1990-088-RES A RESOLUTION ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE THIRD SATURDAY IN JANUARY, 1991,
RESOLUTION NO. 90-088
A RESOLUTION ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE THIRD SATURDAY IN JANUARY, 1991, SAME BEING THE 19TH DAY
OF JANUARY, 1991, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 O'CLOCK A.M. AND
7:00 O'CLOCK P.M., BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF
PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF AUTHORIZING THE
IMPOSITION OF SALES AND USE TAX UNDER SECTION 4A OF ARTICLE
5190.6 of VERNON'S ANNOTATED TEXAS STATUTES WHICH WOULD
ASSESS AN ADDITIONAL ONE-HALF OF 1% SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN
THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF PARIS, WHICH WOULD FUND A
CORPORATION TO CARRY OUT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AS
PERMITTED BY LAW.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That a special election be held by the
qualified voters of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the
third Saturday in January, 1991, same being the 19th day of
January, 1991, between the hours of 7:00 o'clock A.M. and
7:00 o'clock P.M., for the purpose of authorizing the
imposition of sales and use tax under Section 4A of Article
5190.6 of Vernon's Annotated Texas Statutes which would
assess an additional one-half of 1% Sales and Use Tax within
the Corporate Limits Of The City of Paris, which would fund a
corporation to carry out industrial development programs as
permitted by law, no more than 10% of the revenue of which
may be spent for promotional purposes, which corporation may
not undertake a project the primary purpose of which is to
provide transportation facilities, sewage or solid waste
disposal facilities, air or water pollution control
facilities or facilities for furnishing water to the general
public.
Section 2. That the polling places and election
officials of such election shall be as follows:
DISTRICT ONE (1):
polling Place: T. G. Givens School
655 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive
Officials:
Ralph Rodgers, Presiding Judge
Clabon Steward, Alternate Presiding Judge
DISTRICT TWO (2):
polling Place: City of Paris Public Works Building
50 West Hickory
Officials:
Edith Bills, Presiding Judge
Veola Bradford, Alternate Presiding Judge
DISTRICT THREE (3):
Polling Place: Thomas S. Justiss School
401 - 18th Street N.W.
DISTRICT FIVE (5):
Polling Place: City Hall Annex West
150 First Street S.E.
Officials:
Reinhardt Hollje, Presiding Judge
Greg Hollje, Alternate Presiding Judge
DISTRICT SIX (6):
Polling Place: Crockett Middle School
655 South Collegiate Drive
Officials:
Martha E. (Sunny) Thomas, Presiding Judge
W. J. Thomas, Alternate Presiding Judge
DISTRICT SEVEN (7):
Polling Place: Aikin Elementary School
3100 Pine Mill Road
Officials:
Patricia Short, Presiding Judge
Mary Jo Coleman, Alternate Presiding
Judge
Section 3. The Presiding Judge of the respective voting
boxes shall designate and appoint at least two (2) and not
more than four (4) competent and qualified clerks for such
respective polling places and voting boxes as may be required
for the efficient conduct of said election.
Section 4. That absentee voting for the election
described in Section 1 above shall be conducted under the
direction of the City Clerk by herself and her deputies as
ordered in separate order herefrom, beginning on the 31st day
of December, 1990, through the 15th day of January, 1991,
Monday through Friday, between the hours of 8:00 o'clock A.M.
and 5:00 o'clock P.M.
Section 5. That the
officials for absentee voting
follows:
polling place and election
of said election shall be as
ABSENTEE VOTING:
Polling Place: City Hall Annex West
150 First Street S.E.
ABSENTEE BALLOT BOARD:
Officials:
Martha E. Thomas, Presiding Judge
W. J. Thomas, Alternate Presiding Judge
Section 6. There is hereby created an absentee ballot
board wh ich cons is t of the pres id ing judge, the alterna te
presiding judge, appointed in section 5 above, and at least
two other members to be appointed by said presiding judge.
The absentee ballot board shall carry out the duties
enumerated in Chapter 87 of the Election Code of the State of
Texas.
by the Mayor of the Ci ty of Par is and at tes ted by the City
Clerk, on the bulletin board in the City Clerk's Office, on
the board provided for notice at the City Hall Door, at each
of the poling places designated above, which are within each
ward in which the election is to be held, at least twenty
(20) days before the election; further, a properly executed
copy of such Notice of Election shall be published at least
one time not more than twenty-five (25) days nor less than
ten (10) days before the election in at least one daily
newspaper published in the City of Paris, and a copy of the
notice shall be filed with the City Clerk of the City of
Paris, together with the posting officer's return and the
newspaper certificate of publication.
Section 9. The pay of the judges and clerks of said
election is hereby authorized and established as follows:
$5.00 per hour for each judge and clerk; the election judge
who delivers the returns of said election immediately after
the votes have been counted to the proper office shall be
paid an additional sum of $25.00 for that service, provided
also, he shall make return of all election supplies not used
when he makes returns of such election.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Paris in regular meeting, at the City Hall of said City, on
this 15th day of October, 1990. ~
Eric
ATTEST:
Mattie Cunningham, Cit ClerK
APPROVED AS JO FORM:
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