HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 13-MAN ORDINANCE
ORDERING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT FOR THE YEAR 1939, AS PROVIDED BY THE CH1,RTER OF THE CI'T`Y
OF BEAUMONT, ON THE DATE AND AT THE PLACES SET FORTH IN SAID
ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING SIX COUNCILIv4HN AS DESIGNATED
IN SAID ORDINANCE; NAMING THE PLACES AT 10ICH SAID ELECTION SHALL
BE HELD AND DESIGNATING THE PLACES WHERE THE VOTERS SHiJ L VOTE; AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COM'VIISSION OF THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT:
Section 1
That in accordance with Section 26, Sub -section 41 of
the Charter of the City of Beaumont and other provisions of said
Charter, and the laws of the Stete og Texas relating thereto,
there shall be held in the City of Beaumont on the first Tuesday
on April, 1939, the some being the 4th day of ^pril, 1�. D. 1939,
a regular municipal election for said City for the purpose of
electing two councilmen for the First Ward, two councilmen for the
Second Ward, and two councilmen for the Third Ward in said City.
Section 2
That said election shall be held in the City of Beaumont
in the following Places, to -wit.:
In the First Ward at the Dunker School Building,
Averill School Building and Central Fire Station.
In the Second Ward at the Beaumont High School
Building and the City Hall.
In the Third Ward at the Sabine Pass Fire Station,
Devid Crockett Junior High School Building, and South
Park Elementary School Building.
That all voters residing in County voting precincts numbers
1 and 2 in the City shall vote at Junker School Building; that all
voters residing in County voting precinct number 4 in the City shall
vote at Averill Sohool Building; that all voters residing in County
voting precincts numbers 3, 6 and 7 in the City shall vote at the
Central Fire Stetion; that all voters residing in County voting pre-
cinct number 5 in the City shall vote at Beaumont High School Build-
ing; that all voters residing in County voting precincts numbers
8 and 9 in the City shall vote at the City Hall; that all voters
residing in County voting precincts number 10, 13 and 14 in the City
shall vote at ,Sabine Pass Fire Station; that all voters residing in
County voting precincts numbers 11 and 12 in the City shall vote at
David Crockett Junior High School Building; end th^t ll voters resid-
ing in County voting precincts number 15, 16 end 17 in the City shall
vote at the South Park Elementary School Building.
Section 3
The following named persons are appointed presiding judges
for their respective voting boxes in said wards, with the authority
to select and appoint their own clerks:
#2.
At the Dunker School Building
At the Averill School Building
At the Beaumont High School Building
At the Central Fire Station
At the City Hall
At the Sabine Pass Fire Station
At the David Crockett Junior High
School Building
At the South Park Flementary School
Building
Section 4
C.
A.
Culmore
A.
F.
Briggs
W.
N.
Dawson
W.
S.
Siler
T.
S.
Yawn
Mrs.
Ben Pipkin
F. J. Lo a�w
W. T. Wherry
That said election shell be held under, and. the qualifications
of those voting thereat shall be controlled by the provisions of the
State Laws governing elections.
Section 5
That a copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor of the
City of Beaumont, and attested by the City Clerk thereof shall serve
as proper and sufficient notice of said election, and the Mayor is
hereby directed. to cause ra copy of this ordinance, signed by himself
and attested by the City Clerk, to be posted at each of the places
herein designated for holding said election at least thirty (30)
days prior to the d?te of holding said election.
Section 6
That an ordinance has not yet been passed providing for and
ordering a general municipal election for the year 1939, and that
such ordinance is necessary, thereby creating an imperative public
emergency necessitating the suspension of the rule requiring ordinances
to be read on thee separate days before their passage, wherefore, said
.,-rule is hereby suspended and this ordinance shall take effect from and
after its passage and the signature of the Mayor.
Passed by the affirmative vote of all members of the City
Commission, this tie 28th day of February, A.D. 1939•
MAYOR
ATTEST:
City Clerk