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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN, TEXAS, RELATING
TO ELECTIONS FOR CITY OFFICERS AND PROVIDING CERTAIN RULES
AND REGULATIONS WITH REFERENCE TO SUCH ELECTIONS, AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of
Georgetown, Texas:
Section I. That in all elections, held in and for
the City of Georgetown, Texas, the laws of the State of Texas
shall apply to and govern the same. That in City elections,
the duties with reference thereto that would be performed by
the County Judge, in a State or County Election, shall be
performed by the Mayor; and the duties that would be performed
by the County Clerk in a State or County election, shall be
performed by the City Secretary, and that the duties that are
performed by the Commissioners Court in a State or County election
shall with reference to City elections be performed by the City
Council. In all City elections, the Mayor, and in the event of
his failure, the City Council, shall order the election, cause
notice to be given of the time and place of holding the same,
and shall appoint a presiding judge to conduct said election,
and may appoint such other assistants as he may deem necessary.
That notice, of such election, shall be given by causing same
to be in writing and be posted at three public places within
the City, one of which shall be at the designated polling place,
and that such notices shall be posted at least thirty days befre
the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M. of the day designated
in the notice; and that each election shall be held at the City
Hall Building of said City, unless some other place be designated
in the order calling the same.
Section II. Any eligible person, qualified under the
law, seeking election to an elective office of the said City,
may have his name printed upon the official ballot as a'candidate
for the office being sought by him, by filing with the Mayor
a sworn application, at least thirty days prior to the day of
the election. Such application shall state the specific place
or office being sought by the applicant, and shall state that
the applicant is eligible and qualified under the laws of the
State of Texas to become a candidate for and to hold the office
for which he seeks election.