Resolution 321
RESOLUT ION NO. i 2l
RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING VOTE AND DECLARING ELECTION OF
MUNICIPAL OFFICERS OF THE CITY OF GILROY.
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WHERE~6,~~ regular municipal election for the municipal offices
of the City of Gilroy was held in said City on the 3rd day of May,
1954, in accordance with the provisions of the City Charter and pur-
suant to law and to due and legal notice given of said election;and
WHEREAS,the Common Couhcil of the City of Gilroy has this 4th
day of MaY,~954, canvassed the returns of said election and found
and ascertained that the total number of votes cast at said election
was 1666t that the number of votes cast in Precinct I'A" was 529,and
the number of votes cast in Precinct UBI' was 610 and the number of
votes cast in Precinct ItCI" was 527 t and that the following named
persons recei.ved the number of votes set opposite their respective
names,excluding absentee votes,for the respective offices for which
they were candidates,to-wit:
FOR MAYOR
Precinct "'Nf Precinct II BIt Precinct tt Cft
(Jord!!p ~School) Eire House (City Halll Total
261 261 155 677
258 34~ 358 957
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GEORGE C.MILIAS
GEORGE M.MASON
(Write-ins)
For Members of the
Common Council:
CARL W.PATE
CHARLES GALLO
J .HUGHES KENNEDY
COURTLAND M . RUSH
GEORGE W.,WHITE
KENNETH L.PETERSEN
SMITH C.HOWARD
ROBERT 'TN.MEDLEY
SEGUNDO SANCHEZ
311
365
387
322
239
382
238
173
362
344
438
427
419
295
402
285
202
372
280
395
350
367
270
325
257
202
303
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93,
1198
1164
1108
804
1109
780
577
1037
(Viri te-ins)
For City Clerk:
PHILIP A.COX
(Write-ins)
489
526
447
1462
For City Treasurer:
H.R.ESCHENBURG
474
510
435
1419
(Write-ins)
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For City Marshal:
HAROLD STURLA
ALBERT G.GOODRICH
395
122
403
205
308
212
1106
539
(Wri te-ins)
and,
WHEREAS, it appears that under t he law of' the State 0 f California, the
absentee votes may be received up to seven (71 d~s after the election,at
which time the said absentee votes shall be canvassed,and that under the
provisions of the charter of the City of Gilroy the votes cast at the
municipal election shall be canvassed within five (5) days after the election
and
WHEREAS,it appears from the said canvass and the records of the
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy,excluding any count of absentee votes,
that all of the above named candidates were nominated for the res-
pective offices for which they were candidates, except those whose
names were written in,and that the said GEORGE M.MASON received the
majority of all votes cast,excluding absentee votes,for the office
of Mayor of the City of Gilroy; that PHILIP A.COX received the maj-
ority of votes cast,excluding absentee votes, for the office of City
Clerk of the City of Gilroy;that H.R.ESCHENBURG received the majorfty
of all the votes cast, excluding absentee vates,for the office of City
Treasurer of the City of Gilroy;that HAROLD STURLA received the maj-
ority of all votes cast, excluding absentee votes ,for t he office of
C'ity Marshal of the City of Gilroy; and that,C,ARL W.PATE?CHARLES
GALLOiJ.HUGHES KENNEDY,COURTLAND M.RUSH,KENNETH L.PETERSEN and
SEGUNDO SANCHEZ were the six candidates receiving the highest num-
ber of votes cast,excluding absentee votes,for the offices of Council-
men of the eity of Gilroy; and
WHEREAS, it also appearing that before the f'inal result of the
said election may be declared that the absentee votes should be can-
vassed,and that it is necessary that such canvass be made within
seven (7) d~s from and after the election and that the last d~
on which said canvass may be made is Monday, the 10th day of May,
1954,and that this session of the Council should adjourn to meet on
the said 10th day of May,1954, for t he purpose of canvassing the said
absentee votes and declaring the final result of the election.
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED:
That the foregoing are f'ound as the facts as to the number of
votes, exclusive of absentee votes, that candidates for the respective
offices received,and that this meeting of the Common Council of the
City of Gilroy adjourn to meet Monday,the 10th day of May,1954,at
the hour of 1:00 o'clock p.m. fortthe purpose of canvassing the
absentee votes cast at said Eiection,and the ado'ption of a formal
Resolution declaring the result of the election after -ebe:'coIlslder...,
ation and inclusion of said absentee votes,and the ordering of the
City Clerk to issue certificates of election to the successful can-
didates.
PASSED and ADOPTED on the 4th day of May,1954, by the f'ollowing
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT :
Councilmen Pate,Rush,Kennedy,Gallo,Ronald
Councilmen None
Counci~en ~'hite.
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Mayor
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City Cler