The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1915-10-23
AN ELECTION FOR A CHARTER
COMMISSION.

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COMMISSION.
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING
TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF
THE CITY OF wAXAHACHIE
THE QUESTION; SHALL 4 COM
MISSION BE CHOSEN TO FRAME
A NEW CHARTER" FOR SAIL
CITY; AND PROVIDING FOR THE
ELECTION OF A CHARTER COM.
MISSION TO CONSIST OF FIF.
TEEN MEMBERS.
Whereas a petition of more than
10 per cent of the qualified voters
of the City of Waxahachie has been
presented to the City Council OF said
City asking for the submission to
the qualified yot RS of said city OF
the question, "Shall Commission
be chosen to frame a New Char
ter" for said city; and,
Whereas said City of Waxa-
hachie is municipal corporation
of more than five thousand inhabi-
tants now Incorporated under the
General Municipal Laws of this State,
therefore,
Be it Ordained by the City
Council Of the City of Waxahachie
acting On such petition and on its
own motion, under and by virtue oil
the authority of Chapter II. Title
%, of the Revised Statutes of the
State OF Texas. that the question
Shall Commission be chosen to
frame a New Charter" for said City
be submitted to the qualified voters
OF said City, and
Whereas no regular municipal
election for said City is to be held
within so days from the adoption
of this ordinance. therefore,
BE it further Ordained that a
special election shall he held and is
hereby called and directed to be
held at the several polling Places
within said City, hereinafter to be
named, on the 10th day of Novem-
Der, 1915, at which shall be sub
mitted said question, Shall Com
mission be chosen to frame new
Charter" and,
Be it further Ordained that at
said election there shall be elected
from the City at large, Charter
Commission of fifteen members. by
ballot as prescribed by law; and the
City Secretary is hereby ordered to
make publication OF this Ordinance
in some Newspaper published with
in this City. such publication to APP
pear more than thirty days prior to
the date fixed for said election.
The election hereby ordered shall
be held in the several wards CT this
City, as they are now constituted,
and for Ward No. l at WAITS Of
HtC gu tD& A-OutH oidC va istot -tiAii "a
Street, for Ward No. at the Getz-
endaner Building on the East side
of College Street. and fer Wari No.
at the City Hall on the North side
OF West Main Street; and the fol-
lowing named parties are hereby
appointed managers Of said election
at the said several polling places,
to-wit for Ward No. /. {. ID.
Teutseh, for Ward M. ,, Bob Con-
nally and for Ward No 3, Jas Dun
away, and they are directed to call
to their assistance all necessary
aid aud to hold said election in ac-
cordance with laws governing the
same. and to make due returns
thereof.
ORDAINED, this. the 18th day
OF October, 1915, the same being a
day OF an adjourned regular meet
ing of the City Council, the last
regular meeting OF this council hay
ing been adjourned from time t
time until this date, for the spe-
clal purpose of considering this
matter. f. d. PRINCE,
Mayor of the City OF Waxahachie
Texas.
ATTEST; JOE EVANS,
(SeaD Secretary OF the City OF
Waxahachie, Texas. adY.2ol