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Home My WebLink About1952/12/10 - Election for Abolishment of Corporation'5081 EULESS, TEXAS, ELECTION FOR ABOLISHMENT OF CORPORATION V 01 RESULTS DECLARED & ALL PROCEEDINGS ORDERED SPREAD ON MINUTES OF COURT (Jan. 8, 1953 44 A motion was made by Commissioner Wright, seconded by Commissioner Minton and earried that all the proceedings of the Election for Abolishment of the Corporation of the Town of Euless, Texas, be placed on the Minutes of the Commissioners' Court as re- quested by County Judge, Gus Brown. Proceedings as follows: IN RE: CITY OF EULESS ] IN THE COUNTY COURT OF J TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS ACTION ORDER On this the 10th da of December, 1952, came on to be heard the � Y , petition of a 0 majority of the qualified resident property taxpayers and qualified voters of the In- corporated City of 2uless, Tarrant County, Texas; said petition filed hrein on the U] let day of December, 1952, praying that this Court and the County Judge order an else- enabling tion to be held in such incorporated City of the purpose of � g the qualified 0 electors thereof to determine whether such corporation should be abolished; and it .14 U) W appearing to the Court that such petition is in due form and that the requisites of the • 1+- E applicable laws of the State of Texas have been met, and that the eignatures on such E � 0 0 petition are the valid signatures of those named as petitioners, and that all of said U U i UJ petitioners are qualified electors as that term Is defined in Article 1242, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, and that said petition should be granted. +� RS S4 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that on the 3rd day of January, CO E-4 1953, at First Methodist Church in the City of Euless, Tarrant County, Texas, an elec- tion be held for the purpose of submitting the question of whether or not said corpor- ation should be abolished and dissolved to a vote of the qualified electors of said in- corporated City of Euless; that on the aforesaid date and place voting polls be kept open between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 7:00 P. M., and that only those nereons who are qualified under the terms of Article 1243, Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, be allowed to vote, said article providing In substance as follows: 'All persons who are legally qualified voters of the State of Texas and County of Tarrant, and are resident property taxpayers in the Citi of Euless, as shown by the last assessment roll of such City of Euless, shall be entitled to vote in such election." IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the ballot to be used at such election shall be in the following form: No. No. NOTE: Voter's signa- ture to be affixed on� FOR Abolishment the reverse side. AGAINST Abolishment VOTER: Please scratch out the way you do not intend to vote, leaving your preference unmarked. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the posting of three copies of this order at three public places in the City of Euless for at least ten days immediately preceding the date u of said election shall be sufficient notice to the voters of said City of Euless, as J required by law. S. W. Hills Is hereby appointed as presiding officer of said election, and shal Neleot two fudges and two clerks to assist him in holding said election. Said election shall be otherwise held in the manner prescribed for holding elections in other cases. If the majority of the qualified voters who vote at said election are in favor Minutes Commissioners' Court, SPECIAL Term, JANUARY , A. D.19'3 i''�') REGULAR MEETING, the 8TH Day of JANUARY , A. D. 1953 of the abolishment of the corporation of the City of Euless, the election officer Is to certify this fact to the County Judge within ten days from the date of holding of said election. WITNESS THE HAND of the County Judge of Tarrant County, Texas, this 10th day of December, 1952. (seal) (PETITION) THE STATE OF TEXAS [ COUNTY OF TARRANT [ Gus Brown Gus Brown, County Judge, Tarrant County, Texas TO THE HONORABLE GUS BROWN, COUNTY JUDGE, TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS: We, the undersigned, qualified electors in and for the City of Euless, Texas, respectfully pray that your Honor order an election for the purpose of abolishing the Corporation of the said City of Euless and dissolving the same. We certify by our signatures hereto that we are resident property taxpayers of the City of Euless, Tarr County, Texas. NAME ADDRESS S. W. mills Euless, Texas Mrs. B. W. Mille Euless, Texas James A. Puckett Euless, Texas. Madie Lou Puckett Euless, Texas J. R. Duckett Euless, Texas L. H. Fuller Euless, Texas Mrs. L. H. Fuller Euless, Texas W. H. Fuller Euless, Texas G. L. Anders Euless, Texas Mrs. G. L. Anders Euless, Texas Mrs. Millie Allman Euless, Texas Ernest Allman Euless, Texas M. S. Anders Euless, Texas Mrs. Mozelle Anders Euless, Texas Thelma Anders Euless, Texav J. R. Button Euless, Texas J. H Sutton Euless, Texas Mrs. J. H. Button Euless, Texas Ruby Marie Horton Euless, Texas Paul Horton Euless, Texas Allen L. King Euless, Texas Mrs. Allen L. King Euless, Texas Mrs. Andy J. Morelock Euless, Texas Andy J. Morelock Euless, Texas Mrs. Alton R. Ray Euless, Texas, Box 143 J. H. Whitener Euless, Texas T. C. Gleghorn Euless, Texas, Arlington Rt 3 Margarete Gleghorn Y Y ■ W. G. Taylor M M Mrs. W. G. Taylor M Ernest Millican, Jr. Y Mrs. Ernest Millican, Jr. w d M. W. Birch „ w 011ie Lambert + u Mrs. M. W. Birch w H. M. Huffman Arlington, Rt 3 Mrs. C. A. Lucas Euless, Texas M. W. Simmons Arlington, Texas Rt 3 Ernest Millidan Euless, Texas, Box 46 Mrs. Ernest Millican Euless, Texas 0. J. Longfellow Euless, Texas Box 74 Fred B. Dickey Rt 3, Dox 201, Arlington, Texas Mrs. F. B. Dickey N M w Mrs. 0. I. Longfellow Box 74, Euless (TAX ASSESSOR k COLLE=43 CERTIFICATE ) THE STATE OF TEXAS [ COUNTY OF TARRANT [ This Is to certify that the attached petition has been checked against N the Poll List and we find more than twenty (20) of the names to be qualified electors and voters under the State laws of Texas. Given under my hand and seal of office this 3 day of December, 1952. Reed Stewart, A33ESSOP,-COLLECTOR Av• r.'. AST 7 , rT.r*Tmv p. 61( (COUNTY CLERCIS CERTIFICATE) THE STATE OF TEXAS j COUNTY OF TARRANT j This Is to certify that more than twenty (20) names on the attached petition have been checked and are found to be qualified electors and voters under the state laws of Texas. Given under my hand and seal of office, this the 3rd day of December, 1952. MELVIN NMELN FAULK Melvin 'Mel' Faulk, County Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas (ORDER OF COUNTY JUDGE CALLING ELECTION FOR ABOLISHMENT OF CORPORATION SERVES AS NOTICE OF ELECTION, ALSO) (AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING NOTICES) The within notice, issued the 10th day of December, 1952, and executed on the 10 day of December, 1952, in Tarrant County, by posting same at three public places in the City of Euless, Texas, to wit: Fullers Grocery in Euless; Texaco Service Station in Euless; and Tolbert's Grocery Store in Euless, Texas. The distance travel by me In posting such notice was 25 miles, and my fees are W. 2. Wilson, Constable, T Posting Notices $1.00 arrant County, Texas Mileage 2000 By: John Roberts, Deputy Total $3.00 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0- ORDER DECLARING RESULT OF ELECTION IN RE: TOWN OF I IN THE COUNTY COURT OF I EULESS I TARRANT CCUNTY, TEXAS On this the 8th day of January, 1953, came on to be tabulated before me and by me, the County Judge of +arrant County, Texas, the returns of a certain election hereto- fore called to be held on the 3rd day of January, 1953, to enable the qualified propert tax paying voters of the City of Euless to determine whether such corporation shall be abolished; and it appearint to me upon counting such returns that 43 votes were cast In favor of abolishment and 39 votes were cast against the proposition to abolish the oorporation and that such election carried in favor of such proposition to abolish the incorporation by a majority of 4 votes; IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that the corporate existence of the incorporated town of Euless, Tarrant County, Texas, be, and the same is hereby abolishe . GUS BROWN, COUNTY JUDGE J J THE STATE OF TEXAS i COUNTY OF TARRANT ) This Is to certify that the above and foregoing is the Order of the County Judge of 1 Tarrant County, Texas, showing the result of the abolishment election for tho City of Euless, Tarrant County, Texas, and that the same was made and is in all respects regular. Witness my hand and seal of office this 8th day of January, A. D. 1953• KELVIN NKEL' FAULK, COUNTY CLERK I BY: JEAN HARRIS, DEPUTY -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- p