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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolutions (10)-2/18/1960 - . . RESOLUTION l!o. I D WHEREAS, pur-su ant to the pro vis ions of Title 28, Chapter 11;- of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas, it is provided that there shaIl be held in each MUnipality in the State of Texas on the first Tuesday in April of each year, a general election for the purpose of electini officers of said municipality. now, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TO'~"'N COmTCn, OF THE TO,",,'11 OF COIJ'.AEYVILLE, TEXAS: 1. That the Town Council of the Town of Colleyville, Texas, at a regular meetims held this date, does hereby order am election of officers for the Town of Colleyville, Texas, ~o be held on Tuesday .April dth, 196e" for tlle purpose of electing ,Three Councilmen for places ...2.-, -L and ~-\for a term of two years. Candidates for the offices of such place~receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to such offices and places for a term of two years (from April 5th, 1960.- II. FOR the purpose of said election, the entire Town of Colleyville is hereby constituted one vot~pg precinct; thB pollin~ place for said election shall be the Fire_Hall: within said Town, and sa.id election shall be held between the hours of 7:A.M. and 7:P.M. on the eforementioned date, and the following named persons are hereby ELDpointed to act as election officers: "' f ; '172 l--J ' 1~'7l..t. </~_<--t- ..., '7- /J I ''I J I -lz--J ,/<:....:u~-{-_ tJ::u-/t- tL,,'1...... ~l'-/]-l &'~L~~ ~1-1.4. li3 ~~~-~-,~-c.tf__t Presiding Judge ABet.Presiding JUdge Clerk Clerk III. (A) No person shall be eligable for the offices afore- mentioned unless he is a qualified elector of the Town and has resided in the State of Texa.s for a periOd of one year, and in the Town for a periOd of six (6) months next precedinc the election at which he is elected. IV. 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 ~plication witn the Mayor not later than Midnight, March~~~ 196~, 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 to hold the office being sought, if elected. v. (A) The form of the sworn application shall be substantially as follows: To the Mayor of the Town of Colleyville,Texae, Greetings: I, , hereby make aPplication to heve my name printed on the official ballot as an independent candidate for the office of , ' to be voted upon at the Town Election to be held on the ~th day of April, 196.; and I hereby certify that I have resided in the State of Texas, for at least one.year and in the Town of Colleyville, Texas, for at least six months prior to the date of such election, and am qualified to make this application and that I am legally qualified to hold such office, if elected. Candidate's Signature. S TATE OF TEXAS I COU!~TY OF TARRANT I I J I, , after being duly sworn, depose and state, that the statements contained in ~he above and foregoing application are true and correct. SigneJ!.. Si€ned, Subscribed and sworn to, before me, this the ____th, day of February, A.D. 1960. , NotaryPublic, 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 Affidavi t" as required by Article 601.2 1951 Election Code in Vernons Texas Civil Statutes, in sub- stantially the following form: I, .__ _, of the Town of Colleyville, Texas, County of Tarrant, State of Texas, being a candidate for the office of ,.do solemnly swear that I believe in and approve of our present representative form of government, and' if elected, I will support and dfend our rep- resentative form of government and shll resist any effort to movement from any part thereof, and I will support and defend the Constitution and Laws of the United States and of the Stase of Texas. - Candidates Signature. Sworn to and subscribed before me at COlleyville, Tarrant County, Texas, this the ____ day of February, 1960. Notary I;ublic, Tarrant County,Texas. n. Any Candidate for either of the offices herein provided for may have his name printed upon the ballot on application to the Mayor, such application to be furnished by the Town Secretary and that same shall contain the signatures of five(5) percent of the qualified voters of the Town of the entire votes cast. in the Town at t::.e last general election, which application shall be accompanied by the loyalty affidavit .as hereinabove set out. VII. The names of all those who have filed their sworn applications to have their names printed on the official ballot ~ well as those that are nominated by petition, as candidates shall be posted by the Town Secretary in a conspicuous place at the office of the said Secretary for inspection of the public for at least thirtY(30) days before the date of said election. The Town Secretary shall preserve for a period of two years all aPylications, petitions and other related Papers. ,"~ VIII. AlTY PErSON eligible to the offices herein provided for who has filed his sworn application in accordance with the provisions of this resolution, or who i4 nominated to any office by petition, shall have his name printed on the official ballots. Any person may cause his name to be withdrawn at any time before the Qfficial ballots are printed by filing in writing with the Town Secretary a request to that effect .over his signature, duly attested to by a Notary Public. ~o name so withdrawn shall be printed on the ballots. IX. The ballots to be used in said election ehall be prepared in the manner and form as provided in the Election Code of the State of Texas ienacted by the 1951 Legislature: ~ '. f' i7 x. :~'- '~.:'. ': .~-. '- /' ~~. ALL qualified voters witLin 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 in the Town of Colleyville for a period of six months prior to the date of the election herein provided for shall be entitled to vote at such election. ~. :f" XI. . }\$;w: VOTnw b~T absentee bal101.t in'said election shall commence on lliarch 14th, 1960, at the office. of t~e Town-Secretary, Colleyville, Texas. Vo~ing by absentee ballot shall close at five P.M. April 2,1960. XII. THE ELECTION OFFICERS above named shall maHe and deliver the returns of said election in triplicate, one beini!retained by the presidi~g Judge, one delivered to the Mayor of the Town, and one delivered to the Town Secr€tary. The ballot box containing the signatu~. stubs from ballots used in said election shall be delivered to the District Clerk of Tarrant County, Texas, and other ballot boxes and elec~on records. and supplies shall be preserved by the Town _ Secretary in"'the proper office as by law provided. The Town Council .wtll meet not less than five or more than seven days following said election for the purpose of canvassing the returns of said election. XIII. THE MAYOR is hereby directed to give notice of~aid election which shall be signed by the Mayor under the.~ttest of the Town Secretary, and shall state the purpose of the election, the officers to be elected, and the liarshall shall post a properly executed copy of the election proclimation at the polling place herein provided and two copies at two other public places within the Town. Such notices s~lall have attached thereto a certified copy of this resolution. ... \ ~ XIV. SAID ELECTION shall beheld and conducted in accordance with the Laws of the State of Tex~ for the holding of general ele~tions for State and County Offices except as otherwise provided bYt~hapter 11, Title 28, and the. 1951 Election Code of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texa,:? . -- ADOPTED this 18th day of February. A.D.1960. .APPROVED: -. ufib~-{:-~~---I. E.R.Eudaly, UAioR. ATTEST: "'. 1~'~~/:2{L)d~~~.~~~ T~m SECP.ETA,RY. ..