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R-1964-12 10-15-64 A RESOLUTION CALl ,YNG A SPECIAL ELECTION IN AND TI-IROUGHOUT TI~E CITY OF PEARLAND~ TEXAS~ FOR THE PURPOSE OF FILLING TPtE VACANCY IN TPIE OFFICE OF COUNCILMAN; PROVIDING AND FIXING DETAILS RELATING THERETO; AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO T1TE SUBJECT THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF BRAZORIA The City Council o5 the City o5 Pearl~nd, Texas, convened in Regular Session at the City Hall within said City on the/~. ,~-day o£ October, . A. D. t964, with the following members present, to-wit: John Kelley Mayor S. A. Shukanes Councilman Gene Sanders Councilman Tom Alexander Cotunc~ lman Victor Nolen Councilman W. A. McClellan City Secretary and the following member (s) absent~ to-wit: None, ' when the following business was transacted: The tViayor introduced a resolution which was read in fl~ll. Cotmcil- man . _ made a motion that the resolution be adopted as read. Councilma~~~conded the motion for adoption of the resolution. The motion, carrying with it the adoption of the resolu- · tion~ prevailed by the following vote: NOES: None. The t~ayor thereupon announced that the Motion had duly and lawfully carzf ed, and that the Resolution had been duly and lawfully adopted. The ~ Resolution thus adopted follows: A RESOLUTION CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION IN AND Tt~ROUGt{OUT TI-IE CITY OF PEARLA ND, TEXAS, FOR TttE PURPOSE OF FILLING Tt:IE VACANCY IN TRE OFFICE OF COUNCIL1VIAN OF SAID CITY; PROVIDING AND FIXING DETA~7.S RELATING T]~ERETO; AND CON- TAINING PROVISIONS RELATTNG TO TI~E SUB/ECT. WHEREAS, a vacancy in the office of Councilman of the City of Pear]and, Texas, exists because of the resignation from such office by the Hon. Iohn Kegley; and WI:IEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Texas, the City Council of the City of Pearland must call a special election to be held in and throughout the City of Pear]and for the purpose of electing a person to fill the vacancy in such office for the unexpired term of the said John Kegley,; and WI-iEREAS, The City Council wishes to proceed with the ordering of said election; therefore BE IT RESOLVED BY TI-IE CIT~/COUNCIL OF TRE CITY OF PEARLAND: SECTION 1: That an election shall be held in and throughout the A. D. 1964, at which election the duly qualified resident electors of said City shall elect a person to fill the vacancy in the office of Councilman of the City of Pear]and, Texas. SECTION 2: That any person qualified to hold such office of Council- man under the Constitution and laws of the S~ate of Texas may have his name appear on the ballot at such special election as a candidate for the office of Councilman by filing his application with the City Secretary and by otherwise qualifying as a candidate within the time and in the manner required by law. SECT~ ON 3: That the entire City of Pearlands Texas, is hereby established as one election precincts and the City l:Iall within said City is hereby designated as the polling place for said election. The followimg na~sons are ~ereby appointed officers to conduct said election: ~-~~~ Presiding ~udge Clerk Clerk SECTION 4: That said election shall be held in accordance with the Constitution and Zaws of the State of Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of said City of Pearland~ Texas, shall be entitled to vote. SECTION 5: That it is hereby determined by the City Council of the City of Pearland, Texas, that, except for absentee votings voting in said election shall be by the use of voting machines. The ballots of said election shaJl conform to the requirements of the Election Code of the State of Texas, Chapter 492, Acts of the 52nd Legislathre o£ Texas, Regular Sessions 1952~ as amended. Absentee voting in said election shs21 be by the use of paper ballots. Such absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Secretary, Mr. W. A. McClellan, at the office of the City Secretary in the City ]~all of the City of Pearlands Texas. Said Secretary shall keep said offf2ce open for at least eight (8) hours, that is from 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m., on each day for absentee voting which is not a Saturday, a Stmday, or an official State Holiday. SECTION 6: That notice of said election shall be 9~ven by posting a copy of a notice containing a subslantial copy of this Resolution at the City ]~11 and at two other public places wilhin said City not less than twenty (20) days prior to the date upon which said election is to be held. SECTION 7: That this Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and a~ter its adoption. PASSED and APPROVED~ this /~'-day of October, A. D. 1964. CITY OF~PEA~RLAND, TE?~AS 7o~ 'Kegley,/~a~r, C~of Texa~ ATTEST: ~._ A. McCle~n~ City Secre~ry -3- • AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING ELECTION NOTICES THE STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY' OF BRAZORIA. BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared W. A.` McCLELLAN, City Secretary of the City of Pearland, Texas, who, being by me first duly sworn, did upon his oath depose and say, that on the /41ay of October, A. D. 1964, he posted a true and correct copy of the attached and foregoing Notice of Special Election at, the following public places within said City, to:wit: 1. At the dorr of the City Hall; 2. At the Pearland State Bank; and 3, At the Pearland Post Office, That each of said Notices was posted in a conspicuous public place more than twenty (20) days prior to the date fixed for said election. W. A. McClel.a SWORN TO and SUBSCRIBED before me, by the said W. A. McCLELLAN, on this the / - day of atd..e_A) , A, D. 1964, to certify which witness my hand and seal of office. - J (Seal) -4 e�4L Notary Public in an for Brazoria County, Texas.