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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 6058 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE ORDERING AN ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS , ON TUESDAY, THE 8TH DAY OF APRIL, A. D. 1969, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A MAYOR AND COUNCILMEN FOR SAID CITY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS : SECTION I. That in compliance with the Charter of the City of Fort Worth and in accordance with the laws and Constitution of the State of Texas, an election be, and the same is hereby, called and ordered for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April, A. D. 1969, the same being the 8th day of said month, at which election all qualified voters may vote for the purpose of electing a Mayor and Councilmen. SECTION II . That the City Secretary of said City shall prepare bal- lots to be used in voting machines in said election, on which ballots shall be printed the names of the candidates for the position of Mayor and Councilmen. The places of the different candidates shall be designated on the official ballot as Mayor, Place 1, and Member of Council, Place 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively. SECTION III . That no person 's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for the position of Mayor or as a mem- ber of the City Council unless such person has filed his sworn application, as provided by the laws of Texas, with the Mayor and the City Secretary at least thirty (30) days prior to the election date, and it must also appear on the face of said application the number of the place that said candidate is seeking. That no person 's name shall be placed upon the official ballot as a candidate for the po- sition of Mayor or as a member of the City Council unless such person has filed a sworn statement, not less than seven (7) nor more than ten (10) days prior to Tuesday, April 8, 1969, of all gifts and loans previously received and of all gifts, loans and payments made, and of all debts and obligations incurred or contracted for future use in be- half of such person 's candidacy for office; that the state- ment must include all gifts, loans , payments , debts and ob- ligations made or incurred, whether before or after the announced or filed candidacy of such person; and that not more than ten (10) days after the 8th day of April, 1969, each candidate shall also file a supplemental sworn state- ment of all gifts and loans received prior to the election and of all gifts , loans and payments made and debts and ob- ligations incurred prior to the election which were not specifically included in the sworn statement filed prior to the election, all as provided for in Article 14.08 of the Election Code of the State of Texas . SECTION IV. That it shall further appear to the said City Secre- tary, before said candidate 's name is entered on said ballot, that he has filed an affidavit of loyalty with the -2- City Secretary, as required by Article 6 .02 of the Election Code of the State of Texas . SECTION V. That in the event that there are two or more candi- dates for the position of Mayon or for the same position and place as a member of the City Council, the order in which the names of such candidates are to be printed on the ballot shall be determined by a drawing to be conducted by the City Secretary; that three (3) days prior to the date on which the drawing is to be held, the City Secretary shall post a notice in his office in the City Hall of the time and place of the drawing and shall also give personal notice to any candidate who makes written request therefor and furnishes to the City Secretary a self-addressed stamped envelope; and that each candidate involved in the drawing or a representative designated by him shall have a right to be present and observe the drawing . SECTION VI , That absentee voting shall be on paper ballots , and that each absentee voter shall vote for his choice for can- didate for Mayor and for each place as a member of the City Council by placing an "x" in the square beside the name of each candidate for whom he wishes to vote; provided, however, that if the voter places a plus sign (+) or a check mark (vj , or any other mark which clearly shows his intention, in such place, it shall be counted as a vote for that candi- date, provided that no more names are thus marked than -3- there are places to be filled. That the failure of a voter to mark his ballot in strict conformity with these direc- tions or failure to vote a full ballot shall not invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall be counted on all races wherein the intention of the voter is clearly ascertain- able, except where the law expressly prohibits the count- ing of the ballot. That it is specifically provided that the election officers shall not refuse to count an absentee ballot because of the voter 's having marked his ballot by scratching out the names of candidates for whom he does not wish to vote; and that in this connection the attention of the Absentee Ballot Canvassing Board is directed to the provisions of Article 6 .06 of the Election Code of the State of Texas . SECTION VII . That voting machines approved by the Commissioners ' Court of Tarrant County, Texas, shall be used at the City Council election on April 8, 1969, in strict compliance with the applicable provisions of Article 7 . 14 of the Election Code of the State of Texas, as amended, and other applicable provisions of such Election Code. SECTION VIII . That any candidate receiving a majority of all the votes cast for the office for which he is a candidate shall be elected to such office; but that in the event of a tie or in the event that no candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast for the office sought, the Mayor, on the -4- first day after the completion of the official tabulation and canvass of the returns, shall issue a call for a second election, as required by law, to be held on the second Tuesday following the issuance of such call, at which second election the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for any such office or offices, as the case may be, in the first election at which no one was elected by receiving a majority of all the votes cast for all candi- dates for such office or offices shall again be voted for. SECTION IX. That the polls shall be kept open from seven o 'clock A. M. , until seven o 'clock P. M. , and that due return shall be made to the City Council showing the number of votes cast for and the number of votes cast against each candidate for the position of Mayor and for each of the positions of City Councilmen, respectively. SECTION X. That this ordinance shall constitute the proclamation calling and ordering said election; that such notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Fort Worth once a week for four (4) weeks prior thereto; and that the said City Secretary is hereby directed to post or cause to be posted said proclamation in each vot- ing precinct at least twenty (20) days before said election. SECTION XI . That the polling places for this election, the personnel of the officers who are to hold the same, and the Absentee -5- Ballot Canvassing Board, except insofar as they may be changed by the City Council of said City, shall be as follows : PRECINCT POLLING PLACE JUDGE 1 Mt. Gilead Baptist Church Frank Leab 600 Grove Street 2 Lobby - Civil Courts Bldg. Jack Haight 5 East Van Zandt School Dr. A. I . Harris 615 Missouri 6 Church - May and Cannon Mrs . W. A. Matthews 7 Ernest Parker Junior High Joseph Becan School - 1015 S . Jennings 8 Magnolia Ave. Christian W. E. Randles Church - 950 W. Magnolia 10 R. Vickery Elementary School Mrs . Lena B. Reynolds 1905 East Vickery 11 Fire Hall - 3401 Avenue I Mrs . J. W. Simmons 12 East Handley Elementary Mrs . S . R. Hill School - 2617 Mims 14 & 154 Hubbard Elementary School Sue Blocker 1333 West Spurgeon 15 Brooklyn Heights Elementary Webb Joiner School - 3800 Valentine 16 W. C . Stripling Junior High Sam S . Noblit School - 2100 Clover Lane 17 W. J. Turner Elementary Frank L. Prochaska School - 3001 Azle Avenue 19 Perfecto Cleaners (Rear) C. H. Linton 108 North Riverside Drive 22 Wedgwood Junior High School Robert M. Chenault 3909 Wilki Way 45 Community Center Mrs . D . J. Whitecotton 6501 8hadydell 48 Greines Furniture Co. Joe Lazo 1332 North Main -6- PRECINCT POLLING PLACE JUDGE 49 Kemble Bros . Furniture W. T. Fuller Store - 2465 North Main 50 Washington Heights Hillary Hardeman Elementary School 3215 North Houston 51 & 93 Diamond Hill Elementary Louie I . Pratt School - 2901 Hutchinson 53 Light House for the Blind Mrs . Susie Byars 912 West Broadway 54 Fort Worth Carpet Company Mrs . W. G. Norman 1524 Pennsylvania Avenue 56 St . John Baptist Church S . A. Whitaker 1108 E. 19th Street 57 St. Paul 's Lutheran Church Sheridan Taylor 1800 West Freeway 58 New Bethel Church Mrs . Fred G. Cox 1035 East Annie 59 Carter Metropolitan Church Mrs . W. B. Lacy 1115 Illinois 60 8th Avenue Baptist Temple C. F. Laue 1425 Eighth Avenue 61 Progressive Baptist Church 011ie Reed 1702 Carver 62 E. M. Daggett School Martha Sue Parr 958 Page Street 64 West Van Zandt Elementary Kenneth M. Henderson School - 1200 University Dr. 66 Tandy Elementary School Carroll Morrow 3400 Purington 67 Denver Avenue Elementary Robert A. Bowman, Sr. School - 1412 Denver Ave. 68 Sam Rosen Elementary School R. N. (Bob) Bogard 2613 Roosevelt 69 & 153 Baptist Church Jack F. Moore 9620 Santa Monica Drive -7- PRECINCT POLLING PLACE JUDGE 70 Carter Blood Center Dr. Wilson B. Williams 1263 West Rosedale 71 & 84 Fire Station Mrs . Clarence Farmer 1601 Lipscomb 74 D . McRae Elementary School Mrs . Viva Neel 3316 Avenue N 75 Wm. James Junior High School Ed L. Sorrels 1101 Nashville 76 Lily B. Clayton School Mrs . R. R. Cheatham 2000 Park Place 77 Fire Station John S . McClane 2804 Lipscomb 78 Mt . Olive Baptist Church Betty Joyce Cumby 2951 Evans Avenue 79 & 73 Flint Drug Store Mable Newton 2250 Evans Avenue 80 Harmony Baptist Church Mrs. E. W. Nem6tz 2800 Mitchell Boulevard 81 Alice E . Carlson Elementary Ben H. Procter School - 3320 W. Cantey 82, 36, Riverside Elementary School Jerry Winters 139 & 160 420 N. Riverside Drive 83 Oaklawn Elementary School Mrs . Charlotte Pernell 3220 Hardeman 85 Rosemont Junior High School Mrs . Harry G. Miller 1501 West Seminary Drive 86 Fire Hall - 1908 Carleton David 0. Belew, Jr. 87 I . 0 . 0. F. Hall Mrs . Felix Harrison 1900 Gould 88 Sagamore Hill Elementary Joe J. Johnson, Sr. School - 701 Hughes 89 Morningside Elementary Mrs . Marie N. Brooks School - 2601 Evans Ave. -8- PRECINCT POLLING PLACE JUDGE 90 Church of God in Christ Raymond Johnson 2010 Yuma 91 Peninsula Club - Lake Worth Eva Pruitt 92 Fire Hall - 2410 Prospect Mrs . E. L. Boswell 94, 115 Arlington Heights Elemen- Mrs . Harry Laue & 144 tary School - 5100 El Campo 95 Tillery Grocery and Market Mrs . Frances Merrill 2202 Forest Park Boulevard 96 E . M. Daggett Elementary Doren Pulliam School - 1108 Carlock 97 George C. Clarke Elementary Thomas R. High School - 3300 South Henderson 98 S . S . Dillow School W. R. Ford 4000 Avenue M 99 Handley Junior High School Mrs . J. P. Parker 2925 Haynie 101 & 162 Amon G. Carter High School J. D. "Buddie " Thompson 3301 Yucca 103 North Hi-Mount School W. B . Renfro 3801 West 7th Street 104 Bradley Center Mrs . H. M. Manny 2601 Timberline Dr. 105 Meadowbrook Junior High Bob Phillips, Jr . School - 2001 Ederville Rd. 106 & 152 A. M. Pate Elementary School Pearlie Mae Grays 3800 Anglin Drive 107 Town Hall - Seminary South Dick Salinas Shopping Center 108 Paschal High School Allen B . Conner 3001 Forest Park Boulevard 109 Oakhurst School Vernon R. Winters 2700 Yucca 110 North Side Recreation Center Mrs . George Haynes 19th and Homan Streets -9- PRECINCT POLLING PLACE JUDGE 113 Providence Baptist Church Mrs . C. C . Witt Route 8, Lake Worth 116 Central Christian Church Ralph Hester West 4th and Bailey 117 Bluebonnet Elementary School Victor Tinsley 3201 South Hills Drive 118 Mary Louise Phillips School Ed Sampson, Jr . 3020 Bigham 119 Paradise Baptist Church Mrs . Grace Bass 121 Paradise 120 Como Elementary School Mrs . Sopora Hicks 4000 Horne 122 Grace Baptist Church Mrs . J. E. Nelson 2219 N.W. 26th Street 123 & 18 H. V. Helbin.g Elementary Mrs . Charlie Blackwood School - 3524 North Crump 124 Mrs . George Kuykendall 's H. T. Bibb, Sr . Residence - 2315 Goldenrod 125 Northwest Bible Church Wallace Boling 5041 Jacksboro Highway 126 New Y.M.C .A. Building J. Harry Bruton 1500 Sandy Lane 127 Dunbar Junior High School Garfield W. Thompson 5100 Willie 129 Ridglea Hills Elementary Otto Dworak School - 6817 Cumberland Rd. 130 & 163 Tanglewood Elementary School Mary Jane Walters 3060 Overton Park West 132 Eastland Elementary School Mrs . Don Allie 4108 Eastland 133 & 165 South Hills Elementary Herb K. Hall School - 3009 Bilglade 134 Westcliff Elementary School Mrs . C . C . Blackwell 4300 Clay -10- PRECINCT POLLING PLACE JUDGE 135 Alta Mere Baptist Church Freddie 0 . Leopard, Jr. 3200 Ramona Drive 136 & 21 Wycliff Elementary School L. M. "Jack" Blanks 4920 Dilworth 137 Crestwood Elementary School Estil Vance, Jr . 3600 White Settlement Road 142 & 167 Bruce C. Sh:alkey School H. E . "Hank" Naschke 5500 Whitman 146 & 170 Meadowbrook Recreation Mrs . Edmund Koch Center - 1815 Jenson Road 149 & 13 Glen Park Elementary School Jack Green 3601 Pecos 150, 23 E. Ray Elementary School W. G. Beasley & 25 7309 Sheridan Road 151 St . James Presbyterian D. D. Autry Church - 2200 Oak Hill Rd. 155 Rosemont Church of Christ Doyle Meador 4041 Ryan Avenue Absentee Balloting shall be conducted by the City Secretary at the City Hall, 1000 Throckmorton Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102 . Absentee Ballot Canvassing Board Tom Land. Mrs . Ed Palm Blakeney H. Sanders SECTION XII . That said election shall be held under the provisions of the Charter of the City of Fort Worth, Texas, and the Constitution and laws of. the State of Texas insofar as same may be applicable, and all duly qualified resident electors of the City of Fort Worth, Texas , shall be allowed to vote in said election, and all electors shall vote in the pre- -11- cinct or polling place of their residence, or as provided by law. SECTION XIII ° That the City Secretary is Hereby ordered and directed to prepare and issue ballots for absentee voting and for voting machines and to stamp same "Official Ballot. " SECTION XIV. That the City Secretary of the City of Fort Worth shall furnish election officials said ballots and voting machines, together with any other forms , blanks or instructions in accordance with the Charger of the City of Fort Worth, Texas , and the laws of the State of Texas insofar as same are appli- cable. SECTION XV, That the way and manner of holding this election, the notice to be given therefor, the polling places, the per- sonnel and the officers who are to hold same, and all de- tails connected with the holding of the election shall be provided for and arranged by the City Secretary; that the proper notice and publication of this notice, proclamation and ordinance shall only be cumulative of and in addition to the statutory notice of said election as herein provided; and that any omission or irregularity in the publication of this notice, proclamation and ordinance, or in the signing of same, shall riot in any way affect or invalidate such election. -12- SECTION XVI . That this ordinance, election order, proclamation and notice shall take effect and be in full force and effect from and after the date of its passag , and it is so or- dained. Mayo t ty of Fort th, T 7eas Z C ` t Secretary of the City of Fort Worth, Texas APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: ..5v0*, 6n,* ve-At"t oklo-_� City Attorney of the City of Fort Worth, Texas PASSED AND ADOPTED this the 24th day of February, 1969, at a regular, public meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth. -13-