Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-29

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tive TO nomination OF candidates
DC added 10 the existing charter OF
he City OF Brownsville. Texas. and
be enacted and adopted as part
of the charter OF said City Of
Brownsville. to be known as Sec
ion 4-A Article ".
NOMINATIONS:
Subsection !: NOMINATION
BY PETITION: The mode Of
nomination Of candidates for the
City Commission provided for BY
this Charter shall be by petition.
The name OF any elector Of the
City shall be printed upon the bal
lot whenever q petition, as here
InafIr prescribed, shall haVa been
filed in his behalf with the City
Secretary. Such a petition shall
be signed by not less than one
hundred nor more than five hun
dred electors. No elector shall
sign more than one petition for
the same office. and should an
elector do SO, his signature shall
be void IS to the petition or petit
tons last filed.
Subsection 2: SIGNATURES
TO AND FORM OF NOMINATION
The signatures TO the
nomination petition need not al
be appended to one paper, but to
each separate paper there shall be
attached an affidavit Of the cir
culator thereof, stating the number
Of signers Of such paper and that
each signature appended thereto
was made in his presence and Is
the genuine signature OF the per-
son whose name 1t purports to be.
With each signature shall be stated
the place OF residence OF the sign
er, giving the street and number,
other description sufficient to
Identify the same.
The form Of the nomination Pc
tition shall be substantially as fol-
.ows:
we, the undersigned electors of
The City Of Brownsville, hereby
nominate
whose residence is
Tor the office OF
% be voted at the election to be
neld in the City OF Brownsville. on
he ...... day Of ........ H..
md we individually certify that We
ire qualified to vote for a candi-
late for the office named. and that
re have not signed any other
petition for the same
name
C5pace for signature)
Street 81 Number
THE STATE OF TExAS)
COUNTY OF CAMERON
being duly
sworn. deposes and says that he is
he circulator OF the foregoing pc
.ition papers containing ........
signatures, and that the signatures
appended thereto were made in his
presence and are the signatures OF
he persons whose name they pur-
,ort to be.
(Signed)
Sworn 10 and subscribed before
ne this the ....-....... day Of
............. b..
CTftle)
This petition. If found INSULT
lent by the City Commission, shall
)e returned to
" nc. Street.
Subsection s.: FILING AND
TERIFICATION OF NOMINA-
TON PAPERS-An nomination
'apers comprising a petition shall
,e assembled and filed with the
city Secretary as one instrument,
lot earlier than ninety days nor
alter than thirty days before the
election. Within five days after
he filing Of a nomination petition
he City Secretary shall notify the
'erson who filed such petition
whether or not It Is found to be
igned by the required number Of
Qualified voters. II q petition be
ound insufficient. the City Secre-
airy shall return II Immediately 70
he person who filed 1t with the
tatement certifying wherein the
ietition is found insufficient. With
4 the regular time allowed for the
ling or petitions such petition
nay be amended and filed again
q new petition. or q different
'etition may be filed for the same
andidate. Any eligible person
laced in noEination as hereinbe-
ore provided shall have his name
on the ballots II within
i've days after notification 70 him
y the City Secretary he shall have
He'd with such Secretary q writ
en- acceptance OF the nomination.
n no event shall such person or
roup Of persons appear on the
by national political party
designation. Nothing In this para
,raph shall be construed to pro-
libit candidates being grouped un-
Ter local designations. Any three
i more candidates, upon making
.pplication to the City Secretary,
hail have their names placed up
n the ballots grouped in a
olumn. separate and apart from
candidates. All candidates
lot making such application shall
'e placed IN one column, and any
disagreement as to position in said
olumn shall be determined by lot.
he petition OF each person nomi-
Iated to be a member OF the Com
Mission shall be preserved by the
lection authorities until the ex-
Iiration OF the term OF office for
Vhich he has been elected.
Subsection 4: REGULATIONS
IF ELECTIONS: The City Com
shall make all needful
ules and regulations. not incon-
.stent with this Charter or the
eneral laws for the conduct Of
lections. FOR the preyentioa Of !