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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 564 ORDINANCE NO. ~t.~--~ CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS 'AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, ORDERING AN ELECTION OF THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY ON THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1989, FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEGALIZING BINGO GAMES FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS AUTHORIZED BY THE BINGO ENABLING ACT IN THE CITY OF THE COLONY WHEREAS, a petition for election was received on the 20th day of June, 1988 requesting an election for the purpose of legalizing bingo games for charitable purposes as authorized by the bingo Enabling Act within the City of The Colony, Texas~ and WHEREAS, such petition was certified as valid by the City Secretary on the 20th day of July, 1988~ and WHEREAS, it is hereby found and determined by the Mayor, acting in his official capacity, and the City Council acting as the governing body of the City that it is in the best interest of the City and its citizens to hold an election for the purpose of legalizing bingo games for charitable purposes as authorized by the Bingo Enabling Act within the City of The Colony, Texas~ and WHEREAS, the State of Texas Bingo Enabling Act, Sec. 7. (a) does authorize such an election~ and WHEREAS, V.A.T.S. Election Code, Art. 2.0lb specifies the date on which such elections may be held; NOW, THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS: Section 1. That a special election be held in and throughout the City of The Colony, Texas on Saturday, January 21, 1989, for the purpose of legalizing bingo games for charitable purposes as authorized by the Bingo Enabling Act within the City of The Colony, Texas. Section 2. That the City election precincts for this election shall consist of the territory situated within the various Denton County election precincts located within the corporate limits of the City and bearing the following numbers, and the polling place and officers of said election shall be as follows, to wit: DENTON CO. ELECTION POLLING PRESIDING ALTERNATE PRECINCTS PLACES JUDGE JUDGE 2N,2D, Peters Colony Janet Gadd 5101 Nash Dr. The Colony,Tx. 2B & 2C Camey Elem. Sharon Childers 4949 Arbor Glen The Colony,Tx. 2S Denton Co. Gov. Ctr. Mona Effler 6301 Main St. The Colony,Tx. ABSENTEE BALTOT BOARD PRESIDING JUDGE Janet Gadd The Presiding Judge shall appoint not less than two (2) nor more than six (6) qualified election clerks to serve and assist in the conduct of the election, providing that if the Presiding Judge named above actually serves as expected, the Alternate Presiding Judge shall be one of such clerks. By passing this Ordinance, the City Council of said City approves and concurs in the appointment of the aforesaid election officers. Section 3. That voting at and on the date of said election shall be by paper ballot or by any other method as approved in the Texas Election Code, as amended, and said ballots shall be printed in accordance with the Texas Election Code, as amended. Section 4. All eligible City of The Colony voters shall cast their ballots at the aforementioned Polling Places. The polls shall be open between 7:00 o'clock a.m. and 7:00 o'clock p.m. on April 4, 1987. Section 5. As to absentee voting for said election, paper ballots shall be used, and such absentee voting shall be conducted by the City Secretary, who is hereby appointed the Clerk for Absentee Voting, at the City Secretary's Office at City Hall, City of The Colony, Texas. For the period absentee voting for said election is permitted by law, the Clerk shall keep said office open for absentee voting during regular working hours of each day except Saturday, Sunday and official State holidays. For the purpose of absentee voting the Clerk shall keep said office open Saturday, January 7, 1989, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The absentee ballots for said election shall conform to the requirements of the Texas Election Code, as amended, and in so doing shall permit the voters to vote for or against the proposition "Legalizing bingo games for charitable purposes as authorized by the Bingo Enabling Act in the City of The Colony, Texas" . Section 6. The election materials enumerated in V.A.T.S. Election Code, Art. 1.08a, shall be printed in both English and Spanish for use at the polling place and for absentee voting for said election. Section 7. Notice of said election shall be given by publishing the notice at least one time, not more than twenty- five (25) days nor less than ten (10) days before the election, in at least one newspaper regularly published in the City, and a copy of the notice shall also be filed with the City Secretary and another copy shall be posted on a bulletin board in the office of the City Secretary, at least twenty (20) days before the election. The City Secretary of the City of The Colony, Texas shall keep a copy of the notice as published, together with the name(s) of the newspaper(s) and date or dates of publication. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, TO BE EFFECTIVE this 5th day of December ,1988. RiCK Harris9 Mayor Pro-rem ATTEST: Patti A:.C cks, City Secretary ~ty Attorn ~