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RESOL UTION
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
ON THE 6TH DAY OF APRIL, 1965, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT Lj;RGE; j'.ND THREE
COUNCILMEN FRO1.1 THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS. 2, 3
,'JqD 6, DECL,►RING THE RESULTS OF S;.ID ELECTION, FIND-
ING TH,,T NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION W,iS DULY .',ND PROPER-
LY HELD .',ND THE RETURNS THEREOF t4►DE BY THE PROPER
OFFICI,*J.S IN ,'tCCORD,►NCE WITH THE L* MS OF THE ST,.TE OF
TEX,'►S.
WHERE,',S, pursuant to article IX, Section 96, of the Charter
of the City of Baytown, the City Council of said City, at a special
meeting held on this 14th day of April, 1965, proceeded, as required
by law, to canvas the returns of the Regular Municipal Election held
in the City of Baytown on the 6th day of ►pril, 1965, for the purpose
of electing a Mayor from the City at large and three (3) Councilmen
from the respective Districts Nos. 2, 3 and 6, said Election having
been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of said
City and an Ordinance duly passed on the 28th day of January, 1965,
calling said Election; and
WHERE,*S, said Election having been duly and regularly had and
held as called in said Ordinance and according to law and the re-
turns 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 Mavor From The City ►t Large
Seaborn Craven 2,601 Votes
Lamar Kelley 2,179 Votes
For Councilman From District No. 2
David_C. Clark 2,986 Votes
For Councilman From District No. 3
James E. (Jim) Walker 540 Votes
Vesone Devereaux, Sr. 281 Votes
Don M. (Donnie) Hullum 1 ,806 Votes
For Councilman From District No. 6
M. E. (Earl) Lively 1 ,723 Votes
Raymond T. Donnelly 2,147 Votes
Charles E. Gates 902 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, THERE-
FORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN:
Section 1: That Seaborn Cravey received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Mayor from the City
at Large and, accordingly, the said Seaborn Cravey is hereby
elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Baytown.
Section 2: That David C. Clark received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from
District No. 2 and, accordingly, the said David C. Clark is hereby
elected to the office of Councilman from District No. 2 of the City
of Baytown.
Section 3: That as shown above no candidate received a maj-
ority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Council-
man from District No. 3 and, accordingly, it is necessary that a
Run-Off Election be held to elect a Councilman from said District
No. 3 - and it appearing that
Kenneth E. Badgett - and
Don M. (Donnie) Hullum
are the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast
at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 3,
it is, therefore, ORDERED that a Special Run-Off Election be held
for the purpose of electing one of these candidates for said office.
Section 4: That as shown above no candidate received a maj-
ority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of Council-
man from District No. 6 and, accordingly, it is necessary that a
Run-Off Election be held to elect a Councilman from said District
No. 6 - and it appearing that
r M. E. (Earl) Lively - and
Raymond T. Donnelly
are the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast
at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 6,
it is, therefore, ORDERED that a Special Run-Off Election be held
for the purpose of electing one of these candidates for said office.
Section 5: 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 the
members of the City Council of the City of Baytown on this the 14th
day of April, 1965.
Seaborn Cravey, Mayor
ATTEST:
Edna Oliver, City Clerk
APPROVED:
George (¢handler, City Attorney
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V 0 T E T A B U L A T I O N
Candidates 12 13 99 100 101 102 103 149 165 248 249 j:bs. Total
Mayor
Seaborn Cravey 1379 . 243 254 290 354 69 51 257 267 63 364 10 2601
Lamar Kelley 1305 118 195 i273 162 88 74 195 288 19 451 11 2179
Councilman - District 2
David C. Clark 427 262 286 305 274 89 76 301 439 17 485 25 2986
Councilman - District 3
James E. (Jim) I'Jalker 89 25 54 58 97 28 6 43 53 4 79 4 540
Vesone Devereaux, Sr. 19 19 15 17 13 22 4 1 35 23 88 26 - 281
Kenneth E. Badgett 12971 177 227 259 1214 60 61 216 286 6 333 15 ,2151
Don M. (Donnie) Hullum 276 136 155 216 193 49 53 159 184 - 375 10 1806
Councilman - District 6
M. E. (Earl) Lively 239 138 117 231 249 50 38 160 149 41 299 12 1723
Raymond T. Donnelly 289 166 259 209 177 69 62 235 284 26 359 12 2147
Charles E. Gates 157 58 75 116 85 39 27 64 115 10 150 6 902
Precinct Votes 688 364 458 566 521 165 127 461 559 99 820 30 4858