1967-042 NO Z ?
~N OI~DIN~CE ORDERING A SPECL~, ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CI~
OF D~O~ ~ O~ ~ ~U~S~O~ OF T~ ~OPT~O~ OF ~ O~E P~R-
CENT (1%) LOC~ S~ES ~ USE T~ WITHIN ~ CI~, DESIGNATING
~E DAY OF THE ELECTION ~ ~E POLLING PLACE, ~POINTING ELECTION
OFFICIOS THEREFOR, PROVIDING T~T ~L DULY QU~IFIED RESIDENT
ELECTORS S~L BE QU~IFIED TO VOTE, P~SCRIBING FO~ OF B~LOT,
PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION, CONT~NING OT~R PROVISIONS
~LATING TO SAID E~CTION, PROVIDING FOR SEVE~BILI~ ~ DEC-
C~RING ~ E~RGENCY
~ Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts
1967~ 60th Leglslature, Regular Sesslon, Chapter 36~ Page 62)
authorizes the governing body of any c~ty~ town or v~llage ~n
Texas to call an elect~on for the purpose of adopting a local
sales and use tax w~thln such c~ty~ to~ or v~llage, Now Therefore~
THE COUNCIL OF T~ CITY OF DENTON~ TE~ ~REBY O~AINS
SECTION I
That a special elect~on shall be held in and throughout
the Clty of Denton~ Texas~ on the 9th day of Dece~er~ 1967~ at
which elect~on there shall be submitted to the resident qualified
voters of sald Clty~ for their action thereupon~ the followlng
propositions
"FOR adoption of a one percent (1~) local sales and use
tax w~th~n the c~ty"
"AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1~) local sales and
use tax within the c~ty"
S,ECTION II
That sa~d elect~on shall be held at one polling place for
all qualified voters of sa~d C~ty~ and the polling place and
presiding officers for sa~d elect~on shall be~ to w~t
POLLING P~CE P~SIDING OFFICERS
CO~NI~ BUI~ING JElL S~TH~
CIVIC CENTER PRESIDING JUDGE
AT BELL ~ E~T MCKI~EY ~4 ~ pd D ~& ~
DENTON~ TE~ ~TE~ATE PRESIDING ~GE
The Presiding Judge at such elect~on shall appoint not
less ~han two (2) clerks
SECTION III
That sa~d elect~on shall be held ~n accordance w~th the
Const%tut~on and laws of the State of Texas~ and all duly
qualified resident electors of the C~ty of Denton~ Texas shall
be qualified to vote
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SECTION IV.
That the ballots of said election shall conform to the require-
ments of Section 2, Subsection G, of Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas
Civil Statutes (Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session,
Chapter 36, Page 62), and to the requirements of Chapter 6 of the
Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and the language
to be printed thereon shall include the following
OFFICIAL BALLOT
INSTRUCTIONS Place an "X" in the square beside the state-
ment indicating the way you wish to vote.
~ FOR adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use
tax within the city
~ AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and
use tax within the city
SECTION V
That election judges and clerks are directed to comply with
Article 6 06, Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended
(Section 2 of House Bill 181, Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular
Session, Chapter 452, Pages 1026, 1028), which provides that a
square shall be placed beside each proposition in which the voter
is instructed to place an "X" or other clear mark to indicate the
way he wishes to vote, but which also provides that failure of a
voter to mark his ballot in strict conformity with the directions
on the ballot shall not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall
be counted if the intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable,
except where the law expressly prohibits the counting of the
ballot. It is specifically provided that the election officers
shall not refuse to count a ballot because of the voter's having
marked his ballot by scratching out the statement of proposition
for which he does not wish to vote
SECTION VI.
That notice of the election hereby ordered and called shall
be given (a) by publication on the same day of two successive
weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published within said
City, the date of the first publication to be at least twenty-one
(21) days prior to the date set herein for such election, and
(b) by, posting of such notice at the polling place of the City not
less than twenty (20) days prior to the date set herein for such
election It is hereby found and determined that the Denton Record-
Chronicle is a newspaper published within the City of Denton, Texas,
and is a newspaper of general circulation within said City
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PASSED
APPROVED
this
~___ day of November~ 1967
Martln~ Mayor
of Denton~ Texas
ATTEST
~~ Secretary City of Denton~ Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
J~k Q. Earton~ City Attorney
~ity of Denton~ Texas
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