HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 7/25/1942RECESSED REGUL-iR MEETING.
Lubbock, Texas
July 25, 1942.
The City commission of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 11:30 A.M.
in Recessed Regular Session, Recessed from Regular Meeting of July 23,
1942, at the Regular Meeting Place in the `ity Hall, the following
members thereof being present, to -wit:
Mayor C.E. Slaton, Commissioners W.G. McMMillan, W.B. Price, Hub Jones,
Garland Newsom, City Attorney Durwood H. Bradley, City Manager b4.H.
Rodgers and City Secretary Lave=iia Williams.
Absent: None.
Lubbock,Texas
July 25th, 1942
Honorable C.E. Slaton, Mayor of the City of Lubbock
Messrs. W.B. Price, Hub Jones and Garland Newsom, Commissioners
Gentlemen:
I have just completed a new residence on the Levelland highway
and beyond the corporate limits of the Uity of Lubbock, and
am moving into said home and for this reason I hereby tender
my resignation as a member of the City Oommission of the ity
of Lubbock, Texas, to take effect immediately.
W.G. McMillan
BE IT RJ�MEMBERED that at a recess meeting held by the City Commission
of the pity of Lubbock on the 25th day of July, 1942, the following
business was transacted. Upon motion of Commissioner Jones, seconded
by Commissioner Newsom the following resolution was duly passed:
WHEREAS, W.G. McMillan, a member of the City Commission, has this
day tendered his resignation as a member of this body for the reason
that the said W.G. McMillan is moving his residence beyond the corporate
limits of the t'ity of Lubbock;
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Commission of the City of
Lubbock that the resignation of W.G. McMillan, City Commissuover of the
pity of Lubbock, be and the same is hereby accepted, and the office held
by hir: declared vacant.
C E Slaton
Mayor
Attest:
Lavenia Williams
ty 6ecretaryo
Motion by Commissioner yriee, seconded by Commissioner Jones, the following
Resolution carried unanimously.
V'JF-B',REAS, W.G. McMillan has resigned as a member of the City Commission
of the k'ity of Lubbock, and,
IVMREAS, Section 2 of Article 2953-A of the Civil Statutes of the
State of Texas, provides that when a vacancy occurs in a civil office
an election shall immediately be ordered to fil]Ahe unexpired term of
the person holding said office; and,
WHEREAS, Article 2951 of the Civil Statutes of the State of Texas,
make it the duty of the Mayor to call a special election for the
purpose of electing a successor to serve the unexpired term of the person
vacating said Office.
NOAV, THEREFORE, I, C.E. Slaton, Mayor of the City of Lubbock, Texas,
br virtue of the authority vested in me by law do hereby order a special
election for the purpose of electing a Commission•: r to the place vaettbd
by the Hon. W.G. McMillan to fill out the unexpired term of the said W. G.
McMillan, said election to be held in the corporation court room at the
police station located at 1015 Ninth Street in the City of Lubbock, Texas,
on the 18th day of "ugust , 1942, and W.E. Ballew, and R. Bush Smith and
Mrs. F.M. Maddox are hereby designated and appointed election judges to
preside over and hold said election.
C E Slaton
Mayor
Attest:
venia Williams, City Secretary
NOTICE OF ELECTION
"'MREAS, W.G. McMillan, a member o: the pity Commission of the pity
of Lubbock, Texas, did on the 25th day of July, 1942, resign as such member
of said City Commission, and,
TMREAS, on the same date the Oity Commission by resolution duly accepted
the resignation of the said W.G. McMillan, and declared the office h&ld by
him, vacant; and,
WBEREAS, Section 2 of Article 2953-A of the Civil Statutes of the State
of Texas provides where vacancies are to be filled by elections occur in a
civil office, an election shall be immediately ordered to fill the unexpired
term of said office; and,
'7BEREAS, Article 2951 of the Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, makes
it the duty of the Mayor to order a special election to be held for the purpose
of electing a successor to the office vacated. Accordingly,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the public that a special election shall be
held on the 18th day of "ugust, 1942, for the purpose of electing aCity
Commissioner to fill out the unexpired term of the Hon. W.G. McMillan, and
that said election shall be held in the municipal court roor at the police
station, located at 1015 Ninth Street in the ity of Lubbock, and R. Bush Smith,
and W.E. Ballew and Mrs. F.M. Maddox have been designated and appointed as
judges of said election, and that the same shall be held in the manner prescrib-
ed by law and, IT IS SO ORDERED.
C E Slaton
Attest: Mayor
Lavenia Williams
itq 6ecretary.
No further business coming up for consideration, the City �%ommission
Recessed to meet --ugust 1, 1942, at 11:30 A.M.
Read and approved this the _.1 3 day
Attest
City Se retary.
of 1942.
Mayor