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AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A`l k]LE€:"TION OF THE QUALIFIED
VOTERS OF THE CITY OF FOR`J." WORTH, TEXAS, ON TUESDAY,
THE 2nd DAY OF APRIL, A. D 1963, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
ELECTING NINE COUNCILMEN FOR SAID CITY,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COTJNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
That in compliance with the H:hai`tisr 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, 6t1led
and ordered for the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
April, A. D. 1963, the same being the 2nd day of said month,
at which election all qualified voters may vote for the pur-
pose of electing nine councilmen.
SECTION II
That the City Secretary of said City shall prepare ballots
to be used in said election and, shhall stamp s,-I.me "Official Ballot, "
on which ballot shall be printed tkie nams,.s of the candidates for
the position of councilmen. The p--aces of the different coun-
cilmen shall be designated k-,)n the ballot as Member of
Council, Place 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9, respectively.
SE(","T".i3ON III
That no person' s name shall placed upon the official
ballot as a candidate for the pow,itei.on of a member of the City
Council unless such person has f:i.`,ed his E corn application, as
provided by the laws of Texas, w, th Mayor and the City Secre-
tary 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.
SECTION IV.
That it shall further appear to the said City Secretary,
before said candidate's name is entered on said ballot, that
he has filed an affidavit of loyalty with the Mayor and the
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 candidates
for the same position and place as a member of the City Council,
the position of such candidates' names on the ballot shall be
determined by placing them on such ballot in the alphabetical
order of their surname.
SECTION VI.
That each voter shall vote for his choice for candidate
for each place as a member of the City Council by scratching
or marking out all other names in that race, and shall vote for
one candidate only for each place.
SECTION VII.
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. In the event of a tie or in the event that no
candidate receives a majority of all the votes cast for any one
or more of the respective offices, the Mayor, on the first day
after the completion of the official count of ballots, shall
issue a call for a second electioi%, 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 high-
est 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 oLes cast for all candidates
for such office or offices shall again be voted for.
SECTION VIII.
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 each of the
positions of city councilmen, respectively.
SECTION IX.
That this ordinance, signed by the Mayor and attested by
the City Secretary, shall constitute the proclamation of the
Mayor calling and ordering said election, and that such notice
shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the
City of Fort Worth once a week for four weeks prior thereto,
and that the said City Secretaxy is hereby directed to post
or cause to be posted said proclamation at least twenty (20)
days before said election in each ,/oting precinct.
SECTION X.
That the polling places for this election and the personnel
of the officers who are to hold the same, except insofar as they
may be changed by the City Council of said City, shall be as follows-
SECTION XI.
That this ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
City Attorney