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268
AN ORDINANCE ORDERING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
IN THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND HILLS OF TARRANT
COUNTY, TEXAS, ON THE QUESTION OF THE ADOPTION OF
A ONE PERCENT (1%) LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX WITHIN
THE CITY; DESIGNATING THE DAY OF THE ELECTION AND THE
POLLING PLACES; APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS THERE-
FOR: PROVIDING THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT
ELECTORS SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING FORM
OF BALLOT; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CON-
TAINING OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Article l066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes
(Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36,
Page 62) authorizes the governing body of any city, town or
village in Texas to call an election for the purpose of adopting
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a local sales and use tax within such city, town or village;
Now Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH RICHLAND
HILLS OF TARRANT COUNTY, TEXAS:
Section 1. That a special election shall be held ln and
throughout the City of North Richland Hills of Tarrant County,
Texas, on the 26th day of August, 1969, at which election there
shall be submitted to the resident qualified voters of said
City of North Richland Hills, for their action thereupon, the
following propositions;
"FOR adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use
tax within the city."
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"AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and
use tax within the city."
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Section 2. That said election shall be held in each of the
election precincts with said City of North Richland Hills, and
the polling places and presiding officers for each of said
precincts shall be, respectively, as follows, to wit:
Precinct
Polling Place
Presiding Officers
No. I
City Hall
Mrs. Ann Smith
Presiding Judge
Mr. Saint Smith
Alternate Presiding Judge
No. 2
Smithfield Fire Station #1
Mrs. J. F. Hewitt
Presiding Judge
Mr. Vernon Sampley
Alternate Presiding Judge
There shall be 5 clerks for each election precinct, to be
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appointed by the Presiding Judge for each such precinct.
Section 3. That said election shall be held in accordance
with the Constitution and laws of the State of Texas, and all
duly qualified resident electors of the City of North Richland
Hills of Tarrant County, Texas shall be qualified to vote.
Section 4. That the ballots of said election shall conform
to the requirements of Section 2, Subsection G, of Article
l066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts 1967, 60th Legis-
lature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Page 62), and to the require-
ments of Chapter 6 of the Election Code of the State of Texas,
as amended, and the language to be printed thereon shall
include the following:
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OFFICIAL BALLOT
INSTRUCTIONS: Place an "X" in the square beside the
statement indicating the way you wish to vote.
FOR adoption of a one percent (l%) local sales and use
tax within the city.
AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local sales and use
tax within the city.
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Section 5. That election judges and clerks are directed
to comply with Article 6.06, Election Code of the State of Texas,
as amended (Section 2 of House Bill 181, Acts 1967, 60th
Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 452, Pages 1026, 1028),
which provides that a square shall be placed beside each pro-
position in which the voter is instructed to place an "X"
or other clear mark to indicate the way he wishes to vote; but
which also provides that failure of a voter to mark his ballot
in strict conformity with the directions on the ballot shall not
invalidate the ballot, and the ballot shall be counted if the
intention of the voter is clearly ascertainable, except where
the law expressly prohibits the counting of the ballot. It
is specifically provided that the election officers shall not
refuse to count a ballot because of the voter's having marked
his ballot by scratching out the statement of proposition
for which he does not wish to vote.
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Section 6. That notice of the election hereby ordered
and called shall be given:
(a) by publication on the same day
of two successive weeks in a newspaper having general circu-
lation within said City of North Richland Hills, the date of the
first publication to be at least twenty-one (21) days prior
to the date set herein for such election; and (b) by posting
of such notice at the polling place in each of the election
precincts of the City of North Richland Hills not less than
twenty (20) days prior to the date set herein for such election.
It is hereby found and determined that there is no newspaper
of general circulation which is published within said City of
North Richland Hills; and it is hereby found and determined
that the Mid-Cities Daily News published in Hurst, Texas, is a
newspaper having general circulation within the City of North
Richland Hills of Tarrant County, Texas.
Section 7. An emergency hereby exists necessitating this
ordinance to be passed on the first reading and this ordinance
shall be effective immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this
2Sth
day of
July
1969.
ATTEST:
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C~y s~c~' ~ ---:1
EVALYN R. HUSTON
Cq~ER~
MAYOR
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING NOTICES
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OF SPECIAL ELECTION
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF TARRANT
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally
appeared Evalyn Huston, City Secretary of the City of North
Richland Hills, Texas, who, being by me duly sworn, upon oath
deposes and says:
Tha t on the 3rd
day of
August
, 19.!t1.-, she
caused to be posted a true and correct copy of the attached and
foregoing NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION AND ORDINANCE CALLING
SPECIAL ELECTION on the question of the adoption of a One
Percent (1%) Local Sales and Use Tax within said City.
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at the following polling places within each of the election
precincts of said City, to-wit:
Precinct
Polling Place
No. 1
City Hall
No. 2
Smithfield Fire Station #1
and that said notices were posted in a conspicuous public place
for at least twenty days prior to
SWORN TO AND SUBSCRIBED BEFORE ME this
20th day of
August
, 19 69
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Notary Public in and for Tarrant
County, Texas
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LEGAL AFFIDAVIT
THE STATE OF TEXAS:
COUNTY OF TARRANT
Before me, the undersigned authority on this day personally
appearedEleanor Lew1~nown to me to be a credible person. who
first being sworn, deposed and upon her oath said:
Bookkeeper Mid ~ities Daily News
That she is the of the , a newspaper
which has been regularly and continuously published and of general
circulatiùh in the City/Town of
Hurst
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more than one year next preceding the first publication of the
attached Legal Notice
and that he caused said notice to be
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publIshed In saId newspaper on the following date/so 8/10/69
That the attached is a true and correct copy of said notice as pub-
lished on said date/s in said
Mid Cities Daily News
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Sworn to and subscribed before me, this th&.st day of Sep~
196-9-
Nota PubUc,Tarrant County,
Texas
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ATTACH LEGAL
COPY HERE
LEGALNOT"ICES
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A SPECIAL. ELECfION TO
BE HELD IN THE. CITY OF
NOR.T~ RICHLAND HILLS
OF . TARRANT COUNTY,
,TEXAS,'ON ~E QUESTION
OF THE ADOPTION OF A
ONE PER. CENT . '<1 PER
CENT) LOCAL SALES AND.
THE USE TAX WITHIN THE
CITY; DESIGNATING THE
DAY OF THE ELECTION
AND THE POLLING
PLACES; APPOINTING
ELECTION OFFICIALS
THEREFOR: PROVIDING
THAT ALL DULY QUALI-
FIED RESIDENT ELECTORS
SHALL BE QUALIFIED TO
VOTE; . PRESCRIBING
FORM .OF BALLOT; PRO-
VIDING FQR NOTICE OF
ELECTION; CONTAINING
OTHER PROVISIONS RE-
LATING TO SAID EL~C-'
TION; PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND DE-
CLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, ArtiCle 1066c,
Vernon's Texas Civil Stàtutes
(Acts 1967 ,60th. Legislature,
Regular. session, Chapter 36,
Page 62) authorizes the gov-
erning body of any city, town
or village in Texas to call an
election for the purpose of
adOpting a local sales and use
tax within such city, town or
'vil1age;Now Therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
'CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NORTH'RICHLAND
HILLS OF TARRANT COUN-
TY, TEXAS:
Section 1., That a special
election shall' be held in and
throughout the City of North
Rich1and Hills of Tarrant
County, Texas, on the 26th day
of August, 1969, at which elec-
tion there shall be submitted
to the resident qualified voters
of said City of North Richland
Hills, fOr their action there-
upon, the following proposi-
tions; .
I "FOR adoption of a one per
cent (1 per cent) local sales
and use tax within the city."
"AGAINST adoption of a
one per cent (1 per cent) local
saleí and use tax within the'
city." , .
Section 2. 111at said election
shall be beld in each of the
election precincts. with said
City. of Norti1 RictilandHiDs.,
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.~~Pt.re the law express-
ly prohibits the counting of·"the
, ballot. It Is specifically provid-
ed that' thee1eetion officeu
shal1,Mt··r4!fu8e to"côunta bal-
lot because of the voter's hav~
ing marked his . ballot by
scratching. out the statement
of· proposition for which he
does not wish to vote.
Section 6. That notice of the
election hereby ordered and
called shall be given: (a) by
publication on the same day of
two suécessive weeks in a
newspaper havihg general cir-
culation . within said City of
North Richiand Hills; the date
of the first publication to be at
least twenty -one (21) days
prior to the date set herein for
such election; and (b) by Post-
Ing of such notice at the poll-
ing place in each of the elec-
tion precincts of the City of
North Richland Hills not less
than twenty (20). days prior to
the date set herein for such
election. It is' hereby found
and determined that there is
no newspaper of general cir-
culation . which is published
within said City· of North Rich-
. land HiUs; and it is hereby
found ¡md determined thai the
Mid - Cities Daily News
published in Hurst, Texas, is a
newspaper having generAl cir-
qulation within . the . City of
North Richland HÜls of Tar-
rant County, Texas.
Section 7: An emergency
hereby exists necessitating
this ordinance to be passed on
the first r~ anQ. Ìhis ordi-
. nance shall be effective
immediately upon passage.
PASSED AND APPROVED,
this 28 day of July f 1969.
Calvin F.' Luper
A'M'EST:
EvalynR. Huston
" City .secretary .
MC LEGAL NO. 4025
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