CC Resolution No. 534 779
RESOLUTION NO. 534
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF A SPECIAL RUNOFF
ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON THE 27TH
DAY OF APRIL, 1976, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT NO. ONE (1) TO SERVE A REGULAR
TWO YEAR TERM; 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 on this 5th day of May , 1976 ,
proceeded, as required by law, to canvass the returns of a
Special Runoff Election held in the City of Baytown on the
27th day of April , 1976, for the purpose of electing a
Councilman from District No. One (1) ; said election having
been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter
of the City and an ordinance duly passed on the 12th day of
April, 1976, 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
that the total votes cast at said Election were as follows,
to wit :
FOR COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT NO. 1
ROBERT W. PARKER 727 votes
TED KLOESEL 890 votes
780
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,
TEXAS :
Section 1 : That TED KLOESEL received a majority of
the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman
from District No. One (1) , and accordingly, the said TED
KLOESEL is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman
from District No. One.
Section 2 : 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 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 5th day of
May, 1976.
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
NEEL RICIARDSON, City Attorney
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