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Home My WebLink AboutORD 69-71ORDINANCE NO. ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF BEA.UMONT, TEXAS. ON THE /-1_'-DAY OF V d1 !� 1969, TO DETERMINE WHETHER DALE C.' HAGER SHALL E REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMAN OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BY RECALL; NAMING THE PLACES WHERE SAID ELECTION SHALL BE HELD AND APPOINTING JUDGES AND ALTERNATES TO PRESIDE OVER SAID ELECTION;.PROVIDING FOR THE FORM OF NOTICE THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE FORM OF BALLOT FOR USE IN SAID ELECTION; AND PROVIDING THE MANNER OF HOLDING SAID ELECTION. WHEREAS, on August 1, 1969, recall petition blanks were obtained from the City Clerk of The City of Beaumont by three electors of The City of Beaumont; and, WHEREAS, on August 28, 1969, a recall petition was filed with the City Clerk of The City of Beaumont, Texas, seeking the recall of Dale C. Hager; and, WHEREAS, in accordance with Article XI, Section 15 of the City Charter, the City Clerk on the 2nd day of September, 1969, certified that said recall petition was sufficient and contained the signatures of qualified electors representing at least 30% of the total number of votes cast in the last gen- eral municipal election; and, WHEREAS, Article XI of the City Charter of The City of Beaumont, Texas, provides that if recall petition blanks are checked out from the City Clerk of The City of Beaumont and are turned in or filed within 30 days of the check out date, and if said petitions are signed by qualified electors of the City equal in number of at least 30% of the total number of votes cast at -the last general -municipal election and if the City Clerk: checks said petition and finds it sufficient and certifies the sufficiency to the City Council, and if the per- son sought to be recalled does not resign within 5 days, the City Council shall order and fix a. date for holding a recall election not less than 30 days or more than 60 days after the yl_CM_6� //# petition has been presented to the City Council. The Charter further provides that if no municipal election will be held within such time period the City Council shall call a special election. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS: Section 1. That in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas and Article XI of the City Charter of The City of Beaumont, Texas, a special election within the corporate limits of The City of Beaumont is hereby ordered to be held on the "t day ofAluyEmbiEr , 1969, to determine whether Dale C. Hager shall be removed from the office of City Councilman of The City of Beaumont by recall. Section 2. Legally qualified voters residing within the corporate limits of The City of Beaumont shall be entitled to vote at said election. Section 3. That said election shall be held in The City of Beaumont at the following places and the following named persons are appointed.presiding judges and alternates for their re- spective voting boxes, with the authority to select and appoint their own clerks, to wit: Precinct No. 1 - Edwards Elementary School, 4401 Detroit, Mrs. C. C. Moore (Rastas C. Bowers, Alternate) Precinct No. 2 - French High School, 4415 Concord Road, Mrs. F. W. Forsythe (Mrs. Wm. Ehrensberger, Alternate) Precinct No. 3 - School for the Deaf, 1800 Tulane, Mrs. 0. Lambright (Deverd Muirhead, Alternate) Precinct No. 4 - Longfellow Elementary School, 3395 Harrison, Albert Henry (C. B. Wright, Alternate) Precinct No. 5 - Caldwood Elementary School, 102 Berkshire Lane, Mrs. R. P. Barry (Mrs. P. R. Riegal, Alternate) -2- i Precinct No. 6 - Beaumont High School, 88 Millard Street, L. E. McClaran (E. C. Seelback, Alternate) Precinct No. 7 - Averill Elementary School, 2330 North, D. N. Bodin (Mrs. D. N. Bodin, Alternate) -SCJ •��'�� c� �1 Precinct No. 8 - Memorial Baptis-t Church Educational Building, (Old Junker School) 2295 Cable, Mrs. James 'E. Ray (Mrs. Henry Bray, Alternate) Precinct No. 9 - Central Fire Station, 402 Walnut, Delores Precinct No. 16 - Fletcher Elementary School, 1050 Avenue E, Mrs. A. P. Wenner (A. P. Wenner, Alternate) Precinct No. 17 - Drainage District # 6 Office, 790 Jeny Lane, Mrs. Minnie Eberhard (Mrs. J. P. McCarter, Alternate) Precinct No. 18 - Hebert High School, 3445 Fannett Road, Stella Melonson (Bennie Rae Sonnier, Alternate) Precinct No. 19 - Giles School, 3500 Chaison, Mrs. W. M. Youse (Mrs. Johnnie A. Barnes, Alternate) Precinct No. 20 - Pietzsch Elementary School, 4301 Highland, Mrs. J. C. Burkhart (Mrs. Marie Griffith, Alternate) Precinct No. 22 - Roy H. Guess School, 8055 Voth Road, T. S. Webb (Mrs. B. W. French, Sr., Alternate) Precinct No. 23 - Stone Mfg. Co., 7124 Tram Road, Voth Rural Station, 'I. W. Stone (Mrs. Wilma Townsend, Alternate) Precinct No. 27 - Amelia Elementary School, 565 Major Drive, Mrs. V. B. Riley (Mr. V. B. Riley, Alternate) Precinct No. 39 - Blanchette Junior High School, 2400 Lela, Clara M. Chaison (Mrs. Anna B. Fontno) Alternate) Precinct No. 62 - Sallie Curtis School, 6225 N. Circuit, Mrs. T. C. Collier (Mrs. R. M. Huff, Jr., Alternate) -3- Lawless (E. F. Smith, Alternate) Precinct No. 10 - Dick Dowling Junior High School, 1300 North, L. L. Bonner (Mrs. C. R. Phelps, Alternate) Precinct No. 11 - County Courthouse, 1149 Pearl, Mrs. W. C. Ross (W. C. Ross, Sr., Alternate) Precinct No. 12 - Carver Elementary School, 1055 Sherman, W. W. Como (Mrs. Alice Taylor, Alternate) Precinct No. 13 - Trinity Baptist Church, 1090 Van Buren, O. -D. Lindsey (Mrs. 0. D. Lindsey, Alternate) Precinct No. 14 - Ogden Elementary School, 2300 Victoria, Mrs. J. 0. Walters (Mrs. Ed Haston, Alternate) Precinct No..15 - David Crockett Junior High School, 1400 Royal, Mrs. Catherine Rush (Mrs. Beth Bulgier, Alternate) Precinct No. 16 - Fletcher Elementary School, 1050 Avenue E, Mrs. A. P. Wenner (A. P. Wenner, Alternate) Precinct No. 17 - Drainage District # 6 Office, 790 Jeny Lane, Mrs. Minnie Eberhard (Mrs. J. P. McCarter, Alternate) Precinct No. 18 - Hebert High School, 3445 Fannett Road, Stella Melonson (Bennie Rae Sonnier, Alternate) Precinct No. 19 - Giles School, 3500 Chaison, Mrs. W. M. Youse (Mrs. Johnnie A. Barnes, Alternate) Precinct No. 20 - Pietzsch Elementary School, 4301 Highland, Mrs. J. C. Burkhart (Mrs. Marie Griffith, Alternate) Precinct No. 22 - Roy H. Guess School, 8055 Voth Road, T. S. Webb (Mrs. B. W. French, Sr., Alternate) Precinct No. 23 - Stone Mfg. Co., 7124 Tram Road, Voth Rural Station, 'I. W. Stone (Mrs. Wilma Townsend, Alternate) Precinct No. 27 - Amelia Elementary School, 565 Major Drive, Mrs. V. B. Riley (Mr. V. B. Riley, Alternate) Precinct No. 39 - Blanchette Junior High School, 2400 Lela, Clara M. Chaison (Mrs. Anna B. Fontno) Alternate) Precinct No. 62 - Sallie Curtis School, 6225 N. Circuit, Mrs. T. C. Collier (Mrs. R. M. Huff, Jr., Alternate) -3- Precinct No. 63 - Lucas Elementary School, 1750 E. Lucas, Mrs. Mary E:Md.laudhlan (Mrs. Louise Adams, Alternate) Precinct No. 64 - Tyrrell Park Elementary School, 5515 Phelps Road, Mrs. Beulah January (Mrs. W. J. Neely, Alternate) Precinct No. 67 - South Park High School, 4500 Highland, Hilton E. Crawford (M. H. Meynig,. Alternate) Precinct No. 75 - Austin Junior High School, 3410 Austin, Otis Stracener (Don McClintock, Alternate) Section 4. The mayor is hereby directed to cause the notice of election hereinafter prescribed, together with a 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 twenty (20) days prior to the date of holding said election. In addition, notice of this election shall be published at least one time, not more than twenty-five (25) days or less than ten (10) days before the election, in the Beaumont Journal, a daily newspaper of general circulation in The City of Beaumont, Texas. The notice of election shall be as follows: 11NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS, TO DETERMINE WHETHER DALE C. HAGER SHALL BE REMOVED FROM THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMAN OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT BY RECALL. "Notice is hereby given that a special elec- tion will be held in The City of Beaumont, Texas, on the j it day of Noye,gb�� , 1969, from 77-D-0a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to deter- mine whether Dale C. Hager shall be removed from the office of City Councilman of The City of Beaumont by recall, all as is more particularly set forth in the copy of the election ordinance passed by the City Council and attached hereto." Section 5. In accordance with Article XI of the City Charter of The City of Beaumont, Texas, the form of ballot which shall be used in said special election shall be as follows: "Shall Dale C. Hager be removed from the office of City Councilman by recall?" -4- "FOR the recall of Dale C. Hager. "'AGAINST the recall of Dale C. Hager." Section 6. That said election shall be held under and controlled by the provisions of the state laws governing elections. Section 7. That in accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas, voting machines shall be used for voting on the day of election and also.for the casting of absentee votes by personal appearance at the City Clerk's office. In accordance with the provisions of the laws of the State of Texas, absentee votes by mail shall be counted by a special canvassing board which shall be composed of Hardy D. Akin, Dr. Charles Walker, and Roy Gibbs. Hardy D. Akin is hereby appointed Presiding Judge of said Special Canvassing Board and Dr. Charles Walker and Roy Gibbs are hereby appointed Clerks. PASSED by the City -Council this ay, of September, 1969. ATTEST: City Clerk - -5-