1964-017 AN ORDI~NCE BY THE CItY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON~
TEX~S~ CALLING AND ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THE 7TH DAY OF APRIL, A.De 1964, THE SAME BEING THE
FIRST TUESDAY IN SAID MON~H~ FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
TWO (2) COUNCILMEN FOR THE CITY OF DENTON IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 3, SECTION 3 01 (a) OF
THE CHARTER OF TH~ CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING
THE HOURS AND PLACE FOR THE SAID ELECTION, PROVIDING FOR
PUBLICATION OF THIS ORDINANCE AND THE POSTING IN THREE
PUBLIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF DENTON AS NOTICE OF SAID
ELECTION, DIRECTING THE CITY SECRETARY TO MAKE UP THE
OFFICIAL BALLOT, CAUSING THE SAME TO BE PRINTED AND
DELIVERED TO THE PRESIDING OFFICER, PROVIDING FOR THE
MAKING OF OFFICIAL RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION, PROVIDING
FOR THE CANVASSING OF THE RETURNS OF SAID ELECTION AND
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF SAME BY THE CITY COUNCIL, AND
DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE°
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION .1.
That an election shall be held an the Municipal Building
an the City of Denton, Texas, between the hours of 8 00o'clock
a m and 7 00 o'clock p.m. on the 7th day of April, A D 1964,
the same being the first Tuesday of said month, for the purpose
of electing two (2) councilmen for the City of Denton, in
accordance with the provIsions of Article 3, Section 3 01 (a) of
the Charter of the City of Denton, Texas.
SECTION 2°
That the two candidates who receive the highest number of
votes shall be declared elected to the City Council of the City
of Denton
SECTION 3~
That notice of said election shall be given by the posting
of true copies of this ordinance, signed by the Mayor and attested
by the City Secretary an three public places an the said City,
one of which places shall be at the Municipal Building, for thirty
(30) consecutive days prior to the date of the sa~d election and
thas ordinance shall be publashed an full one tame in the Denton
Reoord-Chronacle at least thirty (30) days prior to the sa~d
electaon.
SECTION 4
That ~// ~/~/~ ls hereby appoanted Presiding Judge
of saad election, and the saad Jf~'~ _~;/~ shall appoant
such assastants as may be necessary to properly conduct said
electaon
SECTION 5
That the Caty Secretary shall make up the offaclal ballot
from the names presented to ham by applacataon or nomlnat~ng
petltaons as provaded by Article 3, Sectaons 3 02 and 3 03 of
the Charter of the City of Denton, Texas, and he as hereby
authorized and dlrected to have the ballots to be used an such
elect~on pranted and delavered to the sa~d Presiding Judge
SECTION 6
That ammed~ately after the counting of the votes the
Presadang Judge shall delaver the offlc~al returns of the electaon
to the Caty Secretary.
SECTION 7~
That on the Monday next followlng the eleetaon, the City
Couneal shall canvass the returns and declare the results which
shall be recorded ~n the manutes of the Councal
SECTION 8~
That the two candadates who receive the hlghest number of
votes shall be declared elected and the Mayor shall deliver
Certificates of Electaon to the successful candidates If two
candidates shall t~e, the Couneal shall order a second election
to be held on the 14th day after the farst election at whlch
only the names of the two candidates who receive the same
number of votes at the first electzon shall be printed on the
ballot In the event of a t~e at the second election, the two
candidates shall cast lots to determine which one shall be declared
elected
SECTION 9
Thls ordinance shall become effective l~ed~ately upon its
passage
PASSED AND APPROVED this ~ ~%J~day of February, A D 1964
Warren Whltson, Jr , Mayor
City of Denton, Texas
ATTEST
~ooks Holt, City Secretary
C~ty of Denton, Texas
APPROVED AS TO LEaL FORM
~ck Q Barton, City Attorney
/C~ty of Denton, Texas