HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 07-071 ORDINANCE NO. 07-071
ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RESULTS OF THE RUN-
OFF ELECTION OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, HELD ON THE 30TH DAY
OF JUNE, 2007, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A
COUNCILMEMBER IN WARD I, IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT.
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING FOR REPEAL.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Beaumont, in session, duly called the
Run-Off election to be held on the 301h day of June, 2007, and the Run-Off election returns
of the votes cast in said Run-Off election should be canvassed for the following official:
Official for the office of Councilmember of Ward I.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
Section 1.
THAT, after hereby canvassing said returns of the votes cast in the Run-Off election
held on the 30th day of June, 2007, the City Council finds that the votes cast at said Run-
Off election for the candidates for said office are as follows:
Office of Councilmember Ward I: Votes Percentages
Martha "Marty" Craig 947 44.61
Alan B. Coleman 1,176 55.39
Section 2.
THAT the results of said City Run-Off election be and the same are hereby declared
to have been as set out herein, and the following named person was elected to the office
of Councilmember of Ward I subject to the taking of the oath of office as provided by the
laws of the State of Texas:
For Councilmember Ward I: Alan B. Coleman
Section 3.
THE City Council of the City of Beaumont further finds that notice of said Run-Off
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 4.
THAT if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance, or
the application of same to a particular set of persons or circumstances, should for any
reason be held to be invalid or adjudged unconstitutional by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of this ordinance and are
hereby declared to be severable; and the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas,
declares it would have passed each and every part of the same notwithstanding the
omission of any such part thus declared to be invalid or unconstitutional, or whether there
be one or more parts.
Section 5.
THAT all ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent or in conflict herewith, are,
to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the 11th day of July,
2007.
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