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..... ..... .,~----"""'..., - , " ....-- ...~ '\ e , ----...., e' / . .' .' . i !. ORDINANCE NO. -1t9.Q._ 'AN ORDINANCE CALUNGJHE REGULAR BIENNIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE; TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR POLLING PLACE; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS i -PROVlDING fOR, RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION i PROVIDING FOR NOTICE i PROV:IDING FOR FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES i AND SAVING CLAUSE. BE IT ORDAINED ~Y THE 'CITY ~OMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTEr TEXASr THAT: Section 1., An election be held within the corporate limits of the City of La Port~i Texast-on'the 24th day of April, A. D. 1956; sucb day being tbe fo~rth tuesday in April,' between seven (7) o'clock A. M. and seven (7) o'clo k p. M., for the purpose of electing a Mayor and_ two (2) Commissioners of said Cit . Section 2,., There" shall be but one 0) polling placer which shall be the City Halltlocated_within the cor~orate limits of the City of La Portel Texa . Secti~n 3-. MRS.i., ARBElJ,.A RALSTON " ______~ is hereby appoint d Judge of said ehction.' _.JS. WM. STA~.lt-~_____ and MRS. OTIS HARRISON i -~ _ are -he,reby appointed Assistant Judges of said elections and ~CALVIN COMPl'OX{ '-I and are bereby appointed Clerks of said elec- JlRR": nT .AnnR OOR'ONW tion. Section 4. Immediately after the close of the poll s on th e 24th day of April. A. D~ 1956 the ~lection officials sh~ll ma~e due return thereof to the ; City Commission and the City Commission shall canvass the returns on the Monday next following tb~ 24th ~ay of AprilJ A. D. 1956, or sooner, providfd that in the event of a ,f-,ilure, from' any cause, 'of tbe' ~ommission to convene on the said Monday then - the Commis:sion shall be convened for t,hat purpose upon the earliest day practicable tberea.fter, and shall immediately after canvassing the returns '. .; declare the results of: the election and tbe May-or shall immediately thereafter deliver to the candic:lates fo~ whom the greatest number of votes have been polled for the office of Mayor and for the: offices of Commissioner' a -certificate of election, and such elected officials shall assume their duties within ten (10) days thereafter, 'Sundays excluded. Secti~n 5. ~Notic~ of said election shall be given by publication in (30)- days prior to the date of the , the La Porte :Lib~:ralrnot lesS than thirty said election. of ::the following notice: 'I' :. . ,I. ! . II NO,tice of 'Election -- , 1r M.D,_ Burgin, Mayor of the City of LaPorte! Texas, by vif,ue of the p'ower vested in me by lawt do he,r-eby order t'lliit a!D election be held in the' said City of La Porte. -Texas! on the' 24th day of A~ril A. D. 19561 for the purpose of elect- ing a layor,and two (2) ~ommissioners of said City, and that .. ~ . ,,,"!>o_:.'" !_L