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<br />---.. <br /> <br />..:..:* <br />. ..' <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />-461 <br /> <br />TE:E STATE OF TEXAS I <br />CCIUNTY OF HARRIS I <br />C1TY OF LA PORTE I <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR :BIENNIAL ELECTION OF CITY OFFICIALS PURSUANT <br />TCi ARTICLE II, SECTIONS 12 et seq, AND ARTICLJ: NINE:, SECTIONS 83, et seq, OF <br />THE HOME RULE CHARTER FOR THE CITY OF IA PORTE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE <br />OF' SAID ELECTION AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE SAME NOT COVERED <br />IN SAID CHARTER. <br /> <br />BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF T HE CITY OF IA PORTE: <br /> <br />SECTION ONE: 'l'hat an election be held within the corporate limits of the City <br />of :La Porte, Texas, on the 27th day of April, 1954; such day being the fourth <br />Tuesday in said month, between the hours of seven (1 :00) 0' clock A. M. and <br />seven (1:00) o'olook p. M., for the purpose of electing offioials for said Ci~, <br /> <br />as follows: <br /> <br />,~ <br /> <br />"e,' <br /> <br />A Mayor, and <br />Two (2) Commissioners <br /> <br />SECTION TWO: <br /> <br />There shall be but one polling plaoe, whioh shall be the City <br /> <br />Hall, looated within the oorporate limits of the City of La ~ orte, Texas; <br /> <br />SECTION THREE: <br /> <br />Mrs. Arbela Ralston <br /> <br />is hereby appointed presiding <br /> <br />offioer of said eleotion, Mrs. Lois Compton <br />an.! Mrs. Otis Harrison <br />Assistant Judges thereof. <br /> <br />and <br /> <br />Frank Baker and Ali~e Stabs, <br /> <br />SECTION FOUR: Every person who has attained the age of twenty-one (21) years <br />ani has resided within the limits of said City of La Porte, Texas, for six (6) <br /> <br />......---.. '. <br /> <br />a <br />"w. <br />'., <br /> <br />m~nths next preceding the eleotion, and is otherwise qualified as a voter under <br /> <br /> <br />thiS laws of this State, shall be entitled to vote in the eleotion; <br /> <br />SEJTION FIVE: On eaoh official ballot the voter must write, or cause to be <br /> <br />written, or printed thereon, the name of the individual for whom he desires to <br /> <br />vo'be for the office of Mayor, and the names of the individuals, respectively, <br /> <br />fOl:- whom he desires to vote, as Commissioner. <br /> <br />SEGTION SIX: Promptly after the said election, the offioials holding the elec- <br /> <br />ti,:>n shall make due return thereof to the City Commission of the City of La <br /> <br />Pa:-te, Texas, certifying to said Commission the name of the Candidate receiving <br /> <br />___. th'3 highest number of votes for the office of Mayor, and the names of the two <br /> <br />1,_: Calldidates receiving the highest number of votes for Commissioners, and the <br /> <br />Ma;,or of the City of La Porte will immediately thereafter commission the Candidate <br />