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HomeMy WebLinkAbout59-17 02-10-1959RESOLUTION NO. 17 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 munici- pality 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 R2SOLYBD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EULESS, TEXAS: I. IHT',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 7, 1959, for the purpose of electing a mayor and two councilmen, who shall serve for a period of two years or until their successors have duly qualified. The effective date of taking such office shall be April 1st, 1959. The 9andidates receiving the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor shall be declared elected to such office, and the Candidates receiving the highest number of votes for office of City Councilmen shall be declared elected to such office. II. FOR the purpose of said election, the entire City is hereby constituted one voting precinct; the polling place for said election shall be held in the City Hall 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 here- by appointed to act as election officers: Krim. M.W. Borah Presiding Judge Mra. Harold Richard. Asst. Presiding Judge Mr. J.S. &ndSr /an Clerk Clerk. /F1n s. ,1: . Jhe c s , # e jI I I . (A) No person shall be eligible for the office of Mayor or the office of City Councilman unless he is qualified elector of the City and has resided in the City for six (6) months next preceeding the election at which time he is elected. Iv• ANY eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the official ballot as an independent Candidate for the office of by filing his sworn application with the Mayor not later than Midnight, March 7, 1959. The applications shall state the specific office or place being sought by the ap.. plicant 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. CO The form of the sworn application shall be substantially as follows: To the Mayor of the City of Euless, Texas, Greetings: I, hereby make application to have my name printed on the official ballot as an independent candi- date for the office of to be voted upon at the City election to be held on the 7th day of April, 1959; and I hereby certify that I have resided in the City of Euless, Texas, for at least months prior to the date of such election, and am quali- fied to make this application and that I an legally qualified to hold such office, if elected. CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF TARRANT D I, , being duly sworn, depose and say that the statements contained in the foregoing application are true. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Signed day of A.D. 1959. Notary Public inand for Tarrant County, Texas (B) Such sworn application shall be accompanied with an executed copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as required by Article 6.02 Election Code, Vernon's Texas 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 , do solemnly swear that I 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 re- sist 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 - 2 State of Texas. CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE Sworn to and subscrioed before me at , Tarrant County, Texas, this the day of , A. D. 1959. w Notary Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas VI. 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 place of the holding of said election for inspection of the Public 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. In case no such objection is filed within the time pre- scribed, 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 possession, for a period of two years all applications, notices of ob- jections and other related papers. VII. 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 ballots are printed, by filing in writing with the C-ty 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 ballott printed. VIII. 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. Ix. A11 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. Alt x. Voting by absentee ballot in said election shall commence on the 20th day of March, 1959, at the office of the City Secretary, Euless, Texas, Voting by absentee ballot shall close at five P.M. (5:00) on the 3rd day of April, 1959. xI. The election officers above named shall make and deliver the returns of said election in triplicate, one 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 de- livered 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 at eight P.M. on • the 4Oth day of April, 1959, being not less than five days and no more than seven days after the date of the election for the purpose of canvassing the returns of said election. The Mayor is hereby directed to give notice of said election which shall be signed by the Mayor under the attest of the City Secretary, and shall state the purpose of the election, the officers to be elected, and the Chief of Police shall post a properly executed copy of the election 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. 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, of the revised Civil Statutes of Texas. ADOPTED this 10th day of Pebruary, 1959. APPROVED: ATTEST: City Secretary 4