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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS
RESOLUTION R-72-17
RESOLUTION ORDERING A REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
APRIL 1, 1972 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING THREE COUNCILMEN BY
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS: DESIGNATING
ELECTION PRECINCTS: APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS: PROVIDING
FOR NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION: PROVIDING FOR THE USE OF PAPER
BALLOTS: PROVIDING FOR ABSENTEE BALLOTS: PROVIDING FOR ABSENTEE
VOTING: AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEYVILLE,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That a regular municipal election is hereby
ordered to be held on the 1st day of April, 1972 for the purpose
of electing three councilmen of the City of Co1leyvi11e, Texas,
by qualified voters of the City of Co1leyville, Texas.
SECTION 2. That the election precincts, voting places and
officers of said election shall be as follows: for the purpose
of said election the entire City of Col1eyvi11e is hereby
constituted one voting precinct; the polling place for said
election shall be the Co1leyville Fire Station, Bransford Road,
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 named persons are hereby appointed to act as
election officers:
J. O. Bailey
Presiding Judge
Clerk
Clerk
Clerk
SECTION 3. That paper ballots shall be employed for the
regular municipal election herein ordered in compliance with
the provisions of Chapter 7, V.A.T.C.S., Election Code, as
amended, and paper ballots shall also be used for absentee voting.
SECTION 4. That notice of said election shall be given
by the Mayor of the City of Co11eyvi1le, Texas, by causing a copy
of this resolution to be posted at the Co11eyvi1le Fire Station,
and in each of the election precincts in accordance with the
provisions of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as
amended.
SECTION 5. The public importance of a regular municipal
.election constitutes an emergency and creates a necessity for
the immediate preservation of the public business, property,
health and safety of the citizens of said City which requir~s
that this resolution be passed and take effect as an emergency
measure, and it is accordingly ordered and resolved that this
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Resolution No. R-72-17
Calling for Municipal Election
resolution shall be in full force and effect immediately from
and after its passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED by
Texas, this 8th day of
the City Council of the City of Co11eyv1lle.
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~RANK L. WHITMIRE
Mayor
ATTEST:
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ICE L. STEWARD, City Secretary