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THE MATAGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY. NOV 1. 1934
Notice To Hauling
Contractors
Sealed bids will be received by
the commissioners' court of Matagor-
da County at Bay City, Texas, until
10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 3, 1934, for
the hauling of approximately 1790
cubic yards of sand road material for
construction work on county project
No. 10, commonly known as Burns
Lane which extends from an intersec-
tion with county road No. 3 to a
bridge over Tres Palacios Creek.
Additional information concerning
this project together with plans and
speci ications can be obtained at the
county engineer's office at Bay City
Each and every bid must be ac-
cial amendment, whereas as a matter
of fact it is a harmful one.
"I do not say the proposition was
worded in that way by design: I do
say it is unfortunate that it should
be presented in those words to the
voters who do not have opportunity to
study the amendment and its effects."
Judge Ogden noted that the amend-
ment as stated on the ballot is fur-
ther misleading to the average vot-
er because of its dealing with prop-
erty such as is owned by the average
homeowner. He referred to that part
which reads: "and exempting from
taxation two hundred and fifty ($250.-
00) dollars worth of household and
kitchen furniture belonging to each
family.” He said this part would lead
the homeowner to believe he would
benefit, while as a matter of fact
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companied by a certified or cashier's $250 worth of such property is al-
check in the amount of 5 per cent of ready exempted under the constitu-
the bid price. The commissioners’ tion.
court reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.—W. E. McNabb, county
judge.
17-24-31d 18-25-lw.
NOTICE TO DEBTORS AND CRED-
ITORS OF ESTATE OF W. L.
BRADFORD, DECEASED.
The State of Texas,
County of Matagorda.
To those indebted to, or holding
claims against the estate of W. L.
Bradford, deceased :
The undersigned having been duly
appointed administratrix of the estate
of W. L. Bradford deceased, late of
Matagorda County, Texas, by W. E
McNabb, judge of the county court
of sold county, on the 20th day o!
August, A. D. 1934, during a regular
term thereof, hereby notifies all per-
sons indebted to said estate to come
forward and make settlement and
those having claims against said es-
tate to present them, to her within
the time prescribed by law at her
residence in Bay City, Matagorda
County, Texas, where she receives
her mail, this 4th day of October, A.
D. 1934.—Della Bradford, Administra-
trix of the Estate of W. L. Bradford,
deceased.
11-18-25-1W.
Warning Is Given
Owners of Homes
On Proposed Law
(Texas Tax Journal.)
Home owners who voted a year ago
to exempt their homesteads of $3000
valuation for state tax purposes will
destroy that benefit if they pass the
constitutional amendment first on the
ballot they will mark in the Novem-
ber general elections, it became known
Thursday.
The fact that the first amendment
on the ballot will supersede the home-
stead exemption law was called to the
attention, of County Judge Robert
Ogden and County School Superinten-
dent T. D. Mayo in an opinion from
Claude D. Bell, attorney, requested
by Mayo.
Judge Mayo said in his opinion the
position taken by Bell is correct, and1
that the thousands of home owners
in Dallas County and the millions in
the state are in danger of losing one
of the greatest benefits that has come
to them through amendment of the
constitution.
Mayo declared he believed the pro-
posed amendment was designed by
moneyed interests to take away from
the small home owner one of the
greatest incentives to home owner-
ship:
Bell’s opinion said:
Section 1-A of Article 8 of the pres-
ent constitution adopted at the elec-
tion of August 5, 1933, provides that
$3000 of the assessed value of. home-
steads shall be exempt from state
taxes. If proposed Amendment No. 1
providing that‘taxation of real prop-
erty shall be equal and uniform is
adopted at the coming election, it will
repeal the homestead exemption law
in that it is in direct conflict there-
with, and being a latter expression
of the people on the same subject, it
would prevail.
“The conflict arises by virtue of the
fact that real property can not be
equal and uniform when a valuation
of $3000 is exempted from a large
portion of the real estate and not from
all. Therefore in addition to opening
the floodgates for lobbyists who de-
sire to effect legislation of their par-
ticular class of personal property, a
legal repeal of the homestead exemp-
tion law will automatically result."
Judge Ogden condemned the “mys-
tifying language” of the amendment
as it appears on the ballot for the
November election, declaring that it
is so presented that the average vot-
er, who constitutes the great major-
ity of the electorate, can not under-
stand it.
“The very first clause in the propo-
sition as it appears on the ballot is
so worded as to indicate the average
property owner would benefit.” Judge
Ogden said) “The clause is: 'The
• nendment to the constitution of the
state of Texas providing that taxation
of real property shall be qual and
uniform.’ On a first reading that
would lead us to believe in a benefi-
MONUMENTS
The Superior Monument Company
of Georgia is located near the quar-
ries of the finest marble in the United
States. Is one of the oldest, largest
and most responsible companies in
the country. Uses only the best mate-
rials of marble and granite. Work-
manship the finest and most artistic.
Freight paid and monuments erected.
Satisfaction in all particulars guaran-
teed. Investigation solicited. •
, W. M. MANN
▼ REPRESENTATIVE
Attorney
Bell’s opinion further
stated:
"If the people vote such amend-
ment they will take from themselves
their last and only protection against
an unequal and unfair taxing sys-
tem. They will accept a selfmade fun-
damental law which will discriminate
against the small homeowner and
farmer and allow powerful corpora-
tions and individuals rich in personal
property to lobby selfmade exemp-
tion bills through the legislator by
which their millions will escape.
"The only fair and just basis of tax-
ation is that all property be taxed
alike and any ‘classifiiation’ or any
scheme by which any portion of one's
personal property other than chari-
table. educational or religious is omit-
ted from taxation or by which is as-
sessed,at a partial or reduced value
is nothing more nor less than a tax
exemption. Such exemption of course
is not only contrary to good govern-
ment but to common justice as well.
"Such attempts are not new. For
example a certain group of moneyed
corporations in 1909 attempted to clas-
sify themselves legally in such man-
ner as to escape taxation on millions
of dollars worth of money and gilt
edged securities. The attempt was de-
clared unconstitutional and void. The
attempt was renewed in 1911 and the
statute then enacted, for want of ju-
dicial determination, remained on the
statute books until 1925 when it was
destroyed by refusal of the codifiers
to include it in the codification of that
year. In 1927 it was again lobbyed
through the legislature and litigation
is now pending attacking its consti-
tutionality. Fear that it will again be
declared unconstitutional has no
doubt influenced the present effort
to change the constitution itself in
the manner shown.
“The peopleo f Texas are entitled
to no more than they provide for
themselves. Due to the great influ-
ence and power of the persons and
corporations to be benefited by this
amendment, it will be too late after
it is voted to stop the legislature
from carrying out its intent and as
the ballot is their only weapon, they
should use it with massive and dou-
ble force."
Radio Address Of
Wm. Lemke On The
Frazier-Lemke Bill
I will now discuss the Frazier-
Lemke Refinance Bill. As stated in
the beginning the Frazier-Lemke
Bankruptcy Amendment is not a sub-
stitute for the refinance bill. This bill
provides; that the United states gov-
ernment shall refinance existing farm
indebtedness at 1% interest and 12
per cent principal on other amortiza-
tion plan, not by issuing bonds but
by issuing federal reserve notes se-
cured by the best securties on earth,
first mortgages on farm lands; better
securities than gold or silver but you
can eat the products that grow on
the farms, therefore your life de-
pends on the farms. They are the
best security on the face of the earth.
If our government has enough intel-
ligence to do this, it will make a prof-
it of six billion three hundred forty-
nine million at 112 per cent interest
in 47 years the time required for
amortization of the farm indebted-
ness.
Let us compare the Frazier-Lemke
bill with the one passed by the spe-
cial session of congress, written in
New York in the atmosphere of the
money changers. Under that bill, if all
the farm indebtedness were refinan-
ced, the farmers of this nation would
pay twelve billion four hundred
ninety-two million, five hundred thou-
sand dollars in thirty-nine years to
the bondholders. Under the Frazier-
Lemke bill the farmers would have
to pay just six billion one hundred
forty-nine million five hundred thou-
sand dollars less interest in 47 years
and at the same time the government
would make a new profit of six bil-
lion three hundred forty-five million
dollars and to that extent lessen our
federal tax burden.
Under the present farm mortgage act
the farmer is asked to pay 4% per
cent interest if he lives in a federal
farm loan association district and 5
per cent if he does not, and in addi-
tion pay 1 per cent for administra-
tion and buy stock in an amount equ-
al to 5 per cent of the loan, making
1012 and 11 per cent for the first year
and thereafter 412 or 5 per cent inter-
est, together with 1 per cent for
amortization, making 5% or 6 per cent
annually until paid. While under the
Frazier-Lemke bill he will pay 11
per cent interest and 1V per cent
principal, or $30 for each thousand
dollars borrowed, for approximately
47 years. Under the Frazier-Lemke
bill a farmer would carry a seven-
teen thousand dollar mortgaged loan
as far as his ability to pay goes, as
easily as a five thousand dollar loan
under the present law. The Frazier-
Lemke bill takes Into consideration
the farmers' ability to pay—under the
provisions of this bill a farmer, on a
ten thousand dollar loan, will have to
pay twenty-four thousand dollars less
in interest in 47 years than he would
have to pay if he got the same loan
or 6 per cent straight. Surely we are
all for that.
DON’T NEGLECT
YOUR KIDNEYS!
TF your kidneys are not working
Lright and you suffer backache,
dizziness, burning, scanty or too
frequent urination, swollen feet and
ankles; feel lame, stiff, “all tired
out” . .. use Doan'i Pills.
Thousands rely upon Doon's.
They are praised the country over.
Get Doan’t Pils today. For sale by
all druggists.
BONN’S PILLS
teeing bonds. If this bill had been
passed, there would have been enough
money to do the nation's business.
Our government now prints feder-
al reserve notes and gives them to
the federal reserve banks at seven-
tenths of one per cent per bill—the
cost of printing. It makes no differ-
ence whether that bill is a one dollar
bill or a thousand dollar bill—or
whether they keep it for 1 year or for
20 years- all they ever pay your Un-
cle Sam for it is seventeenths of one
cent per bill. The amount of all the
paper money given by the govern-
ment to the banks amounted on Jan-
uary 1 last to over four billion eight
hundred seventy -eight million five
hundred thousand dollars of which
amount over three billion three hun-
dred thirty-two million dollars were
federal reserve notes. What is back
of this paper money? Is there gold
back of it? There is not: Is there even
a farm back of it? There is not. There
is simply the indebtedness of the
United States—a government bend-
back of it, There is no gold back of it
and if any of you think there is just
take a federal reserve note to the
United States treasury and try to get
gold for it and you will find that you
cannot get it. If you could get it
then I could have you arrested for vi-
olating the law and having mone-
tary gold in your possession—money
is made by law.
After your government had given
all this money to these bankers, it
was found necessary to borrow back
some of the money that it gave
away. It had to sell bonds and certifi-
cates of indebtedness. The amount of
these bonds and certificates of in-
debtedness on January 1 amounted to
over twenty-five billion dollars and
will be some thirty-two billion dol-
lars by the end of the year. These
bonds bear interest on an average
of about 3V per cent and are tax ex-
empt. In other words, these bankers
use the four billion eight hundred
seventy-eight million five hundreds
thousand dollars paper money which
cide to impose. It is in line and em-
bodies the same provisions and pur-
poses that all nations experienced just
preceding their passage from the
stage of action and all brought about
by simple tax laws that contained no
provisions as to limitations of the tax-
ing power If adopted, it would permit
the legislature to make as many dif-
ferent tax rates as they made classi-
fications of property and the legisla-
ture at each session could change the
classification and rates and by such
method show the rankest of favorit-
ism by applying exhorbitant confisca-
tory rates to some lines of business
verted into a ponderous feed trough I abolishing whiskers.
A veritable deluge is being poured Alexander the Great began it He
into me, to be seized upon and ordered his soldiers to shave before
snatched up by a growing army of fighting the Persians at Arbela, so
jostling, grasping, contending human-that the enemy could not seize them
ity. I by their beards and whack off their
The more I give, the louder they heads.
and to other lines of business a very might come a day when the food
inadequate rate, stream that feeds them may dwindle
In general terms there are just two to a mere trickle.
kinds of property, and where the
amendment provides for the classifi-
eral public hasn’t as much sense as community, in one way or another, far
the court, the privilege of doing business in the
In issuing restraining orders pro- community. There is no reason why
tecting slot machines, legally operat- these slot machine racketeers, which
ed, from seizure, Bexar Cocurts have take so much of the community in-
been careful to point out that noth come, should Ire exempted.
ing in such orders shall be construed Furthermore it is sound policy to
to prevent seizure of machines used invoke regulatory and
for gambling.
ery for more. । In Russia Peter the Great levied
The fat as well as the lean have taxes on boards without success and
deserted their own boards to come to Soviet officials have not done much
feed their fill out of my generous better. _ __
hold .A health crusade in England and new source of revenue for the city--i the end that the public may not sur.
There seems to be no end to their America pretty nearly accomplished - -
capacity.
Their hunger is never appeased. . ... .
They give no thought that there ments as insanitary
licht ....—_ - J.......i -L 4 made smooth faces popular.
But now the American College of
Surgeons led by a Michigan doctor,
revenue meas
ures in all cases in which public wel-
Now that the status of the slot ma- fare is involved. Fish dealers, for in-
chine has been judicially defined, a stance, must pay a heavy license to
the trick
By
representing hirsute adorn-
: the reformers
one that does not add further to the fer. Fish spoil easily.
onerous taxation burden of the home- The same may be said for token-
owner is available, i dispensing slot machines. They too.
Heretofore the suggestion the city spoil easily, and thus become public
■ ■ I nuisances.
tax slot machines has encountered
Experience has taught me that that
day will, and must, come.
Already I see signs of shrinkages in
the flow.
cation of all property other than real
estate, it places all property other
than real estate under the direct jur-
isdiction of the legislature to clasisfy
and to apply any tax rate to each Will they be willing to return to
class. Indirectly, the amendment i their accustomed haunts and provide
once more for their own means of
Will they then be satisfied with less
and less?
classifies real estate also.
This amendment would have the
effect of repealing the equal and
uniform clause of the Texas consti-
tution and would permit the legisla-
ture to apply a varying tax rate to
any classification of property it might
choose to set up. It will open the door
to discrimantion and to inequity
which might be extended to real prop-
erty as well as all other classes of
property if the amendment is adopt-
ed the legislature would in reality
supersede all boards of equalization.
It is both dangerous and unnecessary
and should be defeated. Swat it!
After Me - What?
1 am the public treasury.
1 must be kept under constant
guard against looters and despoilers.
As never before I have been con-
support?
Or will they storm the font, only to
find it dry?
Who, then, will be able to stay the
furies?
What, then, will become of me?
If I am destroyed, what is there to
replace me?
It is I speaking -the public treas-
ury.
(Dedicated to our cities, towns and
states that are vieing with each other
in accepting without thought or rea-
son, the preferred tempting gifts from
the treasury and that ultimately will
be called upon to give an answer to
the grave question here propounded.)
—Utah Taxpayer.
reverses science and advocates mus-
taches as health screens to be worn
by all who can sprout them.
The news is likely to vex both bar-
bers and women.
Barbers will foresee in a return of
mustaches a probable revival of the
flush Dundreary and grandfather’s
old-fashioned spade-shaped beard,
with consequent loss of patronage.
And as for women, whiskers to
them will continue to be merely an
unsightly nuisance unless they hap-
pen to be bearded ladies in circuses.
Tax Slot Machines
Man’s Whiskers
(San Antonio Light )
Tlie slot machine last week had an-
other day in court.
Judge W W. McCory tempered law
with commonsense in this fashion:
"1 don't doubt but that this mach-
ine can be used for gambling pur-
poses, but the courts have held that
it is not a gambling device per se.***
No one has less respect for a slot
machine than the court. In spite of the
Irish blood in my veins I have never
For 2271 years reformers have been tried to beat one, but maybe the gen-
the objection the municipality could
not levy a tax upon, or license some-
thing, forbidden by law.
The city council ought new to en-
act an ordinance requiring the licens-
ing or all slot machines, or so-called
vending devices which carry an
“amusement" feature. The ordinance
should levy a substantial tax and
require conspicuous posting of per-
mits.
Machines operated as gambling de-
vices would, of course, be exempt
from taxation. These cases would call
for confiscation and prosecution.
No one, apart from operators of
token-dispensing machines and pos-
sibly, income tax authorities, knows
how much of the community’s wealth
flows into slot machines annually.
Evidently it is a rich field. All over
town one can see men, women and
children dropping a steady stream of
nickles into such devices and forget-
ting to get their mints. The brass tok-
ens. which supposedly have no mer-
chandise or cash value, are eagerly
scooped up, although technically they
can be used only to win more brass
tokens. It's all very obscure and com-
plicated.
The point is that every other legiti-
Houston got a big attendance from
Bay City at the Rice-University foot-
ball game Saturday,
PATRONIZE THE ADVERTISERS
CLASSIFIED ADS
FOR SALE: At a bargain for cash, a
comparatively new piano, has a splen-
did tone and looks nice. See Mrs. W.
K Keller, Midfield, Texas, 1tw
FOR SALE: 200 tons P. O. 3. im-
proved ribbon cane for planting or
syrup making.—O. Caldwell 4tw
FOR SALE: I grocers scale, 1 iron
safe, 2 each, 4ft. and 8-ft. Show cases,
1 Rotospeed printing machine, lot
shelving and counters.—C. A. Lucas,
Blessing, Texas.
3td
21 w.
STOP THAT ITCHING
If you suffer from a skin trouble,
such as Itch, Eczema, Athlett’s Focc.
Ringworm, Tetter or Pimples, we will
sell you a jar of Black Hawk Oint -
mate enterprise in San Antonio pays
its way. The butcher, the baker and ment on a guarantee. Price 50 cents.
the candlestick maker all pay the
HUSTON'S DRUG STORE
our government gave them as a re-
volving fund, with which they bought
the twenty-five billion dollars tax-
exempt bonds and certificates of in-
debtedness.
These bankers not only now have
the twenty-five billion dollars tax-
exempt interest-bearing bonds and
certificates but they also have the
four billion eight hundred seventy-
eight million five hundred thousand
dollars of paper money which your
government gave them and which
they used as a revolving fund to buy
these bonds. At this time the govern-
ment is still borrowing. It prints tax-
emept interest-bearing bonds and
hands these over to these bankers,
and in return the bankers hand to
the government deposit slips. No mon-
ey is exchangedJthe whole thing is
merely a bookkeeping transaction
The banks draw interest on the bonds
but the government draws no inter-
est on the deposit slips. The gov-
ernment checks on these deposit slips
and the persons who receive the
checks re-deposit them in the banks.
The government, of course, is short
changed. If the banks need more
money as a revolving fund, they take
these bonds and put them up as se-
curity for more federal) reserve
notes.
Defeat S. J. R.
No. 16
(Texas Tax Journal.)
In the discussion of Senate Joint
Resolution No. 16 that is proposed
as an amendment to the constitution
to be voted on November 6 we realize
that some of the statements we make
in this article will appear so far-
fetched that some people may be
doubtful as to whether it is possible
for this amendment, if adopted, to
wreck business and to take away
the right of the owner of property to
have a say in its value or the amount
of taxes it should pay as we think it
is possible for it to do, but we be-
lieve that if the reader will reflect
and recall the last three or four years
many things have happened that the
Texas and American people thought
never could take place.
We are going to take the tax asses-
sor into a few places, in order to
show the practical workings of laws
that could be enacted by reason of
the limitations to taxes having been
stricken from our organic law if this
amendment is adopted, and let the
taxpayer have a glance of just what
it means to each home. The assessor
will now call on the farmer, the mer-
chant, the dairyman, and the stock
raiser. After the renditions of land
are made the assessor will ask the
fanner and stock raiser just one ques-
tion as to his personal property, es-
pecially live stock, and that is, for
instance, to swear to the number of
live stock of all kinds that he has on
hand. The stock raiser, in giving him
that number may suggest to him that
the value of his stock is “so and so."
The assessor will promptly tell him
that the legislature has clasified this
property and has fixed a mode of
taxing same, which tax could be from
$2.50 per head or more. The stock
raiser, of course, would protest that
he knew the value of his live stock
beter than anybody else, and the as-
sessor wouwld then tell him that the
legislature had fixed a method of as-
sessing such property and the amount
it should pay and the owner of the
property had no say in that part of it
and no appeal.
When he called on the merchant,
he would ask the value of goods, as
usual, for ad valorem taxes and when
that was given, he would hand him
a blank upon which to keep the
amount of sales which are made
each month, or probably each week,
and he must pay a 5 per cent sales
tax, and property tax on the same
property.
When he called on the wholesaler
and the manufacturer they would
have to answer the same questions
and fill out, as sales are made, on the
blank, all of which are to be sworn to
Under the provisions of this bill, and check up.
there would be issued and put into
Sample BALLOT, GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 6, 1934
DEMOCRATIC
PARTY
REPUBLICAN
PARTY
SOCIALIST
PARTY
COMMUNIST
PARTY
PARTY
U. S. Senate:
TOM CONNALLY
Governor:
JAMES V ALLRED
Lie utenant -Governor:
WALTER WOODUL
Attorney General:
WILLIAM McCRAW
State Treasurer:
CHARLEY LOCKHART
State Comptroller Public Accounts:
GEORGE H. SHEPPARD
Railroad Commissioner:
LON A. SMITH
Commissioner of Agriculture:
J. E. McDONALD
Commissioner of General Land Office:
J. H. WALKER
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
JOHN H. SHARP
Chief Justice Court of Criminal
Appeals:
W. C. MORROW
State Superintendent of Public In-
struction:
L. A WOODS
For Associate Justice Court of Civil
Appeals, 1st Supreme Judicial Dis-
trict:
GEO. W. GRAVES
For Congressman 9th Congressional
District:
J. J. MANSFIELD
For State Senate, 17th Senatorial Dis-
trict:
T. J HOLBROOK
For District Attorney, District No. 23:
R. A. BASSETT
For State Representative, District No.
21:
E. C. HILL
County Judge:
OSCAR BARBER
County Clerk:
MRS. RUBY HAWKINS
County Attorney:
EUGENE J. WILSON
County Treasurer:
C. LANGHAM
County Superintendent:
THOMAS P. HALE
County Tax Assessor and Collector:
R. A. KLESKA
Sheriff:
HARRIS MILNER
County Surveyor:
JOHN F. ROTHER
District Clerk:
A D. HENSLEY
Commissioner. Precinct No. 1:
P. A. BOND
Commissioner, Precinct No. 2:
E. C. BAKER
Commissioner, Precinct No. 3:
G. A. HARRISON
Commissioner, Precinct No. 4:
LUTHER ROBERTSON
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 1:
W. M. MANN
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 2:
WALTER GOSLING
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 3:
G. R. HALLIDAY
Justice of the Pence. Precinct No. 4:
C. E. DULLER
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 5:
J. S MACK
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 6:
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 7:
S. W CORSE
Justice of the Peace, Precinct No. 8:
W. J. LUDER
Constable. Precinct No. 1:
A. P. MOORE
Constable, Precinct No. 2:
B H. BAKER
Constable, Precinct No. 3:
C. E. CHILDERS
Constable. Precinct No. 4:
W CLARK
Constable, Precinct No. 5:
S. M. MYRICK
Constable, Precinct No. S:
Constable, Precinct No. 7:
M. S. HOLSWORTH
Constable, Precinct No. 8:
R. A. WENDT
County Chairman:
C. A ERICKSON
U. S. Senate:
U. S. GOEN
Governor:
D E WAGGONER
Lieutenant-Governor:
LESTER GUNST
Attorney General: 1
THOMAS E. BALL
State Treasurer:
E. N. MULKEY
State Comptroller of Public Accounts:
JOHN W. MILLER
Railroad Commissioner:
DEE HUMPHREYS
Commissioner of Agriculture:
A. W. ORR
Commissioner of General Land Office:
H S. BRADY
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
IRA F KENNERLY
Chief Justice Court of Criminal
Appeals:
S. E. FISH
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
MRS. HALLETT W. REYNOLDS
For Associate Justice Court of Civil
Appeals, 1st Supreme Judicial Dis-
trict:
For Congressman 9th Congressional
District:
For State Senate, 17th Senatorial Dis-
trict:
For District Attorney, District No. 23:
For State Representative, District No.
21:
U. S. Senate:
W. B STARR
Governor:
GEO CLIFTON EDWARDS
Lieutenant Governor:
E. M. LANE
Attorney General:
F. A HUBBARD
State Treasurer:
WILLIAM PLAMPIN
State Comptroller of Public Accounts:
J W JEWELL
Railroad Commisisoner:
J W HEMBREE
Commisisoner of Agriculture:
OLIVER WILLIAMS
Commissioner of General Land Office:
JOHN M. KILLOUGH
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
GUY L. SMITH
Chief Justice Court of Criminal
Appeals:
THOS B. BURNS
State Superintendent Public
Instruction:
BERTHA BLATT
For Associate Justice Court of Civil
Appeals, 1st Supreme Judicial Dis-
trict:
U. S. Senate:
L. C. KEEL
Governor:
ENOCH HARDAWAY
Lieutenant Governor:
HORACE ALFRED WINN
Attorney General:
State Treasurer:
ORTON CAMPBELL
State Comptroller of Public Accounts:
RAYMOND BLANK
Railroad Commissioner:
ROBERT PIERCE
Commissioner of Agriculture:
PAUL JOHNSON
Commissioner of General Land Office:
GEORGE W. JOHNSON
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
Chief Justice Court of Criminal
Appeals:
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
PERRY BALLARD
For Associate Justice Court of Civil
Appeals, 1st Supreme Judicial Dis-
trict:
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District:
U. S. Senate:
Governor:
Lieutenant Governor:
Attorney General:
State Treasurer:
State Comptroller of Public Accounts
Railroad (ommisisoner:
Commissioner of Agriculture:
Commissioner of General Land Office
Associate Justice Supreme Court:
Chief Justice Court of Criminal
Appeals:
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction:
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trict:
For District Attorney, District No. 23:
For State Representative, District No.
21:
For State Senate, 17th Senatorial Dis-
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For District Attorney, District No. 23:
For State Representative, District No.
21:
AMENDMENTS
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Appeals, 1st Supreme Judicial Dis-
trict:
For Congressman 9th Congressional
District:
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For District Attorney, District No. 2%:
For State Representative, District No.
21:
FOR
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas providing that taxation of real property shall be equal and uniform; and that all property in
this State, other than that owned by municipal corporations, shall be taxed in proportion to its value as may be ascertained as provided by law; and pro-
viding that the Legislature may make reasonable classifications of all property, other than real property, for the purpose of taxation; and that the taxation
of all property in any class shall be equal and uniform; and providing further that the Legislature may impose poll taxes and occupation tax and income
tax and exempting from occupation tax persons engaged in mechanical and agricultural pursuits; and exempting from taxation Two Tundred and Fifty
($250.00) Dollars worth of house hold and kitchen furniture belonging to each family; and providing that the occupation tax levied by any county, city GC
town shall not exceed one-half that levied by the State for the same period.
AGAINST .
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas providing that taxation of real property shall be equal and uniform; and that all property in
this State, other than that owned by municipal corporations, shall be taxed in proportion to its value as may be ascertained as provided by law; and pro-
viding that the Legislature may make reasonable classifications of all property, other than real property, for the purpose of taxation; and that the taxation
of all property in any class shall be equal and uniform; and providing further that the Legislature may impose poll taxes and occupation tax and income
tax and exempting from occupation tax persons engaged in mechanical and agricultural pursuits; and exempting from taxation Two Tundred and Fifty .
($250.00) Dollars worth of house hold and kitchen furniture belonging to each family; and providing that the occupation tax levied by any county, city or
town shall not exceed one-half that levied by the State for the same period. h
FOR .
The amendment of Article IX of the State Constitution, by adding Section 2-A thereto, giving the Commissioners Court general management and control
of the county affairs, and authorizing the Legislature to provide more economical forms of county government and different than as now provided by law.
AGAINST ,
The amendment of Article IX of the State Constitution, by adding Section 2-A thereto, giving the Commissioners Court general management and control
of the county affairs, and authorizing the Legislature to provide more economical forms of county government and different than as now provided by law.
FOR
The amendment of Section 3 of Article VIII of the State Constitution providing for the
amount thereof which can be collected and expended each biennium.
AGAINST
The amendment of Section 3 of Article VIII of the State Constitution providing for the
amount thereof which can be collected and expended each biennium.
levying and collection of taxes and fixing the maximum
levying and collection of taxes and fixing the maximum
FOR __
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas adding Section 61 to Article XVI, abolishing the Fee System of compensating all district offices
and all county officers in counties having a population of twenty thousand (20.000) or more; and authorizing the Commissioners Court to determine
whether county officers in counties containing less than twenty thousand (20,000) population shall be compensated on a fee basis or a salary basis.
authorizing the Commissioners’ Court in all counties of this State to determine whether precinct officers shall be compensated on a fee or salary Dasts
AGAINST,
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas adding Section 61 to Article XVI, abolishing the Fee Systems of compensating all distriatcoftices
and all county officers in counties having a population of twenty thousand (20.000) or more; and authorizing the Commissioners Court to b-X and
whether county officers in counties containing less than twenty thousand <20,000) population shall be compensated on a fee basis r a salarybassiand
authorizing the Commissioners' Court in all counties of this State to determie whether precinct officers shall be compensated on a fee or salary ess
FOR
The amendment to Section 1 of Article IX of the Constitution of Texas, providing that the Legislature may by a two-thirds vote of both Houses create
new counties and change the boundaries of existing counties.
Andanenament to Section 1 of Article IX of the Constitution of Texas, providing that the Legislature may by a two-thirds vote of both Houses create
new counties and change the boundaries of existing counties. __________.____--------
EOR
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas permitting any Home Rule City to
alter, amend or repeal its charter every twelve (12) monte*
Precinct Chairman:
1—A. HARRIS
2-WALTER STEWART
Precinct No.
Precinct No.
Precinct No.
In the matter of state banks, trust
circulation between two and three companies, loan companies, insurance
billion dollars of new money—federal companies, etc., a similar method
reserve notes. This, used as a revolv- would be gone through with, except, Precinct No.
ing fund, will be sufficient to ref.i-
nance all of the farm indebtedness
in adidtion to the ad valorem taxes' Precinct No.
and franchise and occupation taxes. Precinct No.
and save the farmers from ruination, he would likely hand them a form to,Precinct No.
If we had passed this bill in the spe-
cial session, this two or three billon
be carefully made out and sworn to. Precinct No.
3—W. C. GRAY
4—J. H. LOGAN
5—T. L RUGELEY
6—C. T. FREEMAN
7-M. S HOLSWORTH
ARALNSTMent to the Constitution of the State of Texas permitting any Home Rule City to alter, amend or repenl its charter every twelve (2»monthe.
dollars used as a revolving fund
would have given us an intelligent
expansion of the currency and would
have made it unnecessary for the gov-
ernment of the United States to issue
8—HAROLD BARBER
9- 0 J HODGE, Jr.
each year showing every loan or in-Precinct No.
vestment made, upon which a high tax Precinct No. 10—W. G. JONES
could be placed and a tax measured Precinct No. 11—H. M SEERDEN
by the amount of money involved.' Precinct No. 12-G. W. CORPORAN
and the rate of interest charged. Precinct No. 14—Geo. B. McKISSICK
These possible methods are only. Precinct No. 14—E. B. HOGG
a few and are mildly stated as to Precinct No. 16—L. C. NYGARD
what could be done if this amendment Precinct No. 17—E. S. SMITH
is adopted. It gives a clear right of Precinct No. 18
way for all kinds of classifications Precinct No. 19—C. W. SMITH
billions of tax-exempt interest-bear-
ing bonds. That is the difference be-
tween the Frazier-Lemke bill and
the present policy of the govern- , ....... -
ment borrowing money and guaran- and any rate the legislature may de- Precinct No. 20—H. W. BOWIE
AGAINSTment to the Constitution of the State of Texas permitting Home Rule Cities to so amend their charters that the elected officials of such dues
may hold office not to exceed four (4) years.
I OR . .. : , o ana their charters that the elected officials of such citis
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas permitting Home Rule Cities to 80 amend their Charters
may hold office not to exceed four (4) years. _._____________________________—------------------
FOR .tof Texas to taxation for county and school district
The amendment 1too the Constitution of thieaState of Thex proper authorities or the counties and school districts where said lands are located.
purposes and providing for the payment of said taxes TO A P •
AGAINST , _ . .ho iha. r the tinivetaity of Texas to taxation for county and school district
The amendment to the Constitution of the State of Texas cubi authorities of the counties and school districts where said lands are located.
purposes and providing for the payment of said taxes to the proper au
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Smith, Carey. The Matagorda County Tribune (Bay City, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 16, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 1, 1934, newspaper, November 1, 1934; Bay City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1696343/m1/3/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Matagorda County Museum & Bay City Public Library.