All City elections shall be conducted
and held in conformance with the provisions of Chapter 115, RSMo.
Any person who desires to become
a candidate for an elective City office at the general City election
shall file with the City Clerk, not prior to the hour of 8:00 A.M.,
on the 16th Tuesday prior to, nor later than 5:00 P.M., on the 11th
Tuesday prior to the next City municipal election, a written declaration
of his/her intent to become a candidate at said election. The City
Clerk shall keep a permanent record of the names of the candidates,
the offices for which they seek election, and the date of their filing,
and their names shall appear on the ballots in that order.
The City Clerk shall, on or before
the 16th Tuesday prior to any election at which City offices are to
be filled by said election, notify the general public of the opening
filing date, the office or offices to be filled, the proper place
for filing, and the closing filing date of the election. Such notification
may be accomplished by legal notice published in at least one (1)
newspaper of general circulation in the City.
[R.O. 2004 § 105.050]
The form of said written declaration
of candidacy shall be substantially as follows:
DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY
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STATE OF MISSOURI
COUNTY OF LAWRENCE
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I, ____________________, being first
duly sworn, state that I reside at ____________________, City of Mount
Vernon, County of Lawrence, Missouri; that I am a qualified voter;
that I do hereby declare myself a candidate for the office of ____________________,
to be voted upon at the municipal election to be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in April, _____, and I meet all the
qualifications required of a candidate for said office, and I hereby
request that my name be printed upon the official ballot for said
election for said office, and state that I will serve as such officer,
if elected.
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Signed:
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Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ______ day of __________________, ______.
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City Clerk
City of Mount Vernon
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[R.O. 2004 § 105.070; Ord. No. 1.112 §§ 2 — 6, 10-13-1981; Ord. No. 1.257 § 1, 11-8-2010]
A. For City and corporate purposes, the City
of Mount Vernon, Missouri, shall be and hereby is divided into four
(4) wards to be designated and known as "Ward Number One, Ward Number
Two, Ward Number Three, and Ward Number Four."
1.
Ward Number One shall be composed
of all that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Mount Vernon,
Missouri, lying and situated within and West of a line described as
follows: Beginning with the western edge of the northern boundary
of the Southwest Quarter of Section 24, Township 28 North, Range 27
West; thence East along said northern boundary of the Southwest Quarter
of said Section 24 to Missouri Highway 39; thence South to Highway
174; thence East along Highway 174 to its intersection with Business
39/Main Street; thence South on Main Street to North Vine Street;
thence South on Vine Street to Center Street; thence East on Center
Street to McCanse Street; thence South on McCanse Street to Cherry
Street; thence West on Cherry Street to Main Street; thence South
on Main Street to Sloan Street; thence West on Sloan Street to West
Street; thence North on West Street to Cherry Street; thence West
on Cherry Street to Spring Park Boulevard; thence South on Spring
Park Boulevard to Mount Vernon Boulevard/Business Loop I-44; thence
Mt. Vernon Boulevard/Business Loop I-44 west to the City limits.
2.
Ward Number Two shall be composed
of all that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Mount Vernon,
Missouri, lying South of Ward Number One and situated within and South
of a line described as follows: Beginning at a point located at the
West edge of the City limits at its intersection with Mount Vernon
Boulevard/Business Loop I-44; thence East along Mount Vernon Boulevard/Business
Loop I-44 to Spring Park Boulevard; thence North on Spring Park Boulevard
to Cherry Street; thence East on Cherry Street to West Street; South
on West Street to Sloan Street; thence East on Sloan Street to Hickory
Street; thence South on Hickory Street to Alice Street; thence East
on Alice Street to McCanse Street; thence South on McCanse Street
to the City limits.
3.
Ward Number Three shall be composed
of all that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Mount Vernon,
Missouri, lying East and South of a line described as follows: Beginning
at the intersection of McCanse Street and Hayward Drive; thence North
on McCanse Street to Alice Street; thence West on Alice Street to
Hickory Street; thence North on Hickory Street to Sloan Street; thence
West on Sloan Street to Main Street; thence North on Main Street to
Cherry Street; thence East on Cherry Street to King Street; thence
East on King Street to East Street; thence North on East Street to
McVey Street; thence East on McVey Street to the Outer Road of Interstate
44 and the City limits.
4.
Ward Number Four shall be composed
of all that portion of the corporate limits of the City of Mount Vernon,
Missouri, lying North and East of a line described as follows: From
a point at the intersection of the Northwest corner of the City limits
and Lawrence 2100; thence South along said City limits until the boundaries
of the City limits turn East; thence along said boundary line of the
City limits until their boundary with Highway 39; thence South on
Highway 39 to Highway 174; thence East on Highway 174 to Main Street;
thence South on Main Street to North Vine Street; thence South on
Vine Street to Center Street; thence East on Center Street to McCanse
Street; thence South on McCanse Street to Cherry Street; thence East
on Cherry Street to King Street; thence East on King Street to East
Street; thence North on East Street to McVey Street; thence East on
McVey Street to the Outer Road of Interstate 44 and the City limits.