Ord. 1975-1008 - call general election

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e e Ordinance No. 1008 , Page 2. . not permit anyone to vote absentee by personal appearance on any day which is not a regular working day for the Clerk's office, or at any time when the Clerk's office is not open to the public. The City Clerk of the City of La Porte is hereby authorized and directed to appoint deputy absentee balloting clerks, as necessary. Section 5. Immediately after the close of the polls on the 5th day of April, 1975, the election officials shall make due return thereof to the City Commission of the City of La Porte, and the City Commission shall canvass said returns at the earliest practicable time, and shall, immediately after . canvass~ng the returns, declare the results of the election. The Mayor shall immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the majority of votes has been polled for each respective office, a certificate of election. Such elected officials shall assume their duties within ten (10) days there- after, Sundays excluded, upon their taking the oath of office. Section 6. Notice of said election shall be given by publication in the La Porte-Bayshore Sun, not less than ten (10) days nor more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of the said election, of the following notice: IINOTICE OF ELECTION . III, E. A. THOMAS, Mayor of the City of La Porte, Texas, by virtue of the power vested in me by law, do hereby order that an election be held in the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 5th day of April, 1975, and a run-off election, if necessary, shall be held on April 26, 1975, for the purpose of electing a Commissioner for position 1, and a Commissioner for Position 3; and that said election shall be held at the La Porte Civic Center, 618 San Jacinto Street, La Porte, Texas, between seven o'clock (7:00) A.M. and seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. on said date, and the following names persons are the appointed officials of said election, to-wit: IIpresiding Judge IIAlternate Presiding Judge Mrs. Isadore Jenkins Mrs. Arbela Ralston . IIAbsentee voting by personal appearance shall begin on the 20th day and shall continue through the 4th day preceding the day of the election and shall be conducted at the City Hall of the City of La Porte, between the hours of eight o'clock (8:00) A.M. and five o'clock (5:00) P.M., Mondays through Fridays, except on legal holidays. E. A. THOMAS, Mayor of the City of La Porte, Texas"