1984-0014
EiiMI
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Title
28, Chapter 2, of the Revised Civil Statutes
of Texas, 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 Municipality; now,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TEXAS, THAT:
1. The Mayor of the City of Southlake, Texas, at a regular meeting
held this date, hereby order an election of officers of the City of
Southlake, to be held on Saturday, April 7,1984, for the purpose
of electing three (3) councilpersons, for a term of two (2) years,
from April 7,1984 or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. Candidates for the offices of Councilpersons for Place,3,
Place 4•, and Place 5', receiving the highest number of votes for
such office and such places shall be elected for a term of two (2)
years.
2. For the purpose of said election, the entire City of Southlake
is hereby constituted on 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 a,m, and 7 p.m. on the aforementioned
date, and the following persons are hereby appointed as election
officers:
C,W'. Long, Election Judge
Lou Etta McPherson, Alternate Election Judge
and the Presiding Judge at such election shall appoint no more than
three (3) clerks, with the rate of pay for the Presiding Judge at
4.50 per hour and a like amount for the Alternate Judge, the rate
of bay for the clerks, fixed at $4.25 per hour; and the Presiding
Judge to receive $25.00 for delivery of the returns.
3. No person shall be eligible for the office of Councilpersons
unless he is a qualified elector of the City of Southlake and has
resided in the city for six (6) 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 candidate for the offices
herein provided for by filing his sworn application with the Mayor
not later than midnight, March 7,1984. The application shall state
the specific office being sought by the applicant and that the appli-
cant is eligible and qualified under the Laws of the State of Texas,
to become a candidate for and held the office being sought, if elected.
S. 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 (10) days before
she orders the ballots to be printed. All objections shall be made
within five (5) days- after such posting, all written notices filed
with the City Secretary setting forth the grounds of objections. In
case no such objections is filed within the time prescribed, 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 applica-
tions, notices, of objections and other related matters.
6, 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 s•o withdrawn shall be printed 6n the
ballots. Not later than ten (10) days before the City General Election,
the City Secretary shall have the official ballots printed.
7. 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.
8. All qualified voters within the meaning of the Constitution
and Laws of the State of Texas, shall be entitled to vote at such
election.
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9. Voting by absentee ballot in said election shall commence on
March 19,1984 at the office of the City Secretary, 667 North
Carroll Avenue, Southlake, voting,by absentee ballot shall close
at five o'clock p. -m. on April 3,1984.
10. The election officers above
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named shall make and deliver the
Yet -urns of said election in triplicate, one being retained by the
Presiding Judge, one delivered to the Mayor of the City and one copy
with the ballot boxes and all election supplies shall be delivered
to the City Secretary of the City, the ballot box containing the
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 7:30 p.m. April 9,1984, for the purpose of canvassing said
ballots,
11. The Mayor is hereby directed to give notice of the 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 proper-
ly-e.xecuted 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,
12, 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,
By approving and signing this Resolution, I Sam Sparger, 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,
PASSED AND APPRQVED THIS THE"`/7& day of 1984,
Mayor
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