04-09-66 TC MinMINUTES OF THE FIRST MEETING
OF THE NEWLY ELECTED BOARD OF ALDERMEN
April 9, 1966
The newly elected Board of Aldermen, consisting
of H. S. Thrasher, H. T. Webster, A. H. Wilde, John A.
McGuire, Jr. and A. L. Odom, and the newly elected
Marshal, Wesley Harvey, were duly sworn in and signed
Oaths of Office before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public
in and for Tarrant County on the 9th day of April, 1966,
at 11:00 A.M. and then proceeded on with their first
meeting.
Mr. John A. McGuire, the newly elected Mayor,
pe acted as Chairman of the meeting and called the meeting
to order.
Upon motion made by W. T. Webster and seconded
by A. H. Wilde, John A. McGuire, Jr. was unanimously ap-
pointed Mayor Pro Tem to be vested with all the powers
and to perform all the duties of the Mayor of the Town
of Westlake, Texas, in the absence or disability of the
Mayor unless or until the Board of Aldermen should other-
wise determine.
The Mayor then stated that the first order of
business was to appoint a Town Secretary and Treasurer.
After a full discussion, upon motion duly made by H. T.
Webster and seconded by H.S. Thrasher, Mr. A. L. Odom
^e, was unanimously elected Secretary and Treasurer of the
Town of Westlake, Texas.
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The Mayor then directed the Secretary to file
the signed Oaths of Office in the permanent records of
the Town of Westlake, Texas .
The Town Marshal, Mr. Wesley Harvey, then an-
nounced that there were several persons he would like to
deputize as Deputies Marshal of the Town of Westlake and
in this connection submitted the names of the following
pe rs ons for the consideration and approval of the Board
of Aldermen:
William L. McInerney John A. McGuire
A. L. Odom H. T. Webster
John A. McGuire, Jr. A. H. Wilde
H. S . Thrasher J. Glenn Turner
Upon motion duly made and seconded, the deputization of
the foregoing persons as Deputies Marshal of the Town of
Westlake, Texas, was unanimously approved. Thereupon the
foregoing persons repeated aloud the Oath of Office and
were duly sworn in as Deputies Marshal of the Town of
Westlake before Lucy S. McGuire, a Notary Public in and
for Tarrant County, Texas .
There being no further business to come before
the meeting, it was , upon motion duly made and seconded,
adjourned.
A. L. Odom, SECRETAR7.
A PPROVED
John McGuire, MAYOR
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MINUTES OF A SPECIAL MEETING
OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
April 9, 1966
A Special Meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
Town of Westlake, Texas, was held at the McGuire Ranch
Headquarters in Tarrant County, Texas, on the 9th day
of April, 1966, at 11 o'clock A.M.
Present were Mayor John A. McGuire and Aldermen
H. S. Thrasher, H. T. Webster, A. H. Wilde, John A.
McGuire, Jr. and A. L. Odom.
The Mayor stated that the purpose of the
Special Meeting was to canvass the results of the
Election held on the 5th day of April, 1966, for the
election of Municipal Officers.
The Returns of said Election were examined
and the following proposed Resolution No. 20 was then
read to the meeting:
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RESOLUTION NO. 20
WHEREAS, on the 5th day of April, A. D. 1966,
pursuant to the provisions of Title 28, Revised Civil
Statutes, the Election Code of the State of Texas, and
Resolution No. 19, heretofore adopted on the 5th day of
March, 1966, after due notice as by lax provided, the
General Election to elect a Mayor, Five Aldermen and a
Marshal for a term of one year was held within the limits
of the Town of Westlake, Texas; and
WHEREAS, on the ` '� day of April, A. D... 1966,
at a meeting of the Board of Aldermen of said Town, the
results of said Election were canvassed by the Mayor in
the presence of the BoaPd of Aldermen and said canvass
showed the result thereof was as follows:
FOR MAYOR
John A. McGuire 11 votes
FOR ALDERMEN
H. S.
Thrasher
11
votes
H. T.
Webster
11
votes
A. L.
Wilde
10
votes
John
A. McGuire, Jr.
10
votes
A. L.
Odom
11
votes
Ben A. Zwald
2
votes
FOR MARSHAL
Wesley Harvey 11 votes
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
OF THE TOWN OF WESTLA&E, TEXAS:
That, the canvass of the result of said Election
be, and is hereby approved, and that John A. McGuire having
received the highest number of votes for the office of
Mayor is hereby elected to said office and is to serve as
such officer for the term of one year from date hereof or
until his successor is duly elected and qualified.
That, H. S. Thrasher, H. T. Webster, A. H. Wilde,
John A. McGuire, Jr. and A. L. Odom having received the
highest number of votes for the office of Aldermen and
Wesley Harvey having received the highest number of votes
for Marshal are hereby elected to said offiges and are to
serve as such officers for the term of one 'year from date
hereof or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified.
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That, all such officers are hereby instructed
to take the oath of office as by law provided and File
such oaths with the Town Secretary.
ATTESTc
ADOPTRD this day of April, 1966.
A PPROVEDs
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