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HomeMy WebLinkAbout002 - 03/08/1955 - CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY APRIL 5, 1955, FOR THE PURPO s ORDINANCE NO. 2: 1955 BEING AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE CALLING AND PROVIDING FOR A GENERAL CITY ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, ON TUESDAY. THE 5th DAY OF APRII,, A. D. 19552 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING FIVE COUNCILMEN. " WHEREAS, the Charter for the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, adopted October 5, 1954, provides for a general City election to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April 1955 for the purpose of electing 5 members to the City Council, and WHEREAS, said Charter requires that the Council shall provide by Ordinance for the manner of holding City elections and such additional regulations in respect thereto as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of said Charter. THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS Section 1 That a general City election be and the same is hereby called as provided by lax to be held in the several precincts of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, on Tuesday, the 5th day of April, A. D. 1955, at which election 5 members of the City Council shall be elected. The 3 candidates receiving the highest number of votes to hold office for 4 years, and the 2 candidates receiving the neat highest number of votes to hold office for 2 years from the first Tuesday in April after the second Monday in April 1955. Section 2. The said election shall be held at the following places in said precincts in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, to-wit Precinct A-1 - City Hall- Precinct B-1 - Rees and Schxitters Precinct B-2 - LaPorte School Precinct B-3 - Community House, City Park Precinct C-1 - Court House Precinct C-2 - Lincoln Junior Hi&h School_ Precinct 6-3 - ,'First Pres)yterlan Church Precinct 6.4 - washington School - —" Precinct C-5 - A. H. Dunn School Precinct D-1 - Remington School Precinct D-2 - Bethlehem Lutheran Church Precinct D-3 - Laurel School Precinct E-1 - State Armory Precinct E-2 - Mame R. Harris School r Section 3. The polls shall be opened at the hour of 7 00 otclock A.M. and shall remain open continuously until and be closed at 7 00 o'clock P.M, of said day Section 4. The said election shall be held and conducted as nearly as may be in the manner prescribed by law in the case of elections for municipal officers. Each elector offering to vote in the said election must be a qualified elector and must be registered in accordance with the provisions of said Charter Section 5. The City Clerk shall give notice of registration by ad. vertisement in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, the official newspaper of the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, for 16 days prior to March 25, 1955, and by posting a printed notice of registration on the outside of the City Hall at least 10 days prior to March 25, 1955, to the effect that registration will be held in the City, and the City Council finds and determines that such notice is sufficient, adequate and reasonable notice to all qualified electors to register for said election to be held on April 5, 1955. Registration for voting will be open as soon as convenient and continue open until the close of the office of the City Clerk at 5 00 otclock P.M. on March 25, 1955. Section 6. The City Clerk, under the direction of the Board of Election, shall prepare the ballots to be used at the aforesaid election as provided by Section 7, Article XVI of said City Charter, and the City Clerk shall publish notice and call said general election as herein authorized in accordance with Section 5, Article XVI of said City Charter. Said City Clerk, under the direction of the Board of Elections,shall-arrange the polling places, matters of registration, and all other details necessary for said election. Section` 7. The Board of Elections shall provide for determination of the winner in event of tie vote, for canvass of returns of said election, and for issuance of appropriate certificates as provided in Sections 6 and 12 of Article XVI of said City Charter. .2" s _ Section B. In the opinion of the City Council an emergency exists for the preservation of the public health, peace and safety and this Ordinance shall take effect upon its passage and publication under and by virtue of the authority contained in Sections 6 and 7 of Article ID of the City Charter. Introduced, read at length and adopted by the unanimous vote of all the members of the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held this 4th day of March, A. D. 1955. ^ Commissioner of Sarety an o Klor ATTEST- City Clerk y -3� STATE OF COLORADO) ) ss COUNTY OF TARING) I, MILES F. HOUSE, City Clerk of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby certify and declare that the aforesaid Ordinance, consisting of eight sectiong, was duly proposed and read at length'at a regular meeting of the City Council, held on the 4th day of March, A. D. 1955, and was duly adopted and ordered published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, a daily newspaper and official newspaper of the City of Fort Collins, by the unanimous vote of all members of the City Council, as an Emergency Ordinance, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 6 and 7 of Article IV of the City Charter, and thereafter and on, to wit the_.8&Lday of March , A. D. 1955, said Ordinance No. 2 was duly published in the Fort Collins Coloradoan, a daily newspaper published in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado. IN WiTNESS WJREOFs I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said City, this 8th day of March., A. D. 1955. city Gleric -4-