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<br />RESOLUTION NO. 2005-051
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<br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
<br />PARIS, TEXAS, CANVASSING THE JU;TURNS FOR THE MAY 7, 2005,
<br />GENERAL ELECTION FOR COUNCIL DISTRICTS 4 AND 7; DECLARING
<br />THE WINNER IN SAID ELECTION; ACKNOWLEDGING THE RESULTS
<br />OF PRIOR COUNCIL ACTIONDECLAlUNG A CANDIDATE AS ELECTED
<br />TO OFFICE FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT 5 AS A RESULT OF HAVING
<br />BEEN UNOPPOSED FOR ELECTION TO OFFICE; DECLARING THE
<br />TERMS OF OFFICE FOR THE AFORESAID CANDIDATES; MAKING
<br />OTHER FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT; AND
<br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, did heretofore, on the 10th
<br />day of January, 2005, by Resolution No. 2005-007, order the regular municipal election for the City
<br />of Paris to be held on the 7th day of May, 2005, for the qualified voters in Districts 4,5, and 7 of the
<br />City of Paris, for the purpose of electing City COlUlcil Members from said Districts; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Clerk, being the autihority responsible for having the official ballot
<br />prepared, has previously certified, in writing, that the candidate for election as City Council Member
<br />for District 5 was unopposed for election to office with no write-in candidates being declared and
<br />there were no propositions to appear on the ballot; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, by prior Ordinance No.
<br />2005-010, adopted on the 28th day of March, 2005, did, pursuant to the authority granted in
<br />V.T.C.A. Election Code, Section 2.053, deem it appropriate that the candidate for election as City
<br />Council Member for District 5 be declared elected to office and that no election should be held in
<br />that District; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, as a consequence of said Ordinance No. 2005-010, the candidate for District
<br />5, the same being Curtis Fendley, was declared elected to office; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, pursuant to prior Resolution No. 2005-007, an election was held for the
<br />qualified voters of Districts 4 and 7 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the 7th day of May, 2005,
<br />for the purpose of voting for and electing a Council Person to serve as a member of the City Council
<br />from the aforesaid Districts 4 and 7 for the ensuing two (2) years; and,
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<br />WHEREAS, as required by order of the District Court of the United States for the Eastern
<br />District of Texas, Paris Division, in Civil Action No. P-75-3-CA, and as provided in the Charter of
<br />the City of Paris and the laws of the State of Texas, such election was conducted and held at the
<br />specified and designated poling places for Districts 4 and 7 and early voting of the City of Paris,
<br />Paris, Texas; and,
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