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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 24-AAAN ORDINANCE ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE ORDERING THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD, IN THE,CITY OF-BEAUMONT, TEXAS, ON .THE 8TH DAY OF MAY, 1.95 6, AS PROVIDED BY THE ,CHAR- - TER OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, FOR - THE -PURPOSE `OF . ELEC- TING A MAYOR AND''FOUR COUNCILMEN; NAMING THE PLACES AT WHICH SAID ELECTION SHALL -BE -HELD; APPOINTING JUDGES TO PRESIDE OVER SAID ELECTION; PROVIDING THE MANNER OF HOLDING .SAID ELECTION,- 'AND .GIVING NOTICE. THEREOF: WHEREAS, under the provisions of the'City Charter ''of The' City of Beaumont and the laws of,the State of Texas relating thereto, a'regular general municipal election is required to be held in the City, of Beaumont on the second Tuesday:of May,..1956, for the purpose .of electing a. Mayor. and one Coiincilman from the first ward,_ .one coun- cilman from the second ward, -one councilman from -the third ward, and one councilman .,from the fourth ward; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT,ORDAINED BY`THE CITY OF BEAUMONT, - TEXAS.- Section EXAS;Section 1. That -in accordance with the provisions. of. the City Charter of The City of Beaumont and the laws of the State of'Texas- relating thereto, .there shall be held in The City of Beaumont on the second Tuesday -.`n -May, 1956 the same -being bein the ".'8th da of May,. 1956 'a re lar munfo'i/': al 1956, -. the Y: Y.. ' g- P election for said City , for . the purpose of .electing a mayor and one . councilman from..the first ward, one councilman from.the second ward, one councilman from the third ward, and one councilman _from the -fourth ward for said'City. ` Section 2. That said election -shall, be hel& in The City of Beaumont at the fol- lowing places, to wit: Edwards'School Building-; French School'(Elem.) Building; Longfellow School Building; Averill School Building; Junker School Building; Millard School Building;.County Court House Building; Geo."W. Carver School Building; Magnolia School Building; Ogden School Building;,David : Crockett Jr.: High School -Building; Hebert.'School"Building; Giles 'School Building, and L. R. Pietzsch Schoal_Building. � :/ T •.� 1 1A JAI That all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos.l and 2 shall vote at the Edwards School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 3 shall vote at the French School (Elem.) Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos. 4 and 5 shall vote at the Longfellow School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos. 6 and 7 shall vote at the Averill School Building; that all ovters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 8 shall vote at the Junker School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos. 9 and 10 shall vote at the Millard School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 11 shall vote at the County Court House Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 12 shall vote at the Geo. W. Carver School Building; that all voters re- siding in County Voting Precinct No. 13 shall vote at the Magnolia School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 14 shall vote at the Ogden School Building; that all voters resid- ing in County Voting Precincts Nos. 151 16 and 17 shall vote at the David Crockett Jr. High School Building; that all voters residing in County Coting Precinct No. 18 shall vote at the Hebert School Building; that all voters residing in County Voting Precinct No. 19 shall vote at the Giles School Building; and that all voters residing in County Voting Precincts Nos. 20 and 21 shall vote at the L. R. Pietzsch School Building. Section 3. The following named persons are appointed presiding judges for their respective voting boxes, with the authority to select and appoint their own clerks; Edwards School, Mrs. C. C. Moore French School (Elem.), T.B. Hensley Longfellow School, Albert W. Henry Averill School, C. L. Rutt Junker School, Mrs. J. E. Ray Millard School, D. Lawless County Court House, -Tobe Hahn Geo. W. Carver School, W. Como Magnolia School, E. A. Godwin Ogden School, 0. A.. Ernest David Crockett Jr'. High School, H. A. McDonald -2- , Z�-/q /=f Hebert -School,,_A. D Price Giles School Ray V. Watson L. R. Pietzsch 'School', Mrs,. J. C. Burkhart. Sect ion,, 4. - That said election shall he held under, -and the qualifications of thosevoting thereat shall be controlled by'the provisions of the State laws governing elections.'. Section. 59k 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.electlo'n; and'the Mayor'is here- by directed to',c'ause a-coP y of this ordinance,.si - gned.by himself.aftd attested.,by the -.City Clerk,, to be posted-at-'each'of the places -herein designated for holding said -election' at, least twenty (20)'da's,p y rior, tothe'.date of holdilngtsaid election. PASSED by the City Council this 3rd day,.of April A. D. 1956. 'Mayor A'T T E- 9'-T: � city Clerk -- 3'-