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RESOLUTION # 56
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH
PALM BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO
PUBLISH A NOTICE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD; APPOINTING THE
ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION AND RUN-OFF ELECTION;
DECLARING THE OFFICES TO BE FILLED AT SUCH ELECTION; AND PROVIDING FOR
THE USE OF VOTING MACHINES AND ABSENTEE BALLOIS IN SUCH ELECTION.
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WHEREAS, the Charter of the Village provides for a general
election to be held on the third Tuesday in march of each year; and
WHEREAS, there are two offices to be filled at the general
election to be held in the Village on the third Tuesday in March, 1959;
now, therefore
BE IT AND IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE
VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That a general election shall be held, and is
hereby declared to be held in the Village of North Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Florida, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. on the
17th day of March, 1959, for the purpose of electing members to the
Village Council to fill such offices in Groups 2 and 4 for the period
of two years.
Section 2. The Village Clerk is hereby ordered and
directed to cause a notice of said .election to be published in the
Palm Beach Times once at least fifteen days prior to said election.
Said notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION MARCH 17. 1959
TO ALL QUALIFIED ELECTORS RESIDING IN THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH,
PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA:
By order of the Village Council of the Village of North Palm
Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida, notice is hereby given that a
general election will be held in said Village on the 17th day of
March, 1959, for the purpose of electing Councilmen for the following
offices, to wit:
Village Councilman, Group 2 (2 year term)
Village Councilman, Group 4 (2 year term)
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Said election will be held in the Village of North Palm
Beach, and the polling place is designated as the Village Hall in the
Village of North Palm Beach. The polls will be open in the voting place
from 7:00 A.M. until 7:00 P.M. The following inspectors and clerk have.
been designated and appointed by the Village Council for the purpose
of conducting said election: Alice Bowman Sam Crupi -
, and Sylvester Zerniko , inspectors; and
Claire Hill , clerk.
The above officials have also been designated and appointed
by the Village Council for the purpose of conducting the special run-off
election to beheld on the fourth Tuesday in March, 1959, if such becomes
necessary.
The registration books will be open in the Village Clerk's
office between the hours of 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 Noon and 2:00 P.M. to
5:00 P.M. on week days only up to and including the 6th day of March, 1959.
Albin A. Olson, Village Clerk
PUBLISH: Palm Beach Times
February 27, 1959
Section 3. The Village Clerk, as registration officer of
the Village, is hereby directed to prepare a list of the names of all
qualified electors appearing on the registration books of the Village,
and he shall keep the registration books open at his office between the
hours of 10:00 A.N. to 12:00 Noon and from 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M. on
week days only up to andincludingthe 6th day of March, 1959. A
certified list of such qualified electors shall be furnished by the
Village Clerk to the inspectors and clerk in charge of the polling
place on the day of the election.
Section 4. The inspectors and clerk of said general
election to be held on March 17, 1959, are hereby appointed as follows:
Alice Bowman Sam Crupi , and Sylvester
Zerniko inspectors, and Clarie Hill , clerk.
Said officers are hereby directed to hold said election in accordance
with the law and in such manner as to prevent all fraud, deceit and
abuse therein or thereto and to make the returns of said election in
the manner prescribed by law.
Section 5. The offices for which said candidates shall be
elected at the general election are: -
Village -_Councilman, Group 2 (2 Year Term)
Village Councilman, Group 4 (2 Year Term)
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Section 6. The inspectors and clerk of the general election
to be held in the Village on the third Tuesday in March, 1959, are
hereby designated to be the same officials to serve at the special rzin-off
election, if such election is held.
Section 7. The Village Clerk and election officials are
hereby directed to arrange for the use of voting machines at said general
election, and the form of the ballot shall be such as is consistent wit
the use of voting machines. Absentee ballots shall be prepared by the
Village Clerk in form consistent with existing Village ordinances.
Section 8. Immediately after the closing of the polls on
the day of said election, the inspectors and clerk shall certify the
returns thereof to the Village Council and the Village Council shall
hold a meeting on the 18th day of March, 1959, for the purpose of
canvassing the returns and declaring the results of said election.
Section 9. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of February , 1959.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
illage Clerk
Mayor