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AN ORDINANCE
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ORDERING THE GENERAL{ MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE CITY OF
BEAUMONT FOR TT_JE YEAR 1931'; � AS PROVIDED BY THE CHARTER OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT, ON TILE DATE AND AT THE PLACE SET FORTH IN
SAID ORDINANCE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING SIX COUNCILMEN AS
DESIGNATED IN SAID ORDINANCE; NAMING THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID
ELECTION SHALL BE HELD; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF
THE CITY OF BE AUMONT :
Section 1.
That in accordance with Section 26, Subsection 49 of the
Charter of the City of Beaumont and other provisions of said
Charter, and the laws of 'the State of Texas relating thereto,
there shall be held in the City of Beaumont on, the first Tuesday
in April, 1931, the same being the 7th day of April, A. D. 1931,
a regular municipal election for said city for the purpose of
electing two councilmen from the First Ward, two councilmen from
the Sec cnd Ward, and two councilmen from 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 -Averill School Building,
and Central Fire Station.
In the Second Ward at the City Hall o
In the Third 'Hard at the Sabine Pass Fire Station,
and South Park Elementary School Building on Highland
Avenue.
Section 38
The
following named persons are appointed
presiding
judges
for their
respective voting bores in said wards,
with
the
authority
to select`
and
appoint their own clerks:
At
the
Averill School Building
J.
R.
Edmonds
_At
the
Central Fire Station
J.
G.
Fuqua
—,At
the
City Hall
S.
E.
Bigham
,At
the
Sabine Pass Fire Station
Mrs.
Ben Pipkin
At
the
South Park Elementary School Bldg®
T.
A.
Allen
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 a copy of this ordinance, signed
-by himself and attested .by tl-ie City Clerk, to be posted at each of
the places herein designated for holding said election at least
thirty (30) days prior to t -be date of holding said election.
Secti on- 60
That an ordinance has not yet been passed -providing for and.
ordering a general municipal election for the year 1931, and that
such ordinance is necessary, thereby creating an imperative public
emergency 'necessi tating the suspension 'of the rule requiring ordinances
to be read on three separate days before their passage; wY)eref ore, - 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
the
3rd day of
March,
A. D.
1931;
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Mayor '
The State of Texas,
County of Jefferson
Before me, the undersigned authority, on this day personally, appeared-.. -----------
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XMWRW �E, BEAUMONT JOURNAL, a newspaper published in said county; that a copy of
the•within and foregoing was published in said newspaper, such publication being on the follow -
in dates:____ . /
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and a newspaper copy of which is hereto attached.
Sworn to and subscribed before me, this ......... ----- day of____.y(.-------------A. D. 14--
municipal election for the City of", ""
zr_cnt for ritau-
eyear 193I,• as provided 'by'
the datthe e atthe
eaumont on
theace ttplof Bset forth in
said prdinance for the purpose of electing
Ilix councilmen a designated
n nce; naming theplaces at Which said
!election shall be held; and declaring an
emergency. Be it ordained by the City
Commission of the City of Beaumont;
Secttion1on 26,(Subsection accofdthe eChartewith reof'
the .City, of Beor
aumont and other provisions
of saifl Charter, and the laws of the
• State
f orr Texas relating thereto, there shall. be
—'held in the City .of _Beaumont on .the first r
Tuesday -s1 April;'' -1931 the. same: !being
the 7th day of April, A �D. IkI, a regula;rr I�
municipal election for said city for they
pjurpose of electing two councilmen from.,
Second skardrdatidtwo
two councilmen o c councilmen fromthe I
i
That said-elecdtionsshall be Section
held in the.
City of Beaumont in the .following places,
to -twit: In the First ward at the Averill
school/ building, and Central Fire station. I
In the Second an
at the City hall, Im
the Third ward at the SaL•irt. Pass Fire
station, and Eeuth Park Elementary school
building on Highland avenue. Section 3 --
The following named• persons are appoint-
ed presiding judges for their respective
voting boxes in said wards, with, the au-
thority to select and appoint their own
clerks; !.t the Averill school buildingJ,
R. Edmonds.. At the Central. Pic. station,
J. G. Pu qua. At the. City hall, S. E.
Bigham.-. At the. -Sabine Pass Fire statim,,
Mrs. Ben Pipkin. At the South Park Ele-
meritary school building; T. A. Aller/. Sec -
.tion 4—That said election shall. be. held
under, and the qualifications of those vot-
ing 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, gild attested by the
City Clark thereof shall serve as proper
and sufficient, k,otice of said election- and
the Mayor is hereby directed to cause a
and atts ed Of this obylnthee,Cityn Cleed rk, �ttolseble.;
Posted at each of the places herein desig-
nated for holding said election at least
thirty (30) -days prior to thedate of hold-
ing said election. Section 6—That an ordi-
nance has not yet been passed providing
for and ordering a general municipal
election for the year 1831, and that such
ordinance ,is .rccessarY,, thereby creating
an imperative' public emergency necessi.
eating thc suspension of the rule requir-
ing ordinances to be read on three /sepa-
rate days, before their passage;' Where-
fore, said rule is hereby suspended and
this oidir_ance shall take effect from' and !
after its passage and the .signature of
the Mayor.' Passed . by the affimatlae
note of all -members of;:the City'Commis-
sloi);-This the aid riayrsof h4aioh •.A. D.
1931. .l~...A. FLE'rr.!xtru`k a,......,_ aj r.,.
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Notary Public, Jefferson Coun j, Texas.
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