1966-02-01 CC PacketR&SC1.7„ I3T NO.. 29
W purl nt., to_the..gr.:avl.-.i*nA, of tle 28, Chapter 11,
of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, It is provided that there
shall be held in each Municipality in the State of Texas, on the
first Tuesday in April of each year, a general election for the pur-
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pose of electing officers of said Munitipality.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY'
OF SOUTHIARS, TEXAS:
1.
THAT the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, at a
regular meeting held this date, does hereby order an election of
officers for the City of Bouthlake, Texas, to be held on Tuesday,
April 5, 19668 to elect Three Councilmen for places 3, 4, and 5 for
a term of two years. Candidates for the offices of such places re
ceiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to such offices
and places for the terms herein set out from April 5, 1966.
2.
FOR the present purpose of said election, the entire City is
hereby constituted one voting precinct= the polling place for said
election shall be the City Hall, within said City and said election
shall be held between the hours of 7:00 A. M. and 7:00 P. M. on the
aforementioned date, and the following persons are hereby appointed
to act as election officers:
Presiding Judge
Asst. Presiding Judge
Clerk
3.
a) No person shall be eligible for the offices aforementioned
unless he is elector of the City and has resided in the State of Texas
for a period of one year, and in the City for six months next preced-
ing 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 5, 1966. The application shall state the specific
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office being sought by the applicant and that the applicant Is'eli-
gible 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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A) The form of the sworn application shall be substantially
as follows:
To the Mayor of the City of Southlake, Texas, Greetings:
hereby make application to have my name printed
on the official ballot as an independent candidate for the
office of to be voted upon at the City Election to
be held April 5, 1966,= and I,hereby certify that I have re-
sided $n.the State of Texas, for at least one yeag and in the
City of Southlake, Texas, for at least six months prior to
the date of such election, and am qualified to make this ap-
plIcation,and that I am legally qualified to hold such office,
if elected.
CANDIDATES SIGNATURE
STATE OF TEXAS X
COUNTY OF TARRANT X
being duly sworn, depose and say that the state-
ments contained in the foregoing application are true.
CANDIDATE'S SIGNATURE
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this day of 1966.
Notary Public in and for
Tarrant County, Texas
B) Such sworn application may be accompanied with a petition
signed by qualified electors, although such petition is not required
C) Such sworn application shall be accompanied with an executed
copy of the "Loyalty Affidavit" as required by Article 601.2, 1951
Election Code in Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, in substantially the
following form:
I,of the City of Southlake, Texas, County of Tarrant,
State of Texas, being a candidate for the office of do sol-
emnly :swear that I believe in and approve of our present representa-
tive form of government, and if elected, I will support and defend
our representative form of government and shall resist any effort
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to movement from any part thereof, and I will support and defend the
Constitution of the United States and the laws of the state of Texas.
CANDIDATR'S SIGNATURE
Sworn to and subscribed before me at Southlake, Tarrant County,
Texas, this the day of 1966.
Notary Public in and for
Tarrant County, Texas
6.
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Any candidate for either of the offices herein provided for may
have his name printed upon the ballot on application of the'Mayor,
such application to be furnished by the'City of Southlake's City Sec-
retary and that same shall contain the signatures of five percent of
the qualified voters of the City of the entire votes cast in the City
at the last general election, which application shall be accompanied
by the "Loyalty Affidavit" as hereinabove set out.
7.
The noses of all those who have filed their sworn applications
to have their names printed on the official ballot as well as those
that are nominated by petition, as candidates shall be posted by the
City Secretary in a conspicuous place at the office of the said Secre-
tary for inspection of the public for at least thirty (30)'days before
the date of said election. The City Secretary shall preserve for a
period to two years all applications, petitions and other related papers.
8.
Any person eligible to the offices herein provided for who has
filed his sworn application in accordance with provisions of this re-
solution, or who is nominated to any office by petition, shall have
A his name printed on the official ballot. 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 withdrawn shall be printed 'on the ballot.
The ballots'to be used in said election shall be prepared in the
manner and form as provided in the election code of the State of Texas,
enacted by the 1951 Legislature.
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All qualified voters within the meaning of the Constitution and
laws of the State of Texas, who have resided in the State of Texas for
a period of one year, and the City of Southlake for a period of six
months prior to the date of the election herein provided for shall
be entitled to vote at such election.
11.
Voting by absentee ballot in said election shall commence on
March 5, 19661 at the office of the city Secretary, Southlake, Texas,
and shall close at five P. M. on April 3, 1966.
12.
The election officers above named shall make and deliver the re-
turns of said election in triplicate, one being retained by the pre-
siding Judge, one delivered to the Mayor of the City, and one delivered
to the City Secretary. The ballot box containing the signature stubs
from ballots used in said election shall be delivered to the District
Clerk 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 City Council will meet not less
than five and net more than seven days following said election for the
purpose of canvassing the returns of said election.
13.
The Mayor 1s hereby directed to give notice of said election which
shall be signed by the mayor under the attest of the City Secretary,
and shall state the purpose of the eppected election, the officers to
be elected, and the Marshal shall post a properly executed copy of the
election proclamation at the polling place heroin provided and two
copies at two other public places within the City. Subh notices shall
have attached thereto a certified copy of this resolution.
14.
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 11,
Title 28, and the 1951 Election Code of the Revised Civil Statutes of
Texas.
ADOPTED this_LL- day of February, 1966.
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
MAYM
CITY SECRETARY k.
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