:That the form of the ballot for said Election shall be sub
stantially as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO.1
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO.4
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO.5
Section 9:That the names of those who have filedtheir sworn applications
to have their names printed on the official ballot as candidates shall be posted
by the City Clerk in a conspicuous place atthe City Hall for the inspection of
the public for at least ten (10)days before sheorders the ballots to be printed.
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All objections to the regularity or validityof 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 (2)years,all applications,
notice of objections and other related papers.
Section 10:That any person eligible to the office of Councilman who has
filed his own 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 names so withdrawn shall be
printed on the ballot.No later then twenty days before the date of the Election,
the City Clerk shall have the official ballot printed.
Section 11:Each qualified voter who desires to cast an absentee vote and
who expects tobe absent on the day of the City's General Election,shall be en
titled 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 Mayor Pro Tern is hereby designated as the member of the
City Council to canvass the voting machine used in absentee voting,together with
the Mayor and City Clerk as provided for in Article 7.14,Section 7,of the Election
Code,Vernon's Annotated Civil Statutes.
Section 13:The Chiefof Police is hereby directed to post a properly
executed copy of the ElectionProclamation and Notice at each Polling Place
within the City,said Notice shall be postednot 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 news
paper of general circulation within said City;said publication tobe made no
later than thirty (30)full days prior to the date of said Election.
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INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of
the City of Baytown,Texas,this 24th day of January,1974.
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ATTEST:
EDNA OLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
"OH GENTRY,Mayor
,City Attorney
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