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Home My WebLink About1970-03-23-1000AM-SpecialSPECIAL MEETING - MARCH 23, 1970 The Commissioners Court of Brazos County, Texas, convened in Special Session at a special term of said court, on the 23rd day of March, 1970, in the county courthouse in Bryan, Texas, and the roll was called of the duly constituted officers and members of said court, to wit: William R. Vance, County Judge Raymond Nolan, Commissioner, Precinct # 1 George Dunn, Commissioner, Precinct # 2 Clyde Porterfield, Commissioner, Precinct # 3 W. A. Stasny, Commissioner, Precinct #'4 Frank Boriskie, County Clerk and all of said persons were present, excpet the follord ng absentees: NONE, thus constituting a quorum. Whereupon, among other business, the following was transacted at said meeting: a written ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF ELECTION was duly introduced for the consideration of said court and read in full. It was then duly moved and seconded that said order be adopted; and after due discussion, said motion,•carrying with it the adoption of said order, pre- vailed and carried by the,following vote: i AYES: All members of said court shown present above vloed "Aye" NOES: None. ''l el.-• [ i • M a -y rte'--",h - y••.+..' 'i ~ 3?'..h. r~~'~`-' w' r`:~~ iGY~ r r ~ _ I' . ..r.. ..r rv,ul+..•-.+.•t -m •.-^*xa +^~.v.Lne-+..~s~v~^'^;"r+r~.!~w"'.-•i...c+.+'+d'•►7"-'-r,aL~.q{;....y,....,_.r..,,gr~•,~.•~....~ ~•t r L• ..e .in+.~ ^~''r::~ ,t.~w .i.-,-,:'4 ,`t,, F• ~.~''~~~`~,-:,.••.ib • ~ ~ uc- .~.:r..YJ.i't.~.,wf..~. .:ai~fiv:F..St:4~ L~=4 , ~--.-+l;iV:,.~aS-'V;G:, ORDER CANVASSING RETURNS AND DECLARING RESULTS OF ELECTION THE STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF BRAZOS § WHEREAS, an election was held in BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, on March 21, 1970, at which a proposition relating to the t r I creation of the BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY and the levy of an annual ad valorem tax as provided in Section 12 of Article IX of the Constitution of Texas was submitted in accordance with law; and WHEREAS, said election was held and conducted as two separate but simultaneous elections, to-wit: one election at which only the resident, qualified electors of the County who owned taxable property within the County and who had rendered the same for taxation were entitled to vote on the proposition and another election at which all other resident, qualified electors of the County were entitled to vote on the proposi- tion; and WHEREAS, the votes cast by each of the two classes of voters described above were recorded and returned separately and were as follows: I. The resident, qualified electors of the County who owned taxable property within the County and who had rendered the same for taxation cast 5,845 votes as follows: I \~Ti2__ is.:-ry`^:L~IT"tefi-iCCw~t•aa~cZ; y:~te*.e-n _.~......~.~...~..,..r.w-.n~.an~.-Y~...........~....+. _ _ _ FOR THE CREATION OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE LEVY OF THE TAX IN SUPPORT THEREOF 5 votes AGAINST THE CREATION OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE LEVY OF THE TAX IN SUPPORT THEREOF . . . . . 4,889 votes ~ ~ II. All other resident, qualified 'hectors of the County cast 791 votes as follows: FOR THE CREATION OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE LEVY OF THE TAX IN SUPPORT THEREOF . . . . . 213 votes AGAINST THE CREATION OF THE BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY AND THE LEVY OF THE TAX IN SUPPORT THEREOF . . . . . 579 votes and WHEREAS, the above totals are shown in the official election returns heretofore submitted to the Commissioners i Court and filed with the County Clerk; and WHEREAS, the election was.called and held in all respects under and in strict conformity with the constitutions and laws of the State of Texas and of the United States of America; THEREFORE, BE IT ORDERED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF BRAZOS COUN`T'Y : Section 1. The matters and facts recited in the above preamble of this order are found to be true and correct. Section 2. The election held in the County on the 21st day of March, 1970, and which is more fully described in 'r ' -2- 1j , . 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'.~..p - ~.;t'y~ `'t _~-:a+w:..:.c _ w~~. r',5... ,~ai~~ I ~ f~'Vii v"~'tt~i~11r ~1,~, a a' ~ .J l f ~4 the preamble of this order, and which was held and conducted as two separate but simultaneous elections, was called and notice thereof given in accordance with law; the election was held in all respects in conformity with law; only resident, qualified electors of the County voted at the election; the votes of the resident, qualified electors of the County who owned taxable property within the County and who had rendered the same for taxation, voting at the election, were recorded, returned, and are canvassed here separately from the votes-of all other resident, qualified electors of the County who voted at the election; returns of the election have been lawfully made by the proper officers; the election has resulted unfavor- ably to the creation of the BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY as described in the proposition submitted at the election and the levy of an annual ad valorem tax as provided 1 i in Section 12 of Article IX of the Constitution of Texas, and more than the necessary majority of the qualified voters voting at the election have voted in favor thereof. Section 3. It is hereby officially found and determined that, as a result of the said-election, the BRAZOS COUNTY, TEXAS, AIRPORT AUTHORITY has not been created and established and the levy and collection of said annual ad valorem tax have not been authorized. Section 4. It'is hereby found that the need of the County for the creation of the Authority and for such financ- ing creates an emergency and an urgent public necessity for -3- I~ ~_-x_~•: v:.v-;•ac.i~r.'mr:~ac ~cr.•-=-ru o ~+r~rcw~~e.....o...:.~...•.~aa~wsst•.s.u.w.m..~n..aw~.mw.eemnc~naroa•_cnrr ~na..,swraa~~wrac.r.wa. a~v aa-o.imm c.~. v-'~a arss•-' 7-7 y J the holding, at the scheduled time, of the meeting of the Commissioners Court at which this order is adopted and for I the adoption of this order; and the NOTICE OF MEETING relat-I ing to said meeting and heretofore posted by the County Clerk of BRAZOS COUNTY, and the posting thereof, are hereby authorized, approved, adopted, ratified, and confirmed. ~u -4- VOL.Al-PAG 3 0 -'TL"7C•'ri 1 ~r .~~^c sty.-r"""''e' ,1~ , +.~r.lf,... ' i. , - 1' ,'r ~ • ~ I, ~ . .'~'~.('~~7~i'j r'1ti41. 't,j'.;4?;'tai;jait~'itil~•5~L';j'j~"',i~`tr`,~; .t`~~ i ~iF'.}1'1{~~!,~tt~• el fl yy - 3.,!•.a;w.~.-.:%•'~rl"'C^,2'.i';at•`+r'~i'"-cY~.F~~S:4?Yk ,:q": _ r 1 M _ h There being no further business, the Court adjourned. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * The foregoing minutes beginning on page-311/151/ and concluded on page :?7/ were examined and approved in open Court o the day f April, 1970. William R. Vance Ray nd Nolan County Judge Commissioner, Precinct # 1 L~- -fiv, I George unn C1 de Porterfield Commi oner, Precinct # 2 Commis oner, Precinct # 3 u' ( 1 W. A. Stasny Frank Boriskie Commissioner, Precinct # 4 County Clerk 1 _ _ u - • i. f_ ~ L..-._ _.„.__.._.c__,._l:.u+.P^L'.. •~'>~:Xtit. 5;7t,'a~ f 4 ' 'J: ~."'""",-~.w... dom... , • t, t r, TES PAGE LEFT BLANK INTENTIONALLY .i• F 1 , n t4 ~ I t 1, i l F, I F r i- f ' I j ri . ~t i - . -sl, r. h - %1 • . n ~ t -J , _ . > r. : i ~,ti: ~i t. • f'^e%.: •ic C'"+.-~ "~T. 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