1997-044-RES WHEREAS, ELECTION WAS HELD BY QUALIFIED VOTERS OF DISTRICTS 4, 5 AND 7 OF COP
RESOLUTION NO. 97 -044
WHEREAS, an election was held by the qualified voters of Districts 4,5, and
7 ofthe City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the 3rd day of May, 1997, for the purpose of
voting for and electing the Councilmen from each of said Districts to serve as
members of the City Council for the ensuing two (2) years, to-wit:
1. Councilman From District Four (4)
2. Councilman From District Five (5)
3. Councilman From District Seven (7)
WHEREAS, as required by Order of the District Court of the United States
for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris. Division, in Civil Action No. P-75-3-CA, and
as provided in the Charter of the City of Paris and the laws of the State of Texas
wherein they do not conflict with said Order, such election was conducted and held
at four (4) specified and designated polling places, that is one polling place in Districts
4, 5 and 7 and early voting of the City of Paris, Paris. Texas; and,
WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election, made by the duly appointed and
designated election officials of and for the four (4) respective voting boxes, have been
made to the Mayor and City Council of the City of Paris, as required by law, which
returns after due and deliberate review and canvass thereof, show the following results
of said election, to-wit:
(I) IN DISTRICT FOUR (4) A TOTAL OF 98 VOTES WERE CAST FOR
COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT FOUR (4) AS FOLLOWS:
District
Early
Voting
Iutal
Alan R. Boyd
Rickey Richardson
Write-In Candidate
64
18
13
3
77
21
(2) IN DISTRICT FIVE (5) A TOTAL OF 108 VOTES WERE CAST FOR
COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT FIVE (5) AS FOLLOWS:
Jerry L. Thomas
T. M. Hutchings
Write-In Candidate
District
40
13
Early
Voting
29
26
Iutal
69
39
(3) IN DISTRICT SEVEN (7) A TOTAL OF 399 VOTES WERE CAST FOR
COUNCILMAN FROM DISTRICT SEVEN (7) AS FOLLOWS:
Early
the votes cast at such election for Councilman From District Four (4), and is therefore
elected to serve as Councilman From District Four (4) and a member of the City
Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years; that Jerry L. Thomas is
the person receiving the highest number of votes of the votes cast at such election for
Councilman From District Five (5), and is therefore elected to serve as Councilman
From District Five (5) and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for
the ensuing two (2) years; that Eric S. Clifford is the person receiving the highest
number of votes of the votes cast at such election for Councilman From District Seven
(7), and is therefore elected to serve as Councilman From District Seven (7) and as a
member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Paris in regular
session convened pursuant to the directions of the Election Code of the State of Texas,
on this the 8th day of May, 1997.
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Eric S. Clifford ,Mayor
ATTEST:
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Mattie Cunningham, City C rk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: