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RESOLUTION NO'. 102
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM
BEACH, PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORTDA, DIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO PUBLISH
NOTICE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON MARCH 21, 1961; NAMING THE TIME
AND PLACE WHERE SUCH FTECTION SHALL BE HELD; APPOINTING THE ELECTION OFFI-
CIALS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION AND RUN-OFF FTECTION; DECLARING THE OFFICES
TO BE FILLED AT SUCH ELECTION.
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, 1961; 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. anc 7:00 P.M. on the 21st day of
March, 1961, 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 Post -Times once
at least fifteen days prior to said election. Said notice shall be substantially
in the following form:
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION MARCH 21. 1961
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 21st day of March, 1961, 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)
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: Ralph J. Cohn,
Cathryn L. Mitchell . and Sylvester Zerniko inspectors; and Leota F. Cloyed.
clerk.
The above officials have also been designated and appointed by the
Village Council for the purpose of conducting the special run-off election
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to be held on the fourth Tuesday in March, 1961,.if such becomes necessary.
The registration books will be open in, the Village Clerk's office
between the hours of 10:A.M. to 12:00 Noon and 2:00 P.M. to 5:00 p.m. on
week days only up to .arid including the 10th day of March, 1961. 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, 21, 1961, are hereby appointed as follows:
Rolph T rrh� , Cathryn t. M; jiA i , and Sylvester Zerniko
, inspectors, and Leota F. Cloyed , 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, an.d abuse therein or thereto
and to make the returns of said election inthe 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)
Section 6. The inspectors and clerk of the gerieral election to be
held in the Village on the third Tuesday in March, 1961, are hereby designated
to be the same officials to serve at the special run-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 with 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 oh, 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
22nd day of March, 1961, for the purpose of canvassing the returns and de-
claring the results of said election.
Section 9.- This resolttion shall take effect immediately.
SIGNED AND APPROVED this8th
day of February, 1961.
,Warer E`. 7Thoma's, Mayor
Lois J. Aiello, Jr.
Frank J. Hahn
Emery J..Newell
William Young