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1957-002/5:1F S OZ v7' is N /V0. ORDER AND NOTUR OF TOWN BLECTION THS STATE OF TEXAS # , COUNTY OF TARRANT f TOWU Of SAUTALAKE ! TLSCTION ORDER a2 C�/q'-& 1. A. Gail Pubanks . Mayor of the Town of South+ lake. Texas. by virtue of the power vosted in me by law, do hereby order than an election be hold in the Town of Southlake.Texes. on April 2. 1957, being the first Tuesday thereof, for the purpose of electing the following officers of said Town: A mayor, two councilmen and a marshal for a term of two years. and three councilmen for a term of one year. from April 1. 1957, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. s And that, naid election shall bo hold at tt�.,CASEY!.SISTOREai within said Town, and the following'nedcbddporso ns are horeby appointed Manegers thereof. to -wit: L_ g_ CaGPr Presiding Judzo L_ T_ Cathcart Asst. Presiding Judge Mrs Hal NA scan Clark Clark nLECTION NOTICE The Marshal is hereby directed and instructed to pont a nroporly executed Copy of this order and notice of election At r`3v-CASEY',S1 ,.4ST0R§ the place where this election will be held and at two other public places within the Town. Said notice shall be posted thirty days before the date of said election./ Signed and executod this the dray of Fo}�,a�rRr A. D. 1957• Ilay7or. Town of Southlake. Texas. Attost:' City Secretary 1 R E SOUJTION NO. 2 WHSRSAS. pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, Chapter 2, of the "Revised Civil Statutes of Te-xas, it is provided that there shall be hold in each municipality in - tho Ste►to of Taxes can the first Tuesday In' April of ench year. as general election for the purpose o€'' electing officers of said municipality: NOW, THRREPOVIE, 139 IT RCS61.VED Icy THE Ta)UN 0064CIL OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHi.AKE. T XINS: I. THAT, the Tb*nca,0*u' nc11 of the Town of Aouthleke. Toxna, at a regular meeting hold this date, does horoby order' can election of officers for the Town of SouthInke, Texas, to be hold on Tea4 ataxy, Arril 2, 1957, for the purpose of .electing a Mayor, Two Councilmen 'sand a 11arashsal for a tern: ,of two yeorsa, and three Councilmen for a tarn of ono, year, until their successors are duly elected and quplifiead. The offoctive dnte3 for taking such offices shsEall.bo April 1, 1957. The Candidates recoiving the hi;;heat member of votes for ;+fsyor and Marshal aahall° be deelnred elected to such offioos The two Candidates ro6eivisr'r, thea highest number of votes for the office of Councilmen shall be doctored elected to such offices for as term of two ]rears. The next throo can- didates for the office of Councilmen receiving the highost number of votes shell be doctored elected to such offices for a term of one year. 11. FOR the purpose of opid elaction, the entire Town las hereby constituted one voting precinct; i the polling place ' for said election shall be t:is +CCASEY'St-STORt within said Town and enid election shall be hold between the hours of 7:00-A. M. and said, ?: 0 P. M, on the aforementioned data, and the following persons are hereby appoisn,ted to act as election officers& T._ A T T r�..+- Mra Hal . U401 cOJ1 Presiding JudGe Asst. Presidine Judge Clerk Clerk (A) Uo person sxhas l be eligible for the offices aforementioned, unless he is at qualified elector of the Town and ha§ resided in tbq State of Texas for a period of one year. and in the Town for six (6} months next preceding the election at which he is elected. XV. ANY e> ligible and quallfiqid person may have hin name printed upon the official ballot as an independent aCaAndidate for tho offices heroin provided for by filing his sworn application with the Mayor not tater than Midnight, March 2. 1957• The application shall state the specific *ffico being; sought by the applicant and that the applicant iaaa elialblo and qualiflod- under tho .Laws of they State. of Texas, to bocomo a enn- didnto for and hold they office bring sou(;ht, if eledted. r V. (.A)- They. form of the sworn aapplieation *hall be subotantiolly as follows: • _ To the Mayor of tiho . Tovn of Southlaaako. Temos. Oroetings : I. hereby make application to how* my naaal o pri.ntod on the official ballot as an Inde- pendent candidate for the office of to be voted upon at tho Town Election to bo hold on the 2 day of April, 1937; and I hereby certify that I have resided in the state of Texas for at laost one year and in the Town of Southlako. Texas. for at least six months prior to the date of such election, and am qualified to drake this application and thant I ars legally qualified to hold such office. if' elected. - CAnDIDATEt S SI(1HATUDE STATE OF TEXAS � r COUNTY OF T'ARFAffr ! 2. boing duly sworn. doposos annd slays that the stntomonts. contained In they -forogoing applic>r►tion are true. Stg ri od Subscribed and sworn to beforo me . -this this daay of .A. D. 1957. Notary Public in and for Torrnnt County. Texas. - 2 - &i A (8) Such sworn application mai►'be accompanied with a petition ,signed by qualified eylootors,' although such petition is not required'. (C) Suo:z sworn application shall .be accompanied with an executed copy of the, "Loyalty Affidavit" as required by..Artiele3 601.2 19,51 Election Code `in Vernon i s Texas Civil Stntutos, in substantially th i following form: "l. . of tho Town of Southlake. County of Tarrant. State of Texas. being a enndidatea for the office -of , , der so%lomnly swear that I believe in and approve of our present ireepre- ' sentat ive forst of govearncsent, and if elected, . 1 will, support and defend- our representative farm sof C.oveeE.rnmernt , and shall resist any effort to movement from any part tt%earetof, and Z will support and -defend the Constitution and laws of the United'States and of the State of Texas." Candi:datos , $Ignaturo Sworn'to and'subActibod. before we at Southlakea., Texas, this tho defy of * A. D. 1957., Votary public -in anal, for Tart Ant County. Texas. Vac. r Any Crsndide+to for 'either of they offices herein provided for may he've his name printed upon the beatlot on 810plientiontto the Mayor# such application to be furnished by the Towp "Secretar`y and that .secede shall contain they signatures of five- (S), porcant of thi qualiflo'd } voters -moi` the Town - of tho entire votes , cant in the Town at the lost general *Ioction, Witch application shall be mocompanied by, - the loyalty affidavit as heroinabove set out.. Tho names of all those who have fila6 their- sworn applications to have the+ir- ne3eron printed an the official ballot as candidates shall be posted by the TO*p Socretnry in ta- conspicuous , place at the office of the Town Secf6tbkki for inspection of the Public for at least tan days besfor-6, hit orders they ballots to bo printed. The Town Secretary shall preserves in his office for a, period of two years all applications, notfceO of obje+otl6no and other related papers. - 3 A a-O�,= G. Vill. Any parson el.inible to tht) 'offices herein provided for who has filed his sworn application in accordance with the provisions of this resolution. shall havo his name .printed on they official ballots., Any such parson sissy cause his name to be withdrawn at any time before tho officinal, bsal,16t.ss are printed, by ,filing in writing with the Town Socrotary a 'request to them effect over his signature,' duly attested to by a• Notary public. 'No neem so withdrawn shalt ben ,pri»tod on ,the ballots. not later than tan -daysbefore the Town General Cleetion. , tho Town Secretary shall horre tho offloial ' bal.lote printed. IX. The -ballots to be used in sold election shall ba' propered in the cmann©r 'and fora in the ole ctiAn code of the State of Texas onsactod by the, 1951 bugisslatuire Y X. ' Alj , gd6lifiod *otera within the moaning of the consstitut6on and tow@ of the State of Texans, who have resided in the Stato of Texsss for a period of one year, and in tho Town of Southlake for a period of six months prior to the data of the election herein provided for shall be onti.tlod to vote sst such election. X1. Voting by absentee 'bollot in ssn+id election shall eo=enco on tlotch 12. 1957, nt the office of, the Town Soc"tary, Southlaken, Toxess. Voting by absentoo ballet shah oloso at five P. 1K. floro4 30, 1937. X11. The election officers above nomad shot% rzaks sand deliver the returns of said alectinn In triplicate, one 'boing retained by the presiding Judges, one detivorod to the Kavor of the Town, -and one, deliverod' to ttie Towyn Sacratnry. . Tho bsal t iat .boas containing tho signature stubs front ballots used in said oiea.etion shall be delivered to the Disstrit;t Clerk of Tarrnnt County. Texas, a'nd other ballot boxes and ealoction rocords end supplies shall 'bo proporveed by tho Town Secratnry in the proper office as by law provided. The Town Council will moot not less than five and not more than sternen days following sold election for tho 'purpose of convassssine taan returns of said selectins j f X111. The Mayor is hearoby dirocteed to gives notice of said ol.oction which shall be signed by the Mayor unlese the attosst of the Town Secretary, and sattall state 'the purpose of the electinn, the officers to be elected, znnd tho Marshal shall post sa property oxacute d. copy of the election proclamation ,at the polling place hortain provided and two copies at two othor p6blly, places within the Town. Such notice* shall have attached thereto a cartiftesd copy of this rossolution. XIV. Said oloctionl shall be hold awl conducted in. aceordanee with the lows of the State of Tame for the holdirrE of general elections for Stnte and County offices except as otherwiaq provided by Chapter 2,-Title 28, and tho 19.51 Xlection Code of tbo -Reviaod Civil Statutes of Telae: ADOPTSD this 9 day of February, A. D. 1957• MAYOR._ AV a Itrr, TOW1Y .-JECRPTAP.Y " 16