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HomeMy WebLinkAbout55-5 02-07-1955RESOLUTION NO. 5 WHEREAS pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 2, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, it is provided that there shall be held in each municipality in the State of Texas on the first Tuesday in April of each year, a general election for the purpose of electing officers of said municipality: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: I. THAT the City Council of the City of Euless, Texas, at a regular meeting held this date, does hereby order an election of officers for the City of Euless, Texas, to be held on Tuesday April 5, 1955, for the purpose of electing a Mayor, Two Councilmen for a term of two years, and three Councilmen for a term Of one year, until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The effective date for taking such offices shall be April 1, 1955. The Candidates receiving the highest number of votes for Mayor shall be declared elected to such office. The two Candidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of Councilmen shall be declared elected to such office for a term of two years. The next three candidates for the office of Councilmen receiving the highest number of Votes shall be declared elected to such office for a term of one year. II. FOR the purpose of said election, the entire City is hereby constituted one voting precinct; the polling place for said election shall be the Euless Methodist Church Annex within Said City and said election shall be held between the hours of 7 :00 A. M. and said 7 :00 P. M. on the aforementioned date, and the following persons are hereby appointed to act as election officers: Presiding Judge :—dr - Asst. Presiding Judge Clerk Clerk (A) No person shall be eligible for the offices aforementioned, unless he is a qualified elector of the City and has resided in the State of Texas for a period of one year, and in the City for six (6) months next preceding the election at which he is elected. IV. ANY eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the official ballot as an independent Candidate for the offices herein provided for by filing his sworn application with the Mayor not later than Midnight, March 5, 1955. The application shall state the specific office being sought by the applicant and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the Laws of the State of Texas, to become a candidate for and hold the office being sought, if elected. V. (A) The form of the sworn application shall be substantially as follows: To the Mayor of the City of Euless, Texas, Greetings: hereby make application to have my name printed on the official ballot as an inde- pendent candidate for the office of to be voted upon at the City Election to be held on the 5th day of April, 1955; and I hereby certify that I have resided in the State of Texas for at least one year and in the City of Euless, Texas, for at least six months prior. to the date of such election, and am qualified to make this application and that I am legally qualified to hold such office, if elected. CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT I, , being duly sworn, deposes and says that the statements contained in the foregoing application are true. Signed Subscribed and sworn to before me this day of , A, D, 1955. Notary rublic in and for Tarrant County, Texas. (B) Such sworn application may be accompanied with a petition signed by qualified electors, although such petition is not required. (0) Such sworn application shall b e ac c ompani ed with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as reqaired by Article 601.2 1951 Election Code in - Vernon" s Texas Civil Statutes, in substantially the following form: "I, , of the City of Euless, County of Tarrant, State of Texas, being a candidate for the office of , 'c ol solemnly swear that 1 believe in and approve of our present representative form of government, and if elected, I will support and defend our representative form of government and shall resist any effort to movement from any part thereof, and I will support and defend the Constitution and Laws of the United States, and of the State of Texas, dandidates Signature Sworn to and subscribed before me at 'Euless, Tarrant County, Texas, this the day of , ;A. D. 1955. Notary Public:, Tarrant County, Texas. VI.. Any Candidate for either of the offices herein provided for may have his name printed, upon the ballot on application to the Mayor, such application to be furnished ' by the City Secretary and that same shall contain the signatures of five (5) percent of the qualified voters of the City of the entire votes oast in the City at the last general election, which application shall be .accompanied by the loyalty affidavit as hereinabove set out. VII The names of all those who have filed their sworn applications to have their names printed on the official ballot as candidates shall be posted by the City Secretary in a conspicuous place at the office of the City Secretary for inspection of the Publim for at least ten days before he orders the ballots to be printed. All objections shall be made within five days after such posting by written notice filed with the City Secretary, setting forth the grounds of objections. Incase no such objection is filed within the time prescribed, the regularity or validity of the, application of no person whose name is so posted, shall be thereafter contested. The City Secretary shall preserve in his office for a period of two years all applications, notices of objections and other related papers. VIII. Any person eligible to the offices herein provided for who has filed his sworn application in accordance with the provisions of this resolution, shall have his name printed on the official ballots. Any such person may cause his name to be withdrawn at any time before the official ballots are printed, by filing in writing with the City Secretary a request to that effect over his signature, duly attested to by a Notary Public. No name so withdrawn shall be printed on the ballots. Not later than ten days before the City General election, the City Secretary shall have the official ballots printed. IX. The ballots to be used in said election shall be prepared in the manner and form in the election code of the State of Texas enacted by the 1951 Legislature. X. All qualified voters within the meaning of the constitution and - Laws of the State of Texas, who have resided in the State of Texas for a period of one year, and in the City of Euless for a period of six months prior to the date of the election herein provided for shall be entitled to vote at such election. XI. Voting by absentee ballot in said election shall commence on March 16, 1955, at the office of the City Secretary, Euless, Texas. Voting by absentee ballot shall close at five P. M. April 2, 1955• The election officers above named shall make and deliver the returns of said election in triplicates_ being retained by the presiding Judge, one delivered to the Mayor of the City, and one delivered to the City Secretary. The ballot box containing the signature stubs from ballots used in said election shall be delivered to the District Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, and other ballot boxes and election records and supplies shall be preserved by the City Secretary in the proper office as by law provided. The City Council will meet not less than five and not more than seven days following said election for the purpose of canvassing the returns of said election. XIII. The Mayor is hereby directed to give notice of said election which shall be signed by the Mayor unless the attest of the City Secretary, and shall state the purpose of the election, the Officers to be elected, and the Marshal shall post a properly exxcuted copy of the election 4 proclamation at the polling place herein provided and two copies at two other public places within the City,. Such notices shall ,have attached thereto a certified copy of this resolution. XIV. Said election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas for the holding of. general elections for State and County offices except as otherwise 'provided by Chapter 2, Title 28, and the 1951 Election Code of the revised Civil Statutes of Texas. ADOPTED this ATTEST: r Y CRETARY APPROVED: A. D. 1955.