1971-02-06 - ELECTION CANVASS RESULTS - RES RESOLUTION NO. 71-18
RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS
AND DECLARING RESULTS OF SPECIAL ELECTION
HELD IN CITY OF PEARLAND ON FEBRUARY 6TH,
1971, ON QUESTION OF ADOPTION OF CHARTER
FRAMED BY CHARTER COMMISSION AS HOME-RULE
CHARTER OF SAID CITY; AND CONTAINING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT
WHEREAS, there was held in the City of Pearland, Texas, on the 6TH day of
February, 1971, an election at which was submitted to the duly qualified resident
electors of said City, for their action thereupon, the following proposition:
SHALL THE CHARTER FRAMED BY THE CHARTER COMMISSION BE
APPROVED AND ADOPTED AS THE HOME-RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY
OF PEARLAND, TEXAS?
WHEREAS, there were cast at said election 659 votes, of which there were
cast:
"YES" 332 votes
"NO" 327 votes
MAJORITY FOR "YES: 5 votes
as shown in the official election returns heretofore lawfully submitted to the
Mayor of said City and filed with the City Secretary; and
WHEREAS, only duly qualified resident electors of said City voted at said
election, and said election was called and held in strict conformity with the laws
of the State of Texas; Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section l: That the election described in the preamble to this resolution
and order was duly called and notice thereof given in accordance with law; that
said election was held in the manner required by law; that only duly qualified
resident electors of the City of Pearland voted at said election; that due returns
of said election have been made by the proper officers; that said election has re-
sulted favorably to the proposition: SHALL THE CHARTER FRAMED BY THE CHARTER
COMMISSION BE APPROVED AND ADOPTED AS THE HOME -RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS?; and that a majority of the qualified voters of said City, voting
at said election, have voted in favor of approving and adopting the Charter framed
by the Charter Commission as the Home-Rule Charter of said City of Pearland, Texas.
Section 2:
That the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, hereby officially and
affirmatively declares that said Charter has been properly and lawfully adopted,
and is now the Home-Rule Charter of said City, and that the same shall take effect
immediately upon passage and approval of this resolution.
Section 3: The City Secretary is hereby authorized and directed to file
an official copy of the Charter with the records of the City, and is further
authorized and directed to furnish the Mayor a copy of the Charter so adopted,
authenticated and certified by her signature and the seal of the City.
Section 4: The Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to certify to the
Secretary of State of the State of Texas an authenticated copy of such Charter, under
the official seal of the City, showing the approval thereby by the qualified voters
of said City.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the ~ day of.~2~_~t~~ ,
1971.
Mayor
ATTEST:
Councilman
C~ouncilman ~
Councilman
Councilman
Councilman
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY