ORD NO 37-1975 CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS
ORDINANCE NO. S 7 1975
AN ORDINANCE CALLING AN ELECTION TO FILL THE VACANCY IN THE OFFICE OF MUNICIPAL
JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL COURT OF THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS: PRESCRIBING
OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS, The Honorable Harold C. Rains is now deceased, and
WHEREAS, the Office of Municipal Judge is now vacant, and
WHEREAS, the Honorable N.D. Edwards has been elected special judge by
the members of the Bar practicing before the Municipal Court of the City of Van
Buren, Arkansas, until the successor to the Honorable Harold C. Rains be qualified
under Article II, Paragraph 50, of the Constitution of the State of Arkansas.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VAN
BUREN, ARKANSAS:
SECTION I. That a special election be, and the same is hereby, called to
be held in the City of Van Buren and the County of Crawford, State of Arkansas, on the
yY
aretweceinter, NISI at which election there will be submitted to the electors
of the City of Van Buren and the County of Crawford, State of Arkansas, the names of
all candidates for the office of Municipal Judge of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas.
J'°
If run -off be necessary, it shall be held December*,
SECTION II. Candidates for the office of Municipal Judge of the City of
Van Buren, Arkansas, shall be nominated and elected as follows, to wit,
A. Any person desiring to become a candidate for Municipal Judge,
shall, by December /5, 1975, file with the City Clerk of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas,
a statement of such candidacy in substantially the following form:
STATE OF ARKANSAS
COUNTY OF CRAWFORD
I, being first sworn, state that I
reside at Street, City of
County and State aforesaid; that I am a qualified elector of Crawford County and the
Ward in which I reside; that I am a candidate for the nomination to the office of
0 Municipal Judge of the Ctty pf Burma, Arkansas, to be voted on at the Special
Election to be held on the Dec,, and I hereby request that my
name be placed upon the official special election ballot for nomination by such
Special Election for such office and I herewith deposit the sum of $1.00, the fee
prescribed by law, and I further state that I am qualified to hold such office.
B. The name of each candidate shall be supported by a petition for
nomination; signed by at least twenty (20) qualified electors of the County of
Crawford. Such petition shall show the residence and address of each signer and
and carry an affidavit, signed by one or more persons, in which the affiant, or
affiants, shall vouch for the eligibility of each signer _of the petition. Each
such petition shall be substantially in the following form:
STATE OF ARKANSAS
COUNTY OF CRAWFORD
"The undersigned, duly qualified electors of Crawford County, State of
Arkansas, swear each signer here resides at the address set opposite his, or her,
signature; hereby request the name of
be placed on the ballot as a candidate for election to the office of Municipal
Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, of Crawford County,
o°( A.c✓A1" /*76
on the -15th °day of December, 1 We further state that we know said person to be
a qualified elector of Crawford County and a person of good moral character and, in
our judgement, qualified for the duties of such office."
C. The name of the candidate mentioned in each such petition, together
with the election proclamation, shall be certified by the City Clerk to the Board of
Election Commission by December 1, 1975, unless such City Clerk finds that the
petition fails to meet with the requirement of this Ordinance. The County Board of
Election Commission shall have general supervision over the holding such election in
which connection said Board shall post the nominations, print the ballots, establish
the voting precints,._ appoint-- the_election.. judges and. clerk and determine._andcertify
the results of the elction; all in the manner now prescribed_by in_respect to general
election; provided, however, the results of the elction shall be certified by the
County Board of Election Commissioners to the City Clerk of the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas, and the Secretary of the State of Arkansas and the Governor of the State of
Arkan as, so the Municipal Judge may be commissioned by the Governor, as provided for
in Chapter 12, Section 201, of the Revised Statutes of Arkansas, 1947.
D. The names of all such candidates at such election shall be printed
upon the ballot in an order determined by lot. If more than two (2) candidates qualify
for the office the names of all such candidates shall appear on the ballot at the
Special Election.
If no candidate receives a majority of the votes east in the Special Election,
the two (2) candidates receiving the highest number of votes shall be the nominees for
the office of Municipal Judge of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, to be voted upon in
f o 6 6
%��nGV %1 l r
a run -off election on the iglaCclay of °December,;T91M.- In case one candidate 6
receives a clear majority of the votes cast in the Special Election of <Oecemb rtt6,
9
�tg7 he will be certified as provided in paragraph C. above, and no run -off shall
be required.
E. Any candidate defeated in the election may contest the same in the
manner provided in law for contesting other elections.
SECTION III. That the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, will pay one -half of
the cost of this election and the County of Crawford will pay one -half of the cost
of this election as it is and expenses of the Municipal Court of the City of Van Buren,
Arkansas.
SECTION IV. That there is hereby found and declared to be an immediate
need for the filling the vacancy in the office of Municipal Judge for the Municipal
Court of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas, and necessary, in providing for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety an emergency is de-
clared to exist and this Ordinance shall be and take effect and be in fbrce after its
passage and publication.
0
Passed and approved this 25 day of November ,1P975
4h.
so in
MAYOR
ATTEST:
o 7
CITY CLERK
t
o-e
PROCLAMATION OF SPECIAL ELECTION
Pursuant to the authority and direction of the laws of the State of
Arkansas, and Ordinance No 37 -1975, of the City of Van Buren, Arkansas,
7:, Bill Vickery, Sheriff of Crawford County, do hereby proclaim that on it
Tuesday, January 6, 1976, and if a run -off is needed, Tuesday January 20, y
1976, within hours prescribed by law for holding a Special Election in this
State, there,'will be held at the various voting precincts in Crawford .County
herein mentioned a Special Election for the purpose of voting on
-s
ONE MUNICIPAL JUDGE FOR THE CITY OF VAN BUREN, ARKANSAS.
VOTING PRECINCTS:
Alma, Pct. 1, at City Hall
Alma, Pct. 2, at AHC Motor
is
Alma, Pct. 3, at Hazel's Cafe k
Cedar Creek, at usual voting place.
Cedarville, at usual voting place.
Chester, at usual voting place.
Cove City, at usual voting place.
Dora, at usual voting place.
'Dyer, at usual voting place.
Jasper, at Dripping Springs Church.
Lafayette, at Fred Walker residence.
Lancaster; :at Mt. View Methodist Church
Lee Creek, at usual voting place.
MAXEY TOWNSHIP:
Mulberry, Pct. 1, Corner Cafe.
Mulberry, Pct: 2, at Corner Cafe. k
Mulberry, Pct.. 3, at Corner Cafe.
Mountain (Mountainburg), at Presbyterian Church.
Oliver Springs, at usual voting place..
Porter, at usual voting place.
Richland (Kibler), at usual voting place.
Rudy, at usual voting place: .F
Sand Point, at usual voting place.
k
n.. `r' n
`k
a x Shepherd,',at usual voting place.:
(Special. election) Pg. 2
4.
x..
Union, at usual voting place.
r
Upper, at usual voting place.
r Van Buren, Ward 1, at Basement of County Court House.
Van Buren, Ward 2, Pct. 1, at City Hall.
Van Buren, Ward 2, Pct. 2, at Oak Grove School.
Van Buren, Ward 3, Pct. 1, at Jacks Motor.
Van Buren, Ward 3, Pct. 2, at Junior High School.
Van Buren, Ward 3, Pct. 3, at Bond Special Bethel Methodist Church.
c,
Vine Prairie, at Hamtown Church.
Whitely, at usual voting place.
Winfrey, at usual voting place.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand as Sheriff- of Crawford
County, Arkansas, on this 26th day of November, 1975.
,1 /J9 j
till Vickery, Sheriff,
Crawford County, Arkansas.
,i
0
1.
i
t
l'.
ti. f