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RESOLUTION NO. 173
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A RESOLUTION OP.D}'RING A SPECD\L ELEx::TION Hi ACCORDANCE HITH CHAPTER 121 of
SI~I; 1959 AND NO.7 OPINION OF THE SUPREi'1E COURT OF THE STATE OF ALASKA DATED
SEPTEr-illER 7, 1960 FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERHINING "i;JHSTHER OR NOT CERTAIN HJ!lIBERS
OF THE S:;<;i,';illD SCHOOL BOiC,D SHALL BE RECALLID AND IF R:&:ALLED FOR THE PURPOSE
OF ELi~CTI!JG SUCCESSOR(S), SAm ELECTION TO BE HElD ON THE S:']-1E DAY AS THE GEN-
ERrcL HUNICIPAL ELN:TION FOR THE YEAR 1960.
TmEREAS a petition for the recall of Jack Jeffrey, Elsie Whitmore, A. G. HcRae
and Cecil Casey from the Seward School Board was filed on June 5, 1959 with the
Clerk of the City of Seward, and
vfu1ffi~\S on June 22, 1959 the Clerk of the City of Seward certified as to the
sufficiency of the signatures on said petition, and
\~IERR~S on June 25, 1959 said petition and certification were presented to the
Connnon Council of the Gity of Seward, and
~mERR~S following litigation in the Courts of the State of Alaska, Opionion No. 7
by the Supreme Court of the state of Alaska dated Septenilier 9, 1960, states that
the Common Council of the City of Seward is empowered to call such recall election,
and,
T'iHEREAS in an effort to comply with CHAPTER 121 of SIA 1959 and Section 3.110 of
the Seward Code of Ordinances, and upon the advice of the City Attorney and the
City}mnager, the Clerk of the City of Seward posted on September 13,1960 and
published "Notice of Election-Amended" including notice of election to determine
whether or not certain members of the Seward School Board should be recalled and
if recalled to elect successor(s),
NOl\[ THEREFORE, BE IT RE30L'v'FD, and it is hereby resolved that the IINotice of
Election-Amendedll dated September 13, 1960 shall be approved and the Clerk is
hereb~r instructed to provide separ&te ballots for said recall election and to
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RESOIUTION NO. 173 (Continued)
1 do all other things necessary as provided by law in cormection with said recall
2 election.
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An emergency is hereby declared to exist and the rules governing the passage of
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ordinances and resolutions are hereby suspended and this Resolution is hereby
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given immediate effect upon its passage and approval.
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Passed and approved this 16th day of September, 1960.
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Attest:
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t:Z-<lL-u .. ~ _ ~. uJ a.~
Beatrice E. Watts) City Clerk
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