ORD 1999-12 - Canvassing Municipal Election 05-04-1999ORDINANCE NO. 99-12
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS OF THE REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE
ON THE 1ST DAY OF MAY, 1999, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
TWO COUNCILMEMBERS, ONE FROM WARD ONE AND ONE FROM
WARD FOUR; DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION;
FINDING THAT NOTICE OF THE ELECTION WAS DULY AND
PROPERLY GIVEN, THAT THE ELECTION WAS PROPERLY HELD
AND RETURNS THEREOF MADE BY THE PROPER OFFICIALS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE.
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 6.07 of the Charter of the City of Huntsville, the City
Council, at a regular meeting held on the 4th day of May, 1999, proceeded to
canvass the returns of the regular municipal election held in the City on the
1st day of May, 1999, for the purpose of electing two ward Councilmembers;
one from Ward One and one from Ward Four; and
WHEREAS the election was held under and pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No.
99 -04 calling the election; and
WHEREAS the election having been duly and regularly held as called in the ordinance
and according to law, and the returns thereof having been made and the
election judges having certified the results of the election, as hereinafter set
out, and the City Council having duly and regularly canvassed the returns
of the election and finding that the total votes cast at the election were as
follows:
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD ONE
MARK E. ERB 197
O. J. MOAK 101
FOR COUNCILMEMBER, WARD FOUR
STEEL? SMITH 321
ROBERT M. FEROW 85
WHEREAS the City Council of the City of Huntsville finds that the election returns set
out above to be accurate and correct, and no election protest or contest has
been filed with Council or instituted in connection with the election returns:
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS, that:
SECTION 1: Mark E. Erb received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward One, and accordingly, Mark E. Erb is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember Ward One, subject to the taking of his
oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION 2: Steed Smith received a majority of the votes cast at the election for the office
of Councilmember Ward Four, and accordingly, Steed Smith is declared
elected to the office of Councilmember Ward Four, subject to the taking of his
oath and filing bond as provided by the laws of the State of Texas.
SECTION City Council finds that the notice of the election was duly and properly given
as required by law and as provided in ordinance calling the election, and that
the election was duly and regularly held and the returns thereof duly and
regularly made by the proper officials of the election, and in all things
according to the law.
SECTION 4: This ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage.
APPROVED this 4th day of May, 1999.
THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS
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William B. Green, Mayor
Danna Welter, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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'Paul C. Isham, City Attorney
WARD 1
Mark E. Erb
O. J. Moak
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67
41
130
60
WARD 4
Steed Smith
Robert M.
Ferow
205 -39
401 -6
205 -12
401 -1
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