Res 292 4/9/1956RESOLUTION NO. 292
RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS OF THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD IN THE
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, ON APRIL 3, 1956, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING
A MAYOR AND ALDERMEN FOR POSITIONS 4, 5 AND 6.
WHEREAS, at a regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita
Falls, Texas, held in the Memorial Auditorium Building on the 9th day of April, A.D.
1956, at which time a quorum was present, came on to be considered the returns of the__
Municipal Election held on the 3rd day of April, A.D. 1956, for the purpose of electing
a Mayor and three (3) Aldermen, and
iHEREtS, after canvassing the returns of said election it was found to be
duly and legally held in all respects, and there were cast at said election 10539
votes, for the election of Mayor and three Aldermen, and that
FOR MAYOR:
K. C. Spell received 5332 votes Kenneth Johnson received 1 Vote
Henry D. Mason 5207 " John Coffey 1 "
John Wolf 1 " Heard Reeves 1 "
T. J. Waggoner 1 " Maurice Crawford " 1
A. E. Holland 1 " Tom Gilbert 1 "
FOR ALD ;RMA.N, POSITION 4:
Tom C. Foley received 5903 votes O. C. Butler received 2 votes
Marion N. Williams 1881 "
Neil Youngblood 1227 if
Russell Jack Ballard 1379 "
FOR ALDERMAN, POSITION 5:
Avery Mitchell received 4901 votes Porter Root received 1 vote
Mrs J. N. Stafford 3395 rt
J. Winston Wallander " 2164 "
FOR ALDERMAN, POSITION 6:
J. B. Jarratt received 5318 votes O. C. Bublhr received 1 vote
Gene Liepold U 3166 " W. W. Ballard rt 1 "
Leland W. Jenkins,Sr. " 1980 " Bill Dooley 1 "
AND, it appearing that K. C. Spell received the greatest number of votes cast at
said election for Mayor; that Tom C. Foley received the greatest number of votes cast at
said election for Alderman, Position 4; that Avery Mitchell received the greatest number of
votes cast at said election for Alderman, Position 5; and that J. B. Jarratt received the
greatest number of votes cast at said election for Alderman, Position 6;
NCM, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA
FALLS, TEXAS:
THAT K. C. Spell was duly and legally elected Mayor of the City of Wichita Falls,
at said election, and that Mr. Tom C. Foley, Avery Mitchell and J. B. Jarratt were duly
and legally elected Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, at said election, and that
said election was in all respects legally held in accordance with the laws of the State of
Texas and the Charter and Ordinances of said City.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 9th day of April, A.D. 1956.
ATTEST:
L yd C Thomas, Mayor
Go. T. Hens erson, City Clerk