HomeMy WebLinkAbout1954-11-09 Ordinance Ordering ElectionAN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER A COM-
MISSION SHALL BE CHOSEN TO FRAME A NEW CHARTER AND PROVIDING FOR
CHARTER COMMISSION AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STEPHENVILLE:
Section One
That an election beheld on the 9th day of November ,
1954, within the city of Stephenville, submitting to the qualified
voters of the City of Stephenville, the question, "Shall a commis-
sion be chosen to frame a new charter?" and that should the majority
of the qualified voters voting on said question have voted in the
affirmative, that a charter commission of 15 members be elected
from the city at large. Said election shall be held at Old Fire
Hall in Old City Hall in the City of Stephenville,
Texas, and J. E. Burnett is hereby appointed presiding
officer of said election and he shall select the necessary judges
and clerks to assist him in holding the same.
Section Two
That said election shall be held under the provisions
of the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, governing
elections for cities and towns and all persons qualified to vote
in the city of Stephenville under the laws of this State regulating
general elections shall be allowed to vote. The manner of holding
said election shall be governed by the Laws of the State of Texas
relating to general elections.
Section Three
That the form of ballot to be used in said election
shall be substantially as follows:
Answer
SHALL A COMMISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAME A NEW CHARTER:
"Yes"
"NO"
For the following named persons to constitite the
Charter Commission, not more than fifteen in number:
C. W. Bryant
C. 0. McMillan
C. H. Maguire
H. M. Everett, Sr.
R. F.Higgs
Roger Gideon
John Tom Heaton
Clinton C. Cox
R. L. Meek
Pete Huffman
Dick Smith
T. G. Funk
Jack Arthur
Vern Pendleton
Fred McCleskey
Those desiring to vote for the proposition: "Shall a
commission be chosen to frame a new charter?" shall strike the word
"no", and those desiring to vote against the proposition: "Shall a
commission be chosen to frame a new charter?" shall strike out the
word "yes".
In either event, the voter will then vote for a
charter commission of the fifteen members to serve in case a
majority of the voters voting in this election have voted in
the affirmative. The above list has been selected by the City
Council as a charter commission and should the voter desire to
vote against any or all of the above named persons, he may do
so by scratching the name of such person and writing opposite
such name the name of the person for whom he desires to vote,
provided that a failure to so name a charter commission shall
not invalidate the vote as to the question "Shall a commission
be chosen to frame a new charter?"
That should a majority of the qualified voters voting
in said election vote in the affirmative as to the question
"Shall a commission be chosen to frame a new charter?", then,
after the charter commission has completed its work and submitted
the new charter that a second election will be held, at the date
designated by the charter commission, in conformity with law, to
determine whether the new charter shall be adopted.
Section Four
A copy of this ordinance signed by the Mayor of the City
of Stephenville and attested by the City Secretary of the City of
Stephenville shall serve as a proper notice of the election to be
held as ordered herein on the 9th day of November , 1954.
The Mayor is authorized and directed to cause notice of said
election be be posted as provided for regular elections held for
the election of aldermen and the mayor of the City of Stephenville
which notices shall be so posted in the manner and for the length
of time required for regular city elections of the City of
Stephenville.
Section Five
The fact that the City of Stephenville is operating under
the general laws of the State of Texas applicable to cities with
5,000 or less and that the City of Stephenville has considerably
more than 7,000 population and did so have at the taking of the
last Federal Census and such general laws are considered by many
citizens to be in adequate to prescribe the best form of government
for the City of Stephenville, Texas and that the citizens of
Stephenville, Texas entitled to vote should be given such oppor-
tunity on this matter, creates an emergency and an imperative public
necessity that this ordinance go into effect immediately and provisions
of law or any rules to the contrary are hereby suspended and this
ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 23rd day of September , 1951.
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