Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-06-22


NOMINATIONS:
Subsection J.: NOMINATION
BY PETITION; The mode OF
nomination Of candidates for the
City Commission provided for b.
this Charter shall be by petition.
The name Of any elector OF the
City shall be printed upon the bal
lot whenever a petition, as here
inafIr prescribed, shall have been
filed IN his behalf with the City
Secretary. Such a petition shall
be signed by not less than p
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 as to the petition OF petit
tons last filed.
Subsection 2: SIGNATURES
TO AND FORM OF NOMINATION
PAPERS: The signatures 10 the
nomination petition need not al
be appended 70 one paper, but 70
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-
Sol whose name IL purports 10 be.
With each signature shall be stated
the place OF residence OF the sign
er, giving the street and number,
or other description sufficient 10
identify the same.
The form Of the nomination Pc
tition shall be substantially as fol-
lows:
I'VE. the undersigned electors OF
the City Of Brownsville. hereby
nominate
whose residence Is
for the office Of
to be voted at the election to be
held in the City Of Brownsville, or
the ...... day OF .......... 10.
and we individually certify that we
are qualified to vote for a candi-
date for the office named, and that
we have not signed any other
nomination petition for the same
office.
NdIlC +....... ..ss..s.
(Space for signature)
Street g. Number
THE STATE OF TEXAS)
COUNTY OF CAMERON
being duly
sworn, deposes and says that he is
the circulator Of the foregoing pc
tition papers containing ........
signatures. and that the signatures
appended thereto were made in his
presence and are the signatures OF
the persons whose name they pur-
port TO be.
tSigned)
Sworn TO and subscribed before
me this the ............. day Of
b..
CT1tle)
This petition, II found insuffi-
cient by the City Commission, shall
be returned 10
at NO. Street.
Subsection s: FILING AND
VERIFICATION OF NOMINA-
TON PAPERS.-All nomination
papers comprising a petition shall
be assembled and filed with the
City Secretary as one instrument,
not earlier than ninety DAYS nor
later than thirty days before the
election. Within five days after
the filing of a nomination petition
the City Secretary shall notify the
person who filed such petition
whether or not ID Is found 10 be
signed by the required number OF
qualified voters. If a petition be
found insufficient, the City Secre-
tary shall return II Immediately 70
the person who filed II with the
statement certifying wherein the
petition is found insufficient. With
in the regular time allowed for the
filing OF petitions such petition
may be amended and filed again
as a new petition. or a different
petition may be filed for the same
candidate. Any eligible person
placed in nomination as hereinbe-
fore provided shall have his name
printed on the ballots If within
five days after notification to him
by the City Secretary he shall have
filed with such Secretary a writ
ten acceptance OF the nomination.
In no event shall such person or
group OF persons appear on the
ballots BY national political party
designation. Nothing in this para
graph shall be construed TO pro-
hibit candidates being grouped I'M
der local designations. Any three
or more candidates, upon making
application 70 the City Secretary,
shall have their names placed up-
on the ballots grouped in a
column, separate and apart from
other candidates. All candidates
not making such application shall
be placed in one column. and any
disagreement as 10 position in said
column shall be determined by lot.
The petition Of each person nomi-
mated TO be a member Of the Com
mission shall be preserved by the
election authorities until the ex-
piration Of the term Of office for
which he has been elected.
Subsection 4: REGULATIONS
OF ELECTIONS: The City Com
mission shall make all needful
rules and regulations, not incon-
s.Stent with this Charter or the
general laws for the conduct OF
elections. for thA ureyenti0n al