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ORDINANCE NO.
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AN ORDINANCE CALLING THE REGULAR ANNUAL ELECTION OF THE
CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; PROVIDING FOR A POLLING PLACE; APPOINT-
ING ELECTION OFFICIALS; PROVIDING FOR RETURN AND CANVASS OF
VOTES OF SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; PROVIDING FOR
FILING FEES FOR CANDIDATES; AND PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE,
TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. An election shall be held within the corporate
limits of the City of La Porte, Texas, on the 24th day of April, 1962; such
day being the fourth Tuesday in April, between seven o'clock (7:00) A. M. and
seven o'clock (7:00) P. M., for the purpose of electing a Mayor, a Commission-
er of said City for Position Number 2 and a Commissioner of said City for
Position Number 4.
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. Lois Compton
Mrs. Rex Baker
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Mrs. Hallie Wrip;ht
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are hereby appointed Clerks of said election.
Section 4. Immediately after the close of the polls on the 24th
day of April, 1962, the election officials shall make due return thereof to
the City Commission and the City Commission shall canvass the returns on
the Monday next following the 24th day of April, 1962, or sooner, provided
that in 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 can-
vassing the returns declare the results of the election and the Mayor shall
immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the greatest number
of votes have been polled for the office of Mayor, a certificate of election,
and shall immediately thereafter deliver to the candidate for whom the greatest
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. "', number of votes have been polled for the office of Commissioner, Position
. Number 2, a certificate of election, and the Mayor shall immediately there-
after deliver to the candidate for whom the greatest number of votes have
been polled for the office of Commissioner, Position No.4, a certificate of
election, and such elected officials shall assume their duties within ten (10)
days thereafter, Sundays excluded.
Section 5. Notice of said election shall be given by publica-
tion in the La Porte Liberal, not less than thirty (30) days prior to the date
of the said election, of the following notice:
"NOTICE OF ELECTION"
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I, H. P. Pfeiffer, 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 said
City of La Porte, Texas, on the 24th day of April,
1962, for the purpose of electing a Mayor and two
(2) Commissioners of said City, and that said elec-
tion shall be held at the City Hall in said City between
seven o'clock A. M. and seven o'clock P. M. on said
date, and the following named persons are the appoint-
ed officials of said election, to-wit:
Judge
Mrs. H. M. Ralston
Assistant Judge
Mrs. Otis Harrison
Assistant Judge
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Clerk
Mrs. Lois Compton
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Clerk
Mrs. Rex Baker
Clerk
Mrs.
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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 6. Upon a candidate tendering his application on the
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form prescribed, the City Clerk shall furnish to such candidate all informa-
tion relative to the qualifications for the office being sought; the method of
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placing the candidate's name on the ballot; the amount of the required filing
fee; and any other pertinent information concerning said election.
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.."-,,.... Section 7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
. to give notice of said election in accordance with Section 5 hereof.
Section 8. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of
Mayor shall be $100.00.
Section 9. The filing fee for each candidate for the office of
Commissioner shall be $50.00.
Section 10. 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
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would have been separately passed without any other provision, and if any
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provision hereof shall be ineffective, invalid or unconstitutional, for any
cause, it shall not impair or affect the remaining portion, or any part there-
of, but the valid portion shall be in force just as if it had been passed alone.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the d? ~ day of
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"NOTICE OF ELECTION"
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I, H. P. Pfeiffer, 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 said City of La Porte, Texas, on the 24th day
of April, 1962, for the purpose of electing a
Mayor and two (2) Commissioners of said City,
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and that said election shall be held at the City
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Hall in said City between seven o'clock A. M.
and seven o'clock P. M. on said date, and the
following named persons are the appointed offi-
cials of said election, to-wit:
Judge ___________M~s~_B~_~~_R~L~on_______
Ass i s tan t J u d g e __M r..s......_ O.1i.a.._H a LV_SJUL_______
Assistant Judge
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Clerk __________~~~_L~iR-Ca~~_______
Clerk __________~~~ Rp.x RakeI___________
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Clerk __________~~~_~~LUL~_______
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