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House joint resolution no. 1.
A joint resolution proposing an amend-
ment to Section 2, of Article 6, of
. the Constitution of the State of j
Texas, by adding thereto a provision
authorizing a qualified voter to vote
for State officers, or on any propo-
sition submitted to the voters of
this State in a precinct other than
the precinct of his residence uhder
certain conditions, and making an
appropriation therefor.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
I
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Section T. That Section 2, of Ar-
ticle 6. of the Constitution of the State
of Texas be so amended as to here-
after read as follows: .
Sec. 2. Every male person subject
to none of the foregoing disqualifica-
tions, who shall have attained the age
of twenty-one years, and who shall
be a citizen of the United States, and
who shall have resided in this State
one year next preceding an election,
and the last six monti z within the
district or county in which he offers
to vote, shall be deemed a qualified
elector, and every male person of for-
eign birth, subject to none of the fore-
going disqualifications, who shall have
become^a citizen of the United States
in accordance with the Federal nat-
uralization laws, and shall have re-
sided in this State one year next pre-
ceding such election and the last six
J months in the county in which he of-
fers to vote, shall also be deemed a
qualified elector; and all electors shall
vote in the election precinct of their
residence; provided, that electors liv-
ing in any unorganized county may
vote at any election precinct in the
county to which such county is at-
tached for judicial purposes; and pro-
viding further, that any voter who is
subject to pay a poll tax under the
laws of the State of Texas shall have
paid said tax before he offers to vote
at any election in this State, and
holds a receipt showing his poll tax
paid before the first day of February
next preceding such election. Or, if
said voter shall have lost or mis-
placed said tax receipt, he shall be
'entitled to vote upon making affi-
davit before any officer authorized to
administer oaths that such tax receipt
!has been lost. Such affidavit shall
!be made in writing and left with the
judge of the election. If any qualified
voter in this State shall have per-
sonally paid his poll tax in the coun-
ty and precinct of his residence, or se-
cured an exemption certificate show-
ing that he is exempt from paying a
poll tax, he shall be permitted to vote
in the county in which he may be on
■election day on any proposition which
may have been submitted to the voters
,of the entire State, and for any office
to be filled by the voters of the en-
tire State; also for members of either
branch of the Legislature and Con-
gress and judicial officials; provided,
no voter shall vote for members of
either branch of the Legislature, Con-
gress, or judicial officials outside of
’the legislature, congressional or ju-
dicial district of such voter’s resi-
dence, and nothing herein shall per-
mit a voter to vote at any place other
than his.residence, if he be within the
county of his residency on election
day. Any’ person offering to vote in
any county other than the county of
!his residence shall deliver to the elec-
tion managers his poll tax receipt or
exemption certificate, who shall re-
tain same until the following day, and
then mail same to the person deposit-
ing same to any address he may
name; and in addition to depositing
the poll tax receipt or exemption cer-
tificate, such person so offering to
vote shall make an affidavit;
(1) That he is absent from home,
and it will be impossible for him to
[return to the precinct of his residence
jin time to vote; (2) that he has not
[Voted at any other election precinct
k>n that daw> and will not offer to vote
at any other precinct in this State;
(3) that he personally paid his poll
tax Within the time provided by law,
or personally secured the certificate
of his exemption from the payment
of a poll tax. v
Sec. 3. The foregoing constitution-
al amendment shall be- submitted to
a vote of the qualified electors for
members of the Legislature at an elec-
tion to be held throughout the State
iof Texas on the fourth Saturday in
July, 1915, the same being the twen-
ity-fourth day of July, 1915, and the
governor of this State is hereby di-
rected to issue the necessary procla-
mation for said election, and to have
idaine published, as required by the
Constitution and laws of this State.
Those favoring the amendment shall
have written or printed .on their bal-
lots the words: “For amendment to
(Section 2, of Article 6, of the Constitu-
tion, authorizing qualified voters to
evote in precincts other than the pre-
cinct of their residence under certain
conditions.” Those opposing the
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the words:
“Against amendment to Section. 2, of
Article 6, of the Constitution, author-
izing qualified voters to vote in pre-
cincts other than the precinct of their
residence under certain conditions.”
Sec. 4. No Legislation shall be nec-
essary to put into effect this article
of the Constitution, but when adopted
same shall be self-enacting.
Sec. 5. The sum of five thousand
($5,000.00) dollars, or so much there-
of as may jbe necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any funds in the
State treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to defray the expenses of such
proclamation, publication and election.
- JOHN G. McKAY,
Secretary of State.
(A true copy.) 813-415-400
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 4.
1
A joint' resolution of the Legislature
of the State of Texas proposing and
submitting to a vote of the people
of Texas an amendment to Section
9, Article 8, of the Constitution, au-
.thorizing the levy and collection of
a special road tax not to exceed fifty
cents on the one hundred dollars cf
valuation of property in any county,
subdivision or subdivisions, or de-
fined district thereof, when same
has been authorized by a majority
of th6 qualified electors voting, at an
election held for that purpose, and
making an appropriation for carry-
SHINER GAZETTE, SHINER, TEXAS
ing out the provisions of this reso-
lution.
B,e it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section 1. That Section 9, Article 8,
of the Constitution of the State of
Texas be amended so as to hereafter
read as follows, to-wit:
...Section 9. The State tax on prop-
erty, exclusive of the tax necessary
to pay the public debt, and of the
taxes provided for the benefit of the
public free schools, shall never exceed
thirty-five cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation; and no county, city
or town shall levy more than twenty-
five cents for city, or county purposes,
and not exceeding fifteen cents for
roads and bridges, and not exceeding
fifteen cents to pay jurors, on the one
hundred dollars valuation, except for
the payment of debts incurred prior
to the adoption of the amendment,
September 25, 1883; and for the erec-
tion of public buildings, streets, sew-
ers, water works and other perma-
nent improvements, not to exceed one
dollar on the one hundred dollars val-
uation in any one year, and except as
is in this Constitution otherwise pro-
vided; and the Legislature may also
authorize an additional annual ad
valorem tax to be levied and collected
for. the further building and mainte-
nance of the public roads; provided,
that -a majority of the qualified prop-
erty tax paying voters of the county,
or of any political subdivision- or sub-
divisions of the county, or of any de-
fined district now or hereafter to be
described and defined within any
county, who has been assessed a prop-
erty tax and paid said tax for the next
year prior to the time he offers to
vote, voting at an election held for
that purpose, shall vote such tax, not
to exceed fifty cents on the one hun-
dred dollars valuation of property sub-
ject to taxation in such county, po-
litical subdivision or subdivisions, or
described or defined district. And the
Legislature may pass local laws for
the maintenance of the public roads
and highways, without the local notice
required for special or local laws.
Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment
to Section 9, Article 8, of the Consti-
tuiton of Texas shall he submitted to
the qualified electors of this State
for adoption or rejection at ad elec-
tion to be held on the fourth Saturday
in the month of July, J.915. All voters
on this proposeef amendment at said
election who favor its adoption shall
have printed or written on their bal-
lots the following: “For amendment
to Section 9, Article 8, of the Consti-
tution, authorizing the levy and col-
lection of a special road tax not to
exceed fifty cents on the hundred
dollars valuation of property in any
county, subdivision or subdivisions, or
defined district thereof, when same
has been authorized by a majority of
the qualified electors at an election
held for that purpose.” Those voting
against its adoption shall have written
or printed on their ballots the follow-
ing: “Against the amendment to
Section 9, Article 8, of the Constitu-
tion, authorizing the levy and collec-
tion of a special road tax not to ex-
ceed fifty cents on the one hundred
dollars valuation of property in any
county, subdivision or subdivisions, or
defined district thereof, when same
has been authorized by a majority of
the qualified electors at an election
held for that purpose.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of the State
is hereby directed to issue his neces-
sary proclamation ordering this elec-
tion, and have same published as re-
quired by the Constitution and laws
of this State. The'“sum of five thou-
sand dollars, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, is hereby appro-
priated out of any funds in the State
treasury not otherwise appropriated
to defray the expenses of publishing
said proclamation and printing of
tickets and necessary blanks to use
in said election.
JNO. G. McKAY,
Secretary of State.
(A true copy.) 813-415-400
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
No. 18.
A Joint Resolution proposing and sub-
mitting to a vote of the people of
Texas an amendment to Section 52,
- of Article 3, of the Constitution,
authorizing the issuance of bonds
for public improvements, and levy-
ing of a tax to pay the interest and
sinking fund on same, and for main-
tenance.
Be it resolved by the Legislature of
the State of Texas:
Section 1. That Section 52, of Ar-
ticle 3, of the Constitution of the State
of Texas be amended so as hereafter
to read as follows, to-wit:
Section 52. The Legislature shall
have no power to authorize any coun-
ty, city, town or other political cor-
poration or subdivision of the State,
to lend its credit or to grant public
money or thing of value in aid cf, or
to, any individual, association or cor-
poration whatsoever, or to become a
stockholder in such corporation, as-
sociation or company, provided, how-
ever, that under legislative provision
any county, any political subdivision
of a county, or any defined district
now or hereafter to be described and
defined within the State of Texas, and
which may or may not include towns,
villages, or municipal corporations,
upon a vote of two-thirds majority of
the resident property tax pqyers vot-
ing thereon who are qualified electors
of such district or territory to be af-
fected thereby, in addition to all other
debts may issue bonds or otherwise
lend its credit in any amount not to
exceed one-fourth of the assessed val-
uation of the real property of such
district or territory; except that the
total bonded indebtedness of any city
or town shall never exceed the limits
imposed by other provisions of this
constitution; and levy and collect
such taxes to pay the interest thereon
and provide a sinking fund for the
redemption thereof as the Legislature
may authorize, and in such manner
as it may authorize the same, for the
following purposes, to-wit:
(a) The improvement of rivers,
creeks and streams to prevent over-
flows, and to permit of navigation
thereof, or irrigation therefrom, or in
aid of such purposes.
(b) The construction and mainte-
nance of pools, lakes, reservoirs,
dams, canals and waterways for the
purposes of irrigation, drainage or
navigation, or in aid thereof.
(e) The construction, maintenance
and operation of macadamized, gravel-
SITUATION IN DARDANELLES
The Allied Land Forces Have En-
trenched Themselves in the Darda-
nelles in Preparation of Ad-
vance Against Turks.
ed or paved roads and turnpikes, or in
aid thereof.
Provided, however, that under leg-
: islative enactment any defined district
1 now or hereafter to be described and
, defined within the State of Texas,
which may be formed for the pur-
pose of reclaiming and improving
overflowed and swamp lands In this
State, and maintaining the improve-
ments thereof, may, upon a vote of
two-thirds majority of the resident
property tax payers voting thereon
who are qualified electors of such dis-
trict or territory, in addition to all
other debts, issue bonds or otherwise
lend its credit in any amount not to
exceed fifty per cent of the assessed
valuation of the real property in such
district or territory.
Provided, further, that where a
county, district or other political sub-
division has issued bonds for improve-
ments for the purposes named in this
section, the Legislature'may-authorize
the levy and collection of taxes for
the maintenance of such improve-
ments, not to exceed fifty cents on
the hundred, dqllars valuation in any
one year.
' Sec. 2. The foregoing amendment
of Section 52, of Article 3, of the Con-
stitution of Texas, shall be submitted
to the qualified electors of this State
for. its adoption or rejection, at a spe-
cial election hereby ordered for the
fourth Saturday in July, A. D. 1915,
the same being the................
day of said month. All voters on this
proposed amendment at said election
who favor its adoption shall have
printed or written on their ballots the
following: “For amendment of Sec-
tion 52, of Article 3, of the Constitu-
tion, authorizing the issuance of bonds
for levee, drainage, road and other
public improvements, and for taxes
therefor,” those voting against its
adoption shall have printed or
written on their ballots the fol-
lowing: “Against the amendment
of Section 52, of Article 3, of the Con-
stitution, authorizing the issuance of
bonds for levee, drainage, road and
other improvements, and for taxes
therefor.”
Previous to the election the Secre-
tary of State shall cause to be printed
and forwarded to the county judge of
each county, for use in said election,
a^sufficient number of-ballots for the
use of the voters in each county, on
which he shall have printed the form
of ballot herein prescribed, for the
convenient use of voters.
Sec. 3. The Governor of the State
is hereby directed to issue his neces-
sary proclamation ordering this elec-
tion, and have the same published as
required by the Constitution and laws
of this State. The sum of five thou-
sand dollars ($5000), or so much there-
of as may be necessary, is hereby ap-
propriated out of any funds in the
State treasury not otherwise appro-
priated, to defray the expenses of pub-
lishing said proclamation, and print-
ing and distributing the necessary
tickets and blanks for use in said elec-
tion. JNO. G. McKAY,
Secretary of State.
. (A true copy.) 813-415-400
Love—And Understanding.
“To know all is to pardon all,” our
French friends tell us. Yet love and
trust will supply the lack of knowledge
and produce the same happy end. In
spl’te of the fact that the natures oi
men and women are different, it i3 pos-
sible for a man and a woman to live
happily together, although not under-
standing each other. This lack of un-
derstanding is for their good. If a man
knew every thought, feeling and mo-
tive of a woman, what would his love
be worth? Love is faith. True love
knows no jealousy, no doubt. It is be-
cause a man does not know a woman,
but has faith in her purity and hon-
esty, that he is so dear to her. She
knows that he is taking her upon trust,
as she takes him, and it is their faith
In one another that binds them. There
are no rifts in the rosy cloud of true
love, for true love is perfect faith, and
the cloud that is riddled by the shafts
of doubt and jealousy is a ragged
cloud that reflects only a little of the
sunshine of life, -while the greater part
filters through and is lost in the mists
beyond.
Record in Hard Work.
Lord George Bentinck’s record of
political work, as set out by his biog-
rapher, seems even more striking
than that accomplished by Wellington
in 1834. “It is very difficult,” writes
Disraeli, “to convey a complete pic-
ture of the laborious ^ life of Lord
George Bentinck during the sitting of
parliament. At 9:30 began his elab-
orate and methodical correspondence,
all of which be carried on himself in
a handwriting clear as print,- and
never employing a secretary; at
twelve or one o’clock he was at a
committee, and he only quitted the
committee-room to take his seat in
the house, which he never left until
it adjourned, always long past mid-
night and often at 2 a. m. His prin-
ciple was that a member should never
be absent from his seat. . . . Al-
though he breakfasted only on dry
toast, he took no sustenance all this
time, dining at White’s at 2:30 in the
morning.”—London Daily Chronicle.
Rough on the Bishop.
The verger of the little old coun-
try church was showing a party of
visitors round.
He pointed cut the place' where
Cromwell's cannon balls would have
hit the church, only it wasn’t built
then, and all the usual sights of the
place.
Then they ascended the belfry.
There the verger drew a long
breath, and the visitors crowded
round eagerly. Evidently t-hey were
to sea the sight of sights. .N
“Now, this ’ere bell,'’ said the ver-
ger proudly; “a bit remarkable this
hell Is. It is only rung on the occa-
sion of a visit from the lord bishop,
a fixe, a flood, or any other such "ca-
lamity!”—London Mail.
Latest News From the Front.
Naval activities have come to the
forefront again in the campaign. The
American oil tank steamer Gulflight,
bound for a French port, has been tor-
pedoed off the Sicilly islands; the
French steamer Europe was sent to
the bottom near Bishops rock; the
British steamer Fulgent was sunk by
a submarine off Skellig rocks.
A German submarine has sunk the
British torpedo boat destroyer Recruit
in the North Sea. Two German tor-
pedo boats sunk the trawler Colom-
bia, seventeen fishermen being drown-
ed, and were in turn pursued and sunk
by British destroyers. Two German
officers and forty-four men were res-
cued by the destroyers.
The French have bombarded the en-
trenched camp of Metz and announced
that their fires have proved efficacious
against one of the forts, the barracks
and the railways nearby.
The French occupation of the sum-
mit of Hartmans Weilerkopf is con-’
firmed in a dispatch from a corre-
spondent who has just returned to
Paris from a visit to the French posi-
tions there. The entire hill has been
devastated as a result of the desperate
fighting which has been going on
there' for weeks.
German forces, to the southwest of
Mitau, capital of Courtland, and their
operations in the Baltic provinces
seemingly have taken the Russians off
their guard.
Both Russians and Austrians claim
successes in the Carpathians, while in
Poland the fighting that is now in
progress has shown no decisive advan-
tage for either side.
The British war office announces
that twenty-six men of the British
fleet were killed and fifty-three
wounded in the landing operations
against the Dardanelles, between April
25 and April 30. An unofficial dis-
patch from Athens says that 4,000
French troops were landed on the
Asiatic side, hut returned to their
transports after the purpose for -which
they were intended—supporting, the
odpupation of certain points by the
Brltisn—had been accomplished.
A white paper has been issued by
the British government embodying re-
ports tending to show that the drink
habit is having a very serious effect
on the output of war munitions and
repairs to the warships and transport
service.
The Dardanelles is the central point
of interest. The British and French
landing forces, according to the brief
reports from the British war office,
have succeeded in securing a firm
foothold on the Gallipoli Peninsula
and on the Asiatic side -f the strait.
These expeditionary forces^ are said
in some, quarters to number 80,000
men, hut it is hardly considered like-
ly that this number has yet been put
■ ashore. The southern section of the
peninsula has been occupied and in-
trenched and a steady, though prob-
ably slowr advance is being made.
Russians again have taken the of-
fensive against the Turkish invaders
of Persia and have driven them from
the border town of Kotur.
A hostile aircraft—whether a Zeppe-
lin or an aeroplane is not known—
raided Ipswich, England, early Friday
morning. Several bombs were drop-
ped.
There has been marked activity on
the part of airmen for several days
past. A squadron of allied aviators
has made a raid on Friedriehshafen
and one of them dropped six bombs on
the Zeppelin hangars. The nature of
the damage is not kno^vn, hut one of
the hangars is said to have caught,
fire.
French aviators have dropped
bombs on the stations at Bolhveiler,
Chambley, Arnaville a,nd a railway
junction in Alsace-Lorraine as well as
on the station,, the bridge and factory
at Leopoldskoehe in Baden.
The French cruiser Leon Gambetta
has been torpedoed by the Austrian
submarine U-5 in the Strait of Otranto,
the waterway leading to the Adriatic
Sea.
French warships in the Adriatic
have limited their activities to watch-
ing in the Strait of Otranto, with the
idea of preventing any Austrian sub-
marine escaping from the Adriatic
and reaching the coast cf Turkey.
The cruiser has been run ashore.
Fears are entertained that she may
float away on the next high tide.
Details of the massacre of native
Christians at Urumiah, Persia, re-
ceived Thursday by the Presbyterian
board of foreign mis>sions at New
York state that not. less than 800 have
been murdered there and Lhat not less
than 2,000 have perished from disease.
The attacks, it was reported, have not
been confined to Kurds, but have been
made in at least one instauce'by Turk-
ish soldi el's. Crucifixion and the
burning of Christians alive have been
revived, missionaries reported.
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