2012 RES ELECTION TO BE HELD ON FIRST SATURDAY IN APRIL 1980RESOLUTION N0. 2012 Q
A RESOLUTION ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE FIRST SATURDAY IN APRIL, 1980, SAME BEING THE 5TH DAY
OF APRIL, 1980, BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 7:00 0' CLOCK A. M,
AND 7:00 0' CLOCK P. M. , BY THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF WARDS
l, 2, 3 AND 6 OF THE CITY OF PARIS, PARIS, TEXAS, F~R THE
PURPOSE OF ELECTING THE COUNCILMEN FROM EACH OF SAID
WARDS TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE
ENSUING TWO YEARS,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PARIS:
Section l. That an elect.ion be held by the q_ualif.ied voters of
Wards l, 2, 3 and 6 of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, on the first
Saturday in April, 1980, same being the 5th day of April, 1980, be-
tween the hours of 7:00 o'clock A. M, and 7:00 o'clock P. M. , for the
purpose of electing four (4) members of the City Council of the City
of Paris, as follows:
One Councilman From Ward One (1)
One Councilman From Ward Two (2)
One Councilman From Ward Three (3)
One Councilman From Ward Six (6)
as provided in Paragraphs 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of Order entered
March 15, 1976, in Civil Action No. P~75~3~CA, In the District Court
of the United States for the Eastern District of Texas, Paris Division,
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 sa.id Order.
Section 2. That the polling places and elect,ion officials of
such election shall be as follows:
Ward One (1):
Polling Place: T. G. G.ivens School
655 Blake Road
Officials: Ralph Rodgers , Presiding Judge
Clabon Steward , Alternate Presiding Judge
Ward Two (2):
Polling Place: ~ar~r County Electric Co-op Association
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1485 North Main Street
Officials: Addie Bufford , Presiding Judge
Veola Bradford , Alternate Presiding Judge
Ward Three (3):
Polling Place: Thomas S. Justiss School
401 18th Street, N. W.
Officials: Hannah Shaeffer , Presiding Judge
Evelyn Norris , Alternate Presiding Judge
Ward Six (6):
Polling Place: East Paris School
2043 Cleveland Street
Offic.ials: Martha E. (Sunny) Thomas, Presiding Judge
eneva ran tn , 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 three
(3) competent and qualified clerks for such respective polling places
and voting boxes as may be required for the effic.ient conduct of
said election.
Section 4. Such election shall be held in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas governing general and municipal elect.ions,
insofar as the same may be applicable, and with the provisions of the
City Charter and Ordinances of the City of Paris, wherein such laws
and ordinances do not conflict with the above described Order.
Section 5. The Chief of Police of the City of Paris is hereby
directed and instructed to post a properly executed Notice of Election
pursuant to this order of election, signed by the Mayor of the City of
Paris and attested 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 polling places designated above, which are w.ithin
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
cert.ificate of publ.ication.
Section 6. The pay of the judges and clerks of said election
is hereby authorized and established as follows: $3. 00 per hour for
each judge and clerk; the election judge who delivers the returns of
said election immed.iately after the votes have been counted to the
proper office shall be pa.id an additional sum of $20. 00 for that ser-
vice, 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 th.is the llth day
of February, 1980.
Michael . Malone, Mayor
A TTEST:
H. C. Gr ene, City Clerk
AP OVED "S O FORM:
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T. K. Haynes, City Attorney