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_ _., '~. • ORDINANCE N0. 530 AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR BIENNIAL ELECTION OF THE CITY OFFICIALS OF THE CITY OF LA PORT E, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR POLLING PLACE; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFI- CIALS; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; AND SAVING CLAUSE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORT E, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. An election be held within the corporate limits of the • City of La Porte, Texas, on the 22nd day of April, A. D. 1958; such day being the fourth Tuesday in April, between seven o'clock (7:00) A. ~4. and seven o'cloc! (7:00) P. M., for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two (2) Commissioners of 1 i said City. Section 2. There shall be but one (1) polling place, which shall be • • the City Hall, located within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte, Texas. Section 3. Mrs. H. M. Ralston is hereby appointed Judge of said election, Mrs. Otis Harrison and are hereby appointed Assistant Judges of said election, and Mrs. Calvin Compton Mrs. J. M. Higgins and Mrs. Rex Baker are hereby appointed Clerks of said election. Section 4. Immediately after the close of the polls on the 22nd day of April, A. D. 1958, the election officials shall make due return thereof to ;the City Commission and the City Commission shall canvass the returns on the I,Monday next following the 22nd day of April, A. D. 1958, or sooner, provided tha din the event of a failure, from any cause, of the Commission to convene on the (said Monday then the Commission shall be convened for that purpose upon the earliest day practicable thereafter, and shall immediately after canvassing the returns declare the results of the election and the Mayor shall immediately thereafter deliver to the candidates for whom the greatest number of votes have been polled for the office of Mayor and for the offices of Commissioner a cer- tificate of election, and such elected officials shall assume their duties with-- in ten (10) days thereafter, Sundays excluded.