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HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-06-63 TC MinMINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN APRIL 6, 1963 A Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen, Town of Westlake, Texas, was held at the McGuire Ranch Headquarters in Tarrant County, Texas, on the 6th day of April, 1963, at 2:00 P.M. Present were Mayor John A. McGuire and Aldermen H. S. Thrasher, H. T. Webster, A. H. Wilde, John A. McGuire, Jr., and A. L. Odom. The Mayor stated that the purpose of the Special Meeting was to canvass the results of the Election held on the 2nd day of April, 1963, for the election of Municipal Officers. The Returns of said Election were examined and the following proposed Resolution No. 14 was then read to the meeting: RUOLUTION NO. 14 WIiiGRW* on the 2nd day of April, A. B. 1963, Pursu- ant to the provisions of Title 88, Revised Civil Statutes, the 8lootion Cade of the $tate of Texas, and Resolution No. 13, heretofore adopted on the 2nd day of Marsh, 1963, after due notice as by Law provided, the General Moction to elect a liayor, Five Aldermen and a Xarshal for a term of one year was held with- in the limits of the Tonna of Westlake, Texast and WHRU AS, can the day of April, A.D. , 1963, at a meet- ing of the Board of Aldermen of said Town, the results of said Zloction were canvassed by the Mayor in the presence Of the Board of Aldermen and said canvass showed the result thereof was as follows: FOR MAYOR John A. McGuire 113 votes FN ,_ Y► ,� R. $. Thrasher 14 votes R. T, Webster 10 votes A. No Wilde 14 votes John A. ioduirre,Jr, to gates A. L. Odom lid votes FOR MARSHAk Wesley Harvey 9 votes THERRFARR, BE IT RISOLUD W TIB BOARD 17V ALDIMM OF TER TOWN OF WESTLA , TXW s THAT, the canvass of the result of said Election be, end is hereby approved, and that John A. Mr Quiro raving received the highest number of votes for the office of Mayor is hereby elected to Said Office, and is to serve as such officer for the teres of one year from date hereof or until his successor is duly elected and qualified, That, H. S. Thrasher, No T, Webster* A.A. . Wilde, ;ohn A. McGuire, Jr. and A. L. Odom having received the highest number Of votes for the offioe of Aldermen and Wesley .Sar ty havlrg received the highest number of votes for Xaarshal aro hereby ,elected to said offices and are to serve as such officers for the term of One year from date hereof or until their successor# are duly elected and qualified. as8 THAT, all such officers are hereby instructed to tale the oath of office as by law provided and file ouch oath* with the Town Searotaz7- ASTi9Ts ADOPM this day of April, 1963 TOWN 32CRETART APPROMs asy Upon motion duly made by Mr. H. S. Thrasher and seconded by Mr. H. T. Webster, the foregoing Resolution No. 14 was unanimously adopted. The Mayor then announced that it was now in order for the newly elected officers to take over the management of the Town and that he would be glad to entertain a motion for ad- journment of this meeting. Whereupon motion duly made and seconded, it was resolved to adjourn. APPROVED: MAYOR SECRETARY MINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING OF THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF ALDERMEN APRIL 6, 1963 The newly elected Board of Aldermen, consisting of H. H. Thrasher, H. T. Webster, A. H. Wilde, John A. McGuire, Jr., and A. L. Odom, and the newly elected Marshal Wesley Harvey, were duly sworn in and signed Oaths of Office before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas, at McGuire Ranch Headquarters in Tarrant County on the 6th day of April, 1963, at 2:00 P.M. and then proceeded on with their first meeting. Mr. John A. McGuire, the newly elected Mayor, acted as Chairman of the meeting and called the meeting to order. Upon motion made by A. H. Wilde and seconded by H. S. Thrasher, John A. McGuire, Jr. was unanimously appointed Mayor Pro Tem to be vested with all the powers and to perform all the duties of the Mayor of the Town of Westlake, Texas, in the absence or disability of the Mayor unless or until the Board of Aldermen should otherwise determine. The Mayor then stated that the first order of business was to appoint a Town Secretary and Treasurer. After a full discussion, upon motion duly made by H. S. Thrasher and seconded by H. T. Webster, Mr. A. L. Odom was unanimously elected Secretary and Treasurer of the Town of Westlake, Texas. The Mayor then directed the Secretary to file the signed Oaths of Office in the permanent records of the Town of Westlake, Texas. The Town Marshal, Mr. Wesley Harvey, then announced that there were several persons he would like to deputize as Deputy Marshals of the Town of Westlake and in this connection submitted the names of the following persons for the considera- tion and approval of the Board of Aldermen: H. S. Thrasher A. H. Wilde A. L. Odom H. T. Webster John A. McGuire, Jr. J. Glenn Turner William L. McInerney John A. McGuire Upon motion duly made and seconded, the deputization of the foregoing persons as Deputy Marshals of the Town of Westlake, Texas, was unanimously approved. Thereupon the foregoing per- sons repeated aloud the Oath of Office and were duly sworn in as Deputy Marshals of the Town of Westlake before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and for Tarrant County, Texas. There being no further business to come before the meeting, it was, upon motion duly made and seconded, adjourned. APPROVED A. L. Odom, SECRETARY -?6z