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Aspormont, Texas
Thun day, August 22, 1968
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER TWO ON THE BALLOT (SJR41)
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 51-a
of Article III of the Constitu-
tion of the State of Texas be
amended, and the same is here-
by amended, so as to read as
follows:
"Section 51-a. The Legisla-
ture shall have the power, by
General Laws, to provide, sub-
ject to limitations herein con-
tained, and such other limita-
tions, restrictions and regula-
tions as may by the Legisla-
ture be deemed expedient, for
assistance to and/or medical
care for, and for rehabilitation
and any other services includ-
ed in the Federal legislation
providing matching funds to
help such families and indivi-
duals attain or retain capabili-
ty for independence or self-
care, and for the payment of
assistance to and/or medical
care for, and for rehabilitation
and other services for:
"(1) Needy aged persons who
are citizens of the United
States or noncitizens who shall
have resided within the boun-
daries of the United States for
at least twenty-five (25) years
and are over the age of sixty-
five (65) years;
"(2) Needy individuals who
are citizens of the United
States who shall have passed
their eighteenth (18th) birth-
day but have not passed their
sixty-fifth (65th) birthday
and who are totally and per-
manently disabled by reason
of a mental or physical handi-
cap or a combination of physi-
cal and mental handicaps;
"(3) Needy blind persons
who are citizens of the United
States and who are over the
age of eighteen (18) years;
"(4) Needy children who are
citizens of the United States
and who are under the age of
twenty-one (21) years, and to
the caretakers of such chil-
dren.
"The Legislature may define
the residence requirements, if
any, for participation in these
programs.
"The Legislature shall have
authority to enact appropriate
legislation which will enable
the State of Texas to cooperate
with the Government of the
United States in providing as-
sistance to and/or medical
care on behalf of needy per-
sons, and in providing reha-
bilitation and any other ser-
vices included in the Federal
legislation providing matching
funds to help such families
and individuals attain or re-
tain capability for independ-
ence or self-care and to ac-
cept and expend funds from
the Government of the United
States for such purposes in ac-
cordance with the laws of the
United States as they now are
or as they may hereafter be
amended, and to make appro-
priations out of state funds for
such purposes; provided that
tho maximum amount paid out
of state funds to or on behalf
of any individual recipient
shall not exceed the amount
that is matchable out of Fed-
eral funds; provided that the
total amount of such assist-
ance payments and/or medical
assistance payments out of
state funds on behalf of such
recipients shall not exceed the
amount that is matchable out
of Federal funds; provided
that if the limitations and re-
strictions herein contained are
found to be in conflict with
the provisions of appropriate
Federal Statutes as they now
are or as they may be amend-
ed, to the extent that Federal
matching money is not avail-
able to the state for these pur-
poses, then and in that event
the Legislature is specifically
authorized and empowered to
prescribe such limitations and
restrictions and enact such
laws as may I, 1 necessary in
order that such Federal match-
ing money will be available
for assistance and/or medical
care for or on behalf of needy
persons; and provided further,
that the total amount of money
to be expended per fiscal year
out of state funds for assist-
ance payments only to recipi-
ents of Old Age Assistance,
Aid to the Permanently and
Totally Disabled, Aid to the
Blind, and Aid to Families
with Dependent Children shall
never exceed Seventy-five Mil-
lion Dollars ($75,000,000).
"Nothing in this Section
shall be construed to amend,
modify or repeal Section 31 of
Article XVI of this Constitu-
tion; provided further, how-
ever, that such medical care,
services or assistance shall
also include the employment
of objective or subjective
means, without the use of
drugs, for the purpose of as-
certaining and measuring the
powers of vision of the human
eye, and fitting lenses or
prisms to correct or remedy
any defect or abnormal condi-
tion of vision. Nothing herein
shall be construed to permit
optometrists to treat the eyes
for any defect whatsoever in
any manner nor to administer
nor to prescribe any drug or
physical treatment whatsoever,
unless such optometrist is a
regularly licensed physician or
surgeon under 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 on
the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November
1968, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed there-
on the following:
"FOR the Constitutional
Amendment raising the lim-
it on the amount that may
be expended in any one year
out of state funds for Pub-
lic Assistance payments only
to Seventy-five Million Dol-
lars ($75,000,000)."
"AGAINST the Constitution-
al Amendment raising the
limit on the amount that
may be expended in any one
year out of state funds for
Public Assistance payments
onlv to Seventy-five Million
Dollars ($75,000,000)."
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT"
NUMBER SEVEN ON THE! BAIXOT~(SJR:i2) •
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Article VIII,
Constitution of the State of
Texas, be amended by adding
a new Section 1-e to read as
follows:
"Section 1-e.
"1. From and after Decem-
ber 31, 1978, no State ad va-
lorem taxes shall be levied
upon any property within this
State for State purposes ex-
cept the tax levied by Article
VII, Section 17, for certain in-
stitutions of higher learning.
"2. The State ad valorem tux
authorized by Article VII, Sec-
tion 3, of this Constitution
shall be imposed at the follow-
ing rates on each One Hundred
Dollars ($100.00) valuation for
the years 1968 through 1974:
On January 1, 1968, Thirty-
five Cents (35$); on January
1, 1969, Thirty Cents (30*);
on January 1, 1970, Twenty-
five Cents (25#); on January
1, 1971, Twenty Cents (20$);
on January 1, 1972, Fifteen
Cents (15$); on January 1,
1973, Ten Cents (10c); on Jan-
uary 1, 1974, Five Cents (5$);
and thereafter no such tax for
school purposes shall be levied
and collected. An amount suf-
ficient to provide free text
books for the use of children
attending the public free
schools of this State shall be
set aside from any revenues
deposited in the Available
School Fund, provided, how-
ever, that should such funds
be insufficient, the deficit may
be met by appropriation from
the general funds of the State.
"3. The State ad valorem
tax of Two Cents (2$) on the
One Hundred Dollars valua-
tion levied by Article VII, Sec-
tion 17, of this Constitution
shall not be levied after De-
cember 31, 1976. At any time
prior to December 31, 1970,
tiie Legislature may establish
a trust fund solely for the
benefit of the widows of Con-
federate veterans and .;uch
Texas Rangers and their wid-
ows as are eligible for retire-
ment or disability pensions
under the provisions of Article
XVI, Scction of thi Con-
stitution, and after such fund
is established the ad valorem
tax levied by Article VII, Scc-
tion 17, shall not thereafter be
levied.
"4. Unless otherwise provid-
ed by the Legislature, after
December 31, 1976 all delin-
quent State ad valorem taxes
together with penalties and
interest thereon, les:> lawful
costs of collection, shall be
used to securc bonds issued for
permanent improvements at in-
stitutions of higher learning,
as authorized by Article VII,
Section 17, of tlvs Constitu-
tion.
"5. The fees paid by the.
State for both a. . ossing and
collecting State ad valorem
taxes shall not exceed two pel*
cent (2r,{) of the State taxes
collected. This subsection shall
be self-executing."
Sec. 2. That Article III, Sec-
tion 51, of the Constitution of
the State of Texas, be amend-
ed so as hereafter to read as
follows:
"Section 51. The Legislature
shall have no power to make
any grant or authorize Lhe
making of any grant of public
moneys to any individual, as-
sociation of individuals, mu-
nicipal or other corporations
whatsoever; provided, however,
the Legislature may grant aid
to indigent and disabled Con-
federate soldiers and sailors
under such regulations and
limitations as may be deemed
by the Legislature as expedi-
ent, and to their widows in in-
digent circumstances under
such regulations and limita-
tions as may be deemed by the
Legislature as expedient; pro-
vided that the provisions of
this Section shall not be con-
strued so as to prevent the
grant of aid in cases of public
calamity."
Sec. 3. 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
1968, at which election all bal-
lots shall have printed on them
the following:
"FOR the Constitutional
Amendment continuously
reducing State ad valorem
property taxes and abolish-
ing all State ad valorem
properly taxes after Decem-
ber 31, 1978, except the tax
levied by Article VII, Sec-
tion 17, for certain institu-
tions of higher learning.
"AGAINST the Constitu-
tional Amendment continu-
ously reducing State ad \ a-
lorem property taxes and
abolishing all State ad va-
lorem property taxes after
December 31, 1978, except
the tax levied by Article
VII, Section 17, for certain
institutions of higher learn
ing.
PUBLIC NOTICE
Proposed CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT
NUMBER ELEVEN ON THE BALLOT (HJR60)
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:.
Section 1. That Article III,
Constitution of the State of
Texas, be amended to add Sec-
tion 64 to read as follows:
"Section 64. (a) The Legis-
lature may by statute provide
for consolidation of govern-
mental offices and functions of
government of any one or
more political subdivisions
comprising or located within
El Paso or Tarrant Counties.
Any such.statute shall require
an election to be held within
the political subdivisions af-
fected thereby with approval
by a majority of the voters in
each of these subdivisions, un-
der such terms and conditions
as the Legislature may re-
quire.
"(b) The county govern-
ment, or any political subdi-
vision (s) comprising or located
therein, may contract one with
another for the performance
of governmental functions re-
quired or authorized by this
Constitution or the Laws of
this State, under such terms
and conditions as the Legisla-
ture may prescribe. No person
acting under a contract made
pursuant to this Subsection
(b) shall be deemed to hold
more than one office of honor,
trust or profit or more than
one civil office of emolument.
The term 'governmental func-
tions,' as it relates to counties,
includes all duties, activities
and. operations of statewide
importance in which the coun-
ty 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 consti-
tutional 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 1968, at
which election all ballots shall
have printed on them the fol-
lowing:"
"FOR the constitutional
amendment authorizing the
legislature to provide for
consolidating governmental
offices and functions and al-
lowing political subdivisions
to contract for performance
of governmental functions in
El Paso and Tarrant coun-
ties."
"AGAINST the constitution-
al amendment authorizing
the legislature to provide for
consolidating governmental
offices and functions and al-
lowing political subdivisions
to contract for performance
of governmental function in
El Paso and Tarrant coun-
ties."
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SENATE JOINT IiESOLU-! may be provided by law; and
TION No. 4 Proposing an provided that the recipients of
amendment to the Constitution such retirement fund shall not
of the State of Texas, amend- be eligible for any other state
tug Section 48a of Article III pension retirement funds or
thereof, so as to provide for | direct aid from the State, of
contributions on the basis of , Texas, unless such other state
the full salary of members of pension or retirement fund,
tno Teacher Retirement Sys-; contributed by the euua, is in-
tern; providing for the sub- j leased to the State of Tesai at
mission of the proposedja condition to receiving sucr.
amendment to a vote of the
people at an election and for
proclamation and publication
thereof.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
LEGISLATURE OF THE
STATE OF TEXAS:
Section 1. That Section 48a
of Article III of the Constitu-
tion of Texas be amended so
as to read as follows:
"Section 48a. In addition to
the powers given the Legisla-
ture under Section 48, Article
III, it shall have the right to
levy taxes to establish a fund
to provide retirement, disabil-
ity and death benefits for per-
sons employed in the public
schools, colleges and universi-
ties supported wholly or partly
by the state; provided that the
amount contributed by the
state to such fund each year
shall be equal to the aggre-
gate amount required by law
to be paid into the fund by
such employees, and shall not
exceed at any time six per
centum (6%) of the compen-
sation paid each such person
by the state and/or school dis-
tricts; and provided that no
person shall be eligible for re-
tirement who has not rendered
ten (10) years of creditable
service in such employment,
and in no case shall any per-
son retire before either attain-
ing the age fifty-five (55) or
completing thirty (30) years
of creditable service, but shall
be entitled to refund of moneys
paid into the fund.
"Moneys coming into such
fund shall be managed and in-
vested as provided in Section
48b of Section III of the Con-
stitution of Texas; provided a
sufficient sum shall be kept
on hand to meet payments as
they bccome due each year un-
der such retirement plan, as
ther pension aid; providing,
however, that this Section shall
not amend, alter, or repeal
Section 63 of Article 16 of the.
Constitution of Texas as adopt-
ed November, 1951, or any en-
abling legislation passed pur-
suant thereto."
Section 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,
1968, at which election each
ballot shall have printed there-
on the following words:
"FOR the amendment to
Section 48a of Article III
allowing contributions to be
made on the basis of full
salary of members of the
Teacher Retirement System
of Texas."
"AGAINST the amendment
to Section 48a of Article III
allowing contributions to be
made on the basis of full
salary of members of the
Teacher Retirement System
of Texas."
Each voter shall mark out
one of said clauses on the bal-
lot leaving the one expressing
his vote on the prop ed
amendment. If it appears from
the returns of said election
that a majority of tho votes
cast were in favor of said
amendment, the same shall be-
come a part of the state con-
stitution and be effective from
the date of determination of
such result and the Governor's
proclamation thereof.
Sec. 3. The Governor of the
State of Texas is hereby di-
rected to issue the necessary
proclamation for said special
election and shall have the
same published as required by
the constitution and laws of
this state.
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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/m1/5/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Stonewall County Library.