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THE
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STAR
Tfisarsdaijr. August 22L IS 68
ProgitoHi CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.
NUMBER EIGHT OS THE BALLOT f
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEG lis LA T ERE Ol THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Sectac® 1- Sectiess 21 of Ar-
lae'jb 2€ of the CeoatiSctatm of
tie State ef T (-m s is aa&eaded
v,. read u fftCcnre:
"Secticr. 21. All tAx&&aery
zziz prir;t_- g, except proclama-
t.-.-r-i arid such printing fei ziy
be done at the Texas School
ft r tibfc Leaf, aad faper, except
that for tie Judicial Dqan-
mezo, she.!} be fnrxodaed imder
contract, to be to the
lowest sad best bidder under
such regulation* £2 shall be
prescribed by 1st*". No raeaaber
or officer of ary department
of the gorenaaesit EhaZi be h*.
airy way interested in such
cor; tract."
Sec. 2. The foregoing con-
stitutional aroerSdmerd shall :.e
submitted to a rote of the
qualified electors of this state
at an election to be held on
the first Taesday after the
first Monday is X: - enbt r
15*55, at v>-ic2 ekctkm ah bal-
i-jts hs.Tc printed there-
of the fchtnsixg:
"FOB
amendment remyrmg eertaia
tr"-.r.':ns r^'.ttiag t: t
chase ;f fuel and furbish-
1 he Legislature and the
requirement that the Gov-
ernor, the Secretary of
State, and the Comptroller
must approve certain con-
tracts of purchase."
"AGAINST the conr.itrr.ion-
al amendment removing cer-
tain provisions relating to
purchase of fuel and furbish-
ing the rooms and halls of
the Legislature and the re-
quirement that the Governor,
the Secretary of State, and
the Comptroller murt ap-
prove certain contracts of
purchase."
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Fropostd CONSTITIfflONAL AMENDMENT
NCMBER FIVE CW THE BALLOT (HJB61)
BL IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section L That Section 24.
State of Texas, be amended to
read as follows:
''Section 24. Members cf the
Legislature shall receive from
the Public Treasury an a: - ual
salary of not exceeding Eight
Thousand, Four Hundred Dol-
lars (per year ar ' a
er diem of not exceeding
•reive Dollars C?12^ pt-r cay
of each. Regular Sess.or. a d
each Speciai Session of the
Legislature. No Regular Ses-
sion Ehali be of longer dura-
tion than one hundred and for-
ty (140) days.
"In addition to the j^er diem
the Members of each Ho, .
shall be entitled to rr.iieage in
going to and returning from I
the seat of government not to
exceed one round trip per.
month during such time as t> e ;
Legislature is in sessior.. v. i-h
mileage shall not exceed 7 o
Dollars and Fifty Cents
d<L50) for every twenty-five;
C25) miles, the distance to be
computed by the nearest and
most direct route of travel,
from a tar..e of d.stances pre-
pared by the Comptroller, to
each co.r.ty seat now or here-
after t: be established; no
Member to be entitled to mile-
age for any extra Session that
may be called -within one (i)
day after the adjournment of
the Regular or Called Ses-
sion."
Section 2. The foregoing
constitutional 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
1&€*, at v.'hlch election all bal-
lots shall have printed on them
the following:
"FOR the constitutional
amendment providing the
members of the Legislature
shall receive as salary an
amount not exceeding Eight
Th usa:.-;. Four Hundred
Doha..-. ($3,400) per year."
"AGAINST the constitution-
al amendment providing the
members of the Legislature
shall receive as salary an
amount not exceeding Eight
Thousand, Four Hundred
Dollars Mb! 0j per year."
PUB1.IC NOTICE
Propoiied CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
JTCMBER THIRTEEN ON THE BALLOT (HJR16)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGLSLAT ERE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article VIII,
Constitution of the State of
Texas, be amended by adding
a Meet ion 1-f, to read as f ol-
lows:
"Section 1-f. All merchan-
dise, products, goods or wares
in the temporary custody of a
public warehouseman, wno lias
no financial connection Other
than as bailee for hire with
the owner, shipper, or con-
signee of the merchandise,
products, goods, or wares, are
exempt from aa valorem taxa-
tion if they are shipped to or
from the warehouse by regu-
lated or bona fide private car-
rier, are held by tne ware-
houseman not longer than six
(0) months, and nave a pre-
determined out-of-jtate destin-
ation at point of origin. The
books ana records relating to
out-of-state shipments covered
hereby of such public ware-
houseman shall be available
for reasonable inspection by
the proper taxing authorities.
This amendment shall not act
as a validation of any present
statute or law, but only those
passed specifically pursuant
hereto; provided, however, that
enabling legislation passed in
anticipation of the adoption of
this amendment shall not be
invalid solely because of its
anticipatory nature."
Sec. 2. The foregoing con-
stitutional amendment shall
be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of thi3 state
at an election to be held on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November
1908, at which election all bal-
lot:-: shall have printed on them
the following:
"FOR the constitutional
amendment to exempt cer-
tain- property temporarily
stored in a public warehouse
from ad valorem taxation."
"AGAINST the constitution-
al amendment to exempt cer-
tain property temporarily
stored in a public warehouse
from ad valorem taxation."
PUBLIC NOTICE
Propo-4-d CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TEN O.V THE BALLOT (HJK)O)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article VTII.
Constitution of the State oi
Texas, be amended by adding
Section 1-j to read as follows:
"Section 1-j. Notwithstand-
ing the provisions of Section
1 of this article, the Legisla-
ture may provide for the re-
fund of the tax j^aid on the
first sale of cigars and tobac-
co products in this state which
are subsequently sold at retail
within the* corporate limits of
Texarkana, Texas, or any in-
corporated city or town in Tex-
as contiguous to Texarkana."
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
1908, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed on them
the following:
"FOR the constitutional
amendment authorizing the
Legislature to provide for
the refund of the tax on
cigars and tobacco products
sold at retail within the cor-
porate limits of Texarkana,
Texas, or any incorporated
city or town in Texas con-
tiguous to Texarkana."
"AGAINST the constitution-
al amendment authorizing
the Legislature to provide for
the refund of the tax on
cigars and tobacco products
sold at retail within the cor-
porate limits of Texarkana,
Texas, or any incorporated
city or town in Texas conti-
guous to Texarkana."
PUBLIC NGhPfCE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER SIX ON THE BALLOT (SJR24)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. Article 8, Consti-
' tution of the State of Texas,
is amended by adding a Sec-
tion 2-a to read as follows:
"Section 2-a. (a) The Legis-
lature may, by General Law,
exempt from ad valorem tax-
ation by the state and its po-
litical subdivisions all or a
portion of any equipment, de-
vice or improvement installed
or constructed on real prop-
erty. which is designed to
eliminate or abate the harm-
ful effect of air emissions or
v-ater effluents on the air and
water quality in this state, to
the extent that the capital in-
vestment in such property is
made to comply with or to ex-
ceed air or water quality stan-
dards established by law.
"(b) Legislation which may
be enacted in anticipation of
the adoption of this Section is
not void because of its antici-
patory nature."
Sec. 2. Tne 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 Mondav in November
1908, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed there-
on the following:
"FOR the Constitutional
Amendment giving permis-
sive authority to the Texas
Legislature to exempt from
ad valorem taxation by the
State of Texas and its po-
litical subdivisions equip-
ment installed on real prop-
erty to eliminate or abate
the harmful effect of air
emissions and water efflu-
ents, provided that the cap-
ital investment in such
equipment complies with the
air and water quality stan-
dards established by the
State of Texas."
"AGAINST the Constitution-
al Amendment giving per-
missive authority to the
Texas Legislature to exempt
from ad valorem taxation by
the State of Texas and its
political subdivisions equip-
ment installed on real prop-
erty to eliminate or abate
the harmful effect of air
emissions and water efflu-
ents, provided that the capi-
tal investment in such equip-
ment complies with the air
and water quality standards
established by the State of
Texas."
SENATE JOINT RESOLU-
TION No. 14 proposing an
amendment to Article III, Con-
stitution of the State of Texas,
by adding a new Section 52a
to give the Legislature the
power to authorize cities and
counties to issue revenue
bonds for industrial develop-
ment purposes.
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
a new Section 52a to read as
follows:
"Section 52a. The Legisla-
ture shall have the power to
authorize counties, cities, and
towns to issue revenue bonds
for industrial development pur-
poses, or in aid thereof; pro-
vided, that property acauired
from proceeds of the bonds
shall be subject to ad valorem
taxes. Legislation passed in
anticipation of the adoption of
this amendment shall not be
invalid solely because of its
nnticipatory nature. The tax
revenue, the utility revenue,
and the revenue from services
of any county, city or town
may not bo used to pay any
bonds issued pursuant to this
authority nor the interest
thereon."
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
19G8, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed on them
the following:
"FOR the constitutional
amendment to give the Leg-
islature the power to au-
thorize cities and counties to
issue revenuo bonds for in-
dustrial development pur-
poses."
"AGAINST the constitution-
al amendment to give the
Legislature the power to au-
thorize cities and counties to
issue revenuo bonds for in-
dustrial development pur
poses."
Sec. 3 Tho Governor of the
State of Texas shall issuo the
necessary proclamation for
tho election and this amend-
ment shall be published in the
manner and for the length of
time as required by the Con-
stitution and laws of this
state.
Law Protects
Aging in Jobs
Job discrimination against
older persons <40 to 65
years) is outlawed. The
Federal Age Discrimination
in Employment Act went
into effect June 12.
The law forbids employ-
ers in industry affecting in-
terstate commerce to "fai1
or refuse to hire or to dis-
charge or to otherwise dis-
criminate against any indi-
vidual with respect to his
compensations, terms, con-
ditions. or privileges of
employment because of
su'b individual's age." savs
Miniie Bell, Extension fam-
ily life specialist.
It also forbids employers
♦ "limit, segregate or clas-
sifv" workers because of
age or "to reduce the was"
ra*e of any emp'oyee in or-
der to comply'" with the
law. according to the Texa?
A&M University specialist.
The few exceptions in-
Hndr a bona fide "occupa-
ti-nal qualification required
for normal business opera-
tion" or in existing or new
seniority svstems; in benef:t
p~r>Tr Tr and for discipline
or discharge for a good rea-
son. .
In a-kin2 for the legisla-
tion. President Johnson said
ibnt C'7r>0 million a voar went
into unemployment insur-
ance payments annually to
workers 45 years and older.
Thousands have found
"themselves jobless because
of arbitrary age discrimina-
tion."
Over 800.000 persons bet-
ween the ages of 40 to 64
were unemployed at some
time during 1961. reports
Miss Roll.
Cnrnoratc Farms
Agriculture
A study by the LT S De-
partment of Agriculture
shows that corporations
have made no serious in-
roads so far on the family
farm.
No other fiber feels so
good next to the skin as
cotton.
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m
GRAN PA'S 0Ne UP ON
BUTCH-«e KIN WHIS-
-ae while He'*? .
BRVsHWHis rteiH.1
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The Aspermont Star (Aspermont, Tex.), Vol. 70, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 22, 1968, newspaper, August 22, 1968; Aspermont, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth200430/m1/4/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.