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RESOLUTION NO. 226-65
A RESOLUTION OF THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF THE VILLAGE OF NORTH PALM BEACH, FLORIDA,
DIRECTING THE VILLAGE CLERK TO PUBLISH NOTICE OF THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
MARCH 16, 1965; NAMING THE TIME AND PLACE WHERE SUCH ELECTION SHALL BE HELD; APPOINTING
THE ETFCTION OFFICIALS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION AND RUN-OFF ELECTION; DECLARING THE OFlICES
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 four offices to be filled at the general election to be held in
the Village on the third Tuesday in March, 1965; now, therefore
BE IT 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 16th day of March, 1965, 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
and in Groups 1 and 3 for the period of one year.
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
election. Said notice shall be substantially in the following form:
NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION MARCH 16. 1965
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
16th day of March, 1965, for the purpose of eleciing Councilmen for the following offices,
to -wit:
Village Councilman, Group 2
Village Councilman, Group 4
Village Councilman, Group 1
Village Councilman, Group 3
(2-year term)
(2-year term)
(1-year term)
(1-year term)
Said election will be held in the Village of North Palm Beach, and the polling place
is designated as the Village Senior Citizens Building adjacent to 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, CATHERYN MITCHELL,
SYLVESTER F. ZERNIKO, AND BETTY REDDING, inspectors, and MARY JANE JENKINS, clerk.
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The above officials have also been designated and appointed by the Village Council for
the purpose of conducting the special run-off election to be held on the fourth Tuesday in
March, 1965, if such becomes necessary.
The registration books will be open in the Village Clerkts office between the hours of
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and 2:00 P.M. to 4:30 p.m. on week days only up to and including the
5th day of March, 1965, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on Saturday, March 6, 1965.
Frank Spence, Village Clerk
PUBLISH: Palm Beach. Post -Times
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 registra-
tion books of the Village, and he shall keep the registration books open at his office
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon and from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on week days
only up to and including the 5th day of March, 1965, and from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 Noon on
Saturday, March 6, 1965. 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 L. The inspectors and clerk of said general election to be held on March 16,
1965, are hereby appointed as follows: RALPH J. COHN, CATHERYN L. MITCHELL, SYLVESTER F. ZERNIKO,
and BETTY REDDING, inspectors, and MAR.Y JANE JENKINS, clerk. Said officers are hereby directed
to hold said election on 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)
Village Councilman, Group 1 (1-year term)
Village Councilman, Group 3 (1-year term)
Section 6. The inspectors and clerk of the general election to be held in the
Village on the third Tuesday in March, 1965, 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 shell 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.
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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 17th day of March, 1965, for the purpose of
canvassing the returns and declaring the results of said election.
Section 9. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
(SEAL)
ATTEST:
PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS 9th day of February, 1965.
Village Clerk
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Mayor