Ordinance 1969-01
60-1
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE ORDERINr-: A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD IN THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ON THE QUES-
TION 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 PLACE:
APPOINTING ELECTION OFFICIALS THEREFOR; PROVIDING
THAT ALL DULY QUALIFIED RESIDENT ELECTORS SHALL
BE QUALIFIED TO VOTE; PRESCRIBING FORM OF BALLOT;
PROVIDn~G FOR NOTICE OF ELECTION; CONTAINING
OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO SAID ELECTION; PRO-
VIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, Article l066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes
(Acts 1967, 60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36,
PaRe 62) authorizes the governing body of anv city, town
or village in Texas to call an election for the Durpose
of adontin~ 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
wYLIE, TEXAS:
Section 1. That a special election shall be held in
and throughout the City of Wylie, Texas, on the 5th day of
Anril, 1969, at which election there shall be submitted to
the resident oualified voters of said city, for tneir
action thereupon, the following proDositions:
l'F01.z adoption of a one Dercent (1%) local sales and
use tax ,,vi thin the city. If
tlAGAINST adoption of a one percent (l~,) local sales
and use tax wi thin the city. 'I
Section 2. That said election shall be held at one
polling place for all qualified voters of said City of
Wylie, and the Dolling place and presiding officers for
said election shall be, to-wit:
Polling Place:
Fire Station, Citv of Wylie
Presiding Officers:
A. D. *cw;n
~resl l g Judge
T. S. Beene
Alternate Presiding Judge
The Presiding Judge at such election shall appoint
2 clerks.
Section 3. That said election shall be held In accor-
dance with the Constitution and Laws of the State of
Texas, and all duly qualified resident electors of the
City of Wylie, Texas, shall be qualified to vote.
Section 4. That the ballots of said election shall
conform to the re~uirements of Section 2, Subsection G,
of Article 1066c, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes (Acts 1967,
60th Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 36, Page 62),
and to the requirements of Chapter 5 of the Election Code
of the State of Texas, as amended, and the language to be
Drinted thereon shall include the following:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
INSTRUCTIONS: Place an tlxtl in the square beside the
statement indicating the way you wish to vote.
o
FOP adoption of a one nercent (1%) local sales
and use tax within the city.
.u
AGAINST adoption of a one percent (1%) local
sales and use tax within the city.
Section 5.
That election judges and clerks are directed
to comply with Article 6.06, Election Code of the State of
Texas, as amended (Ssction 2 of House Bill 181, Acts 1967,
60th Legislature, Re~ular Session, Chapter 452, Pages 1~7G,
1028), which provides that a square shall be placed beside
each proposition in which the voter lS instructed to place
an !IX" or other clear mark to indicate the \iJay he wishes
to vote; but which also Drovides 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 lS
clearly ascertainable, excent where the law eXDresslv
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 wnich he does not wish to vote.
Section 6.
That notice of the election hereby ordered
and called shall be given:
(a) bv publication on the same
day of two succeSSlve weeks in a newspaper of general
circulation published within said City of Wylie, the date
of tne first publication to be at least twenty-one (21)
days prior to the date set herein for such election; and
(D) by posting of such notice at the Dolling place in each
of the election Drecincts of the city not less than twentv
(20) days prior to the date set herein for such election.
It is hereby found and determined that the Wylie News is a
newspaner published within the City of Wylie, Texas, and
lS a newspaper of general circulation within said city.
Section 7.
The fact that the passage of the above
ordinance would bring about immediate benefits to the
citizens of the City of wylie and would benefit the health,
safety, and public welfare creates an emergency, it lS
ORDAINED that this ordinance take effect immediately upon
passage and nublication.
PASSED AND APPROVED, this II tf!-
February, 1969.
ATTEST:
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Cl ty ecretary ,/
Sec.tion 5. That election
judges and clerks are
directed to comply with
. Article' 6.06... Election.
Gbde 'of the State of Texa~
Section 2. That said elec- as amended (Section 2 of
non shall be held at one House BtIllS1, Acts 1967,
pollin~ place for. all 60th Legislature, Regular I
qualifled voters of said Session" Chapter 452,
City of Wylie, and the ,Pages 1026,.1928), which,
polling p,lace and,presi~- provides, that, a square
AN ORDINANCE ORDER- irtg offlcers fOl(' sa,ld shall' be. piaced beside
ING A SPECIAL ELEC- election shall be, to-Wlt: h 't" 1'11"1'1 which
T.IO, N ..T o B'E, HELD IN. eac propOS1.:0
- the voter is instructed to
THE CITY OF WYLIE, polling Place: Fire Sta- place all .'X" or other
TEXAS, ON. THE QuES- tion, City of Wylie. clear mark to indicate
TIONOFTHEADOPTION the way\he wis.hesto vot~ .
OF A ONEPERCENT(l;~ 'presiding. Officers:. A.D. but whiCl;h al~\l provides ,
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DESIGNATING THE DAY' P~~s'iding'Judge. conformity with the direc- . .
- OF THE ELECTION AND t,ions,on the ba.110t shaH.not of'. the'. c.t.~.. not....les.s. than'\ \
THE. POLLING PLACE. The Presiding Judge at 1 d h b 11 t d . . .
.A~PO[NTING ELECTION such election shall ~ppoint mva 1 ate tea 0, an twenty.(2.) day. s pr..io.. r.t.o....
Q~FICIALS THEREFOR, 2 clerks. the. ballot shall be counted the date set herein for.
.p ROVIDING: ,. THAT, ALL if the' intention of the vot.er 'such,ele~ton~ It is~ereb~
QULY QUALIFIED RESI- Section:i That saidelec- is clea:rly ascertainable, foundandd~teJfmin:eg.:tbat>
DENT ELECTORSSHALL hon shall' be held 'in' e'xcept. where ..the law 'FheW~1ie~\V'S-f~.~n.~s-:..
B'E QUALIFIEDTOVOTE; accordance with the C.on- expressly prollil;lits the paperpUblt~fie.d, wubm th~
PRESCRIBING FORM OF',. counting of the ballot. It City otWyhe, Texas, and
B A L LO 1'; PROVIDING stitution and Laws of the is specifically provided is a new,spaper, of .gli!ner~1,
FOR NOTICE OF ELEG- State of Texas, and all that the election officers circwlatIon withIn' sa~d'
nON; CON .TA I N I N G duly qualified resident shall not refuse. to count city. .
ontER P ROV IS ION S electors of.. the City of a ballot because of. the
RELA TING TO SAID'. Wyli,e~ Texas, shall be voter's having mark:ed
ELECTION; PROVIDING qucHlfled to vote.. his ballot by scratching
FOR SEVE RABILITY;: . . out the statem;ent of pro-
AND DEQLARING AN' .Sec;t1~n 4. T~at theballo~:" postionfor which hedoes
EMERGENCY. of said electlOn s,hallcon. not wish to vote.
, " . .. .. ... . forIP to. the requueme.nts, .
WHEREAS, Article l066c, of SectIo!! 2,subsectlOn SeC'tion...b. That, notice of
vernon's' Texas Civil, G, pf Artlcle ~O?6c., Ver- the electiQin. hereby
Statutes (ActsL967,. 60th "non sTexas eml Sta~utes ordered andc~~led shall
Le.gislaw. re, R.. e.!gl1lar. s. e.s'- CA. ".cts 1967,60th Legl. ~la- be given: (a) 'by publica-
sion, Chapter 36,. Page ,62): : ture, Regular Ses~lOn.,. tionon the 'same day of
authorizes ,th~ govermng - Chapter 36, P,age 62), and two successive weeks in
body of any city, town or to the reqUlrements, of a newspaper of general
yUlage in Texas to call an Chapter 6 of th~ ElectlOn circulation 'w ub I is h ed
el~ction for tfiepurposeof Code of the State of Texas, within said GitY of Wylie,
adopting a local sales and as amended, and, the the dateofthefirstpubli..;.
U$etax wimin such city, language. to .be prmted cation tobeaL least
town. or village; . Now thereo.n shall lOclude the twenty-one (2l)days prior
therefore. followmg: to the date set herein for
such election; and (b) by
postingofsuchnottce at
INSTRUCTIONS'. Place an the polling place in each
'of the election precincts
CE OF SPECIAL
ECTION
TO THE DULY QUALI-
FIED RESIDENT ELEC-,
" TORS OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS AND TO
ALL OTHE R INTER-
ESTEDPERSONS:
NOTICE, IS HEREBY
GIVEN that an electIon
will be held in and
throughout 'the City of
Wylie; Texas on the
5th day of April, 1969.,
on the'question of the
adoption, of-a One. Per-
cent (1%) Local Sales and
Use Tax.. withins:Ud City,
in keeping with the
fo 11 0 win g ordinance
adopted by the City Coun-
cil of said City; as.follows,
to-wit:
ORDINANCE NO. 69-1
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
"X" in the square beside
the statement indicating
the way you wish to vote.
.....""
n!..frt'j,
a'sp'ec'ial
electlOn be held in
and throughout the City
of Wylie, Texas, on the
5th day of April, 1969,
at which . election there
shall be submitted to the
resident qualified voters
of said city, for their
action thereupon,. the
following propositions:
"FOR adoption of a hne
percent 0%) local sales
and.. use tax. within the
city.' ,
o FOR adoption of aone
percent (1%) local sales
and. use tax within, the
city;
o AGAINST adoption of
a one percent. 0%) local
sales and use tax within
the city.
"AGAINST aaoption of a
bne percent' (1%) local
sales and use tax within
the city."
OFFH~IAT RAT TOT
CITY SECRETARY
MRS. ONEIDA GALLAGHER
CITY ATTORNEY
B. ROBERT BAKER
WATER SUPERINTENDENT
W, A. ALLEN
FI RE MARSHALL
GLENN DANIEL
Sectinn. 7., The fact thai:
the gas sage oi the above,,:
ordinance..' would" 'bring,.
about immediate bene~,
fits to the citiiz.ens, of the:.,
City of Wylie and wourd,'
.benefit the health. safety~ .
arid public: welfareG::reates ,
an' , eme'rgenc.yc,,<:" n~ }"i9~
ORDAINED ',' that this}
ordtnance' take' effect '
immediately upon passage
and publica,tion.
PASSED AND APPROVED ,
this 11th day of F.ebruary'
1969,
ATTEST:
Oneida. ~alDligher,
,City sec~eta.ry