CC Resolution No. 615 961
RESOLUTION NO. 615
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN ON
THE 1ST DAY OF APRIL, 1978 , FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE TO SERVE THE REMAINDER
OF A TWO-YEAR TERM AND THREE (3) COUNCILMEN FROM THE
RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS NOS . ONE (1) , FOUR (4) , AND FIVE
(5) 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 loth day of April ,
1978, proceeded, as required by law, to canvass the returns
of the Regular Municipal Election held in the City of Baytown
on the lst day of April, 1978 , for the purpose of electing a
Mayor from the City at large and three (3) Councilmen from
the respective Districts Nos. One (1) , Four (4) , and Five
(5) ; said Election having been held under and pursuant to
the provisions of the Charter of said City and ordinances
duly passed on January 26, 1978, February 23 , 1978 , and
March 20, 1978 , calling said Election; and
WHEREAS, said Election having been duly and regularly
had and held as called in said ordinances 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)
Marshall Williams 709 votes
E. C. "Jack" Kimmons 731 votes
Emmett 0. Hutto 2, 520 votes
Stephen R. Hudgins 112 votes
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FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 1
Ted Kloesel 2, 574 votes
Paul R. Henderson 1 , 238 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 4
J. S. "Jimmy" Johnson, Jr . 1 ,661 votes
Leon Cox, Jr. 1, 692 votes
Bobby G. Eatherton 322 votes
FOR COUNCILMAN DISTRICT NO. 5
J. P. "Pat" Deakle 699 votes
Allen Cannon 21987 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 , EMMETT HUTTO received
a majority of the votes cast at said Election for the office
of Mayor for the City at large, and accordingly, the said
EMMETT HUTTO is hereby declared elected to the office of
Mayor from the City at large.
Section 2 : 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 (1) .
Section 3 : That no candidate received a majority of
the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman
from District No. Four (4) , and accordingly, it is necessary
that a Run-Off Election be held to elect a councilman; it is
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therefore ORDERED that a Special 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 .
Section 4 : That ALLEN CANNON received a majority of
the votes cast at said Election for the office of Councilman
from District No. Five (5) , and accordingly, the said ALLEN
CANNON is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman
from District No. Five (5) .
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
ordinances 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, Texas, on this loth
day of April , 1978 .
TOM GENTRY, Mayor
ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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SCOTT BOUNDS, City Attorney
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