697 RES ELECTION WAS HELD BY QUALIFIED VOTERS ON 2ND DAY OF APRIL 1957• •
RESOLUTION N0. 697
WHEREAS, an election was held by the qualified voters of the City of
Paris on the 2nd day of April, A. D., 19579 for the purpose of votin9 for
and electing three (3) members at large heCity witCouncil of the City of
Paris to serve for the ensuing two (2) years, to-
Three Councilmen at Large
WHEREAS, as required by law and directed and provided by the Charter
and Ordinances of the City of Paris, such e nwas ndeding eplace
four (4) specified and designated polling places> that is> one Poll
in each of the four (4) wards of the City of Paris; and,
WHEREAS, sealed returns of said election made by the duly appointed
and designated election officials of and for the four (4) respective voting
boxes have been made to the Mayor and City Council of the City •f Paris, as
required by law, which returns, after due and deliberate review and canvass
thereof, show the following results of said election, to-wits
(1) IN WAF?D ONE (1) A TOTAL OF 521 VOTES WERE CAST
AS FO I.IDWS t
For Three Councilmen at Large: Elton Castlebury, 136 Votes;
J. M. Gladden, ~tes;
D. T. Davis, 78 Votes;
John W. (Dub) Williams, 257 Votes;
Robert McWhirterg 363 Vvtes;
William C. Ragant 364 Votes;
Write-In Candidatest Votes.
(2) IN WARD TWJ (2) A TOTAL OF 194 VOTES WERE C1,ST
AS FOLIDWS s
For Three Councilmen at Larges Elton Castlebury, 54 Votes;
J. M. Gladden, 1~_ Votes;
D. T. Davis$ 39 Votes;
John W. (Dub) Williams, 101 Votes;
Robert McWhirter, 11= Votes;
William C. Ragan, 11_ Votes;
Write-In Candidates, _ Votes.
(3) IN WARD THREE (3) A TOTAL OF 196 VOTES WERE CAST
AS ROLIDWS s
For Three Councilmen at Larges Elton Castleburyp 61 Votes;
J. M. Gladden, 142__, Votes;
D. T. Davis, 49 Votes;
John W. (Dub) Williams, 82._ Votes;
Robert MciNhirter, 128 Votes;
William C. Ragan, 1___ Votes;
Write-In Candidates, Votes.
(4) IN WARD FOUR (4) A TOTAL OF 335 VOTES WERE CAST
AS Fn LIOWS s
For Three Councilmen at Larges Elton Castlebury, 125 _ Votes;
J. M. Gladden, 18_ Votes;
D. T. Davis, 76 Votes;
John W. (Dub) Williams, 120 Votes;
Robert McWhirter, 3 Votes;
William C. Ragan, 224 _ Votes;
Write-In Candidates, __Votes.
NpW$ TtiEREFORE, from the above and foregoing canvass of the returns
of the votes in the four (4) respective voting boxes in such election, it is
ded ared and determined that Robert McWhirter, William C. Ragan, and J. M.
Gladden were the persons receiving the highest number of votes of the votes
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cast at such election and a majority of the votes cast at such election for
Three Councilmen at Large, and were therefore elected to serve as Councilmen
at Large and as members of the City Council of the City of Paris for the
ensuing two (2) years.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Paris in
special session convened purauant to the directions of the City Charter of
the City of Paris, on this the lOth day of April, A. D.t 1957.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk.
APPFiOVED AS TQ, FORMs
City Att rney.