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1265 RES ELECTION WAS HELD BY QUALIFIED VOTERS ON 2ND DAY OF APRIL 1968RESOLUTION NOo 1265 0 WHEREAS, an election was held by the qualified voters of the City of Faris on the 2nd day of April, A. D., 1968, for the purpose of vot•» ing for and electing four (4) members of the City Council of the City of Paris to serve for the ensuing two (2) years, to.-wit : 1. Councilman From Ward One (1) 2, Councilman From Ward Two (2) 3. Counci.lman From Ward Three (3) 4. Councilman From Ward Four (4) WHEREAS, as required by law and directed and provided by the Gharter and ordinances of the City of Paris, such electio n was conducted and held at four (4) specified and designated polling places, that is, one polling place in each of the four (4) wards of said City; and, WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election made by the duly ap- pointed and designated election officials of and for the four (4) re» spective voting boxes have been duly made to the City Council of the City of 1'aris, as required by law, wh.ich returns, after due and delib.. erate review and canvass thereof, show the following results of said election, to-»wit : (1) IN WARD ONE (1) A TOTAL OF 106 VOTES tiVERE CE1ST AS FOLLOWS e For Councilman From Ward One: R. A. (Bob) Kennedy, 103 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. For Councilman From Ward Two 0 For Councilman From Ward Three: For Councilman From Ward Four: Dick Wright, 103 votes; Write••in Candidates, votes, John Norton, 104 votes; Write~in Candidates, votes. Pete 1'arham, 105 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. (2) IN tnTARD TtnTO (2) A TOTAL OF 21 V OTES WERE CA.ST AS FOLLQWS a For Councilman From Ward One: R. A. (Bob) Kennedy, 21 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. For Councilman From Ward Two: For Councilman From Ward Three: For Councilman From Ward Four: Dick Wright, 21 votes; Write-in Candidates, _ votes. John Norton, 21 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. Pete Parham, 19 votes; Write-in Candidates, 1 votes, (3) IN WARD THREE (3) A TOTAL OF 19 V OTES VSERE CAST AS FOLLOGrFS : For Councilman From Ward One: For Councilman From Ward Two: For Councilman From Ward Three: For Councilman From Ward Four: R. A. (Bob) K,-~nnedy, 19 votes; tnTrite•-in Candidates, __voteS. Dick ZnTright, 19 votes; [nTrite-in Candidates, votes. John Norton, 19 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. Pete T'arham, 19 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. (4) IN WARD FOUR (4) A TOTAL OF 57 VOTES W,ERE CAST AS FOLLOWS: For Councilman From Ward One: For Councilman From Ward Two: For Councilman From Ward Three: For Councilman From Ward Four: R. A.. (Bob) Kennedy, 57 votes; write-in Candidates, votes. Dick Wright, 57 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. John Norton, 57 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. Pete Parham, 57 votes; Write-in Candidates, votes. NOW, THEREFORE, from the above and foregoing canvass of the re- turns of the votes in the four (4) respective voting boxes in such election, it .is declared and determined that R. A. (Bob) Kennedy is the person receiving the highest number of votes of the votes cast at such election and a majoxity of the votes cast at such election for Councilman From Ward One (1), and was therefore elected to serve as Councilman From Ward One (1) and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years; that Dick Wright is the person receiving the highest number of votes and the majority of the votes cast at such election for Councilman From Ward Two (2), and was therefore elected to serve as Councilman From Ward Two (2) and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years; that John Norton is the person receiving the highest number of votes and the ma- jority of the votes cast at such election for Councilman From Ward Three (3), and was therefore elected to serve as Councilman From Ward Three (3) and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years; and that Pete Parham is the person receiving the highest number of votes and the majority of the votes cast at such election for Councilman From Ward Four (4), and was therefore elected to serve as Councilman From ward Four (4) and as a member of the City Council of the City of Paris for the ensuing two (2) years. Passed and adopted by the unanimous vote of the City Council of the City of Paris, in special session convened, pursuant to the di- rections of the City Charter of the City of Paris, on this the lOth day of April, A. D,, 1968. ~ Mayor ~ ATTEST: • ~ rf, - City Clerk