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RESOLUTION NO. 73-8
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A RESOLUTION by the City Council of the City of
North Richland Hills, Texas, canvassing
returns and declaring the result of a bond
election held in the said City on the 20th
day of March, 1973.
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WHEREAS, this governing body resolved and ordered that an
election be held within this City on the 20th day of March, 1973,
for the purpose of submitting certain propositions for the issuance
of bonds to the resident qualified electors of the City, including
those who had duly rendered their property for taxation; and,
WHEREAS, the returns of the said election have been made
to this governing body and from an examination of those returns,
it appears that in conformity with the proceedings of this govern-
ing body calling the election:
(i) Two separate ballot boxes were provided
at the polling place or places designated by this
governing body; and
(ii) All resident qualified electors who owned
taxable property in the City and who had duly rendered
the same on the tax rolls of the City (hereinafter
called "taxpaying electors") were permitted to vote
in the box designated for their ballots and the ballots
cast in such box were recorded or tabulated separately;
and
(iii) All resident qualified electors (who were
otherwise qualified but did not own taxable property
which had been duly rendered for taxation on the tax
rolls of the City) --hereinafter called "electors"--
were permitted to vote in the box designated for their
ballots, and the ballots cast in such box were recorded
or tabulated separately; and
(iv) The total of the votes cast by the resident
qualified electors (including those who owned taxable
property which had been duly rendered for taxation on
the tax rolls of the City) was shown on the said re-
turns (the same being hereinafter referred to as
"Total All Electors "); and,
, WHEREAS, upon the consideration of the returns of the
said election, it appears that the same was held in accordance with
the authorizing proceedings and was in all respects legally held
after due notice had been given, and the said returns were duly and
legally made, and such returns showed the following results:
Column (l}
Column (2)
Column (3)
Taxpaying
Electors
Electors
Total
All Electors
(Columns 1 & 2)
PROPOSITION NUMBER 1
"THE ISSUANCE OF
$1,100,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION MUNICIPAL
BUILDING BONDS"
FOR
274
476
750
16
16
32
290
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TOTAL VOTES CAST
492
782
AGA INST
PROPOSITION NUMBER 2
"THE ISSUANCE OF
$100,000 GENERAL
OBLIGATION FIRE
STATION BUILDING
BONDS"
FOR
318
17
335
TOTAL VOTES CAST
432
750
15
32
447
782
AGAINST
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS:
SECTION 1: That all of the recitals contained in the
preamble of this resolution are found to be true and are adopted
as findings of fact by this governing body and as part of its judg-
ment.
SECTION 2: It is further found and determined that the
results of the election as canvassed and tabulate,d in the preamble
hereof reflect the expressed desires of the taxpaying e1e ctors,
electors, and total all electors (as such terms are defined in the
preamble hereof).
not SECTION 3: That in conformity 'tV'ith law, this governing
body is/autharized to issue the bonds on behalf of said City in
the amounts and for the purposes mentioned in the propositions set
forth in the proceedings calling the election with respect to
Proposition Number 1 and Proposition Number 2.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this
26th day of March, 1973.
C~ty
Richland
(City Seal)
MINUTES PERTAINING TO PASSAGE AND ADOPTION OF
RESOLUTION CANVASS ING RETURNS AND DECLARING
RESULT OF CITY BON!> ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS X
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COUNTY OF TARRANT X
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CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS X
ON THIS, the 26th day of March, 1973, the City Council
of the City of North Rich1and Hills, Texas, convened in regular "-
session at the regular meeting place thereof in the City Hall, the
meeting being open to the public and notice of said meeting, giving
the date, place and subject thereof, having been posted as pre-
scribed by Article 6252-17, Section 3A, V.A.T.C.So, with the
following members present and in attendance, to wit:
MARION L. MASSEY
MAYOR
WALTER SMITH
NORMA N ELL IS
LLOYD McKINNEY
DICK FARAM
J. F.CA TO
TOM E. NEWMAN
JO ANN GOODNIGHT
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COUNCILMEN
and with the following absent: NONE
constituting a quorum; and among other proceedings had were the
following:
Mayor Massey introduced the following resolution:
'~ RESOLUTION by the City Council of the City of
North Richland Hills, Texas, canvassing
returns and declaring the result of a bond
election held in the said City on the 20th
day of March, 1973.
Newman
Co unc i1rna n
tion of the
The resolution was read in full. Thereupon, Councilman
moved its adoption, and the motion was seconded by
Goodnight The motion carrying with it the adop-
resolution prevailed by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Smith, Ellis, McKinney, Faram, Cato,
Newman and Mrs. Goodnight.
NOES: None.
The Mayor announced that the resolution had been passed
and adopted.
MINUTES APPROVED, this the
day of March, 1973.
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Hills, Texas
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