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the City of Paris to enable the qualified voters of the City of Paris, Texas, on the 15r'' day of May, <br />2004, to vote for or against the aforesaid proposition on the question of exempting the City of <br />Paris and the Paris Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund from the application of the <br />requirements of Article XVI, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution; and, <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 <br />of the City of Paris and the laws of the State of Texas, such election was conducted and held at <br />the specified and designated polling places for all seven (7) Districts and early voting of the City <br />of Paris, Paris, Texas; and, <br />WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election for a11 seven (7) Districts, made by the duly <br />appointed and designated election officials of and for the respective voting boxes, ha�ing been <br />made to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Paris, as required by law, which returns after <br />due and deliberate review and canvass thereof, show the results as summarized herein; NOW, <br />THEREFORE, <br />BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COLTNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, <br />TEXAS: <br />Section 1. That the findings set out in the preamble to this resolution are hereby in all <br />things approved. <br />Section 2. That a special election was held city-wide in a11 Council Districts of the City <br />of Paris, Paris, Texas on Saturday, May 15, 2004, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified <br />voters of the City of Paris one proposition on the question of exempting the City of Paris and the <br />Paris Firefighters Relief and Retirement Fund from the application of the requirements of Article <br />XVI, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution, with the proposition expressed on the official ballot <br />in accordance with Article XVI, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution in the form as follows: <br />"Proposition No. 1 <br />❑ FOR That the City of Paris and the Paris Firefighters Relief and <br />Retirement Fund shall be exempted from the application of the <br />❑ AGAINST requirements of Article XVI, Section 66 of the Texas Constitution, <br />entitled Protected Benefits Under Certain Public Retirement <br />Systems. <br />Section 3 That, in Council District 1, a total of 110 votes were cast regarding Proposition <br />1 as follows: <br />Earlv Votin� District 1 Total <br />For 11 43 54 <br />Against 3 53 56 <br />Total Cast 110 <br />