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THE MINUTES OF' 'rIff': erN COlAl':!I:::;SIUlI OJ" rum CITY OF CLEAR\:lArrl~R, FLORIDA.
DOCeJilber 16th, 1941.
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The' 1.,)1 ty UOl:lni ssion 01' thl~ Gi t~r of Clearl,Juter, l"lorl<1rl met
in Special Session, Decemoor 17th at 12 0' 01001, HOOll in the 01 tJ' Hull
for the purpose of' cu.nVQSSinL the returns of the City elHctloll held
'.l.'he followil1l, W3L1bel's \-Iore l)reBent:
CeorGe H. Geavy, Uay01'-Cor.1fl1i ssione r
Dan Stoutnrnire, Cmilllissioner
.Jesse n.. Sm: th, Commissioner
Herbort 0rl C f!, (]or7ll'lissionf;r
Absen t:
Swaner I,owe.
Rt tho c1iroctioJJ Dr the ~it? (;onminsiD!1 tho Gitj' Clerk
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openec1 t.he eIen tt on bo:c c.nn ~)J'Gsonttlcl t.o the Conrni sf4ion tbo certified
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results of the election. It 1.l1111enrl:Hl tl1&t. the rS13u1ts of the election
for the vi ty COl:1l11sf';iun r.'13x'e aD follows:
Herbert Grice
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390
364
393
:"UJ~ll1p.r Lowe
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Dan Stoutfuld~e
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'.L'lle tw.J tally sheets Viers now v~rified by the Co.mIni ssion and
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found to agree with tbe count I,S ::;110\111 ~ .I.t bein{:; brouc;.llt out that the
election offic 1o.ls onl~r counted thp. bullots one time, the Gommi 95io11
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were in nere"3J::l.611t that a second count would be proper in as much as the
results were very close. {,roved by JoIr. [3mith, seconrled by Hr. Stoutam.ire
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anrl unanimously carried that official PP9roval of the election results
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be post-paned, thot the election ofi'ic1.a1s be a skec1to re-convene at
1: 30 0' clock:, Deoen1,er 17 ~ 191~1 or aA soon thereo.ft.er as poss! ble and
make a comp1 ete recount of' the hnllots cast in the Gi t Y e lecti on held
DecembRr 11:1, 1941, tlm t tI1e G1 ty Gounis Aion 0/3 reces sed .to !:leet Thurs-
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da~' noon December lA, 1941 at tho vity Hall for :f"l.lrther reviewing t.he
electi on resul 1:;8.
The 81)eoial Hotice aalllntj this elelJtion 'is set out below:
"There wi 11 be a SIlO cial meeti Tle: of the 0i ty GOf:lmi sHion at
12:00 o'clock noon, D8C8J:lber 17, lqlt1 at the City Hall for the purpose
of cnnva.ssinG the retul'ns and resul ts of thE; Leneral elr-3ction held
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on December 16, 1941." F. L. Hendrix, l;ity 11anaLer (sit;ned)
This notice was delivered ~o the fol1owinL:
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Major Geo. R. Seavy
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Herbert Grice
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Hr. Dan Stolltarnire
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HeSl)l]ctfully sub!:!i tted,
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The Ci t~r Commission was called to order 'i'hursday noon,
December 18th in the \.;1 ty lIall VlitI) the followinb melllbers present:
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Geore;o H. Seavy, ,hiuyor-COl:ll'lissioner
Jesse G. Smith, ~ommissioner
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Dan Stoutamire I ~a!'1II1issioner
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Herbert Cri ce, Commissioner
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S'tUnn er H. Lowe
Ittappeared that the election officials tiad met upstairs at tl~
City Hall at 1:30 P. lir. Decenber 17,19J~1 anr] Iwc1 I.1I:Hle a complf.~te recount
of the hallot s cast l n thl~ Gi ty electi on on, Deccnber 16th, 191..1. Hayor
Seavy informed the Go!!Uni ssion that. the second nount e'Ii sclosp-d no errors
and proceeded to read the of'1'lciul results of tliC election Vlb toll were
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Herbert Grico
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360 votes
Sumner Lowe
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D. C. Smith
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390 votes
364..votes
392 votes
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Dan 8to,utal1li te
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Total number,'.of ballots cast
605'
Total nwnber of' 'ba.llots mutilated 1.5
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Moved by j"lr. Gri CG, seconded by l,ir. Srui th and unanilllously'
carried that the official election reyort be approved and that
'Sumner R. Lowe and Dan Stoutar.J.ire be declared elected ench to a two
yeer term on the Cit~r COInmission, and that D. C. Snith,be declared
elected to a one year tp.rJrl on the City GOl:lI!lissia.n.
Inserted wi th and made a part o~ these rainlltf:JS is the
o~ig[nal report of the election officials and thcoath of the
election officials dul~r subscribed to b:r them.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PUmLLAS
CITY OF CLEARWATER
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We, the undersigned Inspeotors and Clerk of the
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General Municipal ~lection, City of Clearwater, Florida.
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held on the 16th day of December, 1941, do hereby certify
that we hove conducted SAid election according to law.
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and upon counting the ballots. find the result of said
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election to be as follows:
Total nwnber of ballots cast (, oS-
Total nurrilier of ballots mutilated /~
For Commissioners, two to serve for term of two (2) years
and one to serve for the term of one (1) year.
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IIcA/J~;{17 ?A,'ce Received .3~o votes
.rUMH~R ,L ~ Wi: Received 390 votes
L>, C, 5M)711 Received 3~~ votes
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J)A# .s:7:4 TIJ/~~/If'E Received .3 ?,3 votes :
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Given under
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Sworn to and subscribed before me
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at Clearwater,
Florida.
this 16th day of December, A. D. 1941.
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Florida at large.
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By commission expires ~!ay 16, 1943.
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STATE OF FLORIDA
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COmITY OF PINELLAS
CITY OF CLEARWATER
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We. the undersiGned, Clerk and Inspectors of the
General Election of the City of'Clearwater to be held on
December 15th, 1941. at which election three Commissioners
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will be elected, do hereby solemnly swear that we will well
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and faithfully perfonm the
duties of Clerk and Inspeotors
at saia Slection.
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Sworn to and subscribed before me this the 16th day of
December, 1941.
1.1y commission expires ':ay 16, 1943.
There b~ing no further business to
come before
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the board the mieting was adjourn~d.
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