0196ORDINANCE NO. 196
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THAT THE QUESTION OF
THE ADOPTION OF A ONE PER CENT (1%) LOCAL
SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY OF SOUTH-
LAKE, TEXAS, BE INCLUDED IN THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY;
DESIGNATING THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND THE
POLLING PLACE; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS
THEREFORE; PROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED
RESIDENT ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE;
PRESCRIBING FORM OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR
NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER PRO-
VISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; AND
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts
1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Page 62) author-
izes the governing body of any city, town or village in Texas to call
an election for the purpose of adopting a local sales and use tax
within such city, town or village; Now, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS:
sECTION 1. That a regular municipal election shall be held in and
throughout the City of Southlake on the 7th day of April, 1973, at
which election there shall be submitted to the resident qualified
voters of said City for their action thereupon, in addition to the
election of certain officers for said City, the following propositions:
"FOR adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use
tax within the city."
"AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and
use tax within the city."
SECTION 2. That said election shall be held at one polling place for
all qualified voters of said City of Southlake, and the polling place
and presiding officers for said election shall be, to-wit:
POLLING PLACE: City Hall, 667 North Carroll Avenue.
PRESIDING OFFICERS:
Elsie McAlister, Presiding Judge.
James Winfrey, Alternate Presiding Judge.
The Presiding Judge at such election shall ~point three clerks.
SECTION 3. That said election shall be held in accordance with the
~onstitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified
esident electors of the City of Southlake shall be qualified to vote.
SECTION 4. That the ballots of said election shall conform to the
requirements of Section 2, Subsection G, of Article 1066c, Vernon's
Texas Civil Statutes (Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session,
Chapter 36, Page 62), and to the requirements of Chapter 6 of the
Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and the language
to be printed thereon at the bottom of the ballots for the regular
municipal election shall include the following:
"INSTRUCTIONS: Place an 'X' in the square beside
the statement indicating the way you wish to vote.
FOR adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales
and use tax within the City.
AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local
sales and use tax within the City."
SECTION 5. That election judges and clerks are directed to comply
with Article 6.06, Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended
(Section 2 of House Bill 181, Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular
Session, Chapter 452, Pages 1026, 1028), which provides that a square
shall be placed beside each proposition in which the voter is instructed
to place an "X" or other clear mark to indicate the way he wishes to
vote; but which also provides that failure of a voter to mark his
ballot in strict conformity with the directions on the ballot shall
not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall be counted if the in-
tention of the voter is clearly ascertainable, except where the law
expressly prohibits the counting of the ballot. It is specifically
provided that the election officers shall not refuse to count a bal-
lot because of the voter's having mar~ed his ballot by scratching out
the statement of proposition for which he does not wish to vote.
SECTION 6. That notice of the election hereby ordered and called
shall be given: (a) by publication on the say day of two successive
weeks in a newspaper having general circulation within said City of
Southlake, the date of the first publication to be at least twenty-
one (2]) days prior to the date set herein for such election; and
(b) by posting of such notice at the polling place for such election
in the City of Southlake not less than twenty (20) days prior to the
date set herein for such election. It is hereby found and determined
that there is no newspaper of general circulation which is published
within said City of Southlake; and it is hereby found and determined
that the Grapevine Sun, published in Grapevine, Texas, is a newspaper
having general circulation within the City of Southlake, Texas.
SECTION 7. If any section, subsection or provision of this ordinance
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