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RESOLUTION NO. 837
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
ON THE 23RD DAY OF APRIL, 1983, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING A MAYOR FROM THE CITY AT LARGE; 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.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Article IX, Section 96 of the Charter of the City of
Baytown, the City Council of said City, at a regular meeting held on the 28th day
of April, 1983, proceeded, as required by law, to canvass the returns of the Special
Run-off Municipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the 23r d day of April,
1983, for the purpose of electing a Mayor from the City at large; said Election
havinq been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of said City
and an ordinance duly passed on the 5th day of April, 1983, 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 havinq 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)
Emmett O. Hutto 1,350 votes
Allen Cannon 1 ,542 votes
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 ALLEN CANNON received a majority of the votes cast at
said Election for the office of Mayor and accordingly, the said ALLEN CANNON is
hereby declared elected to the office of Mayor of the City of Baytown.
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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 the 28th day of April, 1983.
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MMETT O. HUTTO, Mayor
ATTEST:
EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
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RANDALL B.9- -
G, City torney