Ordinance No. 1,591■■
ORDINANCE NO.1591
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE
18TH DAY OF .illMF -.1974,FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING
WHETHER TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM SALARY FOR FIREMEN AND POLICEMEN;PRO
VIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS;PRESCRIBING THE HOURS;PROVIDING FOR A
CANVASSING BOARD FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS;PROVIDING FOR THE POSTING AND
PUBLICATION OF NOTICE;AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
Pursuant to Article 1269q,V.A.T.S.,providing forthe manner of increasing
the minimum monthly salary forFiremen and Policemen.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITYOF BAYTOWN,TEXAS:
Section 1:That a special Municipal Election of the City of Baytown,pro
vided for in Article 1269q,V.A.T.S.,shall be held between the hours of7:00
a.m.and 7:00 p.m.on the 18th day ofJune t 1974 for tne purpOse of
determining whether or not the proposed minimum monthly salaryof $734.00
per monthfor Firemen and Policemen shall be adopted.
Section 2:That said City is hereby divided into Election Precincts
and their polling places will be and election officials shallbe,forthe purpose
of this Elections 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
No.13 David G.Burnet Elem.Irving St.John
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Dorothy St.John
Assistant Judge
W.P.Smith
Assistant Judge
PRECINCT NO.POLLING PLACE OFFICIALS
No.99 Dutch Holland Oldsmobile Jack G.Hester
Judge &Presiding Officer
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Mrs.Jack G.Hester
Assistant Judge
Mrs.C.W.Grantham
Assistant Judge
No.100 AshbelSmith School W.0.Tidmon
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.W.0.Tidmon
Assistant Judge
Mrs.E.R.Rut!edge
Assistant Judge
No.101 HoraceMann Jr.High Mrs.S.V.Robberson
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.G.E.Dabney
Assistant Judge
Mrs.B.B.Elliott,Sr.
Assistant Judge
No.102 Baytown Junior High A.Contreras
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.J.W.Sprayberry
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Tony Alaniz
Assistant Judge
No.149 San Jacinto El em.Mrs.Margie Kloesel
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Fred Marti,Jr.
Assistant Judge
T.Trent
Assistant Judge
PRECINCT NO.POLLING PLACE OFFICIALS
No.165 Travis Elem.School J.Rodger Read
Judge &Presiding Officer
J.R.McChesney,Jr.
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Pauline Briden
Assistant Judge
No.248 Carver-Jones El em.School Mrs.Woodrow W.Lewis
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Johanna Wilson
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Virgie Devereaux
Assistant Judge
No.249 James Bowie El em.Wayne McClurc
Judge &Presiding Officer
M.J.Stein
Assistant Judge
Mrs.Bonnie Woods
Assistant Judge
No.396 Stephen F.Austin Mrs.SandraBoothe
Judge &Presiding Officer
Mrs.Claude Tompkins
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
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Section 3:At said election the following proposition shallbe submitted
in accordance with law:
SHALL THE PROPOSED MINIMUM SALARY
OF $734.00 PER MONTH BE ADOPTED?
Section 4:Voting machines shall be used at said election except that
paper ballots shall be used for absentee voting by mail;and the official ballots
for the election shall be prepared in accordance with the Texas Election Code and
Article 1269q,V.A.T.S.,so asto permit the electors to Vote "FOR"or "AGAINST"
the aforesaid proposition which shall be set forth on all official ballots in
substantially the following form:
[]FOR )THE PROPOSED MINIMUM SALARYOF
)-$734.00 PER MONTH FOR FIREMEN
[]AGAINST )AND POLICEMEN
Section 5:That the 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 doand perform each act as in other
elections required to be 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 shall be issued and posted at the polling places not later
than twenty (20)days before the date of said Election.
Section 6:Each qualified voter who desires to cast an absentee vote
and who expects to be absent on the day of this election,shall be entitled to
an official ballot and the right to cast such ballot in accordance with thepro
visions of the Texas Election Code of 1951,as amended.
Section 7:Each elector using a voting machine and desiring to vote in
favor of the proposition shall move the voting pointer so as to indicate "FOR"the
proposition,and each elector desiring to vote against the proposition shall move
the pointer so as to indicate "AGAINST"the proposition.Each absentee elector
voting by mail and using a paper ballot shall vote on each proposition by placing
an"X"or other clear mark in the square beside the statement indicating the way
such elector wishes to vote on the proposition.
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Section 8:The Mayor Pro Tem 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 9:The Chief ofPolice is hereby directed to post a properly
executed copy of the Election Proclamation and Notice ateach Polling Place within
the City,said Notice shall be posted not less than twenty (20)days before the
date of said Election.The Mayor is hereby directed to give notice ofsaid Election
by publishing a copyoftheElection Proclamation and Notice in a newspaper of
general circulation within said City;said publication tobe made not more than
twenty-five (25)days nor less than ten (10)days before said election.
Section 10:This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after
its passage by the City Council of the CityofBaytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown this25th day of April ,1974.
ALLEN CANNON,Mayor Pro Tem
ATTEST:
EDNAOLIVER,City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICHARDSON,City Attorney