RE 04-10-73.1
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THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
CITY OF COPPELL
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF
COPPELL, TEXAS
APRIL 7, 1973
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT on this the ~ day of April,
1973, at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, a quorum being present, the meeting was called to order
and the following business was transacted.
Upon motion of Councilman IJ~ ~.P h )
and seconded by Councilman dtZtn.J ~ ~
it was unanimously ordered that the City Council consider the
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official returns of an election held in the City on the above
mentioned date, for the election of a Mayor to serve for a two
year term and two City Councilmen to serve for two year terms.
WHEREUPON said official returns were opened, examined,
canvassed and the results declared as follows:
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION.OF RESULTS
WHEREAS, heretofore, the City Council of the City of
Coppell, Texas, called an election to be held in the City on
April 7, 1973 for the purpose of electing a Mayor for a two
year term and two City Councilmen for two year terms, commencing
April 1973, and caused notice thereof to be posted in the manner
and for the time provided for by law, which Order, together with
the Notice issued thereon, is recorded in the minutes of the City
Council and is hereby referred to and made a part hereof for
all purposes, and,
WHEREAS, immediately after said election the
Presiding Judge and other officials holding said election made
their returns of the results thereof to the City Council as
follows, and said returns being made according to law, and duly
authenticated, and it being shown that written notice of said
election was posted for the time and in the manner provided:_by
law and all other proceedings pertaining to said election
having been shown to have been done and performed at and within
the time and in the manner provided by law, and all papers per-
taining thereto having been returned and filed with the City
Council and no protest or objection being made to or regarding
any matter pertaining to said election:
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Coppell, Texas, after examining said returns
and opening and canvassing the votes of said election, that
the results of said election are as follows:
That the following number of votes were cast for
the following named candidates for the office of Mayor, to wit:
NAME
NUMBER OF VOTES
Bob Hefner
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Hulen A. Scott
Walter G. Pettijohn
That the following number of votes were cast for the
following named candidates for the office of City Councilman
for a two year term, to wit:
NAME NUMBER OF VOTES
Frank Wilkins, Jr. 19
Paul E.Waller 7?
Bill Harris /t9 9
Mrs. Hazel R. Beal /a;V
Mrs. Jackie Woolery &3
Louie Bailey 3t,
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It appearing that ~AU J ~
received
the largest number of votes for the office of Mayor, and he
is hereby declared to be elected to the office to serve after
qualifying for the term commencing April 1973.
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AND it appearing
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that
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received the largest number
of votes for the office of City Councilman, for a two year term,
and they are hereby declared to be elected to said office to
serve after qualifying for the term commencing April 1973.
IT IS, FURTHER , ORDERED that this canvass and
declaration of results of said election be entered in the
minutes of the City Council and that said officers, after they
have qualified and taken their oaths, shall serve during the
term commencing April 1973, and thereafter until their successors
are duly elected and qualified.
That this Resolution declaring the results of the
election called for April 7, 1973, shall become effective
immediately after its passage.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of
Coppell, Texas, this the ~day of April 1973.
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MAYOR
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CITY SECRETARY
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