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41 "'' t'~I{i'jIN.AN(''E TO PR^VID~::F;")R THE
L"LEA"f'IJN+7F AI_DFRMEN BY W'ARD5
Fs :':_`~St'ull~ TO AC'T 45 OF THE 1569
l'e(:"1';~ ~Yir: ~.RKA_NSAS; AND FUR OTi7"E~R
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`~.'HLftL:I~`7, l~ct 45 cf thf. 1969 Arta of Ari~anaa.> n,a~ie pruviaion for
the elactir,r~ of dlci~~rn~:erY in cities of the frst cla~as with less than 50, 000
populati~7n, an:.~ F~rovided that the city councils in cities az this size txave:
beer. er:~pr.~~rer~r. t:~ pre~vi:ie~ by ordinance that all alderiz}en be elected by
ward in whicf~ event ecxcta aldernrran sha11 k,e vuteei i.,~~an try th~~ yu:alifiecl
ele;ct+~rs of t`z~ ~ arc3 ~Crorn which such person is a can+~iidatc~, and, wY~en
so proc~iclrct k~,y city urdinariee the namo of such candidate shall appear upon
the ballot {-~niy i:~ the 1,~~ar~1 in which he is a candidate.
E~4 ±-1~~..};.i:~::~., Act 4a of the 1969 t~cts of Arkansas provides furtixer
that all such cities choosing to elect aldermen: by ward shall i~rvvide ire
the manner pr~'~vic3eci by law, for the establishnr,ent ofwar]s of substantially
equal pcpulatian.
~1-Ii~~ft3:.1`V;, the Circuit Court of t~rittenden County, Arkansas, in
cause nurabur 7742 has ~cte:i c,n the petitian of citizens and taxpayers of
the City of ~~'esl ~icrx~phis pursuant to Ark. Stats. Anna. 19-1005 and sub-
Sequent st~ctic.>rrs are+.~ has re-a.ppurtioned the City of 'W'est Memphis into
--~ wards bsra -:z t~pua7 equal poi~ulation aFYCi assessed pri~perty vr~lr~atic~n.
4~ I±t:Ii2~~.~ti`>, tilc Crty Council of the City of V-'eat '",~7emi:-his recog-
nines a dr:r~ire an t~~e pa:^t of ttxe citizens of Vl~est h'.+eir.phi., to bi: entitleu to
ad,iitional t°c~z.~res:~x,t,~.tian as or~9ered by the Circuit Court c~: Critte~iden
"~ Caunty in c:ara:3e n-n.~ber 7742 arici thc~ c]e5ire of the citize~xs of said City to
elect .their aldern.~en by wards;
N01+tj, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY TTiE CITY COUNCIL
that according to the authority granted in Act 45 of the 1969 Acts of Ar. kansas,
all aldermen of the City of West Memphis shall hereafter be elected by ward
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instead of running at large for election and said alc:ermes ~~liall be ~~ote~l ~.zpon
only by th~~ qualified electors of the ward from which ;such person is a candidate
according; to d'~e aut?.ority Set forth in ~ ct 45 of the 1969 Acts of Arkansas .
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Paved and Approved this /'- day of~~i,',„,,,t,,,~` ~ 197.
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- ATTEfi"T:
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VETO;
~" MAYOR
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