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AUGUST 38, 1962
THE CANADIAN RECORD, Canadian. Hemphill County, Texas
PAGE THREE
On November Ballot...
Fourteen amendments to state constitution
PUBLIC NOTICE
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER ONE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER «. 1X2.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 25 proposing an-Amendment to
Section 60 of Article III of the Con*
stitutlon of the State of Texas to
authorize all counties and other
political subdivisions of this State
to provide insurance for all em-
ployees; providing for the submission
of this Amendment to the voters of
this State; prescribing the form of
ballot; providing for the proclamation
and publication thereof.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 60 of
Article III of the State Constitution,
be amended to read as follows:
"Section 60. The Legislature shall
have the power to pnss such laws ns
may be necessary to enable ail
counties and other political sub-
divisions of this State to provide
Workman's Compensation Insurance,
including the right to provide its own
insurance risk, for all employees of
the county or political subdivision
as in its judgment is necessary or
required; an<i the Legislature shall
provide suitable laws for the adminis-
tration of such insurance in the
counties or political subdivisions of
this State and for the payment of
the coita, charge* and premium* on
such policies of Insurance and the
benefit* to be paid thereunder."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment «hall be aubmittad to a
vote of the qualified elector* of thia
State at an election to be held on the
date fixed by law for the General
Election in November A.D. 1962, at
which all ballot* ahall hava printed
thereon:
"FOR the Conititutlonal Amend-
ment providing Workman'* Com-
pensation Insurance for all em-
ployees of all political aub-
division*"; and
"AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment providing Workman's
Compensation Insurance for all
employees of all political sub-
divisions."
Each voter shall scratch out one
of . said clauses on the ballot, leaving
the one expressing his vote on the
proposed Amendment. In counties or
other subdivision^ using voting mach-
ines, the above provisions for voting
for and against this Constitutional
Amendment shall be placed on said
machine in such a manner that each
voter may vote on such machine for
or against the Constitutional Amend-
ment.
Sec. 3. The Governor shall issue the
necessary proclamation for said Elec-
tion and have the same published as
required by the Constitution and laws
of this State.
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT
iPROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER FOUR ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6, 1962.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 46 proposing an Amendment to
the Constitution of Texas by adding
to Article ill a new Section to lie
knewn us Section 49-d authorizing
the Texas Water Development Board
to acquire and develop storage
facilities in reservoirs and to dispose
of such storage facilities and water
upon such terms as the Legislature
shall prescribe: providing for the
use of funds received from the dis-
position of acquired storage and
water; providing that any enabling
Acts shall not be invalid because
of their anticipatory character; pre-
scribing the form of ballot and pro-
viding for the necessary proclamation
and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THK LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article III of the
Constitution of Texas be amended by
adding n new Section thereto to be
known ns Section 49-d, ns follows:
"Section 49-d. It is hereby declared
to be the policy of the Stnte of Texas
to encourage the optimum develop-
ment of the limited number of
feasible sites available for the con-
Itruction or enlargement of dams nnd
reservoirs for conservation of the
public waters of the State, which
waters are held in trust for the use
and benefit of the public. To this
end, and with the approval of the
Board of Water Engineers or its
■uccessor, the proceeds from the sale
of State bonds deposited in the Texas
Water Development Fund as provided
in Article III, Section 49-c of this
Constitution, may be used by the
Texas Water Development Board,
under such provisions as the Legis-
lature may prescribe by general law,
for the additional purposes of acquir-
ing and developing storage facilities,
for the conservation and development
of water for useful purposes In and
from reservoirs constructed or to be
constructed or enlarged within the
State of Texas or on any stream
constituting a boundary of the State
of Texas, by any one or more of the
following governments or govern-
mental agencies: by the United States
of America or any agency, depart-
ment or instrumentality thereof; by
the State of Texas or any agency,
department or instrumentality there-
of; by political subdivisions or bodies
Solltic nnd corporate of the State;
y interstate compact commissions to
which the Stnte of Texas is a party;
and by municipal corporations.
"Under such provisions as the
Legislature may prescribe by general
law, the Texas Water Development
-Board may also, with the approval
of the Board of Water Engineers or
it* successor, execute long-term con-
tracts with the United States or any
of its agencies for the acquisition
and development of storage facilities
in reservoirs constructed or to be
constructed by the Federal Govern-
ment. Such contracts when executed
■hall constitute general obligations of
tha State of Texas in the same
manner and with tha same effect as
State bond* Issued under the author-
ity of the preceding Section 49-c of
thia Constitution, and the provisions
in aald Section 49-e with respect to
payment of principal and Interest on
State bonds issued shall likewise
apply with respect to payment of
principal and interest required to be
paid by such contracts. If storage
facilities are acquired for a term of
years, such contracts shall contain
provisions for renewal that will pro-
tect the State's investment.
"The aggregate of the bonds
authorized by said Section 49-c,
idus the principal of the obliga-
tions incurred under any contracta
authorized hereunder, shall not ex-
ceed the Two Hundred Million Dollars
($200.000,000) in bonds authorized by
said Section 49-c of Article III of
this Constitution.
"The Legislature shall provide
terms and conditions for the Texas
Water Development Board to sell,
transfer or lease, in whole or in pnrt,
any acquired storage facilities or the
right to use such storage facilities
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 Bonrd
to sell any unappropriated public
wnters of the State that might be
stored in such facilities. As a pre-
requisite to the purchase of such
storage or water, the applicant there-
for shall have secured a valid permit
from the Board of Water Engineer*
or its successor authorizing tha
acquisition of such storago facilitiea
or the water impounded therein. Tha
money received from any sale, trans-
fer or lease of storage facilities shall
lie used to pay principal and interest
on Stnte bonds issued or contractual
obligations incurred by the Texaa
Water Development Board, provided
that when moneys are sufficient to
pay the full amount of indebtednesa
then outstanding nnd the full amount
of interest to accrue thereon, any
further sums received from the sale,
transfer or lease of such storaga
facilities may he used for the acqui-
sition of additional storage facilitiea
or for providing financial assistance
ns authorized by said Section 49-e.
Money received from the sale of
water, which shall include standby
service, may be used for the opera-
tion nnd maintenance of acquired
facilities, and for the payment of
principal and interest on debt in-
curred.
"Should the Legislature enact en-
abling laws in nnticipatlon of the
ndoption of this Amendment, such
Acts shnll not be void by reason of
their anticipatory character."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shnll lie submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of thia
State at the Generol Election to be
held on November C. 19112, nt which
election all ballots shnll have printed
thereon:
"FOR th*> Amendment to Article
III of the Constitution of Texas
by adding a new Section to be
known as Section 49-d, provid-
ing for a State program of
acquiring conservation storage
facilities In reservoirs"; and
"AGAINST the Amendment to
Article III of the Constitution of
Texas by adding a new Section
to be known as Section 49-d.
providing for a State program of
acquiring conservation storage
facilities in reservoirs."
. Sec. 8. The Governor shall Issuj
tha necessary proclamation for sala
election and «hall have the *am*
published a* required by tha Con-
stitution and laws of this State.
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER •. 1962.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 9 proposing an amendment to
Section Bla of Article III of the
Constitution of the State of Texa*
to ralae tha limit on u*a of itata
funda for financial aialitance of tha
needy aged, needy blind, and needy
children from Forty-ieven Million
Dollar* («47,000,000) a year to Fifty-
two Million Dollars ($62,000,000) a
year; providing for the necessary
election, form of ballot, proclamation,
and publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 61a of
Article III of the Constitution of the
State of Texas be amended to read:
"Section 61a. Puyment of Assis-
tance to Needy Aged, Needy Blind
and Needy Children.
The Legislature shall have the
power, by General Laws, to provide,
subject to limitations and restrictions
herein contained, and such other
limitations, restrictions nnd regula-
tions ns may by the Legislature be
deemed expedient for assistance to,
and for the payment of assistance to:
"(1) Needy aged persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas,
and who nre over the age of sixty-
five (65) years; provided that no
such assistance shall be paid to nny
inmate of nny state-supported insti-
tution, while such inmate, or to any
person who shnll not have actually
resided in Texns for nt least five
(6) years during the nine (9) years
Immediately preceding the application
for such assistance and continuously
for one (1) year immediately, preced-
ing such applications; provided that
the maximum payment per month
from state funds shall not be more
than Twenty-five Dollars ($25) per
person; and provided further, that
no payment in excess of Twenty-one
Dollars (S21) shnll be paid out of
•tate funds to nn individual until and
unless such additional amounts are
matched by the Federal Government.
"(?) Needy blind persons who are
actual bona fide citizens of Texas,
and nre over the age of twenty-one
(21) years; provided that no such
assistance shnll be paid to any in-
mate of any state-supported insti-
tution, while such inmate, or to any
person who shall not have actually
resided in Texas at least five
years during the nine (9) years
Immediately preceding the application
for such assistance nnd continuously
for one (1) your immediately pre-
ceding cuch application.
"(3) Needy children who are actual
bona fide citizen* of Texa*, and are
under tha age of sixteen (16) years;
provided that no such assistance
shall be paid on account of any child
over one (1) year old who ha* not
continuously resided In Texaa for
one (1) year immediately preceding
the application for *uch assistance, or
on account of any child under tha
age of one (1) year whose mother ha*
not continuously resided in Texas for
one (1) year immediately preceding
such application.
"The Legislature shall have the
authority to accept from the Federal
Government of the United State*
such financial aid for the assistance
of the needy aged, needy blind, and
needy children us such Government
may offer not inconsistent with re-
strictions herein set forth; provided
however, that the amount of such
assistance out of state funds to each
person assisted shall never exceed
the amount so expended out of federal
funds; nnd provided further, that the
total amount of money to be expended
out of state funds for such assistance
to the needy aged, needy blind, and
needy children shall never exceed the
sum of Fifty-two Million Dollars
($52,000,000) per year. The Legisla-
ture shall enact, appropriate laws to
make lists of the recipients of aid
hereunder available for inspection,
under such limitations and restric-
tions as may be deemed appropriate
by the Legislature."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitu-
tional Amendment shall be submitted
to a vote of the qualified electors of
this state at an election to lie held
on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November, 19112, at which
election all ballots shall have printed
thereon the following:
"FOR the Constitutional Amend-
ment raising the limit on use of
state funds to assist needy aged,
needy blind and needy children
from Forty-seven Million Dollar*
($47,000,000) to Fifty-two Million
Dollars ($52,000,000)."
"AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment raising the limit on
use of stnte funds to assist needy
aged, needy blind and needy
children from Forty-seven Million
Dollars ($47,000.000) to Fifty-
two Million Dollars ($52,000,-
000)."
Sec. 3. The Governor of Texa*
shall issue the necessary Proclama-
tion for the election and this Amend-
ment shall be published in the man-
ner nnd for the length of time re-
quired by the Constitution and law*
of this stnte.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER THREE ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6. 1962.
SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 22 proposing an amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution of the
State of Texas, by adding u new
Section thereto to be known and
described as Section 11, providing
that the Legislature mny authorize
the creation of hospital districts in
Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford and
Hopkins Counties, each district to be
coextensive with the limits of such
county, authorizing the levying and
rates of taxes: providing for the
acquisition of land and properties
for hospital uses, as well as the
maintenance and operation of the
•ame; and authorizing the Issuance
of tax bonds for the purpose of the
purchase, construction, acquisition,
repair or renovation of improvements;
and further providing that any en-
abling Acts shnll not be invalid
because of their anticipatory charac-
ter.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. Article IX of the Con-
stitution of the State of Texas is
amended by adding thereto a new
Section to read as follows:
"Section 11. The Legislature may
by law authorize the creation of
hospital districts in Ochiltree, Castro,
Hansford and Hopkins Counties, each
district to be coextensive with the
limits of such county.
"If nny such district is creatvd, It
mny lie authorized to levy a tax not
to exceed Seventy-five Cents (75c)
on the One Hundred Dollar ($100)
valuation of taxable property within
the district: provided, however, no
tax may be levied until approved
by a majority vote of the participat-
ing resident qualified pr iperty-tax-
paying voters who have duly ren-
dered their property for taxation.
The maximum rate of tat may be
changed at lubsequent elections so
long a* obligations are not impaired,
and not to exceed the maximum limit
of Seventy-five Cents (75c) per One
Hundred Dollar (1100) valuation.
"If such tax is authorized, no
political subdivision or municipality
within or having the same boundaries
as the district may levy a tax for
medical or hospital care for needy
individuals, nor shall they maintain
or erect hospital facilities, but the
district shall by resolution assume
all such responsibilities and shall
assume all of the liabilities and
obligations (including bonds and
warrants) of such subdivisions or
municipalities or both. The maximum
tax rate submitted shall be sufficient
to discharge obligations, liabilities,
and responsibilities, nnd to maintain
and operate the hospital system, and
the Legislature may authorize the
district to issue tax bonds for the
purpose of the purchase, construction,
acquisition, repair or renovation of
improvements nnd initially equipping
the same, and such bonds shall be
payable from said Seventy-five Cent
(75c) tax. The Legislature shall pro-
vide for transfer of title to properties
to the district.
"Should the Legislature enact en-
abling laws in anticipation of tha
ndoption of the amendment, such Acta
shall not lie invalid tfecause of their
anticipatory character."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shnll be submitted to a
vote of the qualified electors of thi*
stnte on the first Tuesday after the
first Mondny in November. 1962, nt
which election all ballots shall have
printed thereon the following:
"FOR the Amendment to Article
IX of the Constitution permitting
the crention of hospital districts
in Ochiltree, Castro, Hansford
nnd Hopkins Counties, each dis-
trict to be coextensive with the
limits of such county."
"AGAINST the Amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution
permitting the creation of hos-
pital districts in Ochiltree.
Castro, Hansford and Hopkins
Counties, each district to be co-
extensive with the limits of such
county."
Sec. 3. The Governor shall issue tha
necessary proclamation for said elec-
tion and this Amendment shall be
published in the manner and for tha
length of time required by the Con-
stitution and laws of this state.
PUBLIC
NOTICE
Proposed
CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT
NUMBER FIVE
ON THE BALLOT
PROPOSED CONSTITUTIONAL
AMENDMENT TO BE VOTED
ON AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON NOVEMBER 6. 1962.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
NO. 51 proposing nn Amendment to
Article IX of the Constitution of the
State of Texas by adding thereto a
new Section to be known as Section
9 to provide that the Legislature may
authorize the creation of hospital
districts composed of all or part of
one or more counties: the assumption
by the district of any included city,
town or county hospital indebtedness
nnd the transfer of all hospital
facilities thereof to the district; the
issuance of bonds for hospital pur-
poses and the levy of taxes to pay
the district's bonds, assumed indebt-
edness, and for operating nnd main-
taining the district: providing other
terms anil conditions for accomplish-
ing the purposes of this Amendment.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THK LEG-
ISLATURE OF THE STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article IX of the
Constitution of the State of Texas
be, and the same is hereby, amended
by adding thereto another Section to
be designated ns Section 9, which
shall read as follow;:
"Section 9. The Legislature may by
law provide for the creation, estab-
lishment. maintenance and operation
of hospital districts composed of one
or more counties or ail or nny pnrt
of one or more counties with power
to issue bonds for the purchase, con-
struction, acquisition, repair or re-
novation of huildings nnd improve-
ments and equipping same, for hos-
pital purposes: providing for the
transfer to the hospital district of
the title to nny land, buildings, im-
provements nnd equipment located
wholly within the district which mny
Vie jointly or separately owned by any
city, town or county, providing that
any district so created shall assume
full responsibility for providing
medical and hospital care for its
needy inhabitants and assume the
outstanding Indebtedness incurred by
cities, towns and counties for hos-
pital purposes prior to the creation
of the district, if same are located
wholly within its boundaries, and a
pro rata portion of such indebtedness
based upon the then last approved
tax assessment rolls of the included
cities, towns nnd counties if less
than all the territory thereof is in-
cluded within the district boundaries:
providing that after its creation no
other municipality or political sub-
division shall have the power to levy
taxes or issue bonds or other obliga-
tions for hospital purposes or for
providing medical care within tha
boundaries of the district; providing
for the levy of annual taxes at a
rate not to exceed seventy-five centa
(75c) on the one hundred dollar
valuation of all taxable property
within such district for the purpose
of meeting the requirements of tha
district's bonds, the Indebtedness as-
sumed by it and its maintenance and
operating expenses, providing that
such district shall not he created or
such tax authorized unless approved
by a majority of the qualified prop-
erty taxpnying electors thereof voting
at an election called for the purpose:
nnd providing further that the
support and maintenance of the dis-
trict's hospital system shall never
become a charge against or obliga-
tion c.f the Stnte of Texas nor shall
any direct appropriation be made by
the Legislature for the construction,
maintenance or improvement of any
of the facilities of such district.
"Provided, however, that no district
shall be created except by net of the
Legislature and then only after thirty
(.10) day*' public notice to the district
nffected, and in no event may the
Legislature provide for a district to
lie created without the affirmative
vote of a majority of the taxpnying
voters in the district concerned."
Sec. 2. The foregoing Constitutional
Amendment shall be submitted to the
qualified electors of the State at the
General Election to be held the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in
November, 19G2, nt which election all
ballots shall have printed thereon:
"I'OR the Constitutional Amend-
ment authorising the Legislature
to create hospital districts and
prescribing limitations upon the
powers of such districts."
"AGAINST the Constitutional
Amendment authorising the Leg-
islature to create hospital districts
nnd prescribing limitations upon
the powers of such districts."
See. 3. The Governor of Texas shall
Issue the necessary proclamation for
the election nnd this Amendment «hall
be published in the manner and for
the length of time as required by the
Constitution nnd laws of this State.
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