Resolution 750
RESOLUTION NO. 750
RESOLUTION AND ORDER CANVASSING VOTES CAST AT REGULAR
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD APRIL 9, 1963, FOR FOUR MEMBERS
OF THE COUNCIL, INCLUDING THE MAYOR AND THREE COUNCILMEN
AND DETERMINING THE TOTAL VOTE AND DECLARING THE ELECTION
OF SAID MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
WHEREAS, the regular municipal election for the election
of four members of the Council of the City of Gilroy including
the Mayor and three Councilmen was held in the said City of Gilroy
on the 9th day of April, 1963, in accordance with the provisions
of the Charter of the City of Gilroy and pursuant to law and to
due and legal notice given of the said electioni and
WHEREAS, all of the absentee ballots applied for at said
election have been voted and returned to the City Clerki and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Gilroy has on the 16th
day of April, 1963, canvassed the returns of said election,
including absentee votes, and found and ascertained that the total
number of votes, including absentee votes, cast at said election
was 1813, that the number of vot~s cast at Precinct "A" was 441i
that the number of votes cast at Precinct "B" was 404i that the
number of votes cast at Precinct "c" was 280i that the number of
votes cast at Precinct "D" was 271i and that the number of votes
cast at Precinct "E" was 387i and
WHEREAS, the said Council of the City of Gilroy did proceed
to also canvass the absentee ballots cast at said election and
found and ascertained that the total number of absentee ballots
issued for said election was 31, and that all of said absentee
ballots have been returned or received, that the total number of
absentee votes cast at said election was 30, and that the following
named persons received the total number of votes, and the total
number of votes set opposite their respective names for the res-
pective names for the respective offices for which they were
candidates, to-wit:
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FOR MAYOR TOTAL VOTE TOTAL
excluding ABSENTEE VOTES
Absentee Vote Vote CAST
Kenneth L. Petersen 692 12 704
Dale B. Connell 515 6 521
Stanley Karp 226 8 234
(Write-ins
George C. Milias 308 4 312
Elmer Steinmetz 1 1
Jim Laizure 1 1
Bud Taylor 1 1
Dennis Haluza 1 1
Tony Silva 1 1
Bacilio Para 1 1
FOR COUNCILMEN
Chester R. Eckard 1062 18 1080
Norman B. Goodrich 1348 21 1369
Everett C. Wentworth 1088 15 1103
Marian A. Conroy 358 9 367
Hannah R. Costello 610 12 622
Phillip F. Velasco 436 4 440
(Write-ins)
Gary Steinmetz 1 1
Elmer Steinmetz 1 1
May Hollenback 1 1
Ed poli 1 1
and,
WHEREAS, it appears from the said canvass and the records of
the said Council of the City of Gilroy that all of the above candi-
dates were duly nominated to the respective offices for which they
were candidates, that Kenneth L. Petersen received the majority
of all votes cast for the office of Mayor of the City of Gilroy
and that Norman B. Goodrich, Everett C. Wentworth and Chester R. Eckard
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received the majority of all votes cast for the offices of Council-
men of the City of GilroYi
That the said KENNETH L. PETERSEN received the highest number
of votes for the office of Mayor of the City of Gilroy and that the
said NORMAN B. GOODRICH, EVERETT C. WENTWORTH, and CHESTER Ro ECKARD
were the three candidates for the office of Councilmen receiving
the highest number of votes.
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED AND DECLARED that KENNETH L. PETERSEN
has been and is duly elected to the office of Mayor of the City of
Gilroy for the term expiring on the 2nd Tuesday of April, 1967, and
the said NORMAN B. GOODRICH, EVERETT C. WENTWORTH and CHESTER R.
ECKARD have been and are duly elected to the offices of Councilmen
for the term expiring on the 2nd Tuesday of April, 1967.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy immediately sign and deliver to each person so elected a
certificate of election.
ADOPTED, PASSED AND ORDERED THIS 16th day of April, 1963, by
the following vote:
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS :Duffin,Eckard,Jordan,Quartirol i,
Wentworth, and Petersen.
COUNCILMEMBERS : None
AYES:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS :Goodrich
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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SUSANNE E. PAYNE
, City Clerk of the City of
Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 750
is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the
City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
16th
day of
Apri 1
, 19~, at which meeting
a quorum was present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and af-
fixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this 17th day
of ADd 1
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City Clerk of
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