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. <- e e' ORDINANCE NO. 355' AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING THE PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDATES TO FILE FOR THE OFFICES OF MAYOR, COMI-HSSIONER AND OTH3R OFFICES FOR THE CITY OF LA PO~TE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR ELECTION OFFICERS, PLACE AND MANNER OF HOLDING CITY ELECTIONS AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CON- FLICT HEi{~WITH, PROVIDING SAID ORDINANCE TO BE SEVERABLE AND DECLli.RING AN EMERGENCY. _T< .., - \ I ....-""", e BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. All elections pertaining to municipal affairs shall be governed by the election laws of the State of Texas. In all city elections, the Mayor, City Clerk, or governing body shall do and perform each act in other elections required to be done and performed respectively by the County Judge, the County Clerk or the Commissioners' Court. In all city elections the Mayor, or if he fails to do so, the governing body, shall order the elec- tion, give notice and appoint election officers to hold the elec- tion. In general elections for officers the notice or proclama- tion shall be issued and posted at the polling places not later than thirty (30) days before the first Tuesday in April of the year in which the election is to be held. Section 2. Any eligible and qualified person may have his name printed upon the official ballot as an independent candidate for the office of Mayor, Commissioner and other city office by filing his sworn application with the Mayor at least thirty (~O) days prior to the election day. The application shall state the specific office or place being sought by the applicant and that the applicant is eligible and qualified under the laws of the ,--., ,....--- e " state of Texas to become a candidate for and hold the office be- - '" ing sought, if elected. Section 3. (a) The form of the sworn application shall be substantially as follows: "To the Mayor of the City of La Porte, Texas, Greetings: I, , hereby make application to have my name printed on the official ballot as an indepen- dent candidate for the office of , to be voted upon at the city election to be held on the day of April, 1948; and I hereby certify that I am q~alified to make this application and that I am legally qualified to hold such office, if elected. ----..,'.