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MINUTES OE SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH PALM~BEACH, FLORIDA
HELD
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1969
Present: i
Thomas F. Lewis, Mayor __
Thomas R. Be11, Vice IKayor
Allan V. Everard, Councilman
H. Mallory Privett, Jr.; Councilman
Herbert A. Watt, Councilman
Dolores R. W~1ker, Village :Clerk -
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Mayor Lewis called the Special Meeting to order at 7:35 - .ROLL
p.m. and asked the Clerk to call the roll, all members
being present. Councilman Everard arrived at; 7:45 p.m.
CALL
Mayor Lewis stated that the purpose of the meeting was ____PURPOBE OF
to constitute the Council as the official General Election __ MEETING
Canvassing B~ rd for the purpose of canvassing the vote of
March 18, 1969, under the provisions of the Village Charter =
and Section 56 of Village Ordinance No. 42.
Council. inspected the Statement of Canvass.for the General
Election on March 18, 1969 for Precinct No. 4$ and Pre-
cinct No. 49.
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Mayor Lewis stated that the minutes_of this meeting should
note that a recording of the machine vote-from Machine No.
' 127069, Precinct No. LF9, was erroneously read';as 183 for
Candidate 8-A, and that a recount of the machine readings
revealed 'that the total tally for Candidate SSA on Machine
No. 127069 should have been read as 083.
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Mayor Lewis asked the Village Clerk to read the official
tabulation of machine votes cast in the General Election
on March 18, 1969 and these are as follocas:
Village Councilman, Group 2 ~
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J. Wilkins Smith 132 votes
Marjorie N. Stevens 138 votes
James E. Taylor 254 votes.. ,
Herbert A. Watt 423 votes
Village Councilman, Group 3 i
Robert E. Arnold '__ 280 votes
H. Mallory Privett, Jr. 630 votes -
.Village Councilman, Group 4
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Thomas R. Bell 495 votes
Robert W. Martin 431 votes
Following the tabulation of machine votes, Council pro-
ceeded to open the absentee ballots which ,hadibeen re-_
ceived in the Clerk`s office_ The Clerk then read a
total for each candidate as follows: ,.
Village Councilman, Group 2
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J. Wilkins Smith 132 votes
Marjorie N. Stevens 139 votes
James E. Taylor 256 votes
Herbert A. Watt 433 votes
INSPECTION OF
STATEMENT OF
CANVASS
ERROR ON_ RECORDING
OF MACHINE VOTE
.FOR CANDIDATE
8-A - RECOUNT MADE
& TOTAL CORRECTED
CLERK READS
TABULATION OF
MACHINE VOTES
ABSENTEE
BALLOTS COUNTED
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Village Councilman, Group 3
Robert E. Arnold 282 votes _
H. Mallory Privett, Jr. 641 votes __-
Village Councilman, Group 4
Thomas R.-Bell 502 votes
Robert W. Martin 437 votes _
Total machine votes cast - 965'. - _
Total absentee ballots - 13'.
Total all votes cast - -9781
Vi1la,ge Clerk administered Oath of Office for', newly elected _ OATH OF OFFICE --
Councilmen Thomas R. Be11 and H. Mallory Privett, Jr., as ADMINISTERED TO .-
required by Article III, Section 5, of the Village_Charter. _ T._ R.-BELL & H.
These oaths shall be spread upon the minutes if the Council. M. PRIVETT, JR.
Newly elected Councilmen Thomas R. Be11 and H: Mallory T. R, BELL & H.
Privett, Jr. read and signed Loyalty Oaths, as required by M.-_PRIVETT, JR.
Florida Statutes 876.05, 1965. READ & SIGN
LOYALTY OATHS
Councilman Privett, after taking and subscribing his oaths COUNCILMAN PRIVETT
in a.ecordance with law, became an official member of the PARTICIPATES IN
Council and participated in the balance of the meeting. BALANCE OP
', MEETING
On motion of Vice-Mayor Bell,~seconded by Councilman Watt, RES. N0.
all present voting aye, proposed Resolution No. 382-fig 382-65.
entitled: ADOPTED,
A RESOLUTION OP THE VILLAGE COUNCIL OF NORTH
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD ON MARCH 1$, 1969 _
was read in full and adopted as read as Resolution No.
382-69.
Mayor Lewis stated that a Special Runoff Election will be SPECIAL RUNOFF
held Tuesday, March 25, 1969, to elect by majority-Herbert ELECTION. TO BE
A. Watt or James E. Taylor for. Councilman, Group 2.. `_ -HELD 3/Z~/69
Council will hold its organizational meeting on Thursday, COUNCIL ORGANI-
March 27, in accordance with requirements outlined in the ZATIONAL MEETING
Village Charter, Article III, Section 6. This meeting will TO BE HELD.
commence at 8:00 p.m. ' 3/27/69
Council will meet in a Workshop Session on Thursday, March WORKSHOP SESSION
20, at 8:00 p.m. ~ 3/20/69-
Council will meet as the Election Canvassing Board on ELECTION CANVASS-
Tuesday, March 25, 1969 at 7:30 p.m. ING BD. MEETING
3/25/69
There being no Further business to come before the Special ADJOURNMENT
Meeting of the Village Council, sitting as the official
Election Canvassing Board ,_ on motion of Councilman Watt,
seconded by Vice-Mayor Bell, all present voting aye, the
meeting was adjourned at 8:05 p.m. ~
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Minutes recorded by: Dolores R. Walker,-Village Clerk LL
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OATH OF OFFICE'
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Village of North Palm Beach
County of Palm Beach
State of Florida
I, Thomas R.
do solemnly swear that
I will support and protect and defend the Constitution and the Govern-
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ment of the United States and of the State of F1o-rida, against all enemies,
domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty and
allegiance to the same, and that I am entitled to hold office under the
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Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws_of the
State of Florida, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties
of the office of Councilman
of The
Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, upon which I am about to enter, so
help me God.
Article III, Section 5, Village Charter
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Dated this ~ / ~ day of ~ a~'~ 19~•
ATTEST:
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OATH OF OFFICE
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Village of North Palm Beach
County of Palm Beach
State of Florida
I H. Mallory Privett, Jr.
do solemnly swear that
I will support and protect and defend the Constitution and the Govern-
ment of the United States and of the State of Florida, against all enemies,
domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty and
allegiance to the same, and that I am entitled to hold office under the
Constitution of the United States and the Constitution and Laws of the
State of Florida, and that I will faithfully perform all the duties
of the office of Councilman of The
Village of North Palm Beach, Florida, upon
help me God.
Signed
Article III, Section 5,- Village Charter
I am about to enter, so
Dated this Iy~' day of ~ 19~
ATTEST:
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