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Minutes 06-11-47A SPECIAL ~ETING OF THE CITY COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ PALM BEACH COUNTY~ FLORIDA~ HELD AT CITY H_~LL ON WED~ESDAY JUNE ll~ 19~7o A special meeting of the City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach was held in the City Hall on We~uesday~ June at 2:00 P.Mo Those present were Pa~iiMercer~ Mayor B. V. Tattersall~ Vice Mayor Clarence Benson~ City Clerk being all of the Commissioners. The meeting was called to order by the ~-~yor. The Mayor then ordered, the ballot box and the contents were duly examined. The following reoort of the election Officials of the election June lO~ 19~7 for Mayor was read: STAX OF FLORIDA : COUNTY OF PALM BEACH : SS CITY OFBOYA~0N BEACH : TO T~HONORABLE M~YORAND COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH~ FLORIDA We~ the undersigned Inspeetors~ Deoutys and Clerk of the election ne_d on the loth day ofJun~e A. D. 19~7 for the ~no~e of electin~ incumbent to the office of Mayor and Commissioner, g-~e~eby certify ~hmt at such election the,total Votes were ~!8 of ~£nich G, Melton Partin received ~ votes F~ LJ Purinton received ~ votes received votes There were spoiled ballots 9 ~ ~uretu~ned absentees and we~ such Inspectors~ Deouty and Clerk do make the foregoing as our return to you of the results of such election~ and we do declare the above and foregoing to be the result of such election° Sighed W. T,1 Woo!bright Clerk BiE~ued Walter H. Lyman Deputy ,Signed Chas. ~, Tatum Inspector Signed: John Schne~mer Insoector Si~ned: Andrew R. Birnie T~soector Signed: George M. Seegitz Deputy It was moved by Mr. Tattersall and seconded by Mr. Benson that the re~ort of the election board be accepted as read all of the Commissioners voting in the affirmative. The Mayor then inzorme~ Dr. F. L. Purinton that he had been elected and Dr. Purinton was ~en sworn i~ as Mayor and Commissioners of the City of Boynton: the oath of office being made a part of the minutes of this meeting, Mr. Mercer expressed his appreciation for the cooperation he had received~ ~nile Mayor~ from the other Commissioners and all city employees and offered his services to the Commissioners in any way possible. Mr. Purinton stated that it was his hope that all would cooperate with him. t~. Tattersall expressed the gratitude of the people of Boynton Beach for the se_vice that Mr. Mercer had rendered to the City. A general discussion was held on the p~oblems of th% various Departments of the City of BoyntOn Beach and the general financial condition. The attached Resolution was duly adpoted, There being no further ~usmness the meeting ~a~ ad~ournedo ~. ~May~ · Vice Mayor City C-l~rk ~ E S 0. LU T I 0 N ~, the Charter of the City of Beynton Beach ~rovides that all pub!io monies shall be disbursed only on check, to be sig~ed by the Naye~ (and i~ his absence by the Vice-Mayer) and countersigued, by at least one other member of the Commission, and, ~ and ~HEREAS, F. r~. Purinton has ~$e~.duly elected, qualified, is acting Mayar of t~e .City of Bo~to~Beach; and, WHEREAS, Bo V. Tattersall has been ~ly elected, qualified, and is acting Vice-Mayer of the City of Boynton Beach; and, EEP~EAS, 21atonce Benson has been duly eleoted, qualified, and is acting City Clerk .............. NOW, THEREFOREBE IT RE~oLVEDby the Board of City Commissioners of the City of Boy, ton Beach, Florida, that F. L. Puri~tonas Mayor, B. V. Tattersall as ViOe-~ayor and ~la~cnce Benson as Oity 01erk, furnish the West Palm Beach Atlantic National Bank of V~est Palm Boach, Florida, the First Na~iona! Bank of Lake ~orth, Florida, a~d the Bank of Delray Beach, Florida, with a specimen o~ their signatures on the cards provided for this purpose; and, BE IT FL~RTHER RESOLVED that a signed carbon copy of this ~solutien be sent to said banks herein~ove d~signated. STATE OF FLORIDA : ss COU~PTY OF PAL~ BEACH : commissioners of County, Florida, me God. OATH OF OFFICE FORNAYOR AND CONNISSIONER, CIT~ OF BOYNTON BEACH. I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, protect and defend the Constitution and govern- ment of ~he United States and of the State of Florida, against all enemies, domestic or foreign, and that I will bear true faith, loyalty and allegiance te the same, and that I am entitled to hold office under the Constitution and that I Will faithfully perform all the duties of this office of Mayor and ex-officio one of the the City of Boynt6n Beaoh, Palm Beach on which I am about to enter, so help Sworn to and subscribed before me this day // ~'of ~ne~9~V. STATE OF FLORIDA : COUNTY OF P.~tLM ,BEACH : ss C~T.Y OF BOYNTON BEACH : TO THE HONORABLY_ M~{YOR AND CO}~SMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF BOYWTON BEACH~ FLA. We~ the ~madersigned Insoeators~ Deomtysand dlerk of the election held on %he 10th day of June~ Ao DJ 1947 for tbs purpose of electing incumbent to the office of Mayor and Commissicner~ do hereby certify that at such election the total votes east were ~of which G~ Melton Partin received~?otes F. L. P~r~nto~ re ' ~ ~'~'~/ reoeivedvotes There were spoiled batiots_~____ And we~ such Ins~ectors~ Deputy emd Clerk do make the foregoing as our return to you of the results of such e!ection~ and we do declare the above and foregoing to be the result of such election.