The Paducah Post (Paducah, Tex.), Vol. [68], No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 6, 1974 Page: 2 of 10
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ONSTITUTIONALa
CONVENTION •
Local Government Article
Makes Important Changes
Entered as second class matter at the Post Office at
Paducah, Texas 79248, under the Act of March 30, 1879
If you want to participate, express your views,
or desire information:
have two sons, aged six and
three. They plan to move to
Vernon before school starts.
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Newspaper, publishing the news impartially and
supporting what it believes to be right regard-
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FIRST ASSEMBLY OF GOD
REV?LONNIE HARRIS, pasl
Visitors and parents at Dunbar Center for end of school festi-
vities were from left, seated: Mrs. Eli Cooper, Mrs. Terry
Brooks, Mrs. Don Dilliard, Mrs. Danny Hutchison, Mrs. Ray
Canales. Back row: Pedro Ramirez, Mrs. Mike Holcomb, Mrs
Gloria Patterson, Mrs. Connie Fair and Mrs. George Orr.
ASAMBLEA DE DIOS CHUR
REYES MARTINEZ. Pastor
GUTHRIE FIRST BAPTIST (
CLAUDE GOOCH, Pastor
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JIM FARREN, Minister
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STEVE HENTON, Pastor
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YOUR STATE CONSTITUTION
IS BEING REVISED!
ANTIOCH BAPTIST CHURC
REV. ELI COOPER, Pastor
DUMONT BAPTIST CHURCH
BILLIE JOE CROSS, Pastor
REMEMBER,
THIS IS YOUR CONSTITUTION.
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DUMONT METHODIST CHURCH
PHILIP WIDMER, Pastor
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JAMES SMITH, Pastor
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SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Cottle and adjoining counties, $4.00 per year
Elsewhere, $5.00 per year
Paducah High School band majorettes held their garage sale
last Friday and Saturday to raise money to send themselves
to majorette school at Texas Tech. The sale was a big success,
thanks to Clyde Tucker, who, at the end of the day Saturday,
came and purchased everything that was left. Approximately
$300 was made through the sale. Tucker, who owns and operates
Clyde Tuckers New and Used Cars, also deals in used clothing
and merchandise. The majorettes helped load and unload Tuckers
pickup which was loaded to the top.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
REV. HERMAN LANCASTER, Pastor
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• REV. CARL TUMLISON, Pastor
CHURCH OF CHRIST
DON CARROLL, Minister
FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
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All of the children joined
in the festivities.
vided for by law.”
Final agreement on the Judicial Article failed to be reached
during the past week. The vote for approval on second reading
failed 73 ayes to 81 nays late Wednesday, May 22.
Delegates failed to reach a compromise in two major areas.
Most debate centered on what provisions for county judges
and county courts should be in the Constitution. Language
. was submitted to cement the county judges in the proposed
article but some delegates felt the proposed circuit courts
could still put the “county courts out of business.” Others
expressed fear that rural tax payers could end up paying
for circuit courts in areas like Houston and Dallas and would
still be paying the bill for their own courts if they remained
under the county structure.
The other major area of disagreement dealt with the
State’s right to appeal. State prosecutors do not have the
right of appeal in criminal cases under the present consti-
ution. The Section in the Judiciary Article as it was voted
Article IX concerning local government in the proposed
new constitution makes a number of important changes in
the present constitution written in 1876.
Another effect of the new article is to streamline and
consolidate provisions concerning local government which
are scattered throughout the present constitution.
For example, sections describing local tax and debt limi-
tations are in one article while provisions dictating terms of
office and elections are in other articles. The fact that the
proposed article on local government brings all provisions
concerning local government under one article is a substantial
improvement in the organization of the constitution.
Only three of the sections of the proposed article are en-
tirely new and have no counterpart in the current constitu-
tion. Section 2 of the proposed constitution consists of a gen-
eral statement that defines the powers of counties. The present
• constitution does not make county powers explicit, but duties
and functions are referred to throughout the current document.
A second new provision, Section 4, gives local governments
more local control by allowing county governing bodies to
enact ordinances.
This power to enact ordinances may be granted or repealed
at any time by a majority of the voters. The section is intended
to allow more local control over such matters as subdivision
standards, building codes, sanitation and environmental protec-
tion.
The local government committee and the convention felt
the section dealing with the adoption of county home rule
charters was important enough that voters should consider
it separately.
The county home rule charter would allow the voters broader
discretion over the organizations and functions of county
government. This provision allows a majority of the voters
of a county to adopt, amend or repeal a home rule charter.
Other sections of the new article lower the population
limit of cities that may adopt home rule charters from
5,000 to 1,500. Cities under 1,500 would be governed according
to general law.
Another important section of the proposed local govern-
ment article allows cities and counties to create special
districts and authorities within their boundaries. This section
encourages cities and counties to provide new services which
would otherwise require the creation of independent special dist-
ricts, separate and apart from the structure of city and
county governments.
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When debate will be finished on the Judiciary Article is
not certain. Consideration was postponed until May 28 late
last Thursday evening. Following that vote, the General pro-
visions Article was laid before the Convention. Convention
observers would not speculate on which article would be con-
sidere d when the Convention reconvened Tuesday, May 28.
The delegates finished the first four Sections of the General
Provisions Article Friday before recessing for the Memorial
Day weekend.
The Judiciary and the General Provisions Articles are the
only ones that have not passed on second reading.
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The net effect should be to reduce the demand for indepen-
dent special districts which have proliferated under various
sections of the current constitution.
Section 10 of the proposed article concerns city.and county
taxation. Tax rate limits for municipalities and counties are
retained in modified form from the current constitution.
Taxes may not be levied by school districts and other special
districts unless approved by the voters.
The new section does allow political subdivisions to levy
additional taxes to retire bonded indebtedness. This provision
should make the bonds of cities and counties more attractive
to purchasers and result in lower interest charges to local
taxpayers.
The proposed local government article consolidates all
of two articles and portions of three others into a single
article with 1,400 words. The corresponding sections in the
1876 Constitution contain over 9,500 words.
The general effect of the article should be to make the
operation of cities, counties and other local governments
more flexible, efficient, and responsive to the voters.
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could not afford to continue to fight appeals pushed by the State.
Those favoring the state’s right to appeal argued that Texas
is one of only a few states in which the state has no right
of appeal
Some delegates felt this could lead to a
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Dear Sir:
Robert Inman has paid up for
the Paducah Post for the rest
of 1974. I would like a change
of address on it to Leota Yar-
brough, Star Rt., Lake Isabella,
Calif.
He enjoyed the little home
« town paper all the years we
have lived in California.
Thank you,
Bethel Inman
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SPONSORED BY THE FOLLOWING MERCHANTS a)
Mr. and Mrs. John McGee
have returned from a week
visit to East Texas, where they
visited their daughter and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Wil-
lard Watkins at Gilmer; and
another daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
J.C. Carr and family, at Hen-
derson. They also visited fri-
ends in Tyler before returning
home.
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King New S.S. Mgr. Wit
Kenneth R. King of San I
Angelo, has been named as L A
new manager of the Vernon I
Social Secutiry Branch Office Bo,
which serves Wilbarger, Foard at ( -
Hardeman, Knox, Cottle and eek
Childress counties. underos
King, who took over his new unyingj
duties May 28, was previously LULL M
operations superivsor in the renr,
San Angelo district social S
security office.
He is replacing Henry Chustz rs Be
who was promoted an trans- een hospi
ferred to Abilene. months i
King joined the Social Sec- cupeating
uirty Administration in 1965 A her d
and has worked in offices in a ueah,
Abilene and Brownwood as
well as San Angelo. Prior to . X0u '
joining the SS administration hPals
he was a teacher in public 1 6 0 kn;
schools at Vidor, Texas. He is can e 9
a three year veteran of the US " "
Navy. Mr- M
He holds a BS degree from at ended ■
Lamar University in Beaumont Vices foru
and has done additional study Vens, 76,
at Abilene Christian College, mother of
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FOOD STORES
Nursing School
Graduation
The Greenbelt School of
t Nursing of Crowell Independent
F School District announced its
| 6th annual graduation exercises
at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 7,
r in the Crowell high school audi-
‘ torium.
' Reception will follow in the
> school cafeteria.
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Graduation exercises, a
picnic and birthday party mark-
ed the closing of Dunbar Nur-
sery School last Friday, May
31. Each child who had attend-
ed school this year received
a diploma.
Parents and visitors at the
Center enjoyed with the child-
ren an end of school picnic.
Highlight of the day was a
birthday party for Darla and
Kim Patterson.
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