CM 1968-04-09
STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
The Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, met in special meeting
April 9, 1968, with the following members present to-wit:
W. T. Cozby, Mayor
W. H. Wilson, Councilman
Thomas Sisk, Councilman
C. L. Plumlee, Jr., Councilman
John Dobecka, Councilman
E. C. Gentry, Secretary
Meeting was called to consider the returns of the election of
April 6, 1968, for the election of three (3) City councilmen for
two (2) year terms and one (1) City councilman for one (1) year
term. Resolution of which is attached.
Oath of office was administered by B. J. Herwell to those newly
elected officials.
Meeting adjourned.
PASSED AND APPROVED, THIS 9th DAY April , 1968.
Passed and approved, this day of , 1968.
E. C. Gentry, Secretary
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUN-TY OF DA LLA S
CITY OF COPPELL
CANVASS OF RETURNS AND DECLARATION OF RESULTS
OF AN ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF COPPELL,
TEXAS, ON APRIL 6, 1968, FOR THE ELECTION OF
THREE CITY COUNCILMEN FOR TWO YEAR TERMS AND
ONE CITY COUNCILMAN FOR A ONE YEAR TERM
BE IT REMEMBERED THAT on this the 9th day of April,
1968, at a meeting of the City Council of th lty of Coppell,
Texas, a quorum being present, the meeting was called to order,
and the following business was transacted.
Upon motion of Counciman C. L. Plumlee and
seconded by councilmam John Dobecka, it was unanimously
ordered that the City Council the official returns of
an election held in the City on the 6th day of April, 1968, for
the election of three (3) City Councilmen for two (2) year terms
and one (1) City Councilman for a one (1) year term.
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 of
Coppell, Texas, on April 6, 1968, for the purpose of electing
three (3) City Councilmen to serve for terms of two (2) years
commencing April, 1968, and for the purpose of electing one (1)
City Councilman for a one (1) year term commencing April, 1968,
and ca. used such notice thereof to be posted in the manner and
for the time provided 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; 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, to-wit:
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 pertaining there-
to having been returned and filed with the City Council and no
protest or objection being made to or regarding any matter pertain-
ing 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 a two (2) year term of office for
City Councilmen, to-wit:
NAME NO. OF VOTES
WHEELICE H. WILSON 133
C. L. PLUMLEE, JR 154
-- THOMAS C. SISK 146
ERVIN W. SEAL 97
BOBBY J. OTTINGER 81
It appearing that Wheelice H. Wilson, C. L. Plumlee, Jr.
and Thomas Sisk received the largest number of votes
for the office of City Councilmen for a two (2) year term, and
they are hereby declared to be elected to the office and to serve
after qualifying for a two (2) year term commencing April 1968.
That the following number of votes were cast for the
following named candidates for the office of City Councilman
for a one (1) year term, to-wit:
NAME NO. OF VOTES
JOHN DOBECKA 165
And it appearing that JOHN DOBECKA received the largest
number of votes for the office of City Councilmen for a one (1)
year term and he is hereby declared to be elected to the office
and serve after qualifying for a one (1) year term commencing
April, 1968.
IT IS, FURTER, ORDERED that this canvass and the
declaration of the results of said election be entered in the
Minuntes of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, and
said officers after having qualified and taken their oath of
office, shall serve during their respective terms commencing
April, 1968, and thereafter until their successors have been
duly elected and qualified.
That this Resolution declaring the results of the
election held on April 6, 1968, shall become effective immediately
from nd after its passage.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell,
Texas, on this the 9th day of April, 1968
W. T. Cozby
Mayor
ATTEST:
E. C. Gentry
City Secretary
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NO. 67-311-D
STATE OF TEXAS on ReXsalon of I IN THR DISTRICT COURT
JOHN BURNS & J. R. McDONALD I
VS. I eSth JUDICIAL DISTRICT
TOWN OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ET AL I DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS
CANVASS OF RETURNS OF SPECIAL VOTING MACHINE USED IN
AN ELECTION HELD IN 2RE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, ON
APRIL 6, 1968, FOR THE ELECTION OF THRRE CITY COUNCIL-
MEN FOR TWO YEAR TERMS AND ONE CITY COUNCILMAN FOR
ONE YEAR TERM
TO THE HONORABLE JUDGE OF SAID COURT,.
BE IT REMEMBERED that on the 29th day of February, 1968,
this Court entered an Order direction the City of Coppell, Texas,
to provide an additional and separate voting machine to be used
in the municipal cleation held on April 6, 1908, by those person
rootdin2 in the area heretofore disannexed by the City of Coppoll,
Tens, by City Ordinances Nos. 20 and 28 and that the vote recorded
on said addit~onal vetinK machine be certified to this Court.
For the sole purpose of pressfrisK and recordln2 the manner in
which said persons would have voted so that the same mlSht be
used in evidence in this or any future suit.
BE IT FURTHER REMERED that on this the 9th day of
April, 1968, at a meeting of the City Council of the City of
Coppell, Tens, a quorum being present, the meeting was called
to order and the followin2 business was transacted.
Upon motion of Councilman W. H. Wilson and
seconded by Councilman Thomas Sisk, it was unanimously
ordered that the City Council consider the vote recorded on said
additional special voting machine.
WHEREUPON, the result& recorded on said vetinK mashins
by the election officials were opened, examined and the results
declared as follows:
That the followinK number of votes wore
followin2 named candidates for the office of City Councilmen for
a two (2) year
1'-18
NAME /
WHEELICE H. WILSON /
C. L. PLUMLEE, JR.
THOMAS C. SISK
ERVIN W. BEAL J ~,
BOBBY J. OTTINGER
It appering that ,
and received the largest number of votes for
the office of City Councilmen for a two (2) year term, and they
are hereby declared to be elected to the office and to serve after
qualifying for a two (2) year term commencing April, 1968.
that the following number of votes were cast for the
following named candidates for the office of City Councilman
a onr (1) year team, to-wit:
NAME NO. OF VOTES
JOHN DOBECKA 4
And it apmrX~ t~t JOH ~~ r~eXv~ the l~gmst
nm~r of ~tem f~ the offiee of City Co~tl~n for a one (1)
ye~ te~ and he tm h~mby declared to ~ elated to the
and serve after q~lifying for a one (1) y~ term
April, 1~8.
~, ~RE, H IT ~L~ by the City Council of
the City of Cop~ll, Tens, after emXntng the results of
m~Xal voti~ ~ehine, and fX~A~ said r~ultm to ~ am afore-
~ntA~md, the 8Xd r~ults ~ entered in the Mlnut~ of the City
~u~X1 of the City of Cop~I1, Tmns~ and tht a copy of this
Canes of Rot~ns toget~r with a copy of the re~rt of the
il~tX~ judge Xn rmprd to said ~chtne be fomrded to the
J~XOial District C~rt, ~llas ~unty, ~nm, for the
of ~vi~ t~ omm filed with the ~m of Ohm a~vm entitled
and rimbored cause,
The City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, having
heretofore canvassed the official Returns and Declaration of
Results of the election held on April 6, 1968, further finds that
if the votes east on said "Special"' voting machine were to be
considered in the official Canvass of vote in said election, the
results of maid election would not be changed.
IT IS, FURTHER, RESOLVED that this Resolution shall
become effective immediately after its passage.
DULY PASSE by the City Coouncil of the City of Coppell,
Texas, on this the 9th day of April, 1968.
W.T. Cozby
Mayor
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTY OF DALLAS
BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day
personally appeared E. C. GENTRY, who, after being by me duly
sworn on oath states as follows:
'I am the duly qualified City Secretary of the City
of Coppell, Texas, and hold as a part of the records of my
office, the official Resolutions of the City of Coppell, Texas;
that the "Canvass of Returns of Special Voting Machine" attached
my office.
E. C. Gentry
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this the 9th day
of April, 1968.
Billy J. Harwell
Notary Public, Dallas County, Texas