1973-005r
RESOLUTION NO. 73-5
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 of the State of Texas on the first
Saturday of April of each year a general election
for the purpose of electing officers of said muni-
cipality; Now
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
1. The City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, at a regular
meeting held this date does hereby order an election of officers
of the City of Southlake to be held on Saturday, April 7, 1973, for
the purpose of electing a Mayor for the term of two years, and three
Councilmen, two for the term of two years and one to fill the unex-
pired term, from April 7, 1973 or until their successors are duly
elected and qualified. Candidates for Mayor and Councilmen for
Place 1 and Place 2 receiving the highest number of votes for such
office and such places shall be elected for a term of two years,
and Councilman for Place 3 receiving the highest number of votes
shall be elected for the unexpired term.
2. For the purpose of said election, the entire City of Southlake
is hereby constituted'one voting precinct and said election shall
be held at one polling place, to -wit: City Hall, 667 North Carroll
Avenue, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. on the afore-
mentioned date, and the following persons are hereby appointed as
election officers:
Elsie McAlister, Presiding Judge
flames Winfrey, Alternate Presiding Judge
and the Presiding Judge at such election shall appoint no more than
three clerks, with the rate of pay for the Presiding Judge at $2.00
an hour and a like amount for the Alternate Presiding Judge; and
the rate of pay for the clerks fixed at $1.50 per hour.
3. No person shall be eligible for the office of Mayor unless he
is a qualified elector of the City of Southlake and has resided in
the City for one year next preceding the election at which he is
elected, and No person.shall be eligible for the office of Council-
man unless he is a qualified elector of the City of Southlake and
has resided in the City for six months next preceding the election
at which he is elected.
4. Any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed
upon the official ballot as an independent for the offices:herein'
provided for by filing his sworn application with the Mayor not
later than midnight March 7, 1973. 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.
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5. Any other candidate for either of the offices herein provided
for may have his name printed upon the said ballot on application
to the Mayor, such application to be furnished by the City Secre-
tary and the same contain the signatures 6f five per cent (50) of
the qualified voters of the City of the entire votes cast in the
City at the last general election.
6. The names of all those who have filed their sworn application
to have their names printed on the official ballot as candidates
shall be posted by the City Secretary in a conspicuous place at her
office for the inspection of the public for at least ten days be-
fore she orders the ballots to be printed. All objections shall
be made within five days after such posting, all written notices
filed with the City Secretary setting forth the grounds of objec-
tions. In case no such objection is filed within the time pres-
cribed the regularity or validity of the application of no person
whose name is so posted, shall not thereafter be contested. The
City Secretary shall preserve in her office for a period of two
years all applications, notices of objections and other related
matters.
7. 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 with-
drawn 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.
8. 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.
9. Voting by absentee ballot in said election shall commence on
March 19, 1973, at the office of the City Secretary, 667 North
Carroll Avenue; voting by absentee ballot shall close at five
o'clock P.M., April 3, 1973.
10. 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
copy with ballot boxes and all election supplies shall be delivered
to the City Secretary of the City, the ballot box containing the
signature stubs from ballots used in said election shall be de-
livered to the District Court 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
The City Council will meet at 7:30 P.M. on April 9, 1973, for the
purpose of canvassing said ballots.
The Mayor is hereby directed to give notice of said election which
shall be signed by the Mayor and City Secretary and shall state
the purpose of the election, and the Police Chief shall post a
properly executed copy of the election proclamation at the poll-
ing place herein provided and two copies at two other public places
within the City. Such notices shall have attached thereto a certi-
fied copy of this resolution.
11. 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 Chap-
ter 2, Title 28, of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas.
By approving and signing this Resolution, I, Wade Booker, Mayor of
the City of Southlake, Texas, officially confirm as my action all
matters recited in this Resolution which by law come within my
jurisdiction.
ADOPTED this 20th day of February, A. D. 1973.
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED:
Mayor
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