HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 03-030 ORDINANCE NO. 03-030
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE GENERAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT ON THE 3RD DAY OF
MAY 2003, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING FOUR WARD
COUNCILMEMBERS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, in session, duly called the
general election to be held on the 3rd of May 2003, and the election returns of the ballots
cast in said election were canvassed for the following officials: Officials for the offices of
Ward Councilmembers.
WHEREAS, after duly canvassing said returns, the City Council finds that the votes
cast at said election for the candidates for said offices are as follows:
Ward I: Votes Percentage
Lulu Lafait Smith 1036 59.37%
Kenneth Weatherford, Jr. 709 40.63%
Ward II:
Jessie John Willard Doiron, Jr. 33 1.42%
Charles Keith Kebodeaux 791 34.09%
Nancy Aileen Beaulieu 1181 50.91%
Leroy Lewis, III 24 1.03%
Samuel Wilson Pullig 291 12.54%
Ward III:
Karen Jones Thomas 170 23.51%
Jules Williams, Jr. 63 8.71%
Audwin Millard Samuel 490 67.77%
Ward IV:
Bobbie Patterson 388 100.00%
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
That the results of said regular City election are and the same are hereby declared
to have been as herein set out, and the following named persons were elected to the
respective positions subject to the taking of their oaths of office as provided by the laws of
the State of Texas:
For Ward I Councilmember: LULU LAFAIT SMITH
For Ward II Councilmember: NANCY AILEEN BEAULIEU
For Ward III Councilmember: AUDWIN MILLARD SAMUEL
For Ward IV Councilmember: BOBBIE PATTERSON
Section 2.
The City Council of the City of Beaumont further finds that notice of said
election was duly and properly given as required by law, and that said election was duly
held and returns thereof were duly made by the proper officials of said election and in all
things according to law.
Section 3.
That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance or the
application of same to a particular person, or to a particular set of circumstances, should
for any reason be held invalid, such invalidity shall in no way affect the remaining portions
of this ordinance and to such end, the various portions and provision of this ordinance are
declared to be severable.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Beaumont, this the 6th day of May 2003.
MAYO EVELYN M. LORD