Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas Page: 296
1683 p. ; 23 cm.View a full description of this legislative document.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
296 HOUSE JOURNAL.
Criminal Jurisprudence: House bills
Nos. 65, 341, 290, 288, 289.
State Affairs: House bill No. 202.
School Districts: House bill No. 240.
Judiciary: House bill No. 114.
The following standing committees
have today filed adverse reports on bills,
as follows:
Revenue and Taxation: House bills
Nos. 69, 247.
Public Health: House bill No. 233.
State Affairs: House Concurrent Res-
olution No. 9.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON EN-
GROSSED BILLS.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, January 28, 1927.
Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed
Bills, to whom was referred
H. B. No. 231, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to authorize the judge of any
district court, or other court having
jurisdiction, to appoint a receiver or re-
ceivers for any defunct or disorganized
church or congregation and authorize
the management, sale or other disposi-
tion of any and all properties, real, per-
sonal, mixed and choses in action; and
authorizing such court in such cases
where such church or congregation may
not in the judgment of such court be
reorganized within reasonable time, to
deliver such property or its proceeds
to a church or congregation, a religious
or governing body or other ecclesiasti-
cal head, or a State missionary society,
of like faith and order, to be used or
expended for the use of a church,
churches, denomination or communion
of like faith and order, and declaring
an emergency,"
Have carefully compared same and
find it correctly engrossed.
WHITAKER, Vice-Chairman.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, January 29, 1927.
Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed
Bills, to whom was referred
H. J. R. No. 16, Proposing an amend-
ment to the Constitution of the State of
Texas, providing for the election by the
qualified voters of the State of Texas
of a Secretary of State, and prescribing
the duties of the Secretary of State, andproviding for a salary for the Secretary
of State,
Have carefully compared same and
find it correctly engrossed.
WHITAKER, Vice-Chairman.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, January 31, 1927.
Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed
Bills, to whom was referred
H. B. No. 35, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to amend Article 2494 of the
Revised Civil Statutes of 1925, and de-
claring an emergency,"
Have carefully compared same and
fine it correctly engrossed.
WHITAKER, Vice-Chairman.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, January 28, 1927.
Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed
Bills, to whom was referred
H. J. R. No. 7, Proposing to amend
Section 26, Article 4, of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas, to provide
that the Governor of the State of Texas
may appoint notaries public at any
time and it shall not be necessary that
the notaries public appointed by the
Governor be confirmed by the State Sen-
ate of Texas,
Have carefully compared same and
find it correctly engrossed.
WHITAKER, Vice-Chairman.
Committee Room,
Austin, Texas, February 1, 1927.
Hon. Robert Lee Bobbitt, Speaker of the
House of Representatives.
Sir: Your Committee on Engrossed
Bills, to whom was referred
H. B. No. 11, A bill to be entitled
"An Act to create Road District Num-
ber Four (4) of Shelby county, Texas;
validating and approving all orders
made by the commissioners court of
said county in respect to the organiza-
tion of said district; validating the au-
thorization, issuance and sale of certain
bonds thereof, dated August 11, 1919,
and numbered 171 to 210, inclusive, and
also the bonds of said district, dated
October 10, 1923, and numbered respec-
tively from 1 to 50, inclusive, and pro-
viding for their payment by the annual
levy, assessment and collection of gen-
eral ad valorem taxes, on all taxableHOUSE JOURNAL.
296
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This document can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Legislative Document.
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Journal of the House of Representatives of the Regular Session of the Fortieth Legislature of the State of Texas, legislative document, 1927; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth193836/m1/300/: accessed June 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.