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RESOLUTION NO. 871
A RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF BAYTOWN
ON THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, 19849 FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING THREE (3) COUNCILMEN 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.
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 12th day
of April, 1984, proceeded, as required by law, to canvass the returns of the
Municipal Election held in the City of Baytown on the 7th day of April, 1984, for
the purpose of electing three (3) Councilmen from the City at large; said Election
having been held under and pursuant to the provisions of the Charter of said City
and an ordinance duly passed on the 26th day of January, 1984, calling said Elect-
ion; 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:
FCR COITVCILM4N DISTRICT NO. 1
Tony Campos 1 ,080 votes
Perry M. Sirrmons 2 ,145 votes
FOR CO,IBC I LMMI D I S TR I CT ND. 4
Jimmy Johnson 2 ,727 votes
FOR COLNIC I LMM1 DISTRICT NO. 5
Gerald Dickens 2 , 198 votes
Joe L. Lorenz 978 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,
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS;
Section 1: That PERRY M. SIMMONS received a majority of the votes cast
at said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 1 and accordingly,
the said PERRY M. SIMMONS is hereby declared elected to the office of
Councilman from District No. 1.
Section 2: That JIMMY JOHNSON received a majority of the votes cast at
said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 4 and accordingly, the
said JIMMY JOHNSON is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from
District No. 4.
Section 3: That GERALD DICKENS received a majority of the votes cast at
said Election for the office of Councilman from District No. 5 and accordingly, the
said GERALD DICKENS is hereby declared elected to the office of Councilman from
District No. 5.
Section 4: 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.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its
passage by the City Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ, and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City
Council of the City of Baytown on this the 12th day of April, 1984.
ALLEN CANNON, Mayor
ATTEST: ,, p
LEEI EN P. HALL, City Clerk
APPROVED:
RANDALL B. STRONG, City Att ey