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THE STATE OF TnAS
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dRDIN.AN CE NO.
COUNTY OF HAR.~IS
CITY OF LA PORTE
.AN CRDmANCE DECLlIRING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTIO~ FOR CITY OFFICIALS, HELD ON
rHE 22ND DAY OF APRIL A. D. 1952, IN THE CITY ()]' LA PORTE, TEXAS, .lIND COillITSSION-
:ING THE omcms ELECTED.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of La Porte, Texas, that on
'hhe 1st dq of May, A. D., 1952, came on to be considered t he returns of the regular
biennial election held on the 22nd dq of April, 1952, in the City of La Porte,
Ha rris County, Texas, for the purpose of electing a Mayar and tv70 Commissioners;
i.t appearing to the I!ilayor and City Co:mrn:issioners duly assembled for the purpose of'
c:onsidering such retU["ns that the aforesaid election was duly and regularly ordered
by the Hayor end City Commissioners; that said election was duly and regularly held
in accordance ,'rith 1m and a duly passed city ordinance ordering the same; that
proper returns were duly and regularly made to the :Mayor (lIld City Commissioners as
provided by laJi'T; and that at said election votes ,'rere cast by eleven hundred and
ninety tht'ee (1193) qualified voters in the following marner, to-wit:
F:JRJIlAYOR:
Mercer D. Burgin
Red Purdy
L. E. Posey, Sr.
Lee Jordy
Sam Goyen
R. A. "Bob" 'Jhite
D. A. Johnson
L. E. Posey
Guy Hamilton
Geo. H. Sharp, Sr.
Dale Richardson
Pete David
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FCR CO~SSIONERS:
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L. R. Rigby
H. P. Pfeiffer
Robert A. VThi te
Ferbert Bartley
L. B. Posey, Sr.
H. F. lic Fall
R. \"f. Crm'rlay
L. E. Posey
IT IS THE:REFORE OR.DERED" bY the Mqor and City Commission that Mercer D.
But'gin received the greatest number of votes for Uasor and is therefore declared
by the Commission to be Mayor of the City of La Porte, Texas;
IT IS TH&:lTI:FORE FtaTH::R ORDERED by the l!ayor end City Comr:ti.ssion th::'.t L. R.
Ri;~by and Robert A.'V'n1i.te received t he ~re<::.test number of votes for Con...""1issioncrs
and are therefore declared elected to their resepctive offices as Commissioners;
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED by the Mayor and City Commission that a conmti.ssion
be issued this d~ to Mercer D. Burgin, Mew-or, and certificates of election be
this day delivered to L. R. Rigby and Robert A. 1:1hite, as Commissioners, such
officers having this date taken the oath of office as prescribed by lavr and
.having furnished to the City of La Parte, Texas, the required bond.
PASSZD this 1st day of IJ:ay, A. D., 1952, by a vote of 2.. 83'es and 0
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::1oes, approved by the U~or;and attested by the City Clerk on said dc:.te.
ATTEST:
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C J. .I!;. I!W. oon, City Clerk
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