O-1969-821 - call Charter amendment election

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e e Ordinance No.' 821' , ,P,age 4. ~, ." ......._~./ election the two candidates receivi~g the h~ghest number of votes shall be voted for ~gain. In the event of a tie in the vote for the two leadi~g candidates, at the 'r~gular election, the City Commission shall call a second election within thirty (30) days, at'which said second election the candidates receivi~g such tie vote shall be voted for ~gain.lI AMENDMENT NO., 5 ~rticle II, ,Section 13, ,of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte,' as amended, ,shall be amended so that the same shall hereafter read as follows: 'lI'S'eC'ti'o'n: "13. ' Qua:lif ic:atio'ns. ~ ~ "The Mayor and each Commissioner shall be at least twenty-one (21), years of ~geand a resident citizen of the City of La Porte, and have qualifications of electors therein, and shall have owned real property ,in said city for a period of at least one year immediately prior to the 'date application is made for his name to be placed on the ballot. The Mayor, Commissioners; other officers and employees of the city shall not be indebted to ,the city; shall not hold any other public office .and shall not be interested in the profits of any contracts, job, work or service for the municipality or interest- ~ W' ed in the sale to the city of any supplies, equipment, material or articles purchased; nor shall any of them be the owner of stock in any public utility or public service corporation within the. city nor in the emplpy of any owner of stock in any public utility or public service corporation. Any officer or employee of the city who shall cease to possess any of the qualifications herein required shall forfeit his office or position and any contract in which any officer or employee shall or may become inter~sted shc;ill be declared void by the Commission." AMENDMENT NO. 6 .' Article II, Section 14, of the Home Rule Charter of the City of La Porte, as amended, shall be amended so that the same shall hereafter read as follows: