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l28 <:¡j ORDINANCE NO. 1983-7 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, ORDERING AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS ON APRIL 2, 1983, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ELECTING A COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE ONE AND COUNCIL MEMBER, PLACE AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPROVING OR REJECTING A RESOLUTION MANDATING THAT THE CITY COUNCIL TAKE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSAL FOR A BILATERAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS FREEZE; MAKING PROVI- SIONS FOR THE CONDUCT OF THE ELECTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS INCIDENT AND RELATED TO THE PURPOSES OF THIS ORDINANCE AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: SECTION l. That, in accordance with the provisions of Articles III and V of the Charter of the City of San Marcos and the laws of the State of Texas, so far as same may be applicable, a regular city election shall be held and the same is ordered and directed to be held, at the various polling places and election precincts in the City of San Marcos, Texas, as hereinafter designated on the 2nd day of April, 1983, from the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. at which election there shall be elected by the qualified voters of the City of San Marcos from the City at large, a Council Member for Place One and a Council Member for Place Two, for terms of three years, and at which election there shall be approved or rejected a resolu- tion mandating that the City Council take action in support of the proposal for a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze. SECTION 2. That the proposition for the purpose of approving or rejecting the resolution mandating that the City Council take action in support of the proposal for a bilateral nuclear weapons freeze shall be set forth on the ballot as follows so as to permit the electors to vote "FOR" or "AGAINST" the proposition: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS: That, in order to enhance our security as citizens of this city, the Mayor and City Council shall: 1) Call upon the President of the United States to propose to the Soviet Union that together, and at the same time, both the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. freeze the arms race. Specifically, both the U.S.A. and the U.S.S.R. should immediately adopt a halt to all further testing, production and deployment of nuclear warheads, missiles and delivery systems; and, 2) Call upon the President and the Congress to return the funds saved to civilian use. SECTION 3. That the election precincts for said election shall be, in all respects, the same precincts as those Hays County Election Precincts which are within the corporate limits of the City of San l-1arcos. SECTION 4. That the polling places and presiding and alternate judges for said election shall be as follows: