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RESOLUTION NO. 73-5
A RESOLUTION AND ORDER by the City Council of
the City of North Richland Hills, Texas,
calling a bond election to be held within
said City, making provision for the con-
duct of the election and other provisions
incident and related to the purpose of this
resolution and order.
WHEREAS, this City Council deems it advisable to call a
bond election for the purpose hereinafter mentioned; therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND:HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That an election be held on the 20th day of
March, 1973, which date is not less than fifteen (15) nor more
than thirty (30) days from the date of .the adoption hereof, at
whic h election the following propositions shall be submitted:
PROPOSITION NUMBER 1
"SHALL the City Council of the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas, be authorized to issue ONE
MILLION ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,100,000)
general obligation bonds of said City for the pur-
pose of making permanent public improvements, to
wit: constructing and equipping a municipal build-
ing to house the city hall and library and the
acquisition of a site therefore; said bonds to
mature serially over a period of years not to ex-
ceed FORTY (40) years from their date, to be
issued and sold at any price or prices and to
bear interest at any rate or rates as shall be
determined within the discretion of the City
Council at the time of issuance; and to provide
for the payment of principal of and interest on
said bonds by levying a tax sufficient to pay the
annual interest and to create a sinking fund suffi-
cient to redeem said bonds as they become due?"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 2
"SHALL the City Counc il of the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas, be authorized to issue ONE
HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($lOO,OOO)general obliga-
tion bonds of said City for the purpose of making
permanent public improvements, to wit: construct-
ing and equipping a fire station building in and
for said City and the acquisition of a site there-
for; said bonds to mature serially over a period
of years not to exceed FORTY (40) years from their
date, to be issued and sold at any price or prices
and to bear interest at any rate or rates as shall
be determined within the discretion of the City
Council at the time of issuance; and to provide
for the payment of principal of and interest on
said bonds by levying a tax sufficient to pay the
annual interest and to create a sinking fund suffi-
cient to redeem said bonds as they become due?"
shall be prepared in accordance with
so as to permit the electors to vote
said propositions which shall be set
following form:
SECTION 2:
That the official ballots for said election
the V.A.T.S. Election Code
"FOR" or "AGAINST" the afore-
forth in substantially the
PROPOSITION NUMBER 1
"THE ISSUANCE OF $1,100,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION
MUNICIPAL ,BU1LDING BONDS"
PROPOSITION NUMBER 2
"THE ISSUANCE OF $100,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION
FIRE STATION BUILDING BONDS"
The word "FOR" and beneath it the word "AGA INST" shall
be made to appear on the left of the proposition. A squa~e shall
be printed on the left of each of the war ds "FOR" and "AGAINST",
and each elector shall place an "X" in the square beside the
statement indicating the way he wishes to vote.
SECTION 3: That the polling places and officers of said
election shall be as follows, to wit:
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POLLING PLACES
ELECTION OFFICERS
CITY HALL
4101 Morgan Circle
MRS. ANN SMITH, Presiding Judge
SAINT SMITH, Alternate Presiding
Judge
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SMITHFIELD FIRE
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8200 Ma in Street
MRS. BILL McCLURE, Presiding Judge
BILL McCLURE, Alternate Presiding
Judge
Each Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2)
nor more than 7 qualified clerks to serve and assist in hold-
ing said election; provided that if the respective Presiding Judge
herein appointed actually serves, the Alternate Presiding Judge
of his polling place shall be one of the clerks.
On election day the polls shall be open from 7:00 A.M.
to 7:00 P.M.
Absentee voting shall be conducted at the City Secretary's
office in the City Hall, in accordance with the provisions of
V.A.T.S. Election Code, Chapter 5.
SECTION 4: All resident qualified electors of the City,
including those who own taxable property in said City and who have
duly rendered the same for taxation, shall be permitted to vote at
said election. That at said election two separate ballot boxes
shall be provided at the polling place. In one box only resident
qualified electors who own taxable property and who have duly
rendered the same for taxation shall be allowed to vote. In
another box all resident qualified electors (who are otherwise
qualified but do not own taxable property which has been duly
rendered for taxation) shall be allowed to vote. The votes cast
in each of said boxes shall be recorded, returned, and canvassed
in such manner as will reflect separately the votes cast by the
qualified electors who own taxable property and who have duly ren-
dered the same for taxation from the votes cast by all qualified
electors (including those who own taxable property and who have
duly rendered the same for taxation).
SEC~ION 5: That a substantial copy of this resolution
and order shall serve as proper notice of said election. Said
notice shall be posted in the election precinct or precincts and
at the City Hall not less than fourteen (14) full days prior to
the date on which said election is to be held, and be published
on the same day in each of two successive weeks in a newspaper
of general circulation in said City, published therein, the first
of said publications to be made not less than fourteen (14) full
days prior to the date set for said election.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this the 26th day of February, 1973.
ATTEST:
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Secretary, City of North Richland
Hills, Texas
City
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