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FORCED AIR FURNACES
NOTICE
NOTICE
(Slight Freight Damage)
Wanda McDaniel
Will Begin Working
SPECIAL
With Vs
Thursday, Sept 1
One Week Only -
$60.00
Bonnie’s & Geneva’s
Regular $175,00 Value!
Beauty Shop
W. T. Barnes Lumber Co.
Phone 4246
THE
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NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
DEC
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price not less
oiulti-room
VOURGA:
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Bethany & Nabors
Barber Shop
De Leon Coffee Shop
Under New Management
Beginning
Tuesday
September 6
At
Dendy’s
Barber Shop
Constitutional
providing for
MOVE UP TO MOD
ING IS FAST, SAFE,
Court of
five
their
ap-
And
Hansford’s
Barber Shop
Haircuts.. $125
Shaves.... $1.00
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER ELEVEN ON THE BALLOT
; a new
, to be
iss Nancy Karen Dud
[liter of Mrs. F. M.
|h of 1505 Fourth S
late Mr. Duckworth, I
bride of Lenward
my, son of Mr. ar
[.Caraway Jr. of Di
Hay, Aug. 20.
I. R. C. Tennison a
I Monroe Teeters ofl
Lt double ring cerenr
Linthe Early Fin
LUNCHES............95c
Steak With Baked Potato
— After 4 p.m. —
bonds
1 ■■
LEm
Loon Cemetery with arrange-
ments by Higginbotham Fun-
eral Homa.
Mrs. Back was bom No-
vember 37, 1881, in Conman-
eha County, to A. H. (Hiram)
and SaUta Ann (Tally) Beane.
She wej married July 2&
1008, to D. S. Beck, who pre-
ceded her in death December
0, 1M8.
Survivors are one aon, Har-
old, of AbUene; two daugh-
ters, Mrs. A. W. Anderson of
Copperas Oove and Mra
Pauline Morgan of De Leon;
one sister, Mrs. Ada Mat-
thews of Comanche; also by
10 grandchildren, 16 great
• grandchildren and a number
of nieces and nephewa
flWiL . »’->W
installation
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMEI
NUMBER FOURTEEN ON THE BALLOT
Mr. and Mra John Robert
Adcock and children from
CARD OF THANKS
I extend my deepest appre-
ciation for the many wonder-
ful kindnesses shown by the
people of De Leon for me and
my family while I was in the
hospital. A special thanks to
Dr. Bisenrich and the nursing
staff for all they did. May
God bless you all — Red
Smith. pd.
Mrs. Missouri Ann Beck, 85,
passed away at 8 sum.. Sun-
day, August 14, in the De
Leon Hospital.
Funeral services were held
August 16 at 3 p.m. in the
First Baptist Church with
Payne Hattox officiating, as-
sisted by Rev. H. E. Newton.
Music was by a quartet —
Homer Hafford, Al Strarner,
Pearl Spruill and C. L. Mo-
hon, Jr., accompanied by Mra
C. L. Mohon, Sr., and a solo
by C. L. Mohon, Jr.
Pallbearers were Hollis De-
witt, Gerald Matthews, Tom
Beene, Odls Matthews, Elmer
Botts and Aubrey Beene.
Interment was in the De
Midland visited his mother,
Mrs. Fred Adcock, last week.
I (lurch DecoratioM
■rch was decorated
p bridal arch drape
Lb net accented by 1
nite wedding bellsj
t pedestal baskets oi
loll and white chryi
ns were flanked by w
candelabras holdin
k tapers. Palms proV
.’round of greenery;
bows and greenery
ply pews.
pditional wedding 1
Med by soloist Al Sti
bled ‘Because,” “1
rThe Lord's Prayer
panied by organist
King.
Open Weekdays — 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sundays — 7 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Mrs. Thomas Mrs. Pittman
CARD OF THANKS
It Is impossible for us to
see and thank each of you, so
let us take this method of
saying thanks to all who have
helped in any way during the
illness and passing of our be-,
loved mother. A special thanks
to Dr. Eisenrich and the hos-
pital staff for their kind at-
tention to her during her stay
in the hospital. May God’s
richest blessings be with you
all. - the children and grand-
children of Mrs. D. S. Beck.
Mr. and Mrs. Jay Franks
and children from AbUene vis-
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Miller.
proclamation
,n and this Amend-
oe published in the
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 38 proposing an
amendment to Section 2, Ar-
ticle VI, Constitution of the
State of Texas, to omit the
requirement that members of
the armed services vote only
in the county in which they
resided at the time of enter-
ing the service.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 2,
Article VI, Constitution of the
State of Texas, be amended
by deleting the following
language:
“Any member of the Armed
Forces of the United States
or component branches there-
of, or in the military service
of the United States, may
vote only in the county in
w’hich he or she resided at the
time of entering such service
so long as he or she is a mem-
ber of the Armed Forces.”
The text of this Section is
shown below, with a broken
line through the sentence
which is to be deleted:
“Section 2. Every person
subject to none of the fore-
going disqualifications who
shall have attained the age of
twenty-one (21) years and
who shall be a citizen of the
United States and who shall
have resided in this State one
(1) year next preceding an
election and the last six (6)
months within the district or
county in which such person
offers to vote, shall be deem-
ed a Qualified elector; and
provided 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 offering to
vote at any election in this
State and hold a receipt show-
ing that said poll taf* was
paid before the first day of
February next pivceding such
election. Or if said voter shall
have lost or misplaced said tax
receipt, he or she, as the case
may be, shall be entitled to
vote upon making affidavit
before any officer authorized
to administer oaths that such
tax receipt hs j been lost.
Such affidavit shall be made
in writing and left with the
Ju ge of the election. The
I. s ba nd may pay the poll tax
of his wife and receive the re-
ceipt therefor. In like min-
g a bounda-
ry of the State of Texas, to-
gether with any system or
works necessary for the fil-
tration, treatment and/or
transportation of water, by
any one or more of the fol-
lowing governmental agen-
cies: by the United States of
America or any agency, de-
partment or instrumentality
thereof; by the State of Tex-
as or any agency, department
or instrumentality thereof; by
political subdivisions or bodies
politic and corporate of the
state; by interstate compact
commissions to which the
State of Texas is a party; and
by municipal corporations.
The Legislature shall provide
terms and conditions under
which the Texas Water De-
velopment Board may sell,
transfer or lease, in whole or
in part, any reservoir and as-
sociated system or works
J^traX"*n|
iT “’i'y in ..is,
^th comes out
on said machine in such
manner that each voter r-
vote on such machines for
against the
Amendment.
Sec. 3. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for the
election and this Amendment
shall be published in the man-
ner and for the length of time
required by the Constitution
and laws of this State.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER THIRTEEN ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED C O N S T I T U-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 69 proposing an
Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas by
adding a new Section, Section
63, to Article III; authorizing
the Legislature to provide by
statute for the accomplish-
ment of governmental func-
tions within any county hav-
ing one million, two hundred
thousand (1,200,000) or more
inhabitants by the consolida-
tion of the functions of gov-
ernment or by contract be-
tween any political subdivi-
sion (s) located within the
county and any other political
subdivision(s) located within
the county or with the coun-
ty; providing for an election
and the issuance of a procla-
mation therefor.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
be amended by adding
Section in Article III,
known as Section 63, reading
as follows:
“Section 63
“(1) The Legislature may
by statute provide for the
consolidation of some func-
tions of government of any
one or more political subdivi-
sions comprising or located
within any county in this
State having one million, two
hundred thousand (1,200,000)
or more inhabitants. Any such
statute shall require an elec-
tion to be held within the po-
litical subdivisions affected
thereby with approval by a
majority of the voters in each
of these political subdivisions,
under such terms and condi-
tions as the Legislature may
require.
“(2) The county govern-
ment, or any political subdivi-
sion (a) comprising or located
therein, may contract one with
another for the performance
of governmental functions re-
Presiding
elected.”
Sec. 2. That Section 5 of
the Article V of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas be
amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
“Section 5. The Court of
Criminal Appeals shall have
appellate jurisdiction coexten-
sive with the limits of the state
in all criminal cases of what-
ever grade, with such excep-
tions and under such regula-
tions as may be prescribed by
law.
“The Court of Criminal Ap-
peals and the Judges thereof
shall have the power to issue
the writ of habeas corpus, and
under such regulations as may
be prescribed by law, issue
such writs as may be neces-
sary to enforce its own juris-
diction. The Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals shall have power
upon affidavit or otherwise to
ascertain such matters of fact
as may be necessary to the
exercise of its jurisdiction.
The Court of Criminal Ap-
peals may sit for the trans-
action of business at any time
from the first Monday in Oc-
tober to the last Saturday in
September in each year, at
the State Capitol. The Court
of Criminal Appeals shall ap-
point a clerk of the court who
shall give bond in such man-
ner as is now or may here-
after be required by law, and
who shall hold his office for
a term of four years unless
sooner removed by the court
for good cause entered of rec-
ord on the minutes of said
court.
“The Clerk of the Court of
Criminal Appeals who may be
in office at the time when this
Amendment takes effect shall
continue in office for the
term of his appointment.”
Sec. 3. Said proposed Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held
throughout the state on the
first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, A.D.
1966, at which election each
voter opposing said proposed
Amendment snail scratch off
the ballot with a pen or pen-
cil the following words print-
ed on said ballot:
“FOR the Amendment to
the State Constitution pro-
viding for a Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals of five mem-
bers, and prescribing the
term of said court.”
Each voter favoring said
proposed Amendment shall
scratch off the ballot in the
same manner the following
words printed on said ballot:
“AGAINST the Amend-
ment to the State Constitu-
tion providing for a Court
of Criminal Appeals of five
members, and prescribing
the term of said court.”
If it appears from the re-
turns of said election that a
majority of the votes cast are
in favor of said Amendment
the same shall become a part
of the Constitution of this
state.
Sec. 4. The Governor shall
issue the necessary proclama-
tion for said election and have
same published and said elec-
tion shall be held as provided
by the Constitution and laws
of this state.
acquisition of such storage fa-
cilities or the water impound-
ed therein. The money re-
ceived from any sale, transfer
or lease of storage facilities
or associated system or works
shall be used to pay principal
and interest on state bonds is-
sued or contractual obligations
incurred by the Texas Water
Development Board, provided
that when moneys are suffici-
ent to pay the full amount of
indebtedness then outstanding
and the full amount of inter-
est to accrue thereon, any
further sums received from
the sale, transfer or lease of
such storage facilities or as-
sociated system or works may
be used for the acquisition of
additional storage facilities or
associated system or works or
for providing financial assis-
tance as authorized by said
Section 49-c. Money received
from the sale of water, which
shall include standby service,
may be used for the opera-
tion and n\aintenance of ac-
quired facilities, and for the
payment of principal and in-
terest on debt incurred.
“Should the Legislature en-
act enabling laws in anticipa-
tion of the adoption of this
Amendment, such Acts shall
not be void by reason of their
anticipatory character.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
1966, at which election all
ballots shall have printed
thereon the following:
“FOR the Constitutional
Amendment authorizing the
issuance of an additional
1200,000,000 in Texas Water
Development Bonds and
providing for further in-
vestment of the Texas Wa-
ter Development Fund in
reservoirs and associated
facilities.”
“AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment authoriz-
ing the issuance of an addi-
tional $200,000,000 in Texas
Water Development Bonds
and providing for further
investment of the Texas
Water Development Fund
in reservoirs and associated
facilities.”
Sec. 3. The Governor of
Texas shall issue the neces-
sary proclamation for the
election and this Amendment
■hall be published in the man-
ner and for the length of time
as required by the Constitu-
tion and laws of this state.
1966, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed thereon
the following:
“FOR the
Amendment .________w
the payment of assistance
by the State of Texas to the
surviving spouse and minor
children of law enforcement
officers, custodial personnel
of the Texas Department of
Corrections or full-paid
firemen who suffer violent
death in the course of the
performance of their duties
as law enforcement offi-
cers, custodial personnel of
the Texas Department of
Corrections or as full-paid
firemen.
“AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment providing
for the payment of assis-
tance by the State of Texas
to the surviving spouse and
minor children of law en-
forcement officers, custo-
dial personnel of the Texas
Department of Corrections
or full-paid firemen who
suffer violent death in the
course of the performance
of their duties as law en-
forcement officers, custo-
dial personnel of the Texas
Department of Corrections
or as full-paid firemen.”
Each voter shall mark out
one of said clauses on the bal-
lot, leaving the one expressing
his vote on the proposed
Amendment. In counties using
voting machines, the above
provision for voting, for and
against this Constitutional
Amendment, shall be placed
.11 a
may
.• or
Constitutional
quired or authorized by this
Constitution or the Laws of
this State, under such terms
and conditions as the Legis-
lature may prescribe. The
term ‘governmental functions,’
as it relates to counties, in-
cludes all duties, activities and
operations of state-wide im-
portance in which the county
acts for the State, as well as
of local importance, whether
required or authorized by this
Constitution or the Laws of
this State.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this State
at an election to be held
throughout the State on the
first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 1966, at
which time the ballot shall
have printed thereon the fol-
lowing:
“FOR the Amendment to
the Constitution authorizing
the Legislature to provide
by statute for any county
having one million, two
hundred thousand (1,200,-
000) or more inhabitants to
consolidate the functions of
government and for such
counties or any political
subdivision (s) located there-
in to contract for the per-
formance of functions of
government.
“AGAINST the Amend-
ment to the Constitution
authorizing the Legislature
to provide by statute for
any county having one mil-
lion, two hundred thousand
(1,200,000) or more inhabi-
tants to consolidate the
functions of government
and for such counties or any
political subdivision (■) lo-
cated therein to contract for
the performance of func-
tions of government."
Sec. 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas shall issue the
necessary proclamation for
the electioi
ment shall
manner and for the length of
time as required by the Con-
stitution and Laws of thia
State.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER NINE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED C O N S T I T U-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 26 proposing an
Amendment to Sections 4 and
5 of Article V of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
to provide for a
Criminal Appeals of
members; prescribing
qualifications; elections,
pointments, tenure of office
and compensation; and pi-e-
scribing the term of court of
said court.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 4 of
Article V of the Constitution
of the State of Texas be
amended so as to hereafter
read as follows:
“Section 4. The Court of
Criminal Appeals shall con-
sist of five Judges, one of
whom shall be Presiding
Judge, a majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum, and
the concurrence of three
Judges shall be necessary to a
decision of said court. Said
Judges shall have the same
qualifications and receive the
same salaries as the Associate
Justices of the Supreme
Court. They shall be elected
by the qualified voters of the
state at a general election and
shall hold their offices for a
term of six years. In case of
a vacancy in the office of a
Judge of the Court of Crimi-
nal Appeals, the Governor
shall, with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, fill said
vacancy by appointment until
the next succeeding general
election.
“The Judges of the Court
of Criminal Appeals who may
be in office at the time when
this Amendment takes effect
shall become Judges of the
Court of Criminal Appeals
and continue in office until
the expiration of the term of
office for which each has
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER SIX ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITU-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 37 proposing an
Amendment to Article III of
the Constitution of the State
of Texas by adding thereto a
new section, Section 51-d, so
as to provide for the payment
of assistance by the State of
Texas to the surviving spouse
and minor children of law en-
forcement officers, custodial
personnel of the Texas De-
partment of Corrections or
full-paid firemen who suffer
violent death in the course of
the performance of their du-
ties as law enforcement offi-
cers, custodial personnel of
the Texas Department of Cor-
rections or as full-paid fire-
men; providing for the neces-
sary election, form of ballot,
proclamation, and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article III,
Constitution of the State of
Texas, be amended by adding
Section 51-d to read as fol-
lows:
“Section 51-d. The Legisla-
ture shall have the power, by
general law, to provide for
the payment of assistance by
the State of Texas to the
surviving spouse and minor
children of law enforcement
officers, custodial personnel
of the Texas Department of
Corrections or of full-paid
firemen who suffer violent
death in the course of the
performance of their duties as
law enforcement officers, cus-
todial personnel of the Texas
Department of Corrections or
as full-paid firemen.”
Sec. 2. The foregoing Con-
stitutional Amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of this State
on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November,
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 19 proposing an
Amendment to Section 49-d,
Article III of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas,
declaring state policy regard-
ing optimum development of
water reservoirs; providing
for the use of the Texas Wa-
ter Development Fund under
such conditions as the Legis-
lature may prescribe by Gen-
eral Law in the acquisition
and development of storage
facilities and any system of
works properly appurtenant
thereto; providing for the
sale, lease or transfer of such
facilities under General Laws;
providing for long-term con-
tracts for water storage fa-
cilities; authorizing the issu-
ance of an additional $200,-
000,000 in bonds by the Texas
Water Development Board up-
on a two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the elected members of each
house; providing that anticipa-
tory legislation shall not be
invalid because of its anticipa-
tory character; providing for
the necessary election, form
of ballot; and proclamation
and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 49-d
of Article III of the Consti-
tution of the State of Texas
be amended to read as fol-
lows:
“Section 49-d. It is hereby
declared to be the policy of
the State of Texas to encour-
age the optimum development
of the limited number of
feasible sites available for the
construction or enlargement
of dams and reservoirs for
conservation of the public wa-
ters of the state, which wa-
ters are held in trust for the
use and benefit of the public.
The proceeds from the sale of
the additional bonds author-
ised hereunder deposited in
the Texas Water Development
Fund and the proceeds of
Is previously authorized
Article TIT, Section 49-c
of this Constitution, may be
used by the Texas Water De-
velopment Board, under such
provisions as the Legislature
may prescribe by General
been elected or appointed un-
der the present Constitution
and laws of this state, and un-
til his successor shall have
been elected and qualified.
“The two members of the
Commission of Appeals in aid
of the Court of Criminal Ap-
peals who may be in office
at the time when this Amend-
ment takes effect shall be-
come Judges of the Court of
Criminal Appeals and shall
hold their offices, one for a
tern of two years and the
other for a term of four
years, beginning the first day
of January following the
adoption of this Amendment
and until their successors are
elected and qualified. Said
Judges shall by agreement or
otherwise designate the in-
cumbent for each of the
terms mentioned.
“The Governor shall desig-
nate one of the five Judges
as Presiding Jud^e and at the
expiration of his term and
each six years thereafter a
Judge shall be
PROPOSED C O N S T I T U- I Law, including the require-
T I O N A L AMENDMENT ment of a permit for storage
■' or beneficial use, for the ad-
ditional purposes of acquiring
and developing storage facili-
ties, and any system or works
necessary for the filtration,
treatment and transportation
of water from storage to
points of treatment, filtration
and/or distribution, including
facilities for transporting wa-
ter therefrom to wholesale
purchasers, or for any one or
more of such purposes or
methods; provided, however,
the Texas Water Develop-
ment Fund or any other state
fund provided for water
development, transmission,
transfer or filtration shall not
be used to finance any project
which contemplates or results
in the removal from the basin
of origin of any surface water
necessary to supply the rea-
sonably foreseeable future
water requirements for the
next ensuing fifty-year period
within the river basin of ori-
gin, except on a temporary,
interim basis.
“Under such provisions as
the Legislature may prescribe
by General Law the Texas
Water Development Fund
may be used for the conserva-
tion and development of water
for useful purposes by con-
struction or reconstruction or
enlargement of reservoirs
constructed or to be con-
structed or enlarged within
the State of Texas or on any
stream constituting
ry of the State
ner, the wife may pay the a
tax of her husband and I
ceive the receipt there!
The Legislature may autH
ize absentee voting. And tj
provision of the Constitute
shall be self-enacting withd
the necessity of further 4
islation. Any— nteenber
4kiwco of the4>il
rTTj IUllV IIV v*
thoreofr -wi*— iw -the —
service—of—the -Untied- M
may- wte—oniy—in-the-coM
in-whieh-he oe ohe-residedj
the—time ■ of- entering
SM'vico- s»—long- ae-he OR
in— a—menthei—of--the-AR
Farcco.” I
Sec. 2. The only purpose!
the amendment proposed I
this Resolution is to
aforesaid deletion. The adj
tion of this amendment slj
not be deemed to have j
effect of readopting the!
mainder of the Section, 4
if any other amendment I
this Section, being for 3Jj
ferent purpose, is adopted!
an earlier election or at j
same election, the adoption!
this amendment shall not I
construed as nullifying 4
change made by such
amendment. . J
Sec. 3. The foregoing J
stitutional Amendment R
be submitted to a vote 1
qualified electors of this »R
at an election to be hem i
the first Tuesday after B
first Monday in NoyenHj
1906, at which election!
ballots shall have printed!
them the following: I
“FOR the ConstituWJ
Amendment to allo* 1
bers of the Armed t.J
who are residents of 1 *!
to vote.” _ J
"AGAINST the Co""]
tional Amendment to 1
members of the.. £1
Forces who are reside 1
Texas to vote." , J
Sec. 4. The Governor >•]
State of Texas shall i«s ]
necessary Pror'a"*'^eJ
the election and this J
ment shall be published"']
manner and for the
time required by the "3
tution and laws of Lj
Sec. 5. If the
amendment is »d°P '
proclamation ot the
declaring the adoption 3
amendment shall set ,
full text of the am^deo j
tion, as amended he
by any other Pr0P°’„itMd |
ment which is submdtt« 1
the 59th LegijW^J
which has been duly 1^1
prior to such proclams^J
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMI
NUMBER SIXTEEN ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED C O N S T I T U-
TIONAL AMENDMENT
TO BE VOTED ON AT AN
ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON NOVEMBER 8, 1966.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLU-
TION NO. 1 proposing an
Amendment to the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas to
establish the date on which
newly elected Members of the
Legislature shall qualify and
take office.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article III,
Section 3, of the Constitution
of Texas, be and the same is
hereby amended so as hereaf-
ter to read as follows:
“Section 3. The Senators
shall be chosen by the quali-
fied electors for the term of
four years; but a new Senate
shall be chosen after every
apportionment, and the Sena-
tors elected after each appor-
tionment shall be divided by
lot into two classes. The seats
of the Senators of the first
class shall be vacated at the
expiration of the first two
years, and those of the second
class at the expiration of four
years, so that one half of the
Senators shall be chosen bi-
ennially thereafter. Senators
shall take office following
their election, on the day set
by law for the convening of
the Regular Session of the
Legislature, and shall serve
thereafter for the full term
of years to which elected and
until their successors shall
have been elected and quali-
fied.”
Sec. 2. That Article III,
Section 4, of the Constitution
of Texas, be and the same is
hereby amended so as here-
after to read as follows:
"Section 4. The Members of
which the Texas Water De-
velopment Board has financed
in whole or in part.
“Under such provisions as
the Legislature njay prescribe
by General Law, the Texas
Water Development Board
may also execute long-term
contracts with the United
States or any of its agencies
for the acquisition and devel-
opment of storage facilities in
reservoirs constructed or to
be constructed by the Federal
Government. Such contracts
when executed shall consti-
tute general obligations of the
State of Texas in the same
manner and with the same ef-
fect as state bonds issued un-
der the authority of the pre-
ceding Section 49-c of this
Constitution, and the pro-
visions in said Section 49-c
with respect to payment of
principal and interest on state
bonds issued shall likewise ap-
ply with respect to payment
of principal and interest re-
quired to be paid by such con-
tracts. If storage facilities are
acquired for a term of years,
such contracts shall contain
provisions for renewal that
will protect the state’s invest-
ment.
“The aggregate of the
bonds authorized hereunder
shall not exceed $200,000,000
and shall be in addition to the
aggregate of the bonds pre-
viously authorized by said
Section 49-c of Article III of
this Constitution. The Legis-
lature upon two-thirds (2/3)
vote of the elected members
of each House, may authorize
the Board to issue all or any
portion of such $200,000,000 in
additional bonds herein au-
thorized.
“The Legislature shall pro-
vide terms and conditions for
the Texas Water Development
Board to sell, transfer or
lease, in whole or in part, any
acquired storage facilities or
the right to use such storage
facilities together with any
associated system or works
necessary for the filtration,
treatment or transportation of
water at a price not less
than the direct cost of the
Board in acquiring same; and
the Legislature may provide
terms and conditions for the
Board to sell any unnappro-
priated public waters of the
state that might be stored in
such facilities. As a prerequi-
site to the purchase of such
storage or water, the appli-
cant therefor shall have se-
cured a valid permit from the
Texas Water Commission or
its successor authorizing the
Service AUg i6
For Mrs. Beck
the House of Represenhd
shall be chosen by the i«J
fied electors for the tend
two years. RepresentaW
shall take office follow]
their election, on the day J
by law for the convenint]
the Regular Session of J
Legislature, and shall J
thereafter for the full td
of years to which elected J
until their successor! J
have been elected and od
fied.” H
Sec. 3. The foregoing (J
stitutional Amendment |U
be submitted to a vote ofl
qualified electors of fl
State, at an election tol
held throughout the State]
the first Tuesday after a
first Monday in Novenl]
1966, at which election!
ballots shall have prinn
thereon the following:
“FOR the Constitution
Amendment establishing a
date on which newly elect
Members of the Legislati
shall qualify and take!
fice.
“AGAINST the Const!
tional Amendment ests
lishing the date oi( wM
newly elected Members]
the Legislature shall qJ
fy and take office.”
If it appears from the
turns of such election thu
majority of the votes a
therein are for such Ama
ment, same shall become
part of the Constitution
Texas. |
Sec. 4. The Governor of
State of Texas is hereby
rected to issue the necess
proclamation for such eleq
and this Amendment shall
published and the elects
shall be held as required
the Constitution and laws
this State.
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