442 RES ORDERING ELECTION TO BE HELD ON 13TH DAY OF JULY 1948

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• R E S 0 L U T I 0 N A RESOLUTION ORD-RING AN ELELTION to be held between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. on the 13th day of July, 1948, by the qualified voters of the City of Paria for the purpose of electing a City Recorder for the unexpired term ending on the First Tuesday in April,, 1949, and DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS that an election be held by the qualified voters of the City of Paris between the hours of 8:00 A. M. and 6s00 P. M. on the 13th day of July, 1948, for the purpose of electing a City Recorder to serve the unexpired term ending on the First Tuesday in April, 1949. The polling pla.ces and preaiding officers of the election shall be respec- tively as follows: WARD 1: Central Fire Station WARD 2: Grand Hotel wARn 3: county courthouse WARD 4: Paris High School • NO , - H. G. Armstrong, Presiding Officer Mrs.Hu.gh Collins,Presiding Officer Don Wair, Presiding Officer Joe Hillhouse, Presiding Officer The Mayor is instructed to give thirty days notice of said election by poating notices at each polling place for that period of time and publishing a simi.lar notice in the official paper, the Paris News, a paper of general circulation in the City of Paris, Texa.s. The election to be held in accordance with the general election laws of the State of Texas insofar as same are applicable and not in conflict with the provisions of the City Charter. The faet that a vacancy by reason of death has occurred in the office of City Recorder creates an emergency requiring that the rules and Charter Provisions prohibiting the passage of a resolution at the meeting intrnduced and requiring submission of same to a commi.ttee be suspended and the same is acaordingly done, and this resolution ahA1l take effect from arid after its passage. PASSED June 4, 1948. athan J. 11, Jr., or of the 9ity of Paris, Texa.s ~ Ayesj_. Nayes 0 . Attest: Hatley B. Crow, City Secretary. ~ t.