HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 36-56RESOLUTION N0~, __~._
RESOLUTION OF THE COL~Cii~,J 0F THE CI-~ OF
BAKERSFIELD DECLA~i'NG RESULTS OF .SPECIAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CiTY OF BAKERSFinD.
WH~REAS, the Council of the City of Bakersfield duly and
regularly called ~nd provided for the holding of a special election
within the City of Bakersfield on Jm~e %, 19~6, for the purpose of
electing a mayor for said City, and
WHERK~S, by ordinance of said City and by.order of the Board
of Supervisors of Kern Co~ty, said special election ~ras ordered
consolidated with the State Consolidated Direct Primary Election and
Presidential' Prim~y Election held within said city on said date, ~d
said Board of Supervisors was authorized to c~nvass the rot~ns of
said special election and to certify the results thereof to tMs
Council, ~d
W~EAS, said special election ~-~as duly hs!d pursuant to
said orders of consolidation at the polling places prescribed for
said State Consolidated Direct Pri~ary Election and Presidential
Prira~ry Election, and the votes cast them=sat ~cro cmnvasssd ~nd the
retorts thereof made as provided by la~-~
~EREAS, the said Bo~d of Supervisors ~nd the Clerk thereof
have duly canvassed the ~bsentee ballots cast at .said special election,
and said Bo~d of Supervisors has adopted its resolution nstating the
results of said special~ election end the Clerk of said Board has
entered in the records of said Bo~rd a Statement of said results,
and the Clerk has transmitted to the Clerk of this Council a certified
copy of said resolution and a certified copy of said statement and.
the s~s have been presented to this Council.
NOW, T~REFORE, the Co~cil of the City of Bakersfield DOES
~EREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE, AND DEC~RE .~S FOLLOWS:
1. That from the results of. said special sleetion certified
to this Co~cil as aforesaid, it appears and this Co~cil hereby
finds and declares that the total number of votes cast at the
respective election precincts established for said special election
for electing a mayor for the City of Bakersfield, the total number
of absentee votes cast ateaid electien~ and the total number of votes
Cast in said city st said special election for electing a mayor for
said city, are as set forth in that certain Resolution of the Board
'of Supervisors of Kern County, California, Stating Result of Canvass
of Election Returns of Special Municipal Election of the City of
Bakersfield, In Re: 'Election of a Mayor, held June ~, 19~6, a copy
of which is on file is on file in the office of the City Clerk. Tinat
the names of the candidates for the office of mayor for said city
and the number of votes given in the city for each such person, are
as follows:
MANUEL J. CARNf~IS .........
FRANK SULLIVAN ............
7884
2. That the Clerk of this Council is hereby instructed to
enter in full on the minutes of this Council the results of said election.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Frank Sullivmn is hereby declared
to be elected to the office of Mayor for the City Of Bakersfield and
shall hold office from the first Monday following the 'filing with
the Secretary of State of the approval of certain charter amendments,
to wit: Sections 14, 20 (a) and 20~1 of the Charter of the City of
Bakersfield, by the State Legislatbme~ ~ntil the first Monday after
the ~irst day of January, 1961, and mntil his successor is elected
and qualified, unless sooner removed from office by recall or otherwise.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed ~nd
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at an Adjourned
Meeting thereof held on the 29th day of June, 1956, by the following
vote:
AYES: CARNAK~S, COLt~NS, ~ DOOL~N, EVELETH, SO~I',VEITZER, SULLIVAN.
City Olerk and Ex-0fficio Clerk of the
Cobmcil of the City of Bakersfield.
MAYOR of t~ City of Bakei~s 'iel'