1844 ORD ORDERING SPECIAL ELECTION IN COP ON QUESTION OF ADOPTION OF ONE PERCENT LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN COPORDINANCE NOo 1844 .
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE
CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS~ ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF A ONE
PERCENT (1~) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN THE CITY; DESIGNATING
THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND THE POLLING PLACES; APPOINTING ELEC-
TION OFFICIALS THEREFOR; FROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIM
DENT ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING FORM OF
BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING OTHER PROVI-
SIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts
of 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Fage 62)
authorizes the governing body of any city, town or village in Texas
to call an election for the purpose of adopting a local sales and
use tax within such city, town or village; NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS,
TEXAS:
Section la That a special election shall be held in and
throughout the City of Paris, Texas, on the 14th day of December,
1967, at which election there shall be submitted to the resident
qualified voters of said City of Paris, Texas, for their action
thereupon, the following propositions:
"FOR adoption of a one percent (ll) local sales and use tax
within the city,"
"AGAINST adoption of a one percent (157o) local sales and use
tax within the city,"
Section 2. That said election shall be held in each of the
wards within said City of Paris, and the polling places and pre-
siding officers for each of said wards shall be, respectively, as
follow, to-wit:
In Ward No. One (1), the polling place to be the Central
Fire Station, and the presiding officexs shall beo
Mr, W. J. Joh.nson , Presiding Judge
Mrs. L. B. Killebrew , Alternate Presiding Judge
In Ward No, Two (2), the polling place to be the Grand Hotel
Lobby, and the presiding officers shall be:
Mrs. Huqh Collins , Presiding Judge
Mrs, Elizabeth Tompkins , Alternate Fresiding Judge
In Ward No. Three (3), the polling place to be the Lamar
County Courthouse Basement, and the presiding officers shall be:
Mrs. Gayther Rodgers , Presiding Judge
Mrs. Archie Crumley ~ Alternate Presiding Judge
In Ward No. Four (4), the polling place to be the ~~ris,High
School Gymnasium, and the presiding officers shall be:
Mrs. H. L. Hollis , Fresiding Judge
Mrs. A. N. Nolan , Alternate Presiding Judge
There shall be two clerks for each election ward, to be appointed
by the Presiding Judge for each election ward.
Section 3. That said election shall be held in accordance
with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all duly
qualified resident electors of the City of Paris, Texas shall be
qualified to vote.
Section 4. That the ballots of said election shall conform
to the requirements of Section 2, Subsection G, of Article 1066c,
Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts of 1967, 60th Legislature,
Regular Session, Chapter 36, Page 62), and to the requirements of
Chapter 6 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended,
and the language to be printed thereon shall include the following:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
INSTRUCTIONSo Place an "X" in the square beside the state.-
ment indicating the way you wish to vote.
0 FOR adoption of a one percent (157o) local sales and
use tax within the cityo
n AGAINST adoptian of a one percent (1%) local sales
and use tax within the city.
Section 5, That election judges and clerks are directed to
comply with Article 6.06, Election Code of the State of Texas, as
amended (Section 2 of House Bill 181, Acts 1967, 60th Legislature,
Regular Session, Chapter 452, Pages 1026, 1028), which provides
that a square shall be placed beside each proposition in which the
voter is instructed to place an "X" or other clear mark to indicate
the way he wishes to vote; but which also provides that failure of
a voter to mark his ballot in strict conformity with the directions
on the ballot shall not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall
be counted if the intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable,
except where the law expressly prohibits the counting of the ballot.
It is specifically provided that the election officers shall not re-
fuse to count a ballot because of the voter's having marked his
ballot by scratching out the statement of proposition for which he
does not wish to vote.
Section 6. That notice of the election hereby ordered and
called shall be given• (a) by publication on the same day of two
successive weeks in a•newspaper of general circulation published
within said City of Paris, the date of the f irst publication to be
at least twenty-one (21) days prior to the date set herein for such
election; and (b) by posting of such notice at the polling place in
each of the election wards of the City of Paris, Texas, not less
than twenty (2C) days prior to the date set herein for such election.
It is hereby found and determined that the Paris News is a newspaper
published within the City of Paris, Texas, and is a newspaper of
general circulation within said City of Paris, Texas.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this 13th day of November, A. D„ 1967.
L ~
Mayor
ATTEST:
' City Clerk
APPROVF-D AS TO FORM:
City Atto ney.
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