Ord. 1969-814 - call elec. for Comm. 1 & 3

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e e -3- :-. and further notice of said election shall be given by posting a copy of this Ordinance at the City Hall for thirty (30) days next preceding said election. Section. 7. The C~ty Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give notice of said election in accordance with Section 6 hereof. Section 8. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the form prescribed, the City Clerk shall furnish to such candidate all information relative to the qualifications for . the office being sought; the method of placing the candidate's name on the ballot; the amount of the required filing fee; and any other pertinent inform~tion concerning said election. Section 9. The deadline for a candidate to make application to have his name appear upon the ballot for such election, is 'hereby designated and established as five o'clock (5:00) P.M. on Saturday, March 22nd, 1969, and the City Clerk of t,he City of La Porte is hereby directed to open office on said date, for the sole purpose of receiving any such applications as may be filed before said deadline. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of Commissioner is hereby established at Fifty Dollais ($50.00). The filing ~ ., fees shall be used to defray the cost of the election, and said fees shall be: pro-rated and any surplus shall be refunded to s~id candidates. Section 10. Said election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter of the City of La Porte, and the general ele.ction laws of the State of Texas governing general and m:unicipal elections, so far as same may be applicable thereto. Section 11. Each and every provision, paragraph, sentence and clause of this Ordinance has been separately considered and passed by the City Commission of the City of . La Porte, Texas, and each said provision would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any