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RESOLUTION NO. 1278
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE
4TH OF MAY, 1996, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE
COUNCILMEMBERS FROM THE RESPECTIVE THREE DISTRICTS 4,5 AND
6 AND A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE;DECLARING THE RESULTS
OF SAID ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS
PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER
OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 67 of the Texas Election Code, the City Council of said
City, at a regular council meeting held on the 9th day of May, 1996, proceeded, as required by law,
to canvass the returns of the Regular Municipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the 4th day
of May, 1996, for the purpose of electing three councilmembers from the respective three districts
4, 5 and 6 and a mayor from the city at large; said Election having been held under and pursuant to
the provisions of the Charter of said City and an Ordinance duly passed on the 8th day of February,
1996, calling said Election; and
WHEREAS, said election having been duly and regularly had and held as called for in said
Ordinance and according to law, and the returns thereof having been duly made and the Election
Judges having certified the results of said Election, as hereinafter set out, and the City Council
having duly and regularly canvassed the returns of said Election and finding that the total votes cast
at said Election were as follows, to-wit:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT NO. 4
David W. Evans 201 votes
E. Frank Hinds 319 votes
FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT NO. 5
David Byford 188 votes
FOR COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT NO. 6
B. F. Hewitt 100 votes
Stephen H. DonCarlos 256 votes
FOR MAYOR AT LARGE
David Lee 330 votes
Pete C. Alfaro 1,415 votes
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AND WHEREAS,the City Council of the City of Baytown finds the Election returns set out
above to be accurate and correct and no Election protest or contest having been filed with said
Council or instituted in connection with said Election returns; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That E. Frank Hinds received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the
office of Councilmember from District No. 4, and accordingly, the said E. Frank Hinds is hereby
declared elected to the office of Councilmember from District No. 4.
Section 2: That David Byford received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the
office of Councilmember from District No. 5, and accordingly, the said David Byford is hereby
declared elected to the office of Councilmember from District No. 5.
Section 3: That Stephen H. DonCarlos received a majority of the votes cast at said Election
for the office of Councilmember from District No. 6, and accordingly, the said Stephen H.
DonCarlos is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilmember from District No. 6.
Section 4: That Pete. C. Alfaro received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the
office of Mayor from the city at large, and accordingly, the said Pete C. Alfaro is hereby declared
elected to the office of Mayor from the city at large.
Section 5: That the City Council of the City of Baytown further funds that the notice of said
Election was duly and properly given as required by law and as provided in the Ordinance calling
said Election and that said Election was duly and regularly held and the returns thereof duly and
regularly made by the proper officials of said Election and in all things according to law.
Section 6: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the
City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED,READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City
of Baytown, this the 9th day of May, 1996.
PETE C. ALFARO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
d,GAACIO RAMIREZ, R.. City Attorney
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