1976-011 NO
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING ELECTION RETURNS OF ELECTION HELD APRIL
3, 1976, TO ELECT TWO CITY COUNCILPERSONS
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I
That the City Council officially finds and determines that
an election was duly ordered to be held in the City of Denton,
Texas, on the 3rd day of April, 1976, for the purpose of elect-
lng two (2) members to said Council, that proper notice of said
election was duly given, that proper election officers were duly
appointed prior to said election, that said election was duly
held, that due returns of the result of said election have been
made and delivered, and that the City Council has duly canvassed
said returns, all in accordance with law
SECTION II
That the City Council officially finds and determines that
only resident qualified electors of said City were allowed to
vote at said election, and the following votes were cast at said
election for each candidate and write-in, there being no other
person receiving any votes at this election
Ben Ivey, Jr 3,134
Bill Nash 2,915
Bill Brady 2,481
Clayton E Bockbrader 1,947
Gene White 1,022
Richard 0 Stewart 1,004
W M Jamerson, Jr 966
Pat Cheek 24
SECTION III
That the City Council officially finds, determines and de-
clares the results of said election to be that BEN IVEY, JR and
BILL NASH have each received the proper number of votes to be
elected, and that each of them is elected to said Council in
accordance with law
PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of~il.,~._.~_ ~ A D 1976
CITY OF DENT~, T~S
ATTEST
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
?~UL C ISHAM, CITY ATTORNEY
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
CERTIFICATE FOR CANVASS ORDINANCE
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DENTON
CITY OF DENTON
I, the undersigned City Secretary of said City, hereby certify
as follows
1 That the attached and following is a true, full, and cor-
rect copy of an ordinance canvassing election returns duly passed
by the City Council of said City at a special meeting held at the
regular meeting place on the 5th day of April, A D 1976, which
ordinance has been duly recorded in the Minutes of the City Council
2 The following are the members and officers of said City
Council
Tom D Jester, Jr , Mayor
Terrell King, Mayor Pro-Tem
Ray Stephens, Councilperson
Elinor Hughes, Councilperson
Joe Mitchell, Councilperson
and all said persons were present at the time of passage of said
ordinance except the following absentees ,
3 That said ordinance was introduced for the consideration
of said City Council by its presiding officer and read in full, and
upon motion duly made and seconded, said ordinance was passed by the
following vote
AYES ~
NOES 0
4 That each of the members and officers of said City Council
was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in
advance, of the time, place, and purpose of the aforesaid meeting,
and each of said members and officers consented in advance to the
holding of said meeting for such purpose
5 That the City Attorney of said Cmty has approved said ordin-
ance, that the Mayor and City Secretary of said City have duly signed
said ordinance, and that said ordinance was duly enacted
SIGNED AND SEALED this the ay of April, A D 1976
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS