953 RES ORDERING ELECTION TO BE HELD ON FIRST TUESDAY IN APRIL 1961RESOLUTION NO. 953 ,
A RESOLUTION URDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE FIR.ST
TUESDAY I1V APRIL, 1961, SAME BEING THE 4TH I?AY OF APRIL, 1961, BE-
TWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 Q'CLOCK A. M. ANI? 7:00 O'CLOCK P. M., B5,'
THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY QF PARIS, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING THE FOLLOWING COUNCILMEN TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THE ENSUING TWO YEARS,
BE IT RESQLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS:
Section 1. That an election be held by the qualified voters of the City of
Paris on the first Tuesday in April, 19619 same being the 4th day of April,
1961, between the hours of 8:00 oyclock A. M. and 7000 oTClock P. M, , for the
purpose of electing three (3) members of the City Council of the City of
Paris as follows:
Three Councilmen at Large
as provided in Section 16 of Article III of the Charter of the City of Paris,
adopted on November 2, 1948, and in accordance with Article IX of the
Charter of the City of Paris, adopted Noyember 2, 1948, such Councilmen to
serve for the ensuing two years.
Section 2. That the polling places and election officials of such election
shall be as follows:
Ward One (1):
Polling Place: Central Fire Station
Officials; Mrs. R. C. Bearden , Presiding Judge
Mr. R. C. Bearden , Judge
Mrs. L. B. Killebrew , Clerk
Mrs, R. H. Lower s Clerk
Ward Two (2):
Polling Place: Grand Hotel Lobby
Officials: Mrs. Hugh Collins , Presidino Judge
Mr, Hugh Collins , Judge
Mrs, Bertha Hodges , Clerk
Mrs. Elizabeth Tompkins , Clerk
Ward Three (3):
Pollir_g Place: Lamar Cour_ty Courthouse, Basement Assembly Room.
Officialsa Mrs. Don Wair ~ Presiding Judge
r. ar raw or ~ Judge
rs. M. B. iar Clerk
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rs. M. E. c u in Clerk
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Ward Four (4):
Polling Place: Paris High School Gyxnnasium
f3fficials: Mrs.
H. L.
Hollis
, Presiding Judge
Mrs.
A. N.
Nolan
, Judge
Mrs.
R. K.
Record
, Clerk
Mrs.
Peter
Barnett
, Clerk
Section 3, The Presiding Judge of the respective voting boxes shall
designate and appoint such additional, competent and qualified clerks for
such respective polling places and voting boxes as may be required, if any,
for the efficient 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 elections, insofar as the
same may be applicable, and with the provisions of the City Charter and
Ordinances of the City of Pariso
Section 5. The Chief of Police of the City of Paris i.s hereby directed
and instructed to post a properly executed Notice of Election pursuant to
this order for election, signed by the Mayor of the City of Paris, at each
of the polling places designated above, which said notices of election shall
by him be posted not less than thirty (30) days prior to said election; further,
a properly executed copy of such Notice of Election shall be published one
time in the Paris News, the official newspaper of the City of Paris and a
newspaper of general circulatioxa in said City, which notice sha,ll be published
not less than twenty (2,0) days before said election.
Section 6, The pay of the judges and clerks of said eleetion is hereby
authorized and esta.blished as follows: $8.00 per day for each judge and
clerk; the election judge who delivers the returns of the said election imme-
diately after the votes have been counted to the proper office shall be paid
an additional sum of $2e 00 for that service, provided also, he shall make
return of all election supplies not used when he makes returns of such
ele ction.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Paris in regular
meeting at the City Hall of said City this 13th day of February, A. D., 1961.
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C ity Clerk
APPROVEI? AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney.