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