CC Resolution No. 507 RESOLUTION NO. 507
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
ON THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1975, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE AND THREE
(3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS.
TWO (2) , THREE (3) , AND SIX (6) TO SERVE REGULAR
TWO YEAR TERMS; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAID
ELECTION; FINDING THAT NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION WAS
DULY AND PROPERLY GIVEN AND THAT SAID ELECTION WAS
PROPERLY HELD AND THE RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE
PROPER OFFICIALS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS.
WHEREAS, 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 9th day of April, 1975, proceeded,
as required by law, to canvass the returns of the Regular Muni-
cipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the lst day of
April, 1975 , for the purpose of electing a Mayor from the City
at large and three (3) Councilmen from the respective Districts
Nos. Two (2) , Three (3) , and Six (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 23rd day of January,
1975, callinq said Election; and
WHEREAS, said Election havinq 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 that the total votes
cast at said Election were as follows , to wit:
FOR MAYOR (FROM CITY AT LARGE)
Tom Gentry 2 , 494 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 2
Eileen A. Caffey 630 votes
Henry Dittman 1,260 votes
Emmett 0. Hutto 1,224 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 3
Jerry Stafford 968 votes
Jody Lander 2 ,009 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 6
Mary Elizabeth Wilbanks 1 ,968 votes
Charles E. Gates 1,088 votes
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 as shown above, TOM GENTRY received a
majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of
Mayor from the City at large, and accordingly, the said TOM
GENTRY is hereby declared elected to the office of Mayor from
the City at large.
Section 2 : That no candidate received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from
District No. 2 , and accordingly, it is necessary that a Run-Off
Election be held between the two eligible candidates receiving
the highest number of votes at said Election for the purpose
of electing one of such candidates to said office.
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Section 3 : That JODY LANDER received a majority of the
votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman from
District No. Three (3) , and accordingly, the said JODY LANDER
is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from
District No. Three.
Section 4 : That MARY ELIZABETH WILBANKS received a ma-
jority of the votes cast at said Election for the office of
Councilwoman from District No. Six (6) , and accordingly, the
said MARY ELIZABETH WILBANKS is hereby declared elected to
the office of Councilwoman from District No. Six.
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 Or-
dinance 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.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown on this 9th day of April ,
1975.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EDNA OLIVER, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RI A D ity Attorney
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