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CC Resolution No. 23 RESOLUTION No. 23-4-63 A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 27TH DAY OF APRIL, 1963, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING TWO COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE DIS- TRICTS NOS. 2 AND 6; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN AND THAT SAID ELECTION WAS DULY AND PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS. WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 96, Article IX of the Charter of the City of Baytown, the City Council of said City, a a Special Meeting held on this the 8th day of May, 1963, proceeded as required by law to canvass the returns of the Special Municipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the 27th day of April, 1963, for the purpose of electing two Councilmen from the respective Districts Nos. 2 and 6; said Election having been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of said City and an ordinance passed on the loth day of April, 1963, calling said Election; and WHEREAS, said Election having been duly and regularly had and held as called 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 the total votes cast at said Election were as follows, to-wit: For Councilman From District No. 2 David L. Norton 1_50g__ Votes T. E. (Tommy) Cook 1708 Votes For Councilman From District No. 6 J. M. (Jim) Bryan 1547 Votes M. E. (Earl) Lively 1673 Votes AND WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds the Election Returns, as 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; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN: Section 1: That T. E. (Tommy) Cook received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 2 and, accordingly, the said T. E. (Tommy) Cook is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from District No. 2 of the City of Baytown. Section 2: That M. E. (Earl) Lively received a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 6 and, accordingly, the said M. E. (Earl) Lively is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from District No. 6 of the City of Baytown. Section 3: That the City Council of the City of Baytown further finds 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 of— ficials of said Election and in all things according to law. INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the City Council of the City of Baytown, on this the 8th day of May, 1963. D C. L. (Lee) Liggett, Mayor ATTEST: Edna Oliver, City Clerk APPROVED: Geo a Chandler, City Attorney